Shiny New Object

Christina Rapsomanikis is a digital growth leader who's worked across CPG, luxury businesses, and now leads the Digital and e-commerce arm of Mars Pet Nutrition. In this latest episode of the Shiny New Object Podcast, she shares her favorite marketing book, the importance of psychological safety, link chaining journeys and the practice of foundation and transformation as a basis for successful data driven marketing.  

Find out about the importance of staying concise and driving your point home with confidence from Idil Cakim, Senior Vice President, Research and Insights, at Audacy. Her Shiny New Object is the connection between creative and sonic elements and performance metrics. She's been learning what makes meaningful content that drives audience reactions in the audio world and she shares her insights with us on the latest podcast episode. 

Aligning sales and marketing objectives and data exchanges seems a no brainer, yet so many organisations simply don't do it, says Patrick Janssen, Cisco's Partner Marketing Manager. It's why he's picked it as his shiny new object. Tune in to learn more about alignment and its benefits for data driven marketing, plus hear extra tips for unlocking creative value from Patrick.

For Bimbo Bakeries' Senior Director of Media, Analytics and Content, AI continues to be a shiny new object especially when it comes to brainstorming and to content creation on a budget. On the latest podcast episode, Marie Fallon talks about how brands with low budgets can have better access to repurposing or expanding content, why human intervention is still essential, and how to truly delve into data analysis to get the right answers for your brand. 

What do street names have to do with marketing planning? How do TV drama characters inspire marketing strategies? And how does Just Eat try to get closer to their consumers? Find out all this and more, including top data driven marketing tips and career advice for students, from the latest episode of the Shiny New Object podcast, featuring Jeremy Nye, Senior Insight Manager, Global, at Just Eat Takeaway.com. 

Mark Sandys' career with Diageo started in 1997 and has taken him around the world, working in the brand's marketing and commercial areas all this time. Today, he is the Chief Innovation Officer, shaping the future of the way that people socialise. His Shiny New Object is Diageo's very own Distilled report - a trend report looking at the evolution of consumer behaviour, within the drinks industry and beyond. Tune in to hear the 5 trends as of 2024, Mark's top data driven marketing tip, and how he balances exercise and work for optimised wellbeing.  

Ever wondered by B2B marketing seems to be left behind when it comes to technological innovation, a "poor cousin" of B2C marketing? The tide is turning, according to Uber for Business' Victoria Kerr, who sees data driven marketing becoming more exciting and consumer-driven.  On the latest episode of the Shiny New Object Podcast, find out about the B2B push & pull approach, the future of marketing with a twist, and how creativity is changing the way brands interact with clients and with end consumers. 

On the latest Shiny New Object Podcast episode, Natalia Horvath, Former Head of Customer Marketing and Omnichannel Development, Global Reserve, at Diageo, gives us a history of channel marketing to today's newest approach - channel-less marketing. Natalia believes marketers need to understand touchpoints first, then build their approach to their audience from there. We're beyond channels and platforms and we learn how to make this a success in data driven marketing. Tune in to get her top tips for furthering a marketing career and hear why we need to stay culturally unbiased while remembering we're talking to humans, too. 

On the latest episode we talk to CMO of Asahi Europe & International, Grant McKenzie, who shares why he's also embraced AI as his Shiny New Object. His focus is on how AI can help marketers be better and more profound, leaving the day-to-day jobs aside.  Find out why international assignments have enriched Grant's understanding of consumers and the benefits of learning another language to be a better marketer, too. 

While some insights pros prefer to float on the surface of data, Tina Tonielli is unafraid to take a deep dive. On the latest episode of the Shiny New Object podcast, Haleon's US and North American Lead, Consumer and Business Insights and Analytics, shares how she swims laps in raw data sources to uncover hidden insights. Tune in to hear Tina's top tips on balancing automated and manual analysis, using AI as a supercharged curiosity booster, and far-sighted planning to stay ahead of future trends. And yes, a lot of swimming metaphors.

Having access to data is key to making good marketing decisions, but Nendra van Wielink-Mohamed knows that not all data collected can be useful, and not all useful data can be or is collected in an organisation. So, what are her top data driven marketing tips and why is her Shiny New Object... the avoidance of shiny new objects? The Kraft Heinz Company's Associate Director, GCOE Global Media, tells us that we need to start with getting our house in order, have a rigorous data collection method and governance, before looking at new tech that can enhance the basics. Find out more on this latest podcast episode. 

The latest episode Shiny New Object podcast looks at the future of data-driven marketing with Anna Estlund, Senior Director of Insight and Strategy at Pernod Ricard.  Anna shares her innovative approach to navigating the complexities of marketing effectiveness through the lens of her "Creative Compass." Discover how her strategy simplifies decision-making, cuts through data overload, and hones in on actionable insights. Perfect for marketers seeking to elevate their strategies, this episode unpacks the art of saying no to excessive data and the power of focused insights. 

How does therapy improve your work life balance and can we even call it that - or is it simply, life balance? Listen to Giovanni Puppo, Head of E-Commerce Media Europe at LIPTON and Adjunct Professor at the POLIMI Graduate School of Management, talk about how his attitude to work & life has changed to make him a better data driven marketer. His Shiny New Object is ChatGPT - "the super smart and underpaid assistant that everyone wanted". Find out how Gio uses it for data driven marketing and why you shouldn't rely on it for data analysis or trip planning.

For marketers, the pursuit of profit and short-term gains can leave you without a continuous growth opportunity and stump the longevity of your business. This is why David Khoshpasand, Amazon Performance Marketing Manager at Hasbro, swears by the framework of three horizons described in the book The Alchemy of Growth by Mehrdad Baghai, Steve Coley, and David White. For the first time on the podcast, a guest's shiny new object is a book. Find out what it teaches data driven marketers, why the 3 horizons are a game changer in today's world, and how David uses this approach with his media decisions.  

You may be tempted to think that DTC is nothing new in marketing and sales, but Jabra's Paul Robinson has picked it as his Shiny New Object due to the way in which DTC logistics have advanced, how much important consumer insight can be gained from it, and how it's grown quietly until it combined with the COVID-period online shopping boom to become a force to be reckoned with. In our first podcast of 2024, tune in to hear how data driven marketing can benefit from DTC - both as a channel and as a source of inspiration and insights. 

Adding sound to your online ad will make it more difficult to skip - and that's essential in today's world, where consumers are overwhelmed with huge amounts of information. "Would you scroll past this ad at 10.30pm at night?" is Rishi Mulgund's barometer for seeing whether an ad has what it takes to grip attention and deliver on investment.  In this latest episode of the Shiny New Object Podcast, Haleon's Performance Marketing Director focuses on how data driven marketing can gain from sound and audio. Tune in to hear why marketers need to use themselves as tests for whether their ads are gripping enough and to learn how audio can make a huge difference to an industry that's become too used to optimising with sound off.

On this latest podcast looking at the future of data driven marketing, we discuss how the industry can better tap into the potential of neurodiversity. Cate McVeigh, European Senior Marketing Analytics Manager at Mars, recounts her experience progressing through the industry while having dual ADHD and shares her learnings and tips for seeing the opportunities that neurodiverse people bring to the table. Plus, find out her top data driven marketing tip!

Grettel Clark, Senior Performance Marketing Specialist at Ottobock, firmly believes that TikTok is king among the digital marketing platforms brand can grow on these days. There's a unique, more direct connection that brands can make with their target audience on the platform. It's also a place where you must be genuine or your marketing efforts will fail. On the latest episode of the Shiny New Object Podcast, we find out why TikTok is so crucial to marketing performance, why marketers aren't taking advantage of it as they should, and how to get started on it. 

What if the outcome of relying on more automation and AI tools meant that advertising and marketing could return to an era of "big ideas"? It's the question asked by our latest podcast guest, Qaiser Bachani, Consumer Experience Lead, Europe & Global Brands, at Mondelēz International. Find out how he sees the big idea filtering through every brand activity, why being led by ideas means that all the day-to-day marketing becomes easier to manage, and more top tips, in the latest episode. 

Rebecca McCowan, Design Lead at the Coca-Cola Company, believes in slow design and long-term thinking when it comes to branding. In the latest Shiny New Object podcast episode, she tells us how design often solves business problems and why slow design increases creative effectiveness by building coherence and consistency for your brand. Plus, hear the secrets behind the Coca-Cola Christmas!