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Frontier CMO Podcast by Think with Google

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In the AI era, marketing should be unstoppable, and its future is being written in real time. Frontier CMO talks to the leaders shaping it. Join Joshua Spanier, Google's VP of AI and Marketing Strategy, in his deep-dives with the leaders, marketers, technologists who are rewriting the playbook. Welcome to the Frontier. We’re asking the questions other won’t: How do marketing leaders prove ROI to executives? What does a modern marketing strategy look like when AI and analytics are reshaping the rules every day? Each episode of Frontier CMO explores the real-world playbooks leaders are using to navigate the AI-powered landscape. From marketing trends and branding breakthroughs to advancements in digital marketing, social media, content marketing, and B2B marketing, Frontier CMO breaks down what’s working and what’s not to help you navigate this new landscape. Subscribe to Frontier CMO on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts to get alerted when the first episode drops in January.

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Relevance is Revenue: Gap’s Secret to WinningGap Inc.’s “relevance is revenue” playbook—how connecting brand to culture (especially YouTube/social) drives sales, supported by shared services, shared data, AI, and creator/employee content…17 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 12 chapters
Growth, CFO Alliances & Brand Power: Inside Estée Lauder's AI MakeoverEstee Lauder’s “Beauty Reimagine” transformation and how AI is reshaping marketing, media, and personalization across its luxury beauty brands, including how to align marketing investment with CFO…3 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters
Your Content Is Corrosive: Anda Gansca on the Future of Websites in the AI EraAnda Gansca (CEO/co-founder of Notch) argues that many brands’ content is “corrosive”: it gets traffic but delivers a useless experience.20 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 14 chapters
Rishad Tobaccowala on Relevance and Reinvention in the Age of AIReinvention in the AI era; why “change sucks, but irrelevance is even worse,” and what CMOs must do beyond AI efficiency.6 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 11 chapters
Google’s CMO Lorraine Twohill on Leading the FrontierLorraine Twohill (Google CMO) explains what it means to be a “Frontier CMO” in the AI era—agility, customer advocacy, and building a new AI-era marketing playbook—while sharing lessons from Chrome,…30 Jul 2026 · 34 min · 19 chapters
Best of Frontier CMO: Colin and Samir on the CMO’s Guide to the New Creator EconomyThe “new creator economy” and how CMOs should shift from an attention economy (vanity views) to a connection economy (memorable minutes, conversation, returning viewers).23 Jul 2026 · 40 min · 18 chapters
Lightning in a Can: Liquid Death’s Killer CreativeLiquid Death’s creative and media system for “winning the internet for a day,” turning virality and cultural stunts into measurable retail sales (velocity: dollars per store per week), plus how…9 Jul 2026 · 40 min · 19 chapters
In the Driver’s Seat: McLaren’s Race to the TopMcLaren’s journey back to the front in Formula One, and how CMO Lou McEwan and driver Lando Norris describe resilience, fan-first marketing, and building a global community through media partnerships…25 Jun 2026 · 26 min · 15 chapters
‘Desire at Scale’ with Unilever’s CMO Leandro BarretoUnilever CMO Leandro Barreto discusses how to build “desire at scale” in an AI era—arguing AI can find observations, but humans create the emotional “last mile,” and brands must join existing culture…18 Jun 2026 · 34 min · 22 chapters
Mark Ritson on Why the Fundamentals Still WinMark Ritson argues marketing is failing because most marketers lack fundamental training and skip strategy; AI increases the risk of “getting lost faster,” so brands must prioritize market…4 Jun 2026 · 42 min · 18 chapters
Inside Google’s Creative Frontier with Josh Woodward & Robert WongHow AI can make marketers bolder and more creative, emphasizing “human creativity” and “soul of the product” rather than using AI only for speed/scale.21 May 2026 · 29 min · 22 chapters
Beyond the Pitch: Inside Arsenal’s Global Fandom PlaybookArsenal’s global fandom strategy, led by Chief Commercial Officer Juliet Slot, focused on “serving supporters what they want, when they want, where they want” to build a 365-day brand experience…7 May 2026 · 36 min · 15 chapters
Asmita Dubey on AI, Fragmentation, and the Future of MarketingModern marketing’s “fragmentation” (consumer journey, channels, and agency/partner ecosystem) and how AI can enable “rebundling” into an AI-powered consumer journey and AI-powered marketer journey.23 Apr 2026 · 41 min · 17 chapters
Emma Grede on Operationalizing Culture, Speed, and AIEmma Grede (Skims, Good American, Safely, Off Season) explains how to build durable, culturally relevant brands through operational clarity, product discipline, speed, and selective AI use.9 Apr 2026 · 46 min · 23 chapters
Carla Hassan on Trust, AI, and Leading Under PressureTrust-building for CMOs under pressure from AI, regulation, and skepticism; how to balance global brand consistency with local relevance; modern marketing operating faster with GenAI, process…26 Mar 2026 · 42 min · 16 chapters
Sir Martin Sorrell on AI and Agency ReinventionFrontier CMO Podcast by Think with Google12 Mar 2026 · 41 min · 14 chapters
Vineet Mehra on Marketing in the Agentic Era and How to speak the Love Language of the CFOFrontier CMO Podcast by Think with Google26 Feb 2026 · 41 min · 18 chapters
Vidhya Srinivasan on Agentic Commerce and the AI Rewiring of MarketingFrontier CMO Podcast by Think with Google13 Feb 2026 · 29 min · 20 chapters
Colin & Samir on the CMO’s Guide to the New Creator EconomyFrontier CMO Podcast by Think with Google12 Feb 2026 · 40 min · 19 chapters
Gary Vaynerchuk on Why Creative, Not Media, Is the Real Growth EngineThe Frontier CMO Podcast by Think with Google delves into how marketing is evolving in the AI era.29 Jan 2026 · 33 min · 20 chapters
Norm de Greve on Growth, Reinvention, and Leading Through Relentless ChangeLeading marketing through relentless change and AI-driven transformation; GM’s growth model and AI platform (Metropolis) plus MediaMonks’ role; why product quality, brand, and human creativity still…15 Jan 2026 · 36 min · 16 chapters
Shelly Palmer on Leading Through AI Change, Identity Threat, and Marketing’s Next EraMarketing leadership and strategy for AI change—whether AI-driven efficiency is real, how to structure “human-agent” marketing teams, and why identity threat may block adoption.8 Jan 2026 · 43 min · 17 chapters
Introducing Frontier CMO by Think with GoogleThe episode introduces “Frontier CMO” by Think with Google, arguing that CMOs have short C-suite tenure despite marketing being a key growth lever in the AI era, and claiming only about 1 in 5…12 Dec 2025 · 1 min