Dog ‘n’ Bone host Martin Loat welcomes ad media industry figurehead and Google MD for Ad Agencies in EMEA - Mark Howe - ahead of his “semi-retirement” after an illustrious 41-year career.The pair touch on a range of topics, including supply chain issues in the media industry, client side suspicion of overpromising agencies, a greater need for trans…

In this episode of the Dog ‘n’ Bone we welcome three guests onto the show to discuss the challenges of running a region or market as part of a bigger international business.Joining us in the studio are Andrew Dimitriou - Chief Executive Officer at VMLY&R EMEA, Victoria Perea-Usher - Vice President, Marketing Communications at JCB International (Eur…

In this episode of the Dog ‘n’ Bone we welcome CityAM co-founder and Managing Director Lawson Muncaster to the show to discuss the big issues he’s tackled in his career, from launching a free newspaper brand to navigating the business through Covid. Host and curator Martin Loat weaves questions in from our call in guests who include:Martin Gilbert,…

On this episode of the Dog ‘n’ Bone, we welcome Mandy Merron onto the show to discuss her illustrious 30 year career as an advertising agency M&A expert. Host and curator Martin Loat steers the discussion, weaving questions in from our call in guests:Jo Evans, Partner, Lewis SilkinPete Reid, Chief Executive Officer, MSQ PartnersMT Rainey OBE, Trust…

Host and curator Martin Loat welcomes old university pal and current Sony Pictures Television International President Wayne Garvie. The discussion explores the production and impact of worldwide hits such as The Crown and Education, asseses the possibility of casting a black actor to portray Winston Churchill - and reveals the story behind the hiri…

In this episode of the Dog ‘n’ Bone podcast, we welcome Claire Enders, Founder and CEO of Enders Analysis - the company so synonymous with producing and publishing media research and reports it is often referred to as ‘Endless Analysis’. Its subscribers include industry giants such as the BBC, ITV, Sky, Google, Vivendi, Virgin Media and Ofcom.The a…

In this special edition of the Dog ‘n’ Bone podcast, our host Martin Loat presents curated takes, insights and tidbits from Propeller's latest event - Comms Club: The Big Issues. The inaugural event for PR and communications professionals featured four panels offering analysis from expert speakers. The speakers explored how to achieve boardroom buy…

How can brands deal with the polarising nature of social media without alienating customers? Is that even possible? Can brands effectively operate within social media without a clear purpose? What are the parallels between the metaverse now and the first iterations of the internet - and what lessons can we carry over from the latter?This episode of…

What do brands really want from agencies? How can agencies become more effective - and more indispensable - partners?In this episode of the Dog ‘n’ Bone, we explore what really matters to brands - as curator and host Martin Loat is joined by Peter Zillig, Director of Marketing at Ford Europe.Peter has worked across the aisle of both agencies and br…

The Dog 'n' Bone podcast is back with a bark. Listen in as Felix Velarde, founder of the 2y3x programme and author of “Scale at Speed”, joins host Martin Loat to discuss the science of scaling an agency. The pair discuss the many lessons Felix has learned in 25 years of agency business, field questions from a seasoned audience and explore how to ov…

On this special edition of the Dog 'n' Bone, Martin Loat and Dino Myers-Lamptey speak with BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones in an exclusive Q&A on the audio app Clubhouse. Listen in as Rory regales us with stories from his career at the BBC, including his first meetings with Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, shares his experiences of liv…

In this episode of the Dog 'n' Bone, we sit down with two big dogs from business media publishing. Greg Grimmer, famed ad-man and CEO of Mediatel, is joined by Philip Swinden, MD of Haymarket Business Media.The pair explore the future for printed trade magazines such as Campaign, discuss the upcoming launch of Haymarket's newest title - and Greg sh…

On this special edition of the Dog 'n' Bone, Martin Loat and Dino Myers-Lamptey host Campaign magazine's UK editor-in-chief Gideon Spanier in an exclusive Q&A on the audio app Clubhouse. Listen in as Gideon discusses winning the BSME's business and finance editor of the year, explores the lesser known factors which saw the Publicis and Omnicom merg…

In this festive episode of the Dog ‘n’ Bone the Managing Director of Marketing & Digital at Direct Line Group Mark Evans and System1’s Chief Innovation Officer Orlando Wood share their perspectives on the creativity and effectiveness of 2020’s crop of Christmas TV ads. Listen to find out why carrots are cool, why referencing COVID was a no-no and w…

On the latest episode of the Dog 'n' Bone, we speak to Chris Kenna, CEO & Founder of Brand Advance, and Jerry Daykin, EMEA Media Director at GlaxoSmithKline.The pair discuss Black Lives Matter, the impact of keyword blocking and speaking to "the diverse majority".Propeller Group által

This is a special edition of the Dog 'n' Bone hosted by recent Brixton Finishing School graduate Dorcas Matomby.Dorcas interviews Justin Copeland-Thomas, CEO of DDB North America, Kieran Kent, Managing Director of Propeller Group and Ben Major, Recruitment Director for Mother London, about their perspectives and plans when it comes to promoting div…

On the latest episode of the Dog 'n' Bone, we speak to Cheryl Calverley, CEO of Eve Sleep, and Luke Smith, CEO and co-founder of digital marketing agency Croud.The pair discuss Cheryl's move from CMO to CEO, the nature of D2C marketing - and of course - their most embarrassing moments in business.Propeller Group által

In the first episode of the Dog ’n’ Bone since coming out of lockdown, we speak to the client behind some of the most famous UK advertising of all time, Craig Inglis, former Customer Director for John Lewis Partnership & Waitrose, and the man who made the ads happen, James Murphy, founding partner of Adam&Eve and more recently New Commercial Arts. …

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The final episode of three Dog ‘n’ Bone specials recorded by Propeller at MAD//Fest 2019. In this episode we use one of our favourite formats - the relay race question. We grabbed some of the event attendees amongst the hustle and bustle of MAD//Fest and ask them to answer a question set by the previous person. They then have to pose their own ques…

This companion episode to part one contains more interviews of industry go-getters amongst the hustle and bustle of MAD//Fest. We asked our guests what makes them mad about the marketing and advertising industry, and how they dare to be different. The episode features spokespeople from KFC, OMD, ESI Media and more.For more information on MAD//Fest …

What makes you mad about the marketing and advertising industry? How do you dare to be different? This first of three Dog ‘n’ Bone specials recorded amid the hustle and bustle at MAD//Fest 2019 investigates these questions by quizzing a host of executives, including spokespeople from MADE.com, Diageo, News UK and more.For more information on MAD//F…

Tim Weller, founder of business publisher Incisive Media, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, chats to Simon Fox, until recently CEO of Reach Plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), about the blood, sweat and tears of M&A and business growth. The conversation takes in Simon’s strategy for merging Express Newspapers with Trinity Mirror and negotiating with…

Brixton Finishing School(https://brixtonfinishingschool.org/) and Hoxton United (https://www.hoxtonunited.com/) founder Ally Owen is joined by one of her students, Dorcas Matomby, and Propeller Group Chairman Martin Loat to discuss the difficulties in bringing diversity to the creative industries. The industry-funded BFS trains young people from di…

Keith Moor, CMO of Santander UK and soon to join national lottery operator Camelot, talks to Lauren Reynolds, global brand manager for Love Island at ITV Studios, and Martin Loat of Propeller Group. They discuss why a serious bank should make fun ads like “the bank of Ant and Dec”, paying agencies for great ideas, giving celebrities a second chance…

Marketing Director of Direct Line Group Mark Evans chats with Frith Hookway, formerly of Snap Inc. and now Head of Strategy at Vidsy, about career development in a conversation moderated by Martin Loat, Chairman of Propeller Group. Mark acted as an adviser to Frith when she was a scholar at The Marketing Academy and they have stayed friends since. …

We grabbed senior industry executives amid the hustle and bustle of Advertising Week Europe and asked them to answer a question asked by the previous person. They then had to set their own question for the next guest. The chain shows what's on the mind of industry leaders and there are revealing answers to questions such as ‘what gets you out of be…

What do people in the marketing and media industry enjoy about attending events? What do they dislike about such extravaganzas? And where else do they go to expand their industry knowledge? This second of three Dog ‘n’ Bone specials recorded amid the hustle and bustle at Advertising Week Europe continues the theme of Part 1 by quizzing a host of to…

What do people in the marketing and media industry enjoy about attending events? What do they dislike about such extravaganzas? And where else do they go to expand their industry knowledge? This first of three Dog ‘n’ Bone specials recorded amid the hustle and bustle at Advertising Week Europe investigates these questions by quizzing a host of exec…

Unilever Chief Marketing & Comms Officer Keith Weed tackles questions from young marketers on the eve of his departure from the multinational. McDonald’s Hannah Pain and Google’s Crystal Eisinger give Keith the third degree on mixing ‘magic and logic’ in marketing, imposter syndrome, advice on working towards being a CMO and more in a session moder…

Advertising Week Europe’s Matt Scheckner and Ascential’s Phil Thomas, Chairman of Cannes Lions at Ascential, discuss where they are turning for sponsorship money now agency networks are under pressure, ‘the show must go on’ moments and the guests that have delighted or disappointed them.Propeller Group által

The Drum’s entrepreneurial Editor-in-Chief Gordon Young is interviewed by Propeller Founder Martin Loat as he discusses how he built the trade media brand into an international business and how the print magazine acts as a springboard for a host of other Drum activity. We also learn how comedian Omid Djalili landed Gordon in trouble with RBS and ab…

CEO of Guardian Media Group David Pemsel and CEO of the Financial Times John Ridding discuss what it’s like to oversee businesses staffed by journalists, how they make tough decisions and their respective routes to the top job in this Dog ‘n’ Bone special, moderated by Propeller founder Martin Loat.Propeller Group által

Helen Tupper, founder of Amazing If, podcast curator and Marketing Week columnist, chats to Sky’s Head of Women in Leadership Tamara Kaye. Topics include the challenges of recruiting a diverse team, how empathy from management will create a productive workplace culture and why marketing should spearhead fresh thinking and fresh ideas.…

Controversial columnist and marketing consultant Mark Ritson chats about why ‘Fearless Girl’ should not have won Effectiveness Awards, tribalism in marketing, how he makes money, and an unfortunate, messy episode with a sausage and clients.Propeller Group által

Royal Bank of Scotland’s David Wheldon and ISBA’s former Director of Advertising & Media Bob Wootton chat about the changing role of the CMO, the end of the ‘lead agency’ concept, the challenge of a fragmented media landscape and the danger of seductive digital metrics.Propeller Group által

Lucky Generals’ Andy Nairn and Bartle Bogle Hegarty’s Alison Hoad discuss what’s changed about account planning as the discipline reaches its 50th anniversary. Andy is co-founder of LG and Alison is Chief Strategy Officer of BBH. Learn why outsourcing to an agency still has value and experience the horror when pitch theatre goes awry.…

Mark Benson, CEO of global creative studio MPC and John Payne, Managing Director of RSA Films, Asia, discuss sources of new directorial talent, the kind of film and video content brands should be thinking about in a multiplatform, multichannel world and the embarrassment of agreeing to dress in bondage gear for a shoot.…

Kathryn Jacob, CEO of Pearl & Dean, and Michael Brunt, Publisher of The Economist, talk about the challenges facing traditional media, how cinema and print help drive change in social attitudes and why free insect ice cream makes for a great campaign in this Dog ‘n’ Bone special recorded at Cannes Lions.…

Nick Manning, Senior Vice President, London at MediaLink, and Carl Erik Kjærsgaard, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Blackwood Seven, discuss the challenges facing “Mad Men, Media Men and Maths Men” in a Dog ‘n’ Bone special recorded at Cannes Lions.Propeller Group által

In this special episode of the Dog ‘n’ Bone we interview Babs Rangaiah, Executive Partner for Global Marketing at IBM iX, at the Cannes Lions festival. Rangaiah explains IBM iX’s blockchain pilot project for media deals and how it will provide greater supply chain transparency. The project is in partnership with brands including Unilever and Kimber…

Darren Childs, CEO of UKTV, and Steve Ackerman, Managing Director of content company Somethin’ Else, talk about how a local tone of voice and creativity can help broadcasters combat global streaming platforms like Netflix and Apple; why brands are failing to fully optimise their involvement in TV show formats and the perils of live broadcasting Led…

GoDaddy Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Kate Cox chats with Adobe’s Senior Director for Enterprise Marketing John Watton about bringing creativity to B2B marketing, why Freddie Flintoff launched a line of miniature ‘Freddies’ and how encouraging staff to pursue side hustles delivers payback.…

CEO of The Marketing Society Gemma Greaves and Google marketer Nishma Robb take part in an open, free-flowing chat around leadership and diversity that explores the need to admit vulnerabilities, the notion of imposter syndrome and the importance of supporting colleagues.Propeller Group által

Founding partner of OysterCatchers Suki Thompson, and brand marketer Helen Gorman share stories and lessons learnt from working on brands such as Post Office, McDonald’s and Ribena. We hear about tight briefs, the necessity to understand the whole production process and what it’s like to be sued by Sir Martin Sorrell.…

Four publishers explain the difficulties in choosing potential ad tech suppliers and their tips to make the buying process run smoothly in this special edition of Dog ‘n’ Bone. It is an edited version of Propeller’s panel held at Ad Week Europe in London and features Jonathan Lewis, Head of Partnerships & Digital Innovation at Channel 4, Fiona McKi…

Four marketing trade press editors discuss how they make decisions about the stories they run, the commercial pressures they come under and the best ways a PR can pitch a story for publication in this special edition of Dog ‘n’ Bone. It is an edited version of Propeller’s panel held at Ad Week Europe in London and the panel features Russell Parsons…

Jon Wilkins, chairman of creative agency Karmarama, now part of Accenture Interactive, and Nils Leonard, co-founder of creative studio Uncommon London, talk about the challenges of launching a start-up agency, the possible future for agency networks and why now is the time for agencies “to create stuff”. We also learn why keeping a punk-rock sensib…