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Interviews with advertising & marketing technology newsmakers

  • 48 minutes 15 seconds
    Healthy Growth In The Age Of AI

    Mary Beech, chief growth officer at health-and-wellness brand Thorne, shares how she's turning marketing into a growth engine amid AI-driven discovery and chatbots that get loose with the facts.

    10 March 2026, 9:30 am
  • 46 minutes 22 seconds
    What Marketers Miss When Their Data Isn't Inclusive

    Inclusive measurement is more than a nice-to-have, says Charlene Polite Corley, Nielsen's VP of inclusive insights. Because undercounting Black, Hispanic and intersectional audiences isn't just a measurement failure; it's a missed growth opportunity for brands.

    3 March 2026, 3:54 pm
  • 39 minutes 56 seconds
    From Avoiding Bad Ads To Demanding ROI

    Ad verification used to be mostly about keeping brands away from the bad stuff. Now, verification providers have to prove that quality actually moves the needle, says Integral Ad Science CEO Lisa Utzschneider.

    24 February 2026, 6:12 pm
  • 50 minutes 41 seconds
    Freestar's CEO On Why Ad Tech Transparency Is A Boon For Struggling Publishers

    Freestar CEO Kurt Donnell explains why transparency in programmatic advertising is the open web's best bet for survival in the AI search era.

    17 February 2026, 12:32 pm
  • 48 minutes 47 seconds
    In Platforms We Trust?

    The future of measurement is automated, but can marketers trust the black box? Kantar Chief Product Officer Ty Ahmad‑Taylor shares his take. Plus: Performance meets brand and measurement "at the speed of culture."

    10 February 2026, 3:34 pm
  • 41 minutes 3 seconds
    The True Meaning Of Holistic Media, With Carat's Carrie Drinkwater

    With so many video and digital media channels converging, is there even such a thing as a dedicated TV buyer anymore? Carat US Chief Investment Officer Carrie Drinkwater certainly doesn't think so.

    3 February 2026, 5:47 pm
  • 51 minutes 48 seconds
    AI Won't Shop For You – Yet

    AI is reshaping how we shop, but agents won't take over our carts just yet. LiveRamp CEO Scott Howe explains why the change will be gradual – and how chatbot ads (not just on ChatGPT) will change the online shopping experience.

    NOTE: A Perplexity spokesperson reached out to AdExchanger to deny the existence of an official partnership between LiveRamp and Perplexity or the existence of an alpha program set to launch this quarter that will test combining its behavior data with CRM data from advertisers. "Although we do enjoy speaking with and listening to leaders in every industry, there is not currently any partnership between Perplexity and LiveRamp," according to Jesse Dwyer, Perplexity's chief communication officer.

    27 January 2026, 2:24 pm
  • 52 minutes 1 second
    Sizing Up Success Metrics, With The CMO Of True Religion

    True Religion CMO Kristen D'Arcy approaches marketing measurement the way you'd shop for jeans – by looking for the right fit. She's moved past last click, using real-time data to see what actually drives sales, and she isn't afraid to make fast changes when something isn't working.

    21 January 2026, 10:30 am
  • 47 minutes 49 seconds
    Turning Snark Into Strategy, With The Onion

    No brand safety? No problem. The Onion's CMO Leila Brillson shares how the iconic satire site is expanding beyond pithy headlines into documentaries and also helping other brands find their snark – all while staying far, far away from generative AI.

    13 January 2026, 10:30 am
  • 56 minutes 27 seconds
    Channel Surfing The Future, With NBCU

    NBCU's early embrace of ad tech – led by Ryan McConville, its chief product officer and EVP of ad platforms – set the stage for a pandemic-fueled digital transformation that blurred the line between traditional TV and streaming. But that doesn't mean linear isn't still a top priority.

    6 January 2026, 2:16 pm
  • 53 minutes 14 seconds
    The Brand Safety Balancing Act

    As brand safety standards evolve and oversight shifts from platforms to third-party vendors, Brittany Scott, SVP of global partnerships at Zefr, explains what the rise of generative AI – and Meta's decision to step away from MRC brand safety audits – means for the future of media quality.

    30 December 2025, 10:30 am
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