Future Proof

In this podcast we celebrate our partnership with Product Of The Year, speaking to Mike Nolan, CEO and Founder. We’ve been working closely over the last twenty years to identify the innovations that consumer really love.By looking at some of the top performers over the last 5 years, we can see how small changes can lead to substantial improvements and how innovating your products isn't about novelty, but more about making a meaningful impact. ⭐

Tune in to the inside story of our Connected Innovation report as Dr. Nicki Morley delves into the world of innovation with a panel of Kantar experts. Join them as they uncover the key to unlocking truly meaningfully different innovation through a connected approach.From describing their favourite innovations, the importance of great advertising and putting experience and learning at the heart of innovation strategies, you’ll be given top tips to build your connected innovation story alongside perspectives on AI tools and the rich opportunities they can present if used wisely. Download your Connected Innovation guide here.

Humour has been a business-boosting solution for Denmark’s Spies, with a series of ads addressing such varied topics as the country’s low birth rate and the reluctance of pet owners to go on holiday.In this episode of Future Proof, Jane Ostler talks to the team behind these award-winning ads, Søren Christensen, Partner & Strategy Director at agency Robert/Boisen & Like-minded and Jan Vendelbo, Managing Director at Spies and Country Director for Nordic LeisureTravel Group.  They explain why they have developed a consistent tone for Dogcation, Do It for Denmark and Do it for Mum and how this approach has been particularly effective for the business.Joining them is Vera Sidlova, Global Creative Thought Leadership Director at Kantar, who outlines how humour is captured by Kantar’s LINK+ ad testing solution.The Dogcation campaign recently won an Effie Europe award. To learn more about the secrets behind these ideas that work, download our free booklet here.

Effective and impactful strategy has been instrumental to Cadbury’s phenomenal commercial success - +22% value sales between 2017 and 2021. Lindsay Gorton-Lee from Kantar unpacks the genesis and activation of Cadbury’s transformation with Mariarita Mugnai, Global Director Insights & Analytics on Cadbury at Mondelez International and Clare Hutchinson, Chief Strategy Officer at VCCP London.

As Kantar Media releases its annual Media Trends & Predictions 2024 report, forecasting the changes for broadcasters in 2024, Louise Ainsworth, CEO EMEA at Kantar Media, talks to Margo Swadley, Senior Vice President, Data & Insights at BBC Studios on the changes and trends set to shape the media landscape. Margo shares her perspectives on the changes and transformations that the industry is facing and how we can use data to navigate them. She explores the impact of the macroeconomic context on content commissioning and how changes in viewing behaviour are shaping content production. Download Media Trends & Predictions 2024 here.

KFC’s Origins was one of the big winners at the recent Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards and in this episode of Future Proof KFC France CMO Pierre Cailleau explains how the brand delivered an iconic story. He tells Kantar EVP, Global Thought Leadership Jane Ostler how staying true to the brand promise of crispness is so vital in a highly competitive market, outlining how Origins combined Colonel Sanders with a message that would resonate in today’s market. Central to the brand’s ongoing marketing is the need to promote KFC’s unique crispy promise and finding ways to amplify and magnify it via communications. Cailleau explains why KFC has focused on brand not value and promotion in order to boost consideration.Explore Kantar Creative Efectiveness Awards 2023 winners

How has TikTok become such an essential platform for brands? Jorge Ruiz, Global Head of Marketing Science at Tik Tok, explains to Kantar’s Jane Ostler how the platform is working to ensure that it meets the need of both brand and performance marketers as well as securing its place within the media mix.Jorge explains the power of made-for-TikTok creative, the platform’s partnerships with OOH partners, its innovation culture and the insights it provides so to ensure advertisers can use TikTok in the most effective way.

Discover how creativity is a business superpower, as evidenced by the findings of Creativity is Business. This unique French research programme backed by the national advertiser association and Le Figaro, has been testing award-winning campaigns since 2021 and finding out how they compare to Kantar’s key performance benchmarks. Jane Ostler, Kantar’s EVP, Global Thought Leadership, talks to Cécile Lejeune, CEO of VMLY&R France, and Anne-Lise Toursel, Head of Brand, Media and Creative at Kantar France, to hear how the evidence of super-power performance from more than 70 campaigns has been presented to agency creative directors and clients.