The Cambridge Marketing Podcast

Part two of “E” in The Marketers Toolkit looks at ESG and economic forces shaping modern marketing. From sustainability and governance to GDP, inflation and consumer confidence, this episode explains how external pressures influence strategy, decision-making and long-term business success.
(Episode 1 of "E" can be found here. https://LightBlueMedia.podbean.com/e/the-marketers-toolkit-e-episode-1/)

In this episode, Kiran Kapur chats with Richard Leyland from Cambridge Consultants about the challenge of marketing innovation. They explore selling complex, high-risk ideas, overcoming client hesitation, and proving value. The conversation also covers thought leadership, cross-industry marketing, and how AI is reshaping content, strategy, and the future of professional services marketing.

This episode of The Marketers’ Toolkit focuses on “E”, covering End Users, Ethics, and Eye Tracking. It highlights the importance of understanding who uses products, making responsible marketing decisions, and using behavioural insights like eye tracking to improve engagement, design effectiveness, and overall marketing performance.
 
(Episode 2 of "E" can be found here https://LightBlueMedia.podbean.com/e/the-marketers-toolkit-e-episode-2/) 

With Easter weekend upon us, our Opinionated Marketers discuss two chocolate related stories from the world of marketing - including The Great KitKat Heist!

This episode of the Cambridge Marketing Podcast focuses on how to market an investment crowdfunding campaign. Jason Fishman explains how to attract investors using ads, content and email, why testing different audiences matters, and how retargeting builds trust over time. It highlights the importance of social proof, clear messaging and a strong plan to turn interest into actual investment.
 
 
 

This week, our Opinionated Marketers discuss how marketing intersects with social and economic change. We look at the government’s new apprenticeship incentives, volunteering, and Marks & Spencer’s latest hire!
 

Data doesn’t kill creativity; it sharpens it. Brook Shepard of Mason Interactive explains why starting with clear goals and basic data matters. Test what you put out, learn what works, and build from it. Used properly, data helps you make better creative and prove what’s actually working—so you can keep improving, not guessing.

In this episode of the Cambridge Marketing Podcast, ticketing expert Richard Howle, founder of RH Insights, explores the realities of dynamic pricing in live entertainment. Drawing on decades of experience with major productions and events, he explains how pricing balances demand, psychology, fan loyalty and commercial risk, revealing how ticketing strategy underpins marketing and the long-term success of shows.

With War in the Gulf, this week our Opinionated Marketers discuss what marketers should be doing now and for the future.  Kiran Kapur and Charles Nixon discuss.

This week we look at how Games Workshop built Warhammer into a hugely profitable global business by putting customers first.
Kiran Kapur speaks with Richard Kendrick about community, lore, retail experience and lifelong fans – and why focusing on the hobby and the people who love it is beating quick wins, cost-cutting and AI hype.