
Jon Evans
Host of Uncensored CMO & System1 CMO.
Appears in 157 Episodes
Samsung CMO on Tech Innovation, Flying Ostriches & Doing More with Less - Benjamin Braun
Today Jon sits down with Benjamin Braun, CMO at Samsung Europe, for a fascinating conversation that spans from innovative tech demos to Olympic marketing strategies. B...

The Attention Economy: Why not all reach is equal with Karen Nelson Field
Dr Karen Nelson Field is a multiple returning guest to the podcast, talking about her book "The Attention Economy: A Category Blueprint" which takes an in-depth look i...

From Shark Tank to Super Bowl - the story of America's fastest growing beverage (Poppi) with Allison Ellsworth
In this episode I'm joined by Allison Ellsworth, founder of the fastest growing beverage brand in the US, Poppi.Poppi was started as Mother Beverage in 2018 (a nod to ...

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - the real story behind the drama with Patrick Spence
Mr Bates vs The Post Office is a the most watched drama on ITV of all time. It's the extraordinary story of the greatest miscarriage of justice in British legal histor...

The power of personalisation and how to deliver at scale - Mark Abraham, BCG
Mark Abraham leads Boston Consulting Group’s Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice in North America. He also launched and leads the firm’s personalization capability. He...

How not to plan: what matters most in 2025 - Les Binet and Sarah Carter
It's our annual tradition to bring Sarah Carter and Les Binet, authors of How Not To Plan, onto the podcast to discuss the hot topics of the year and what marketers ne...

How Amazon built distinctive assets, compound creativity and a winning culture - Ed Smith
Ed Smith leads the Amazon mass marketing team in Europe. In this episode we talk about how Amazon create such emotional advertising, how they make such huge decisions ...

Reloaded: Rupert Howell co-founder of HHCL on creating the agency of the decade
Uncensored CMO Reloaded. This episode was first published in May 2021.Rupert Howell is one of the founders of the iconic advertising agency HHCL & Partners. This is a ...

Never Mind The Adverts Christmas Special
For a special Christmas edition of the Uncensored CMO, we've recorded a bonus episode of the Never Mind the Adverts podcast, featuring our good friend Orlando Wood. We...

Fame, Feeling & Flamingos: how consistency helped Very hit new heights
Jess Myers CCO of The Very Group, returns to the podcast sharing the success of her role over the past year. We'll explore how Jess and her team navigates the crucial ...

How Tony’s Chocolonely is breaking the mould with their Dean of Dopeness (CMO) Sadira Furlow
In this episode, we're diving into a fascinating conversation with Sadira Furlow, known as the "Dean of Dopeness" at Tony's Chocolonely. We unpack Sadira's career jour...

Rory Sutherland on Jaguar: Madness or Marketing Genius?
The marketing world has been dominated by the recent Jaguar rebrand. It's split opinion in the industry with many criticising the bold new approach with Jaguar's move ...

How to scale a challenger brand with Tony’s Chief Chocolonely Douglas Lamont (ex Innocent MD)
In the first of a two part special on one of my favourite challenger brands of all time, Tony’s Chocolonely, I speak with their Chief Chocolonely (CEO), Douglas Lamont...

Google Retail MD on the power of search and the secrets to why we watch YouTube - Sophie Neary
In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of digital retail and YouTube with our special guest, Sophie Neary, Retail MD at Google. We explore studies compari...

The Power of Compound Creativity with Dom Dwight (Yorkshire Tea), Vickie Ridley (Lucky Generals) & Andrew Tindall (System1)
In this episode, we're going to be talking about Compound Creativity, a new report by System1 in partnership with the IPA showing how being consistent with your creati...

Mark Ritson on the fall of Nike, KitKat’s perfect positioning and whether Liquid Death is more than just water in a can
Mark Ritson is back on the podcast for a review of the most read stories this year. We debate if Liquid Death is more than just water in a can, why Nike’s focus on DTC...

The brands trying to change the world - Chris Baker, Serious Tissues & Change Please
Chris Baker is an award-winning advertising and social change strategist turned entrepreneur. He is the Founder & CEO of Serious Tissues, a toilet roll brand that figh...

Social media masterclass in community and influencer marketing with Elfried Samba (ex Gymshark)
Elfried Samba is CEO of Butterfly 3ffect. Samba immigrated from D.R. Congo to the UK at age 14 before rising to prominence in the Social media space through his work a...

Mark Ritson reviews the highest scoring beer ads of all time (down the pub)
Mark Ritson is back and has convinced me to record in a pub, talking about the top 10 beer ads of all time (while drinking beer) - what could go wrong? We break down s...

Building Britain's Most Iconic Brands - Kerris Bright (BBC)
Kerris Bright is the Chief Customer Officer at the BBC. She was previously Chief Marketing Officer at Virgin Media.She is a highly experienced leader, bringing a custo...
