Future Proof

As part of the 2024 launch of the world's most valuable brands, Martin Guerrieria, Head of Kantar BrandZ, talks with Marcel Marcondes, Global Chief Marketing Officer, AB InBev about the increasing importance of brand in driving growth. AB InBev’s portfolio includes more than 500 global and local brands; one in every four beers sold globally is an AB InBev product. Corona is the most valuable global beer brand in the 2024 Kantar BrandZ global ranking, and a newcomer to the Global Top 100. Hear more about how AB InBev ensures its business is brand-led and consumer-centric.Find out more: www.kantar.com/brandz

As part of the 2024 launch of the world's most valuable brands, Martin Guerrieria, Head of Kantar BrandZ, talks with Sumit Virmani, Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys about the increasing importance of brand in driving growth. Sumit Virmani joined Infosys in 2004, and has held multiple strategic positions across product, platform, and corporate marketing before becoming the Indian IT services giant’s Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining Infosys, Virmani worked with Polaris Software and the Tata Group. In 2023, he was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the world’s most influential CMOs.Find out more: www.kantar.com/brandz

As part of the 2024 launch of the world's most valuable brands, Martin Guerrieria, Head of BrandZ, talks with Kirti Singh, Chief Analytics, Insights and Media Officer, P&G about the increasing importance of brand in driving growth. In 2024, P&G brands Pampers, Gillette, Pantene Pro-V, and Olay once again feature in the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Personal Care Brands ranking. Listen in to hear Kirti talk about the role of marketing and brand-building today, and how P&G is strengthening its brands both globally and locally.Find out more: www.kantar.com/brandz

As part of the 2024 launch of the world's most valuable brands, Martin Guerrieria, Head of Kantar BrandZ talks with Jane Wakely, Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer PepsiCo about the increasing importance of brand in driving growth. Jane Wakely leads PepsiCo’s Global Consumer organisation. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Jane was CMO at Mars. Jane believes in the opportunity to accelerate collective impact by leveraging the power of iconic brands to create cultural fame, performance and positive impact for people and planet with a human-centric approach to growth. Find out more: www.kantar.com/brandz

In this podcast Duncan Southgate, Senior Director of Global Creative at Kantar, talks to Chris Lindsley, Global Insights and Analytics Director at Reckitt Benckiser, about the role of attention in the creative development process. Hear about Reckitt’s communication strategy and the importance of having clear objectives to drive consumer actions. Chris also shares his approach to different attention metrics, the value of facial coding in capturing attention and emotional response, as well as the challenges for marketers going beyond behavioural metrics to identify effective attention.Related content: Attention beyond views for creative effectiveness

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.