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Tindall on Effectiveness
Andrew Tindall: Marketing doesn’t need perfect evidence – it needs useful evidence
System1 Group’s chief growth officer makes the case for embracing imperfect research, arguing that history shows progress comes from useful patterns, not flawless proof – and marketing should be no different.
Andrew Tindall
Chief Growth Officer, System1 Group
Branding
Mark Ritson: Meta can kill the metaverse. It can’t escape the name
Artificial Intelligence
Kiri Masters: At Shoptalk, retail media’s agentic anxiety turned into action
The Drum Awards
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B2B
Xerox’s Darren Cassidy on keeping B2B marketing coherent through change
Commerce Media
‘Retail isn’t dead, but bad retail is’: Lowe’s on being customer-obsessed in age of AI
Artificial Intelligence
SaaSpocalypse Watch: 4A’s Jeremy Lockhorn on how AI will disrupt SaaS’s weak middle
Creative Work
B2B creative call-out: LinkedIn walks the talk with ‘Bullspend’
Commerce Media
I tried AI-powered home shopping on DirecTV – and suddenly my TV wanted to dress me
Sports Marketing
Why Puma took its World Cup kit reveal to the streets of Brooklyn
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Kiri Masters: At Shoptalk, retail media’s agentic anxiety turned into action
Retail Media
Roundel’s power duo on retail media’s next act and why brands must evolve
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The agents are coming regardless, so the question is whether you own that experience on your own site or cede it to someone else.
Kiri Masters
Commerce media columnist
The Drum
When someone writes ‘Meta’ in a headline… the ghost of the metaverse materializes in the room and takes a giant, failure-shaped shit on the table.
Mark Ritson
Founder
MiniMBA
The question is not whether influence belongs in B2B, but what kind of influence matters and how brands should work with it.
Chris Peters
Co-founder
Moon At Dawn
The Store is the Media
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The Store is the Media
The store was once the end of the journey. Now it’s where intent peaks. Episode three explores how physical retail is becoming a live media environment - measurable, connected and designed to influence decisions in real time.

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Retail Media
Kiri Masters: At Shoptalk, retail media’s agentic anxiety turned into action
Retail Media
‘Retail isn’t dead, but bad retail is’: Lowe’s on being customer-obsessed in age of AI
Retail Media
I tried AI-powered home shopping on DirecTV – and suddenly my TV wanted to dress me
Retail Media
MikMak’s Rachel Tipograph warns that commerce media risks distorting discovery

B2B

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How It Came 2B
How it came 2B: When ‘Going to the Can’ takes you to Cannes
Park & Battery turned a dry commercial plumbing brief into a Cannes-shortlisted campaign by giving toilets, mops and brushes something to say. What began with a talking toilet and a Home Depot casting session became proof that in B2B, creative constraint is usually category convention, not the audience.
Michael Ruby
President and chief creative officer, Park & Battery
B2B
Xerox’s Darren Cassidy on keeping B2B marketing coherent through change
The Drum Awards
Lee Nelson says B2B marketing works best when it feels human
Creative Work
B2B creative call-out: LinkedIn walks the talk with ‘Bullspend’
Artificial Intelligence
SaaSpocalypse Watch: 4A’s Jeremy Lockhorn on how AI will disrupt SaaS’s weak middle
Influencer Marketing
Why B2B influencers are becoming media channels in their own right

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Sports Marketing
From nightclubs to locker rooms: Sephora’s Celessa Baker on its push into women’s basketball
Agency Models
Outcome-pricing & global client leaders: The footnotes you missed in WPP’s strategy update
Mergers and Acquisitions
Dentsu’s stalled exit leaves it with two options: Refocus or reinvent
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Technology
‘We’re building the future of advertising on infrastructure we don’t control’ – and no one’s talking about it
Commerce Media
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Marketing
AI is reshaping demand – but marketing is out of sync
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How humour helped challenger brand Axair to lead a creative revolt
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How Lesniak Swann’s ‘Clear on Carbon’ turned KBR’s complex emissions data into B2B leads
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How Nippon turned matcha from wellness trend into daily ritual

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Barbara Zimmer sees digital experiences shifting toward understanding
Visit Qatar director of digital experiences and products Barbara Zimmer, juror for The Drum Awards Festival Digital Experience category, shares how AI, trust and empathy shape modern customer journeys.
Margo Waldrop
Content Writer, The Drum
Tindall on Effectiveness
Andrew Tindall: Marketing doesn’t need perfect evidence – it needs useful evidence
Branding
Mark Ritson: Meta can kill the metaverse. It can’t escape the name
Sports Marketing
March Madness is testing how fast DOOH can really move
The Drum Awards
Peter Malachi says PR still runs on trust, not automation
The Drum Awards
Joe Duffield says great brand experiences start with emotion

Agencies

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Twenty One Twelve Marketing
Innovation in the indies: building the next agency model
2112 founder Henry McIntosh shares first-hand insights into how independent agencies are adapting, building, and reshaping themselves in the age of AI – and why they might not just survive, but win.
Henry McIntosh
Director, Twenty One Twelve Marketing
Agencies
Should AI content be badged? And other private discussions of marketers at SXSW 2026
Agencies
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Agency Models
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10 Questions on Advertising
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Creativity

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Creative Work
Cadbury press ads double as camouflage for Easter egg hunts
With Easter weekend approaching, the chocolate brand is looking to raise the stakes of the traditional egg hunt.
Amy Houston
Senior Reporter, The Drum
Creative Thinking
Will Thacker: The era of polite sustainability marketing is over
Ad of the Day
Ad of the Day: McDonald’s maps real-world desire lines leading to its restaurants
10 Questions on Advertising
10 Questions on Advertising… with Asma Humayun, global creative director, Shiny Toy Guns
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Ad of the Day: Megan Thee Stallion and Nickelback get into a pickle for Cheetos
Creative Work
Ad of the Day: Ice-T helps Lipton reclaim the peach emoji

Media

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Media Planning and Buying
Nick Manning: Will the ad industry continue to poison itself with principal media?
Public Relations (PR)
Timothée Chalamet was sucked into viral news culture – and spat back out again
OAAA
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Brand Safety
Judge dismisses X lawsuit against World Federation of Advertisers and major brands
CTV
Comcast Advertising’s boss James Rooke on television’s perception problem
Media
Marketers must stop accepting data guesswork, says Yahoo’s Rob Wilk
Media
TiVo is reborn as an ad-serving OS, but is this the straightest platform pivot of all time?
Media
Meta and YouTube addiction verdict puts engagement models under scrutiny

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Radish
Creativity that converts: how ideas become revenue
Branding
Mark Ritson: Meta can kill the metaverse. It can’t escape the name
Brand Safety
Judge dismisses X lawsuit against World Federation of Advertisers and major brands
Technology
Social media addiction isn’t an accident, and platforms know it
Havas Media Network
The future of gaming is play
The Drum Awards
Phoebe Smith says design needs to leave a lasting impression
Mediaocean
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Artificial Intelligence
‘We’re building the future of advertising on infrastructure we don’t control’ – and no one’s talking about it

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Experts share their insights on our fast-changing industry.

Twenty One Twelve Marketing
Innovation in the indies: building the next agency model
2112 founder Henry McIntosh shares first-hand insights into how independent agencies are adapting, building, and reshaping themselves in the age of AI – and why they might not just survive, but win.
Henry McIntosh
Director, Twenty One Twelve Marketing
Radish
Creativity that converts: how ideas become revenue
OAAA
The missing layer in modern video planning
IAB UK
One on One: SeenThis’ Tom Kerr
Havas Media Network
The future of gaming is play
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AudienceProject on how to fix CTV measurement
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Global trends reshaping healthcare marketing in 2026

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