With the majority of the digital ad industry decamped to their studies - makeshift or otherwise - how are we all adapting to a new 9-5? And, from Zoom Zumba to Slack contests, what does the WFH routine consist of? James Chandler sat down with Digiday’s Senior Correspondent Lara O’Reilly to discuss how companies are coming up with innovative ways to engage and motivate their staff remotely. Plus, what brands are walking the walk when it comes to demonstrating genuine brand purpose during the COVID-19 outbreak? For more information about how we are supporting our members at this time, as well as resources and inspiration from across the industry, take a look at our IAB UK Connected hub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the digital ad industry navigates the COVID-19 outbreak and establishes a new WFH routine, we’re taking a break from our usual podcast format to bring you shorter, more regular episodes for the next few months. Coming to you from his makeshift recording setup in Berkshire, James Chandler will be getting news, views and advice from across our sector, starting with IAB UK’s CEO Jon Mew. Jon joins James (virtually) to explain how we will be working to support members during this period of social distancing, the vital importance of staying connected and the *special* moment the IAB staff collectively sang him Happy Birthday via Zoom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where can you get expert insight on content verification practices, the biggest industry news from the past week and a quickfire Q&A with Reach’s Piers North? Look no further. In this week’s episode of the podcast, we sit down with GSK’s EMEA Senior Media Director Jerry Daykin and Katie Grosvenor, Head of Sales for Northern Europe at Integral Ad Science, to talk safety, suitability and how brands can get the balance right. Channelling Andrew Marr, we also chat to Campaign’s Global Digital Editor Omar Oakes for our own review of the papers (and by papers, we actually mean online news). From Tesco to TikTok, what’s hot this week? Plus, why all bets are off when it comes to 2020 predictions. Finally, Reach’s Group Digital Director Piers North is in the coveted quickfire question seat, talking useless tech, first jobs and party tricks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does the Digital Skills Gap really exist? How can you avoid being a #clickhead? And just what do Paul Gubbins and Hugh Grant have in common? Some big questions on the IAB UK podcast this week and a host of wonderful guests to answer them. Following the launch of our Digital Skills Gap research with Middlesex University, we’re joined by MG OMD’s Kat Bozicevich and - from our new charity partner the Media Trust - Jasmine Dotiwala and recent grad and Gen Z rep, Tomi Ojo. From ensuring diversity in the workplace to the role of mentoring, tune in for plenty of advice on how to bridge the gap and nurture top talent. We’re also celebrating the return of National Anti-Click-Through Rate Day with a debut podcast appearance from our new Head of Research and Measurement Elizabeth Lane. Get excited about econometrics, dabble in A/B testing and, whatever you do, don’t be a #clickhead. Finally, the aptly billed programmatic supremo Paul Gubbins is in the quickfire question hot seat talking acronyms, Oasis and… black pudding.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They say good things come in threes and they’re obviously right – season three of the IAB podcast kicks off with three fabulous guests in the form of futurist Tracey Follows, IAB UK chairman Richard Eyre and Buzzfeed’s Head of Buzz Remee Patel (who possibly has the best job title in existence).From space travel to the tech due a comeback, Tracey chats to host James Chandler about what digital innovations will take off in the 2020s. Meanwhile, following our Digital Trust Forum last month, the t-word is on the agenda with Richard as he shares his wisdom on how we can rebuild it. Finally, Remee slides into our DMs for some gentle interrogation on quizzes, viral content and bacon naans – of course.Special prizes for spotting the moment in the week that James' voice altogether failed him... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 Episode 10: Emerging Digital The IAB’s Head of Marketing Tom Stevens takes the reins in the final episode of season 2, with a roundtable looking in more detail at two areas of emerging digital: emotional targeting and camera marketing. Unruly’s Becky Waring and Snap’s Ed Couchman help us understand these two areas in more detail and what to expect in future.Charlie Glynn from Havas shares a bitesize look at programmatic with Two Minutes on Bid Shading and the IAB’s Sophia Haynes lets us in on plans for the project she’s leading on Direct To Consumer brands. She also looks back at this season of the podcast and recalls some of her highlights.To round off the season, we catch up with IAB UK CEO Jon Mew and learn about his extraordinarily talented ears.See the Engage highlights here IAB UK are hiring - find out more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Know more than the next person.” So said Alex Jenkins, Editorial Director of Contagious at IAB UK’s Engage on Wednesday 5 June. And if you missed it, there’s no better way to know more about what happened there than the next person than by listening to this special episode of the IAB Podcast.Recorded on-site at the Barbican, host James Chandler, CMO at IAB UK, catches up with speakers from the day who tell us what they talked about on stage, how the internet lets them be their best selves and what they’re optimistic about for the future. That’s all before getting onto the gritty detail of what their most used emoji is.In this special episode, hear from Tina Daheley, Caroline Criado Perez, Charlie Craggs, Alex Jenkins, Nigel Tierney and more. The IAB UK podcast will be back to our usual format in two weeks with the final episode of this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since Coca Cola used Santa Claus to help sell Coke in the 1920s, advertisers have looked to trusted and influential faces to promote their products. 100 years on, influencer marketing looks very different and seeing #spon on more and more posts and platforms can be confusing. Luckily for us, we’ve got Olly Lewis, MD at THE FIFTH and Alice Audley, Founder and CEO of Blogosphere on this episode to help us understand how it works. Things get all international in Two Minutes On as James chats ‘down the line’ to Dr Peter Day from San Francisco. Quantcast’s CTO, who will be on stage at Engage in under a week, talks us through machine learning, artificial intelligence and what the hell it means for advertising. The IAB’s Jessie Sampson and Tom Stevens spill the beans on all the latest Engage goss in Overheard at the IAB and host James Chandler rounds up another episode grilling Facebook’s Nick Baughan. Pirate or ninja, Nick? Get your tickets for Engage here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tick, tock, tick, tock. There are just twenty short days until over 1,000 of media and adland’s finest minds gather at the Barbican for IAB UK’s annual event, Engage and in this episode James speaks to one of the speakers, Natalie Bell. The Managing Director of MG OMD gives us a sneak peek into the talk she’ll be giving on stage, “Advertising to four year-olds”. With more chat about the topic than ever before, we put Self-Regulation under the spotlight in Two Minutes On. The IAB’s Public Policy Manager James Davies clarifies-the-complex and dumbs-down-the-daedalian to explain what self-regulation actually means. Engage virgins Rachel Arch and Aaron Graham from the IAB tell us what they’re most looking forward to at Engage in Overheard at the IAB, and to round it all off, find out what keeps News UK’s Ben Walmsley awake at night. (Spoiler: it’s not the prospect of a minute-long grilling from James Chandler.) Get your tickets to Engage 2019 here. Members come half price; advertisers and agencies come for free. See the full speaker list for Engage here, including The Telegraph, Contagious, Spotify, Google, Quantcast, Snap Inc. and many more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 6, George Bettany, Founder of Sanctus and Eva Grimmett, Group Chief Strategy Officer at Havas join the IAB’s James Chandler to talk mental health. In this frank and open conversation, George and Eva talk about their own struggles with mental health issues and the incredible work both have done to open up the conversation around mental health, especially in the workplace.Jon Hatfield, Head of Advertising Product & Technology at Shpock gives us a swift and brilliant Two Minutes on app-ads.txt. And don’t pretend you know what that already is because we don’t believe you.Continuing the mental health theme, Polly and Steph from the IAB talk about their recent training as Mental Health First Aiders and the important role that MHFAs will play at IAB UK.Finally, hear how Nigel Gilbert from AppNexus copes under the spotlight taking James’ hard-hitting questions in ’60 seconds with’. The pressure reveals why he keeps gets taken off meeting invites. It’s a wonder James can get a word in edgeways…Find out about Mental Health First Aiders hereFind out more about Sanctus hereSign up for IAB’s Engage on Wednesday 5 June Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength”, said Maya Angelou. Building a strong, sustainable and – frankly – beautiful digital advertising industry is a priority for the IAB, and in this episode we focus on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. James is joined by Sarah Barnes, People & Culture Director at Bauer, and Rak Patel, Head of Sales at Spotify for the roundtable, while the IAB’s Jane McNeill and Sophia Amin give an update on the work that the IAB specifically is doing on ID&E.  Simplifying the tricky topic of Universal User IDs in just two minutes is Index Exchange’s Head of Marketplace Development, EMEA, Richard Nicolson. And finally, enjoy a game of spot-the-difference, as James shakes things up on how say Dara Nasr’s name. Twitter’s Dara NAS-A (ahem) joins us for a thorough grilling in 60 seconds with…Enjoy! Check out the IAB’s Diversity Hub Book your tickets to Engage here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ad tech, advertisers, agencies, lend us your ears for Episode Four, as host James Chandler turns his attention to all things aural. Global’s Guy Jones and Acast’s Chris Wistow join our roundtable to talk all things audio, while sound connoisseur Sam Crowther gives us a whirlwind explanation of Sonic Branding in Two Minutes On. We can confirm that no blue hedgehogs were hurt in the making of this segment.The inside track on life at the IAB comes from our brand new Standards Manager Keren Tal talking about the upgrade to the Gold Standard and Catherine Cribbin returns to the podcast to share some highlights from Digital Britain last week.The episode concludes with James grilling the Guardian’s Nick Hewat and leaving us all wondering why he isn’t allowed to return to Cuba…Read about Gold Standard 1.1 hereFind out what happened at Digital Britain and watch the film hereUpdate: in Overheard at the IAB, we referenced the Become the Editor session at Digital Britain but forgot to mention that Grazia were also part of that brilliant collaboration of publishers and news brands. Sorry Grazia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Order! There may be mayhem in the Houses of Parliament, and at the time of writing we do not know exactly when Britain will leave the EU, but this Brexit episode of the IAB UK podcast will be sure to bring a bit of calm into your lives. We should probably clarify this was recorded on 18 March and frankly by the time you listen, anything could have happened. We couldn’t bring ourselves to make a whole episode on Brexit, so we gladly turn our attention to Programmatic Guaranteed in Two Minutes On as we hear from MG OMD’s Lee Brisco. And in Overheard at the IAB, Lucy Harrington remembers her favourite sessions at Leadership Summit while George Hopkinson updates us on what happened in the Townhalls. As ever, host James Chandler goes full Paxman for a wide-ranging 60 second interview with Microsoft’s Ravleen Beeston. Just don’t ever borrow anything from her because the universe will get you… -- Tw: @iabuk Insta: @iabuk [email protected] -- Visit our Brexit Hub here Watch the video and see what happened at Leadership Summit here --Check out the Super Bowl Xbox example here and the Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive here-- Thanks to our sponsor Verizon Media and to SNK Studios & Acast for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To quote Jimmy Cliff, “I can see clearly now, Episode 2 of the IAB podcast is here”. Yes, we’re tackling a big issue in digital advertising: transparency. Where is your money going when you buy ads online, and who is adding the most value? There’s plenty being done by the IAB to tackle it, but this episode gets the view of Rowly Bourne from Rezonence and Lauren Dick from MailMetroMedia to hear why it’s an issue they care so much about. The IAB’s Chief Digital Officer Tim Elkington boldly takes on the topic in “Two Minutes On…” and the IAB UK inside scoop comes from Sophia Amin sharing the vital work happening on Inclusion, Diversity and Equality.  Finally, find out what Quantcast’s UK Managing Director Ben Murphy and Demi Moore have in common. --Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] --Find out more about our Transparency FAQs Read what we’re doing on Inclusion, Diversity and Equality --Thanks to our sponsor Verizon Media and to SNK Studios & Acast for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The IAB UK Podcast returns for 2019 and the only difficult thing about this ‘difficult second album’ will be getting your head around econometrics.In this first episode of Season 2, host James Chandler from the IAB tackles all things Measurement, chatting to Lolly Mason of Celtra and the IAB’s Hannah Bewley about our new Measurement Toolkit and the need to move on from click-through rates.Mindshare’s Arvind Kapavarapu blows our minds explaining Econometrics in just two minutes; and in Overheard at the IAB, James catches up with new Head of Marketing Tom Stevens and Industry Initiatives Guru Catherine Cribbin to find out what happened on National Anti-Click-Through Rate Day.Finally, a hard-hitting interview with The Trade Desk’s Anna Forbes reveals…how she pronounces gnocchi.Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] our Measurement ToolkitFind out more about Digital Britain and book tickets--Thanks to our sponsor Verizon Media and to SNK Studios & Acast for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special one-off episode we bring to you the best of Nonference – hot off the press.Hear from the quiz masters at BuzzFeed on how they tackled running a session at Nonference, getting punters to make their own quizzes on crucial topics like ‘what type of garlic bread are you?’ for their different media brands. We caught up with Kathleen Moroney of Red Apple Creative and Jamie Morton from My Dad Wrote A Porno on podcast advertising and really knowing your audience. And we couldn’t resist stealing 5 minutes from Katy Winter from Mail Metro Media to tell us about key decisions the MailOnline picture desk have to make every day... such as whether to muz or to pixilate that oh-so-famous Orlando Bloom paddleboard snap.We even popped over to the Rezonence area to hear from those having a go at using their mind to pour the perfect pint!Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] Catch some more of the action from NonferenceWatch our wrap up videoThanks to Acast and SNK for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Explore all the sounds of Nonference in true binaural style in this special one off episode produced in partnership with Acast.Hear interviews with Jamie Morton of My Dad Wrote A Porno fame, Spotify, RYOT Studio, Voxly, dunnhumby Media, Mindshare and many more of the session hosts and attendees from our first ever Nonference at London’s Tobacco Dock.If it’s voice assistant fantasies, liquid nitrogen meringues and the second largest gong (well, technically a tam tam) in Europe you’re after, then sit back, plug in and enjoy these next 15 minutes of Nonference goodness.--Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] --Relive all the action from the day on our Nonference hub iabuk.com/Nonference --Thanks to the brilliant teams at Acast and Creative Fix for producing this special episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special one-off episode, we look back on the best bits from Engage 2018 while they’re still fresh in our memory.Christie & Jon sit down with James to reveal who impressed them the most on the Barbican stage and share their takeaways from another stellar IAB Engage.We also hear from a selection of speakers from the day including Polly Curtis, Tom Goodwin, Simon Gosling, Fleur de Force, Steve Bartlett, Lucy Jameson as well as the brilliant and newly minted MBE, Stacey Dooley.--Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] the Engage 2018 flickr library https://www.flickr.com/photos/iabuk/albums/72157697172541784Engage 2018 highlights videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGiORSnteAUThe official Engage write up (2 parts)https://www.iabuk.com/news-article/engage-2018-morning-session-authenticity-bravery-ethics-and-experimentation-industryYour feedback means a lot to us - please tell us what you thought of Series Onehttps://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RMYLDWL--Thanks to our sponsor Spotify and to SNK Studios & audioBoom for their support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of Series One, we hark back to the best bits from Engages in years past with IAB UK BFF’s Amy Kean from Starcom and News UK’s Milton Elias. We reminisce about the inaugural Engage in 2005 with Bill Gates and discover something new about our CEO Jon Mew’s Mobile Engage event feedback scores.Our ad tech supremo Tina Lakhani gives a two minute explainer on RTB 3.0 whilst Sophia and Catherine from the IAB swing by to talk about Stacey Dooley’s book, Radio Audio Week and their highlights from this series.And IAB UK Podcast aficionado Martin Weller from Weve straps himself into our ten quick fire questions hot-seat to share some of his best loved party tricks and distain for those who don’t pronounce Capri Sun correctly.-- Tw: @iabuk Insta: @iabuk [email protected] Engage 2018 promises to be a belter, so get your seat booked today. Don’t forget - IAB UK members get tickets at half price and advertisers & agencies come for free https://www.iabuk.com/engageUK digital ad spend grew by 14% to £11.5bn last year - take a look at the full 2017 report https://www.iabuk.com/adspend-- Thanks to our sponsor Spotify and to SNK Studios & audioBoom for their support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear a selection from our stellar line up of speakers that included rentalcars.com, Global’s DAX and the brilliant Tracey Follows.Plus we chat about the incredible power of voice, how DOOH is being weaved into the fabric of Manchester City Centre and how Dr Peter Day of Quantcast reached legend status on the day.Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] your memory on who talked about what at Bridgewater HallDon’t forget to book your tickets for Engage 2018, 7 June at the Barbican. Advertisers & agencies come for free and it’s half price for members.--Thanks to our sponsor Spotify and to SNK Studios and audioBoom for all their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week GroupM’s Bethan Crockett and Justin Taylor from Teads join our roundtable to debate whether digital advertising can ever be 100% brand safe. We cover the yeses, nos & maybes and get into the specifics on what can be done to make sure brands make informed choices about where their ads appear online.

Unruly’s programmatic supremo Paul Gubbins fully dissects header bidding before serving it up as a two minute treat and Lizzie & Tom from the IAB drop in to eulogise about the Gold Standard and confirm another special guest for this year’s Engage conference.

Plus Matt Bush from Google tackles our ten quick-fire questions, revealing his distain for cheap fitness trackers and apparent likeness to Freddie Mercury.Tw: @iabuk
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In Episode 7, Rak Patel from Spotify & Clear Channel’s Cadi Jones join us to talk about the new spaces in which digital innovation is thriving. We talk data vs. creativity, what’s currently being over-hyped and some predictions for the future.

Jon Markwell from our Industry Initiatives team sums up Blockchain in just two minutes whilst our measurement supremo Hannah and CEO Jon drop in to talk (you guessed it) measurement, the countdown to Engage 2018 and complain about the size of this year’s Easter eggs.And Spark Foundry’s UK CEO Rachel Forde tackles our ten quick-fire questions, sharing with us her industry hero and love of a Ruby Murray.Tw: @iabukInsta: @iabuk
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This week we’re joined by Creative Equals Advisory Board members Pip Jamieson (Founder of The Dots) and Cheyney Robinson to discuss how diverse digital advertising actually is. We get into their own stories, stats and ambitions for making diverse teams and diverse thinking a bigger priority for the industry.

 Our very own public policy maestro Christie Dennehy-Neil sums up the Digital Charter in two minutes while Frankie and Brad from the IAB swing by the studio to talk about our new website, the countdown to Engage and their favourite things about working for digital advertising’s trade body (clue: it’s not the office slide)

 And Allie Finnegan from Immediate Media takes on our ten quick-fire questions, revealing her linguistic proficiency and the most obscure piece of feedback she’s ever received. Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] bird tickets for Engage are now on sale - this year’s line up is stellarJoin us in Manchester on 19 April for Digital Britain 2018Hear more from Pip at #CELeaders: Create Your Future--Thanks to our sponsor Spotify and to SNK Studios and audioBoom for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 5, we change up the format and hand the mic over to some of the industry’s leading lights who were in attendance at the IAB’s third annual Leadership Summit in February.Hear from a glittering line up of speakers and attendees that include Uncommon’s Lucy Jameson, Andy Sandoz from Deloitte Digital and Natalie Bell from MG OMD.Plus Nigel Gilbert from AppNexus talks collaboration and Twitter’s Dara Nasr tells us about the leader who has had the biggest influence on him.Tw: iabukInsta: iabuk
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In episode four, L.A. Ronayne from Stink Studios and Art Tindsley from RYOT join us to talk creativity and debate whether or not digital advertising has overdosed on the science and forgotten about the art.Adland legend and CAP Chairman James Best gives us a specially extended ‘two minute’ lowdown on the ASA and CAP code whilst George & Amanda from the IAB drop in to talk Keith Weed, Adspend and their favourite Winter Olympics event.And Dora Michail from The Telegraph tackles our ten quick-fire questions, revealing her love for origami water balloons, baby goat videos and boss Nick Hugh.Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] out more about the CAP CodeRefreshed content & native guidelinesRead more about the IAB UK Leadership Summit--Thanks to our sponsor Spotify and to SNK Studios and audioBoom for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our Leadership Summit themed episode, we are joined by host of Eat Sleep Work Repeat Bruce Daisley and IAB Chief Operating Officer Jane McNeill who share their thoughts on the fascinating world of work culture, wellbeing and Bruce's New Work Manifesto.IAB UK Chief Digital Officer Tim Elkington gets into the IAB Gold Standard in just two minutes, and our CEO Jon Mew and Senior Events Manager Anna Randles deep dive into what to expect from our Leadership Summit, coming up later this month on 22 & 23 February.And we finish up with Celtra's Jonathan Milne, who answers our ten quick fire questions on his favourite ever boss, digital detoxes and advice for his younger self.Tw: @iabukInsta: @[email protected] New Work ManifestoRegister for the Gold StandardAttend the IAB UK Leadership Summit--Thanks to our sponsor Spotify and to SNK Studios and audioBoom for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode two we're joined by Ruth Zohrer at Mindshare and Vicky Foster from Bauer to debate whether or not media agencies have lost their mojo off the back of Rick & Dan’s Carat UK presentation at Engage last October.IAB UK ad tech specialist Dee Frew explains the inner workings of ads.cert in two minutes whilst Polly and Steph from the IAB talk ad spend, Dry Jan and the best/worst that CES had to offer this year.And Ed Couchman from Facebook shares an industry exclusive in answering our 10 quick fire questions on emojis, corporate schwag and his Uber rating.Tw: iabukInsta: [email protected] Media Lost It’s Mojo? – Carat UK, Engage 2017:https://youtu.be/8vebnuDZy3QAttend our IAB UK Members Evening:https://iabuk.com/events/library/members-evening-2018--Thanks to our sponsor Spotify and to SNK Studios and audioBoom for their support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.