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In this series hosted by David Wheldon, we look at the industry’s biggest stories and speak to some of the industry’s most interesting characters who are shaping those stories.

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  1. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 40: On agency experience, AI and messaging with Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta
    Expert opinion
    29 April 2025
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 40: On agency experience, AI and messaging with Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta

    In this episode of the Better Marketing Podcast, Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta's Head of Global Business Group, shares insights on how Meta is transforming from a teenage platform to a mature business partner for advertisers with innovative tools, AI implementation and a renewed focus on effectiveness.

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  2. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 39: On Cathay Pacific's marketing secret plus lessons from Asia with Ed Bell
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    31 March 2025
    Brand reputation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 39: On Cathay Pacific's marketing secret plus lessons from Asia with Ed Bell

    What does it take to rebuild an airline brand after the devastating impact of a global pandemic? Ed Bell, General Manager Brand, Insights and Marketing Communications at Cathay Pacific, takes us behind the scenes of one of aviation's most remarkable recovery stories.

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  3. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins
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    26 March 2025
    Culture

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins

    What makes a brand truly meaningful in people's lives? In this captivating conversation with Dr Marcus Collins - professor, agency strategist, and cultural marketing expert - we explore how the most powerful brands transcend their product categories to become vessels of meaning in culture.

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  4. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF
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    4 March 2025
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF

    In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast in partnership with Meta, David Wheldon speaks with Dr Frederique Covington Corbett, who is in the private sector division of Unicef as Chief of Global Brand & Marketing. David and Frederique discuss the biggest mistake marketers make, whether Gen Alpha is getting the leadership they need, why CEOs need to become Chief Energy Officers, the hushing trend sweeping across companies and what Chief Marketing Officers may be surprised about when it comes to standing out in judging for the Effie Awards.

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  5. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 36: On being AI-able with Mark Ritson and his AI alter ego, the Ritbot
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    12 December 2024
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 36: On being AI-able with Mark Ritson and his AI alter ego, the Ritbot

    In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast, David Wheldon speaks to marketing guru, Mark Ritson, and his AI-generated alter ego, the Ritbot. 

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  6. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 35: On redefining customer proposition with Michelle McEttrick, Primark
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    26 November 2024
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 35: On redefining customer proposition with Michelle McEttrick, Primark

    In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast, David Wheldon speaks to Primark's Chief Customer Officer, Michelle McEttrick, about pivoting from a 'no marketing' approach to putting brand at the core of a new customer proposition and expansion strategy.

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  7. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 34: On purpose-driven human progress, women empowerment and AI with Ulrike Decoene, AXA
    Video
    30 August 2024
    Marketing technologyCMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing operationsMarketing technology

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 34: On purpose-driven human progress, women empowerment and AI with Ulrike Decoene, AXA

    In this episode of the Better Marketing Pod, David Wheldon speaks to AXA Group Head of Communication, Brand and Sustainability, and a member of the AXA Management Committee, Ulrike Decoene.

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  8. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 33: On selling cars through YouTube Music with Allyson Witherspoon
    Video
    30 May 2024
    Marketing technologyCMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing operationsMarketing technology

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 33: On selling cars through YouTube Music with Allyson Witherspoon

    In this episode of the Better Marketing Pod, David Wheldon speaks to Allyson Witherspoon, Global CMO of Nissan Motor Corporation, about the electric vehicle race, why marketers should always put brand before product and how a YouTube music channel can help sell cars.

    Read more about "WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 33: On selling cars through YouTube Music with Allyson Witherspoon"
  9. WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 32: On AI, sharing and scaling with Asmita Dubey, L'Oréal
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    29 April 2024
    CreativityMarketing technologyAIMarketing technology

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 32: On AI, sharing and scaling with Asmita Dubey, L'Oréal

    In episode 32 of the Better Marketing Pod, David Wheldon speaks to L'Oréal's CMO, Marketer of 2023 and Global Marketer Week speaker, Asmita Dubey.

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