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World Federation of Advertisers (WFA)
Customer Experience
AI In Marketing
Primark
Leadership
Electric Vehicles
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Education
AB Inbev
Nissan Leaf
AXA
Branding
Unicef
Marketing Strategies
Advertising
Marketing
Fat-Tailed Marketing
Artificial Intelligence
Permission Marketing
Nissan Ariya
Japan

Hosted by WFA President David Wheldon, WFA's Better Marketing Pod in partnership with Meta looks at the marketing industry’s biggest stories and speaks to some of the industry’s most interesting characters who are shaping those stories.

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Fifty episodes in, one lesson keeps getting louder: marketing is still a person-to-person craft, even when the world feels dominated by platforms, dashboards, and AI. Recording from Stockholm during Global Marketer Week, in this episode David Wheldon... more

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Real people do not move neatly from awareness to consideration to purchase, they jump between searching, streaming, scrolling and shopping, sometimes all at once. That messy middle is where brands win or disappear, and it is exactly where AI-powered ... more

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In this episode David Wheldon talks with Judy Smith, crisis management expert and former White House advisor, about what protects reputation when risk is everywhere and scrutiny is constant. We come back to one hard rule for leaders and brands: be wh... more

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When everything shifts at once, composure becomes a strategy. David Wheldon talks with HP’s Antonio Lucio to explore how leaders stay steady through geopolitics, macro pressure, generative AI, and an unexpected CEO transition—while keeping teams focu... more

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Recent Guests

Dan Taylor
VP of Global Ads at Google
Google
Episode: Ep 49: Google's VP Global Ads Dan Taylor: "AI is more of a leadership than a technology challenge"
Judy Smith
Crisis communications expert with 25+ years advising presidents and leaders
Former Deputy Communications Secretary, White House; crisis communications strategist
Episode: Ep 48: Judy Smith on why "be who you say you are" is the only crisis playbook that matters
Antonio Lucio
Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer at HP
HP
Episode: Ep 47: HP's Antonio Lucio on leading through a CEO transition, an AI surge and 4 layers of disruption
Cheryl Goh
Global Marketer of the Year, Grab
Grab
Episode: Ep 46: Grab CMO Cheryl Goh's playbook on how to 'cross swim lanes' for commercial impact
Rory Sutherland
Creativity and behavioral science thinker
Episode: Ep 45: Is it all about AI? What's really shaping the CMO Agenda? - 2025 in review
Leyal Eskin Yilmaz
CMO of Magnum Ice Cream Company (Europe, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand)
Magnum Ice Cream Company (standalone after Unilever separation)
Episode: Ep 43: Magnum Ice Cream's Leyal Eskin Yilmaz on Unilever, Minecraft ice cream and cultural relevance
Seth Godin
Marketing author and thinker
Author, speaker and entrepreneur
Episode: Ep 42: On story, strategy and stealing attention with marketing guru Seth Godin
Ed Bell
Marketing Executive with experience in Cathay Pacific, focusing on brand and customer insights.
Cathay Pacific
Episode: Ep 39: Cathay Pacific’s Ed Bell on their marketing secret plus lessons from Asia for marketers
Marcus Collins
Professor of Marketing and digital marketer known for his work with Beyoncé and as an agency strategist.
Episode: Ep 38: Dr Marcus Collins on navigating culture, meaning and purpose

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David Wheldon
Host of WFA's Better Marketing Pod (and related iterations) focused on marketing leadership, industry trends, and practitioner insights.

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Ep 41: On marketing as the bridge between consumer and business with Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev
Q: What are the keys to sustaining high performance in marketing teams?
Focus on long-term trust, avoid short-term transactions with agencies, and invest in continuous training and development to keep processes updated while maintaining fundamentals.
Ep 41: On marketing as the bridge between consumer and business with Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev
Q: How should CMOs approach the balance between creativity and business results?
Creativity is a competitive advantage when used to solve business and consumer problems, with a structured process (three P's: people, partners, process) to ensure consistent, globally trained execution that yields measurable growth.
Ep 41: On marketing as the bridge between consumer and business with Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev
Q: What does winning Global Marketer of the Year mean for you and your team?
Marcel highlights the honor as a recognition of ABI's collaborative effort and brands working together to drive growth, while reinforcing the role of marketing as a bridge between consumers and the business.
Ep 48: Judy Smith on why "be who you say you are" is the only crisis playbook that matters
Q: What early signs indicate a turnaround is working?
Broad internal buy-in with a clear, shared understanding of the turnaround goals, defined roles, identified risks, and an environment that supports honest dialogue.
Ep 48: Judy Smith on why "be who you say you are" is the only crisis playbook that matters
Q: How should brands respond to rapid changes and AI-influenced narratives?
Develop guardrails, pause to verify facts, communicate thoughtfully rather than react impulsively, and focus on maintaining trust and long-term value.

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This show consistently centers on how technology, leadership, and culture shape modern marketing. Across episodes, listeners encounter high-profile CMOs, industry thinkers, and crisis experts who unpack AI-driven transformation, data foundations, and the evolving role of marketing in enterprise strategy. Guests share concrete leadership principles, practical frameworks for navigating disruption, and real-world case studies—ranging from AI ethics and measurement to cross-functional collaboration and sustainable growth. The conversations often blend global perspective with regional nuance, touching on brand storytelling, experimentation, and the balance between speed, cost, and quality in a tech-enabled marketing landscape. A standout pattern... more

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