Effie Worldwide CEO Traci Alford and Phil Thomas, Chair of Cannes Lions and Executive Chair of Informa Festivals, join WARC's David Tiltman for an exclusive interview about the future of Effies and how the two brands will be working together moving forward.

How can marketers prioritise effectiveness in a highly fragmented media landscape? Dr Grace Kite (Magic Numbers) and Tom Roach (Jellyfish) join WARC’s David Tiltman to discuss new strategies to consider.

WARC’s new effectiveness research The Multiplier Effect shows how brand equity drives growth. Americas Editor Ann Marie Kerwin sits down with Ken Favaro, BERA’s Chief Strategy Officer and Michael Reh, BERA.ai’s head of data science, to discuss the power of brand equity in effective marketing.

WARC Members get the full report ⁠along with practical insights to help CMOs and marketers of every level to apply these ideas to their own work, exemplary case studies, and a deck’s worth of charts to help you make your argument to the CFO. 

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Podcasts are having a big moment. But why is ad spend so sluggish in the channel? WARC's Alex Brownsell speaks to Timi Siytangco, Key Account Director, Asia, Acast and Giles Martin, EVP, Strategy & Insights, Oxford Road about WARC's new Global Ad Trends report covering the rise of video podcasts, creator convergence and big opportunities for brands in the podcast world.

Global Ad Trends: Podcast media sets sights on video boom — WARC Media subscribers can read the report in full and non-subscribers can read a sample report. 

In this second of a two-part series covering Most Contagious New York, WARC gathers takeaways from the day from Contagious principal strategist Chris Barth, and interviews presenters George Bryant from Golin Harris, and Elizabeth Paul from The Martin Agency on how their work for Grubhub and Solo Stove respectively built buzz that led to success throughout the funnel. To listen to part one, click here.

Why Clash of Clans launched a true crime podcast, and how Nutter Butter's smart strategy transformed the brand. WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin speaks to DAVID NY's Paula Vampre and André Toledo, and Dentsu Creative's Tony Wood and Mondelēz International's Kelly Amatangelo at Most Contagious NYC.

In this episode of the WARC podcast, Becca Peel, the head of advisory at Contagious North America, and Vanessa Chin, senior VP of marketing for System1, unpack what stood out about this year’s ads with Cathy Taylor, US Commissioning Editor for WARC.

Discussing the biggest trends set to shape media planning and the wider ecosystem this year; planning in the era of abundance, the rewiring of search, and commerce media can help build brands. WARC's Paul Stringer talks to Billy Ryan, head of analytics and effectiveness at the7stars.

WARC members can read The Future of Media 2025 here and read Paul Stringer’s introduction to the report here.

Following WARC Advisory and Edelman’s Beyond the Buzz report, Tom Hehir and Jay Gallagher from Edelman join WARC’s Aditya Kishore to discuss how earned media can drive greater effectiveness. With advice on media abundance, attention fragmentation and fame, hear how marketers can navigate the nuanced balance between Earned, Paid and Owned.

A deep dive into Barbie's transformation from a lightning rod to a beloved icon, and how encouraging shoppers to ‘try something new’ had a transformative impact on UK supermarket Sainsbury’s.

WARC's Lena Roland is joined by creative strategist Alaina Crystal, and craig + bridget's Craig Mawdsley to discuss their award winning campaigns that show how great strategic thinking drove business transformation.

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