The IAB UK Podcast

With the year almost coming to a close, agencies are beginning to share their predictions for the ad industry and beyond in 2025, and we're here to give you the exclusive inside scoop. In this special live episode recorded at October's Last Thursday Club, IAB UK's Chief Marketing Officer James Chandler welcomed around the table AKA UK’s Emily Hart, Spark Foundry’s Will McMahon and Mindshare UK’s Sophie Harding.Expect reflections on the predictions made at last year's Trends Last Thursday Club, a deep-dive into what’s been big in 2024 and the panel's thoughts on what 2025 has in store.Book IAB Debrief 2024 here: www.iabuk.com/events-training/iab-debrief-2024

Welcome to YouTube Festival Spotlight, a three-part podcast series created in partnership with Google, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the festival while highlighting top brands on YouTube.In this third and final episode, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by Raffaella Stratta, EMEA Senior Marketing Research & Insights Manager at Google and Morgan Burgess, Associate director at MTM, to dive into into the latest insights from the Why We Watch report.The report explores the changing relationship between viewers and online video content and reveals how the diversification of content and the explosion of user-generated content have reshaped viewers' standards of quality and engagement.More on Why We Watch here: https://blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/how-viewers-define-content-quality-2024/

Welcome to YouTube Festival Spotlight, a three-part podcast series created in partnership with Google, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the festival while highlighting top brands on YouTube.In the second episode of the miniseries, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler meets with Domino’s CMO, Sarah Barron and Google's Senior Industry Manager, Duncan Watts, to discuss the fascinating actionable insights Domino’s discovered by digging deeper into their YouTube advertising data.YouTube offers advertisers unprecedented performance data. But what data exactly? And why is it so impactful in the right hands? The trio discuss how Domino’s proved the power of data-driven decision-making in maximising the effectiveness of YouTube advertising and how running brand and performance campaigns concurrently on YouTube resulted in a 45% higher ROI than either campaign type alone. Discover Domino's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1328RJ5y-TrR2oRq9fBYw

Welcome to YouTube Festival Spotlight, a three-part podcast series run in collaboration with Google giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the festival, spotlighting top brands on YouTube.Over the course of the next three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler will be joined by some of the most senior marketers in the UK and members of the YouTube team to get into some of the most effective and innovative collaborations run on the platform.In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into the beauty of best practice. Joining James in the studio to discuss how a YouTube-first summer campaign earned sizzling results for Boots is Peter Markey, Chief Marketing Officer of Boots, and Jacqui Owens, Director of Lifestyle at Google.Watch the campaign here: https://youtu.be/VM6y09kSBRU?si=SfGWuQy38HHqF1JrYou can also watch this episode in full on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/ikc9JK_f-TY?si=ww8QsMrcYqU815EW

In this episode, James sits down with Guy Thurlow, Co-Founder and Commercial Director at Next-Gen Media.They dive into Guy’s personal journey, the challenges of launching a business in the midst of a global pandemic, and how Next-Gen Media is helping brands better understand and engage Gen Z. Plus, we’ll hear about the company’s exciting new partnership with News Movement to counter misinformation. Book IAB Debrief here: www.iabuk.com/events-training/iab-debrief-2024

Welcome back to The IAB UK Podcast and the third part of this Retail Media miniseries, produced in partnership with Tesco Media and Insight Platform. Over three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from Tesco, retail media experts, brands and agencies to explore the ever-growing power of retail media and why it’s quickly becoming an essential part of any brand’s marketing strategy. In this final episode, we take a deep-dive into how agencies are leveraging retail media effectively. James Chandler is joined in the studio by OMD UK’s Vicky Fox and Wavemaker’s Andy Collins, alongside Tesco Media & Insight Platform’s Steve Edwards, to unpack the role that retail media can play within omnichannel strategies and how to break out specialist silos so that expertise is embedded throughout the planning process.You can also watch this episode in full on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/r14yuS5Tgj4  Find out more about Tesco Media and Insight Platform at https://www.dunnhumby.com/tesco-media-insight-platform/

Welcome back to The IAB UK Podcast and the second installment of this Retail Media miniseries, produced in partnership with Tesco Media & Insight Platform. Over three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from Tesco, retail media experts, brands and agencies to explore the ever-growing power of retail media and why it’s quickly becoming an essential part of any brand’s marketing strategy. In another first for The IAB UK Podcast, James is out on the road in today's episode, taking a visit to Tesco Extra in Watford to explore the media creative canvas in-store. He's joined on a walk around the store by Tesco’s Head of Media Enablement, Tash Ward, before returning to the studio to talk to Media Commercial Director Amanda Tushingham about how brands are making the most of the seamless, sofa-to-store journey Tesco offers to advertisers and customers.You can watch this episode in full on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/mRgPgv_TPmM Find out more about Tesco Media and Insight Platform at https://www.dunnhumby.com/tesco-media-insight-platform/

Today's episode kicks off a miniseries in partnership with Tesco Media and Insight Platform. Over three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from Tesco, retail media experts, brands and agencies to explore the ever-growing power of retail media and why it’s quickly becoming an essential part of any brand’s marketing strategy.  In this first episode, James gets into why retail media should be on your media plan for 2025 and how working with the right partners, like Tesco, can help advertisers maximise their potential. James is joined by Emma Foley, Head of Strategic Planning at Tesco Media and Insight Platform, Charlotte Murphy, Head of Retail Media at Unilever UKI, Jon Rabone, Head of Grocery Online & Retail Media Lead UK at Mars Wrigley, and Daniel Knapp, Retail Media Consultant for IAB UK. Together, they unpack what retail media really means for the future of advertising, and how brands can leverage this powerful platform to reach their audience more effectively.You can also watch this episode in full on YouTube at https://youtu.be/kyCnaywv6pI Find out more about Tesco Media and Insight Platform here: https://www.dunnhumby.com/tesco-media-insight-platform/

In today's episode we dive into all the highlights from Amazon’s recent UK Upfront with David Amodio, Amazon’s Head of Video Sales Specialists for Northern Europe.James and David explore Amazon’s latest innovations in video advertising, discussing everything from Prime Video to Twitch, and what brands can expect in 2025. Get the inside scoop on big announcements, including new ad formats, Prime Video’s evolution and Amazon’s growing role in live sports and entertainment. Plus, if you missed the star-studded event itself, don’t worry - this episode will give you a taste of what went down, including appearances from some huge names. Read more from Amazon's UK Upfront here: https://advertising.amazon.com/library/news/amazon-uk-upfront-2024