Shiny New Object - a Marketing Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Most people are overusing AI and not making the most of it for the things that really matter. Johann Wrede, CMO at UserTesting, is teaching us to go beyond simple tasks and use Claude Code and Codex - his Shiny New Objects for data driven marketers.

Learn why building the right tools, independent of the AI agent used, will improve your marketing. We also discuss the power of moving quickly, testing often, and keeping the human in the process.

It's now easier than ever to copy content until all digital marketing starts to look the same - this is where taste becomes a shiny new object, says Marukh Budhraja, Global Head of Social Media Marketing at Charlotte Tilbury.

What really differentiates brands and how can you use today's tools, without your content looking copied? She tells us more on this episode of the Shiny New Object podcast.

A great ROAS can be a watermelon: green on the outside, bleeding on the inside.

Antoine Deventer, Senior Integrated Performance Marketing Specialist at Bissell, joins the Shiny New Object Podcast to talk about what happens when you stop optimising to vanity metrics and start focusing on real growth.

We cover Amazon's evolution into a full-funnel media powerhouse, why "tool stack navigation" is a modern marketer's superpower, and the daily discipline that turns impressions into intelligence (breakfast: budgets + KPIs; lunch: root-cause analysis with the agency; dinner:  we'll see...)

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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.