Data, Dance, and Daring Campaigns: Erin Levzow’s Approach to Building Loyalty

Drew Stein: Master of the Hadron Helm, Now Steering Experian’s Adtech Ship

There’s now a saying in adtech: when PR people reach out to you with coy smiles and cryptic non-announcements, you’re looking at one of three possibilities: someone’s getting bought, someone’s buying, or someone’s heading to jail.  Thankfully, in this case, it’s the middle option.  Experian just snapped up Audigent, the data activation wunderkind that’s been … Read more

Sam Bloom: Marketing’s Last Sane Man?

How He’s Keeping His Cool While Everyone Else Chases Trends If marketing today is a three-ring circus, Sam Bloom is the rare ringmaster who doesn’t just keep things running—he makes everyone feel good about being part of the show. As Head of Partnerships at PMG, Sam navigates the chaos with a sense of calm, clarity, … Read more

The AdTech Wizard of Odds: Gareth Holmes on Streaming Ads, Helicopters, and Unleashing Sweden’s Secret Sauce 

Adtech is often described as a wild west, but Gareth Holmes makes it sound more like Cirque du Soleil—complete with flaming chainsaws, gravity-defying stunts, and a standing-room-only audience.  As VP of Strategy Media at SeenThis, Gareth isn’t just navigating the chaos; he’s orchestrating it with the flair of a conductor leading a symphony of algorithms. … Read more

Scott Schiller’s Guide to the Mad World of Media, Advertising, and AdTech – Hold the Jargon, Double the Reality Check

Scott Schiller is a man who’s seen it all – from the early days of television ads to the modern, hyper-complicated circus that is digital media. And let’s be clear, Scott’s got opinions.  He’s made his mark as a media titan, ad tech innovator, and professor who somehow still finds time to remind the industry … Read more

Laurel Rossi on Marketing’s Shiny Distractions, Linear TV’s Last Gasp, and Why the Industry’s All Bark and No Bite

Let’s be clear: Laurel Rossi isn’t here to join the echo chamber of ad executives talking about “disruption” while sipping their third champagne at Cannes. No, Rossi, who juggles the roles of Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at Infillion, is here to strip marketing down to its bare bones—and she’s not interested in … Read more

Mark Coleman: The VC Who Tossed the Rulebook (And has a heart)

Meet Mark Coleman, a venture capitalist who doesn’t give a rip about the traditional VC playbook. Management fees? Nope. Early exits? Not his style. And don’t even think about trying to impress him with your ping-pong table or kombucha bar. Coleman is part startup whisperer, part reality check artist, and all about cutting through the … Read more

The CMO Who Doesn’t Play by the Rules: Chris Koehler’s Mission to Break Down Silos

Chris Koehler, Twilio’s Chief Marketing Officer, isn’t just another marketer who throws around buzzwords like “disruption” and “innovation” while making it sound like he’s reading from a teleprompter at a TED Talk. No, this guy’s the real deal—think of him as the marketing world’s Swiss Army knife. Koehler’s resume reads like a “choose your own … Read more