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Whatever size of marketing budget you spend, proving ROI has never mattered more. But how do leading marketers, tech experts and media agencies go about it? In Measurement Masterminds, we bring together experts from across the measurement ecosystem, and ask key questions about their specialist subjects, to highlight the metrics that hold up best. You’ll hear from brands large and small, leading martech firms and measurement specialists. And you’ll get the answers you need for when you’re in the ROI hot seat. In Measurement Masterminds, each guest steps into the spotlight to answer the questions marketers really want answered about measurement. It’s our opportunity to dig into proving value on limited budgets, embedding measurement into the marketing tech stack, and identifying the most credible metrics in an era defined by data and AI.

 

Presented by LinkedIn.

There is no doubt that 2026 will be defined by global moments across music, sport and tech, but Aligning your brand with cultural moments does not always guarantee relevance, despite the scale. In a world where audiences are fragmented and attention is fleeting, the brands that win aren’t the loudest, they’re the most culturally fluent. This session will unpack how tapping into fandoms (the engaged audiences behind culture’s biggest moments) can drive measurable attention, relevance and business outcomes. Learn how to move beyond sponsorships and into the centre of the conversation.

 

Presented by Vevo.

The sound-off era is over. Screens are fading, and brands still chasing clicks are falling behind. In this session we preview new research from 5,000+ consumers, 100+ advertisers, and 30+ experts on the shift reshaping media: audio as modern life’s connective tissue - earning attention and emotion. With voice-first AI, audio becomes the primary interface, where trust and taste still matter and brands can show up without interrupting. Leave with why audio+ is essential for sustainable brand impact—and how Spotify leads today.

 

Presented by Spotify.

From Advertising Week New York 2025:

In a time of shrinking budgets and sky-high expectations, marketers are under pressure to deliver better creative that goes the distance — breaking through with impact, clicks, and sustaining them over longer periods of time. We’ll explore real-world campaigns, categories, and brands that achieve long wear-in and lasting impact — and what they’re doing right.

From Advertising Week New York 2025:

Join us for a conversation with Allegra Krishnan, Chief Loyalty & Engagement Officer at McDonald's; Tracy-Ann Lim, Chief Media Officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co and Nora Princiotti, Staff Writer at The Ringer. Moderated by Bridget Evans, Global Head of Business Marketing at Spotify, the panel will explore how brands and creators lean into communities that drive culture. Jenny Haggard, Global Brand Strategy Lead for Thought Leadership at Spotify, will open the session, framing how loyalty, storytelling and fandom drive measurement.

From Advertising Week 2025:

Data has reshaped the way brands connect with consumers, evolving how brands personalize experiences, foster long-term loyalty, and measure business impact. This conversation will explore the strategies shaping the next frontier of relevance, attribution, and value at scale as brands and advertisers meet the demands of a complex advertising landscape.

In a landscape where everyone’s chasing cultural relevance, music remains the most immediate and emotionally resonant signal of what’s next. This fireside chat explores how brands can move beyond transactional media buys to build real equity by investing in the creators driving culture forward. With deep roots in cross-cultural music scenes and a platform built to spotlight emerging talent, SoundCloud offers advertisers a more authentic path into culture,especially with Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences who engage with music as identity, not background noise.  

Commerce media is at a tipping point. What started in retail is now reshaping industries from travel to financial services, creating massive new revenue streams through first-party data, purchase intent signals, and fresh monetization models. In this exclusive session, Nicholas Ward (Koddi) and Nikhil Lai (Forrester) will debut new Forrester x Koddi research that benchmarks commerce media maturity and reveals the innovations separating leaders from laggards. But this isn’t just research for research’s sake. We’ll translate the findings into a practical playbook of high-impact moves; the same kinds of strategies that have helped brands and publishers unlock billions in incremental revenue.

From Advertising Week New York 2025:

Marketers aren’t asking for more AI hype. They’re asking for strategy that shows up in every media buy. Greg Johns of Canvas Worldwide and Stephanie Landrum of Dentsu share how their clients use custom AI to connect planning to real-time buying decisions — and the outcomes that followed.  

From Advertising Week New York 2025:

In less than a decade, Chime evolved from a scrappy fintech startup into a multibillion-dollar digital banking powerhouse. In this fireside chat, Nick Fairbairn, VP of Growth Marketing, shares the strategies behind that rise, with TV advertising driving over 9 million customers and building the brand. Learn how bypassing traditional media buying created a unified growth engine — and the methodologies and insights that fueled this level of performance and scale.  

From Advertising Week New York 2025:

Today’s path to purchase isn’t a funnel, it’s a remix. The line between brand and commerce has vanished, and everything is shoppable. To break through, modern marketers must move beyond impressions and lean into orchestration, where every touchpoint drives connection, conversion, and cultural relevance.​ Hosted by Christi Geary, EVP, and Head of AMP (Advantage Marketing Partners), this bold conversation brings together powerhouse brand leaders to share how they’re hitting all the right notes, emotionally and commercially.​ This isn’t theory — it’s a behind-the-scenes look at how marketers are delivering Full Volume Impact: -Building brand love that fuels buyer behavior -Bridging upper funnel storytelling with lower funnel performance -Turning TikToks into transactions and brand equity into real-life sales From omnichannel innovation to retail-rooted strategies, discover what it takes to not just keep up, but break out.​ Because if everything is shoppable, the smartest brands don’t just play, they go platinum.

From Advertising Week New York 2025:

SMBs face rising ad costs, shrinking reach, and cookie deprecation making customer acquisition harder. As inflation impacts spending, they need new revenue streams. Mark Grether, SVP of PayPal Ads, will explore how PayPal is reimagining advertising by turning SMBs into both ad buyers and publishers. Using transaction insights, PayPal's tools like Storefront Ads create an ecosystem where small businesses can monetize sites and acquire customers with precision. Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) face mounting challenges: rising ad costs, shrinking organic reach, and cookie deprecation making customer acquisition harder than ever. As inflation impacts spending, SMBs need new revenue streams.

With Q4 2024 being their first billion-dollar quarter, as highlighted in their previous earnings, Pinterest has reached a new era. Their success is based on the lower-funnel performance products they launched over the last few years, which drives their users from inspiration to actually making a purchase.

In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2025, we will explore how positivity impacts consumer behavior. We’ll dive into why positivity is good for business and explore the research to back it.

As consumer behavior shifts, Google is offering new ways to Search. Marketers can benefit from these new tools with the right methods. In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2025 and presented by PrimeAudience, we will explore how AI-powered search can be a powerful tool in marketing and how companies like Dell are capitalizing on these new features.

With the launch of their Ad Exchange, Spotify aims to be the best partner possible for brands and marketers. Users have shifted towards video content within the app, which offers new opportunities for advertisers. In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2025 and presented by PrimeAudience, we’ll explore how Spotify Advertising is evolving to offer more automated opportunities that will improve audience engagement.

As privacy becomes more important to consumers, Usercentrics believes that user privacy, consent, and preferences should be at the forefront. In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2025 and presented by PrimeAudience, we explore the measurement framework to track and prove a channel’s success with a privacy-first approach

As younger audiences shift their attention from traditional media to streaming platforms like YouTube, brands need to pay attention to the content surrounding the ad spaces they inhabit. Research shows that advertisements surrounding premium quality content are optimal for audience engagement. In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2025 and presented by Vevo, we explore how fit for TV content is the ideal space for advertisers.

Leading brands are moving into full scale AI transformations. Agentive AI is set to improve the efficiency of marketing campaigns by relieving the grunt work and allowing for employees to focus their attention on other areas. In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2025 and presented by PrimeAudience, we’ll dive into how companies are building integrated, multi-agent AI platforms that span the entire media value chain, enhancing strategic capabilities and reshaping marketing operations

The era of broad audience segments is over. As privacy regulations reshape the digital advertising landscape, precision is the new advantage. In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2025 and presented by PrimeAudience, we explore how Generative AI is revolutionizing audience targeting. You’ll learn how AI-driven solutions go beyond traditional segments to drive smarter, more effective campaigns.

On this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded at Advertising Week New York 2023, panelists delve into the dynamic landscape of continuous AI innovation and share why our industry is on the precipice of unleashing its potential to do more creative, strategic work that drives businesses forward, and the importance of industry collaboration between brands and AI providers to maximize the impact and harness the opportunity of these new technologies.

Brand mascots — we know ‘em, we love ‘em and it’s no secret that brand mascots are taking social by storm. The way brands leverage mascots has evolved — they’ve been able to unlock new functions and “lives” online. With these personas entering the social media space now more than ever, marketers need to know what goes into creating a strong digital presence for their own mascots. Hear from some iconic brands as they discuss best practices for bringing your brand’s mascot to life on social media.

In this episode of Uncommon Thinking, recorded live at Advertising Week New York, panelists discuss the opportunity for brands to leverage AI in their growth marketing operations.

They’ll also discuss how incorporating AI can optimize your creative processes, resulting in higher production output without a higher budget. This session is for anyone ready to take their marketing to the next level with AI-based solutions.

Measuring TV audiences used to be really simple. Now it’s a hot mess. From linear TV, to catch-up, FAST channels and subscription streaming apps — it’s a TV nightmare for marketers. In this session, taken from Advertising Week APAC 2023, execs from three very different media agencies will unpack how they’re navigating the data maze to make their clients television addicts. They’ll be joined by leaders from Yahoo and Samba TV to unpack a now globally-adopted system that is already turning savvy clients’ TV nightmares into ratings gold.

Industry changes are unfolding that impact advertisers’ ability to reach engaged, relevant audiences. Amidst these changes, some brands are turning to streaming media to help reach consumers discover products they might love by using retail media and insight-driven technology. In this panel, taken from Advertising Week APAC 2023, we’ll hear from leading brands and media partners on how they’re successfully connecting content to commerce to drive business growth.

Real relationships are among the most significant connections we can have, especially with our closest friends and family. They provide a sense of belonging and joy. An environment built on real relationships holds the power to drive real influence for brands. In this session, taken from Advertising Week APAC 2023, our panelists discuss the power of relationships to drive business growth by building influence, loyalty and sales.

Theoretically, creativity is an economic multiplier that can boost business and drive sales and make money. Easy, right? But then when it comes to paying for it, it all gets a bit more complicated.

This session, from Advertising Week APAC 2023, opens up a dialogue about the value of creativity, and how it’s perceived in marketing departments and agencies. What’s really affecting marketers’ budgets? And what’s the impact of treating creative as a cost rather than an investment?

With the Women’s World Cup creating further excitement around Women’s Sports, the Rugby World Cup later in the year and Football continuing to grow in popularity, many advertisers are looking to capitalise on Sport’s major tentpole moments. In this session from Advertising Week Europe 2023, our panel shares their own experiences and recommendations around how brands and content owners can successfully cut through with high-impact storytelling in Sport, to engage audiences at scale — at a time when sport consumption is changing more than ever.

Looking for the secrets to success? Well, these Future Is Female nominees are ready to share theirs. In this session, recorded at Advertising Week Europe 2023, leaders from across the industry share details on their personal journeys, challenges they’ve overcome, and how they continue to innovate and evolve and more. This thought-provoking discussion is sure to leave you feeling inspired and empowered.

In the grand theatre of branding and marketing, artists play an essential role as narrators, breathing life into brands through their palette of creativity and transforming ordinary campaigns into compelling visual symphonies that sing directly to the hearts of consumers.

David Stanley Hewett is one of the most well-known foreign artists in Japan. This exciting session from Advertising Week Asia promises a peek behind the curtain into David’s distinctive approach to brand storytelling.

The world of advertising has evolved dramatically over the past few decades. From the early days of print and radio ads to the modern era of digital and social media marketing, the industry has undergone significant transformations. It’s worth asking whether the Golden Age of Advertising is over.

In this lively debate from Advertising Week Europe 2023, two teams will argue for and against the motion “This House Believes The Golden Age Of Advertising Is Over.” The teams will present their arguments on whether the advertising industry is still a fun industry and if it has lost its creativity. They will examine the evolution of the industry and explore the challenges and opportunities that exist in the present day.

Growing your brand requires adapting to the changing media landscape, but as the nascent CTV marketplace and audiences evolve, it’s not obvious how one finds success or even what success looks like. In this session from Advertising Week Europe 2023, you’ll hear from pioneers in the CTV space as they share strategies to make this complex and fragmented streaming and digital space easy for you and your brands to navigate.

Descriptions of leadership have become gendered and in many cases, reflect an outdated characterisation of what makes good leadership. In this talk from Advertising Week Europe 2023, WACL leads a panel discussion on what ‘steps forward’ need to happen in order to accelerate this much-needed change.

With demand for video at an all time high, how can advertisers strike the right balance between hitting their goals without overwhelming their bandwidth-strapped marketing teams? By getting efficient with video production. Learn all of this and more in this episode, recorded late last year with our partners at QuickFrame as part of our AWAdvance webinar series.