Episode 252 / Emre Acikel / Bayer / Global Head Data Driven Marketing

li>ol]:list-[lower-alpha] [&_ol>li>ol>li>ol]:list-[lower-roman] [&_ol>li>ol>li>ol>li>ol]:list-[list-decimal] [&_:is(strong,h1,h2,h3,h4.h5,h6)]:font-semibold [&_[data-user]]:text-primary whitespace-pre-wrap break-words" style= "--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: var(--color-surface-default, #FFFFFF); --tw-ring-color: rgb(147 197 253 / 1); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; --font-size: var(--font-size-md, 16px); --line-height: var(--line-height-md, 24px); font-size: var(--font-size); line-height: var(--line-height); border: 0px solid var(--color-border-default, #BEC5D0);"> On this latest episode of the Shiny New Object podcast, explore how marketers can maximise the value of data through strategic use of customer data platforms. Constantin Hourmouzis, Senior Manager | Data Driven Marketing at PwC Germany, shares best practices for CDP implementation and insights into how leading companies are transforming their marketing with these tools. We also discuss his favourite marketing books and the importance of creating a data value proposition.

Leandro Chique, Marketing Director - Strategic Adjacencies at Philips, sees the development of AI and technology in data driven marketing as a huge opportunity for improving consumer health. His Shiny New Object is all about using data to scale and drive consumer or patient engagement, to drive healthy behaviour changes that will improve people's wellbeing overall. Listen to the latest podcast episode to find out how he sees consumer and healthcare data being used together and hear top marketing and career tips, too. 

Our latest guest on the Shiny New Object Podcast, Brett Richardson, is the Director of Media and Marketing at Chobani, where he works closely with retailers across the US to optimise media investment for the brand. This is why his shiny new object is retail media, thanks to the insights and advertising opportunities it can provide. Get his data driven marketing tips around using offsite media, find out what advice he'd give to a student, and learn why getting your hands dirty is essential for succeeding in the industry. 

Find out how data-driven marketers can effectively measure marketing impact and brand growth in B2B environments through behavioral insights, networking with customers, and defining strategic and tactical key performance indicators. Valmet's Mikko Vesterinen also shares how he's using data and behavioral science responsibly in marketing and gives us his favourite marketing book.

li>ol]:list-[lower-alpha] [&_ol>li>ol>li>ol]:list-[lower-roman] [&_ol>li>ol>li>ol>li>ol]:list-[list-decimal] [&_:is(strong,h1,h2,h3,h4.h5,h6)]:font-semibold [&_[data-user]]:text-primary whitespace-pre-wrap break-words" style= "--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: var(--color-surface-default, #FFFFFF); --tw-ring-color: rgb(147 197 253 / 1); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; --font-size: var(--font-size-md, 16px); --line-height: var(--line-height-md, 24px); font-size: var(--font-size); line-height: var(--line-height); border: 0px solid var(--color-border-default, #BEC5D0);"> Bayer's Global Head of Data Driven Marketing Emre Acikel discusses how integrating creative and media analytics has improved marketing campaign effectiveness at Bayer by up to 15% by revealing which creatives and audiences perform best. He also explains how connecting creatives to campaign data through an AI tool provided valuable insights, while acknowledging barriers to changing existing practices. Listen for all the details and to learn how to maintain hands-on experience and learn new skills to differentiate yourself in an ever changing marketing environment.

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.