In this very special episode we interview not one but two marketing leaders from the John Lewis Partnership, tackling a unique shiny new object, too.

Tune in to hear how Georgia Riley (Retail Media Propositions Strategy & Development Manager) & Jemma Haley (Proposition Strategy & Development Lead - Retail Media) are building a business within a business with their retail media work within JLP. Data driven marketing tips, how to go beyond the data and use empathy and the right insights to drive success, and more about the retail media revolution. 

If your work matters to you, you'll be able to give it your "full attention, heart and effort" - a key tip that Troy Wood, Executive Director, Marketing at HTC VIVE, swears by.

On this latest podcast episode, find out how he makes work meaningful through 4 different focal points and learn why building a sandbox to test your marketing techniques end-to-end can help you get better at your day job. 

A good marketer can pretty much manipulate the data to make their campaign look good, but you can't fake a great product or a great consumer experience.

That's why, according to Daniel Mark Carr, you need to look for data outside the dashboard to really understand what works and what doesn't with your target audience. On our latest podcast episode, Daniel shows us how to do that, how to start saying no to the right things, and how to get ahead in data driven marketing with 3 top tips. 

Wondering always wins the day in data driven marketing, says Frederique Bazin, Head of Retail Marketing at SimpliSafe. She tells us why being different helps you stand out in the industry, and more importantly, why that requires a genuine curiosity mindset. Find out how to cultivate it, how to look for it as an employer, and more top marketing tips in this latest episode. 

On the latest episode of the podcast, we talk about freeing up time for creative thinking thanks to speeding up and automating processes with AI. Our guest Anuj Adhiya, Expert-in-Residence for Growth at Techstars, shares what he's learnt from Dr Richard Feynman's autobiography, why he advises marketers to focus on decisions and hypotheses first, and how he thinks AI growth ops can help brands grow faster and more efficiently. 

Behavioural psychology can both influence people to buy your products and change their attitudes and habits for the better. For Tom Holmes, harnessing its power for good within marketing is an exciting prospect. He tells us how he uses it in his role as Head of Marketing for Altogether Dental at Haleon and he shares top marketing tips and his admiration for former podcast guest Rory Sutherland.

Learn about agencies as pirate ships, storytelling from movie sets to the world of Gen AI, and why human is premium - from our latest guest, Tom Fenwick-Smith, Senior In House Creative at Three UK.

We discuss the importance of humanity and empathy in data driven marketing and we hear about some really interesting projects Tom's been behind in his varied career. 

Our latest guest, Irina Finerman, has a varied background in entertainment, having worked for MTV, NBC News, and Showtime, but also in fintech. Her shiny new object is influencer marketing and the creator economy, included as part of a broad mix of data driven marketing approaches to offer creative, authentic content for target audiences. 

What does an experienced "conversion surgeon" have to say about the future of data driven marketing? This week we're welcoming Kirk Deis, Senior Growth Marketing Manager at Skydio and the brain behind heydigitaldoc.com tools, on the podcast.

Learn about the usefulness of being a student of your own craft as a marketer and get all his top tips about how to make it in the industry. 

Check out Kirk's marketing freebies on heydigitaldoc.com

In our latest podcast episode, Liz Nash, Manager, Global Social Media Strategy at Loop Earplugs, shares her top tips for improving as a data driven marketer. With a big focus on curiosity, within and outside the industry, she talks about the importance of interrogating the problem deeply to come up with better solutions for consumers. And she shares why building the Loop brand is her shiny new object.