Episode 243 / Grant McKenzie / Asahi Europe & International / Chief Marketing Officer

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.

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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.