On Strategy Showcase

Matt Carmichael, SVP Consumer Trends at Ipsos joins Lisa Zielinski, SVP Creative Excellence at Ipsos and myself to discuss the logic of generational cohorts and the alternative of life stage marketing. The three reports we reference in this episode are free to download below.

https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/future/american-dream-alive-it-well

https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/future/how-are-modern-milestones-and-ai-reshaping-path-success

https://www.ipsos.com/en/modern-milestones-why-its-critical-think-life-stages

In the fifth episode in our Effie series, Planning for Effective Outcomes, we talk about the state of marketing effectiveness with Andrew Tindall of System1 and the author of Future Demand, strategist and effectiveness expert, James Hurman. Thanks to the Effies and Tracksuit for supporting this special series.

The Coinbase team discusses the reframing of the brand and category, plus the opportunity that exists when 80% of Americans feel the existing financial system needs fixing. CMO, Cat Ferdon, VP, Brand, Gareth Kay and VP, Creative, Joe Staples. See all the creative work on our website or YouTube Channel.

Planners talk about brands they love, but never worked on. This month Depop and PlayStation. It's Joe Burns, Partner, Head of Strategy at Quality Meats, Brooklyn, and Jon Crowley, Partner, Head of Strategy at Fuse Create in Toronto. Thanks to Tracksuit and System1 for supporting our On the Spot series. We do it live at Johannes Leonardo in NYC this Wednesday, Sept 23, 2026 at 5pm. Tickets here https://luma.com/r0c474io

James talks about his new, brilliant, evidence-based Lions Learning course on advertising effectiveness and his latest book that popularizes a new mental model for marketing that better connects our role to the language of business and growth. Always great having James on the show.