Insightful discussions and commentary on key issues affecting the marketing industry.
Separating Fact from Fiction about Purposeful Brands
Defining a brand’s purpose, and acting on it successfully, isn’t easy. How do you reach a level of deep understanding? How do you avoid the common misperceptions about purpose? In this episode of Beyond Profit, Sandy Skees addressed these critical questions and others with host Ken Beaulieu.
The Time Is Now for Solutionists
In this episode of the Beyond Profit podcast, host Ken Beaulieu is joined by Solitaire Townsend. Her new book, The Solutionists: How Businesses Can Fix the Future, calls on entrepreneurs, CEOs, activists, and other leaders to take personal ownership of the crises plaguing the planet and society.
Seeing the “How” in Business Transformation
Allen Adamson, former chairman, North America of branding agency Landor, joins host Matthew Schwartz to talk about why it’s incumbent upon brand managers to “zoom out” on their audiences to bolster consumer engagement and generate better returns.
Can B2B Brands Shift to a Full-Funnel Marketing Strategy?
Google's Doug Novack joins host Matthew Schwartz to discuss the ongoing debate throughout the B2B field about performance marketing versus brand advertising, the rapidly growing role of generative AI in both branding and lead generation efforts, and why it’s incumbent upon B2B companies to pivot to a full-funnel marketing strategy.
AI, Authenticity, and Escapism: The Rundown Report with Storyhorse's Aaron Burghard
Storyhorse's Creative Strategy Director Aaron Burghard joined the Marketing Futures Podcast to review his agency’s latest iteration of their yearly Rundown Report, which covers the pressures shaping our industry.
The Sound of Success: Harnessing Audio's Potential with Audacy’s Paul Suchman
On the latest episode of the Marketing Futures podcast, host Mike Berberich talks to Audacy CMO Paul Suchman about the power of sound design, AI’s role in audio engagement, and what the space will look like in five years.
Podcast POVs
Available to all, these mini podcast episodes cover what some of the ANA’s brightest minds think about marketing’s most pressing issues.
By the Numbers
The ANA Podcast Network averages nearly 20,000 streams each month, with a fairly even distribution across all three shows.
The U.S. is the largest audience for the ANA Podcast Network, but 19 percent of listeners are international, with high listenership in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and Mexico.
The average listening time of an ANA podcast is 24 minutes.
82 percent of ANA's podcast streams are considered "impactful," meaning listeners consumed at least 75 percent of the episode.
98 percent of ANA podcast listens take place on mobile applications.