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The Drum Podcast

The Drum

123 episodes

1 week ago

A weekly podcast exploring creativity in marketing, advertising, media, and the ever-changing world of brand building.

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A weekly podcast exploring creativity in marketing, advertising, media, and the ever-changing world of brand building.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/123)

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Accidental marketer', Infosys CMO Sumit Virmani

Sumit Virmani has been at Infosys for over two decades. Now, he's global CMO for the tech giant. He told The Drum why a long tenure is an advantage, why attribution should still be a focus for everyone in the marketing world, how to approach the marketing mix in a world of uncertainty, and how close we really are to the golden goose of AI-enabled personalization at scale.

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1 week ago

32 minutes 48 seconds

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Deloitte Digital US CMO Mark Singer: What is an agency, anyway?

A veteran of agencies himself, Mark Singer tells us why he doesn't think the term 'agency' is fit for purpose anymore, where we are in the now decade-long tug-of-war between consultancies and marketing shops, and (of course) how AI is going to change everything.

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2 weeks ago

46 minutes 40 seconds

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Introducing Exit Right, a new podcast from The Drum

In this Exit Right episode, Mike Silver interviews Adrian Hewlett, CEO of Sealand, on transitioning from agency life to building a sustainable brand. Discover insights on entrepreneurship, business growth, company culture, and selling to Publicis - plus lessons from successes, challenges, and global expansion strategies.

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3 weeks ago

35 minutes 38 seconds

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Toby Southgate, global CEO of We Are Social

As he hits six months into one of the biggest jobs in social media marketing, Toby Southgate of We Are Social sits down with The Drum to talk social's biggest year ever, the evolution of agency ownership structures, and what's coming next.

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1 month ago

43 minutes 23 seconds

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How employers are still failing parents

A recent report from Matri found that 1/4 of new mothers either never come back to work or leave work within a year of returning. Worse, the vast majority cite "unsupportive work environments" and "inflexible working conditions" in their decision to leave. We sit down with the report's author, adland veteran Sophie Maunder, and Allison Beattie, and ad exec turned fertility-rights-at-work advocate to track the scale of the problem and what needs to be done.

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1 month ago

38 minutes 34 seconds

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Mark Ritson, The Drum's newest columnist

The Drum's opinion editor John McCarthy has recently signed up the biggest name in the biz to a regular column. Here you can listen to their first pitch meeting.

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1 month ago

36 minutes 33 seconds

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Are marketers truly ready for 'personalization at scale'?

It can seem in 2025 like everyone in the ad ecosystem is chasing after the same Holy Grail: fast, rapidly delivered, personalized content at whatever scale they fancy. With the help of (yes) AI, it seems that dream is closer than ever. But is the business ready for it?

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2 months ago

37 minutes 28 seconds

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Is vibe the new value?

Marketing is getting moodier - and that’s a good thing. We’re diving into how brands are connecting through emotion, instinct, and shared energy, not just data. Think storytelling, authenticity, and values-led creative.

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2 months ago

39 minutes 59 seconds

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3 marketers tackling the continued barriers to creative access

We sit down with 3 marketers behind programs tackling marketing's dark secret: that it remains one of the most elitist and unequal industries.

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2 months ago

43 minutes 35 seconds

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The secrets of guerrilla marketing

3 experts from the worlds of guerrilla activations, social and experiential marketing open the secret cookbook for under-the-radar marketing success.

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3 months ago

40 minutes 53 seconds

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Cannes Lions 2025 wrapped: The agency view

We're joined by two agency founders, fresh off a week on the Croisette of Cannes Lions. Is it still worth the rising costs for agencies to attend?

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3 months ago

39 minutes 49 seconds

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Cannes Lions: How has it changed? (Live from Cannes)

In a special episode fronted by The Drum's global editor Cameron Clarke, two of our leading opinion columnists dissect the news out of this year's Cannes Lions festival, and ponder how the event is evolving.

Stories/columns mentioned in the episode:

Julie Seal's diary.

Paddy Gilmore's column.

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3 months ago

19 minutes 47 seconds

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Hinge CMO (and now president) on how gen Z is dating, sub growth, and bringing marketing to the center of the boardroom

CMO at dating app Hinge, took on an extra title earlier this year: President. Live from the inaugural SXSW festival in London, Jantos talks putting marketing at the center of the boardroom, a troubling loneliness epidemic for gen Z, and the future of dating.

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4 months ago

34 minutes 30 seconds

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David Sable, ad club of NY 'industry legend' honoree: Advertising's golden age is right now

David Sable spent decades in global roles at the likes of Y&R and Wunderman. Now vice chair at Stagwell, he's been honored as this year's Industry Legend by the Advertising Club of New York. He tells us why he thinks advertising's golden age is happening right in front of us.

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4 months ago

51 minutes 37 seconds

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Is UK media still too London-centric?

A recent report out of GroupM went deep into the shifting tides of UK identities. It found vast differences between regions, including a "significant divide" between the London and the UK. With media thinking still dominated by London and a couple of other cities, does it need an update? We chat with Julia Ayling and Morven Hassall.

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4 months ago

42 minutes 55 seconds

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Are marketers sleeping on the petfluencer opportunity?

Recent research out of the University of Strathclyde found that petfluencers outperform their human counterparts - even in non-pet related categories, and for a far lower price. We speak to the lead author of that research, Laura Lavertu, and Momentum Worldwide's Cesar Vallejo about the economics, ethics, and future of furry marketing assets.

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5 months ago

43 minutes 29 seconds

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Are we getting closer to standardized sustainability reporting?

Reforming voices in the ad industry have made a lot of progress in recent years - better understanding of advertising's impact on the environment, better tools to measure that impact, and plenty of new recruits to the cause - but the more radical among them would still say that it's not enough. Here, with the help of Ad Net Zero and Impact Plus, we focus on a few of the bits of progress that they're still clamoring for, including standardized reporting and more data from the programmatic world.

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5 months ago

41 minutes 41 seconds

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The new loyalty: What Gen Z really wants from brands

Analysts claim Gen Z is redefining loyalty. We delve into this, questioning if they're truly less loyal or simply loyal in a new way. Join our experts in brand loyalty, youth marketing, and social media as we unpack this crucial question for marketers seeking to connect with the next generation of consumers.

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5 months ago

33 minutes 31 seconds

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What keeps CMOs up at night?

Following major research by Team Lewis last year into the things that really bother CMOs (and what they can do about them), two senior brand-side marketers and Team Lewis' own Yvonne van Bokhoven tell us just how frightened senior marketers should be about the outlook ahead.

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5 months ago

37 minutes 6 seconds

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Bonus ep: The culture wars come for media buying

Live from a late night saloon bar at the recent WFA Global Marketer Week, The Drum's editor Cameron Clarke chatted with Ebiquity's Ruben Schreurs and veteran mediaman Nick Manning. The topic: how Elon Musk's lawsuit indicting the WFA and a new White House approach to trade are changing the media landscape.

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5 months ago

42 minutes 8 seconds