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by Sean Wright, Kelly Sweeney
Media Monitor is a data-led podcast unpacking what’s really happening across advertising, media, and consumer behavior—and what it means next.Hosted by Sean Wright and Kelly Sweeney from Guideline.ai, the show breaks down the signals behind the headlines: ad spend shifts, market trends, economic pressure points, and emerging opportunities shaping the media ecosystem.Each episode translates complex data into clear insight, helping brands, agencies, and decision-makers cut through noise, reduce uncertainty, and make smarter strategic calls.If media is changing faster than ever, Media Monitor helps you understand why, how, and what to watch next.
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- Today25 min
What Advertisers Should Buy Now—and What Can Wait in Q4
When should advertisers lock in Q4 media—and where could waiting actually pay off? In Episode 28 of Media Monitor, Kelly Sweeney and Sean Wright use Guideline’s forward-booking, ad spend, and pricing data to look ahead at the Q4 advertising market and assess where demand is building, where prices are rising, and where buyers may still have room to wait. Sean frames the discussion as a media version of buy, sell, or hold. Retail media is one area where the data points toward buying earlier. Af...
- Yesterday11 min
AI, ROI and the Metrics That Matter with Preeti Krogh | Conversations at Cannes
AI is giving marketers faster access to data and insights. But having more data doesn’t automatically lead to better decisions. In this episode of Media Monitor: Conversations at Cannes, Guideline Chief Product Officer Steve Silvers sits down with Preeti Krogh of Analytic Partners to discuss how AI is changing marketing measurement, why ROI requires more context than a single number, and what happens when marketing, finance, and analytics aren’t working from the same definition of success. Pr...
- 1 weeks ago23 min
Media Headlines That Matter: Netflix Steps Back, WPP Reinvents, and the Future of Programmatic Advertising
What happens when Netflix walks away from one of the biggest media acquisition opportunities of the year? Why is WPP fundamentally changing the traditional agency holding company model? And what does new data reveal about the continued rise of programmatic advertising? In this episode of Media Monitor, Kelly Sweeney and Sean Wright unpack several of the week's biggest media and advertising headlines while connecting them to the broader forces reshaping the industry. They examine Netflix's dec...
- 2 weeks ago21 min
Media Monitor: Conversations in Cannes | 3 Big Predictions Shaping Advertising
Welcome to the first episode of Media Monitor: Conversations in Cannes — a special mini-series featuring industry leaders sharing their predictions for the future of media, advertising, AI, data, and marketing. Recorded during Cannes Lions, these conversations brought together executives from across the advertising ecosystem to discuss where the industry is headed next. Before releasing those interviews, Kelly Sweeney and Sean Wright step back to identify the biggest themes that consistently ...
- 3 weeks ago23 min
Why Brands Pay Millions for World Cup Sponsorships | The Hidden Value of Sports MarketingWhy Brands Pay Millions for World Cup Sponsorships | The Hidden Value of Sports Marketing
Why are brands willing to spend millions sponsoring global sporting events? In this episode of Media Monitor, Kelly Sweeney and Sean Wright examine the economics behind sports sponsorships during the FIFA Club World Cup and explain why sponsorship continues to outperform many traditional brand marketing investments. They discuss why companies are paying premium prices for World Cup advertising, how sponsorship drives brand awareness in an increasingly crowded media environment, and why market...
- 4 weeks ago21 min
Ep 24: Why Meta Wants Prediction Markets | The $50M Advertising Opportunity Nobody Saw Coming
Prediction markets are rapidly moving from niche platforms into the mainstream—and advertisers are following. In this episode of Media Monitor, Kelly Sweeney and Sean Wright examine why companies like Meta are investing in prediction market technology, what the rise of platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi signals for the future, and how sports betting has quietly become one of advertising's fastest-growing categories. Using Guideline's advertising intelligence, they reveal how brands are sp...
- Jun 24, 202620 min
Ep 23: NBA Finals, Fox + Roku & World Cup Ads: The Biggest Media Stories This Week
Sports, streaming, and advertising continue to reshape the media landscape—and this week delivered plenty to discuss. In this episode of Media Monitor, Kelly and Sean introduce a new weekly headlines segment before diving into Guideline's early advertising data from the NBA Finals and FIFA World Cup. They discuss what the Fox and Roku partnership means for connected TV, why Tubi has become one of streaming's biggest success stories, and how advertisers are following audiences across broadca...
- Jun 17, 202614 min
Ep 22: How The New York Times Is Winning in Advertising (While Everyone Else Struggles)
Most media companies are fighting declining advertising revenue. The New York Times is moving in the opposite direction. In this episode of Media Monitor, Kelly and Sean launch a new deep-dive series by examining one of the most successful media businesses today. Using Guideline's advertising intelligence alongside The New York Times' public financial reporting, they break down where the company's advertising growth is really coming from—and why it continues to outperform much of the industry...
About Media Monitor
Media Monitor is a data-led podcast unpacking what’s really happening across advertising, media, and consumer behavior—and what it means next.Hosted by Sean Wright and Kelly Sweeney from Guideline.ai, the show breaks down the signals behind the headlines: ad spend shifts, market trends, economic pressure points, and emerging opportunities shaping the media ecosystem.Each episode translates complex data into clear insight, helping brands, agencies, and decision-makers cut through noise, reduce uncertainty, and make smarter strategic calls.If media is changing faster than ever, Media Monitor helps you understand why, how, and what to watch next.
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