Best Checkatrade Podcasts (2025)

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Inside Adidas's brand revival with vice president of brand activation Roy Gardner 30:13

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Adidas has been on a transformation journey in the last few years, following a period of turbulence as it grappled with the discontinuation of its popular Yeezy line, waning investor confidence and an overreliance on performance marketing. Today, the sportswear brand is back on track. Earlier this year, CEO Bjørn Gulden told investors the business …

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Is this a ‘landmark moment’ for influencer marketing? 37:10

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Fresh from the release of new IPA data revealing the ROI of influencer marketing, in this edition of the podcast we’re taking inspiration from our Influencers Explored series to discuss the numbers, ask what the professionalisation of creators means for brands and how businesses can better support influencer wellbeing. Host Charlotte Rogers, Market…

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Hugo Boss's James Foster on marketing's role in its brand transformation 48:30

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In the latest episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, Hugo Boss's global marketing lead, James Foster, shares his vision for the fashion brand and the crucial role marketing is playing in its turnaround. Hugo Boss has been on a journey over the past five years, as the business looks to build relevance and top-line growth. Marketing is playing a crit…

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How marketers can recalibrate going into the final quarter 48:22

2M ago48:22

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Whether it’s a time to reset how you work or a moment to look for a new challenge, September can feel like a fresh start for many aspects of marketers’ careers. In this episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, Charlotte Rogers, deputy managing editor, is joined by senior reporter Molly Innes and reporter Grace Gollasch to discuss how September and th…

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The state of marketing recruitment - is AI making it worse for candidates? 48:24

2M ago48:24

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From ghosting and indecision to recruitment being a buyer's market and marketers facing an uphill battle to land roles, marketing recruitment is facing a breadth of acute challenges. Last month, more than a fifth (22.4%) of marketers said they expected marketing job cuts at their brands in the following quarter, according to exclusive IPA Bellwethe…

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Special Episode: Retail's sweet spot between AI, Search and data 38:53

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In partnership with Google: Google's managing director of retail and consumer goods, Sophie Neary, joins Marketing Week's Russell Parsons, to explore how marketers can harness the latest consumer trends and technological evolutions to fight for greater share of shoppers' online baskets. They examine how brand and retail marketers can use AI, Search…

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How to address marketing's 'culture of short-termism' 47:32

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In the latest episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, we’re discussing why short-termism is becoming a even bigger issue for brands and what marketers can do to mitigate it. Marketing Week’s 2025 Language of Effectiveness survey, in partnership with Kantar and Google, reveals 63.1% of marketers say their business has increased its focus on short-ter…

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Special Episode: Closing the email effectiveness gap 39:20

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In partnership with Campaign Monitor by Marigold: Email isn’t dead - it has just been misunderstood and possibly undervalued. This Special Episode unpacks how today’s smartest brands are turning email into a high-ROI channel that powers both long-term brand equity and short-term performance. With Campaign Monitor's senior product marketing manager …

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Elf Beauty’s chief brand officer Laurie Lam on making purpose a growth driver 15:47

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Elf Beauty recently marked its 25th consecutive quarter of growth. With sales up 28% year-on-year, it’s a business charging forward while many others struggle with stagnation. Laurie Lam, chief brand officer at Elf Beauty, joins The Marketing Week Podcast to shed light on how the business is achieving its success. “It doesn’t happen by mistake,” sh…

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How can marketing fix its effectiveness skills gap? 45:06

6M ago45:06

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Recent data from Marketing Week's 2025 Career & Salary Survey revealed marketing effectiveness is the major core marketing skills gap. Three in five (60.5%) of the more than 3,500 respondents identified knowledge of marketing effectiveness as a skills gap within their business. In this episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, deputy managing editor C…

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S7 Ep9: Gareth Ainsworth Unfiltered 28:13

7M ago28:13

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There really is only one Gareth Ainsworth, as there's nobody in football that looks like him or acts like him! He's a total one off and a brilliant host, as David Prutton found out when he was kindly invited over to Gareth's gaff for the day, back in October of last year. Inside the house, Gareth's love of music takes centre stage, and his heroes a…

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The Marketing Week Podcast: Exploring the reality for working mums 1:07:49

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In the latest episode, we explore why mothers are being pushed out of the workforce in increasing numbers, from the rollback of flexible policies to poor company culture. We are joined by Jess Heagren, founder and CEO of parenting organisation Careers After Babies, and Sophie Maunder, former VCCP CEO turned founder of maternity coaching business Ma…

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S7 Ep8: Kevin Nolan Unfiltered 59:00

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It's the penultimate episode in the series and David Prutton is in a pub in Nottingham, so no complaints from him on the choice of location! Prutts is there to meet Northampton Town manager Kevin Nolan, who's comfortably settled in Robin Hood Country, from his time in charge at nearby Notts County. The two look back fondly on a glittering playing c…

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S7 Ep7: Barry Fry Unfiltered 30:57

7M ago30:57

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Undoubtedly one of football's greatest ever characters, there really is only one Barry Fry! From his first goal at Wembley in front of nearly 100,000 people and looking after a young George Best at Manchester United in the early 1960s, to his latest role at Peterborough United, a club that he's been married to for nearly 30 years! His beloved Posh …

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S7 Ep6: Mick McCarthy Unfiltered 49:50

7M ago49:50

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There are few people who can tell a story like McCarthy, and have the whole room bent double! David Prutton throughly enjoyed his day at Mick's house, talking about the early days at Barnsley to playing in the World Cup. Managing Ireland and his infamous fall out with Roy Keane, to talking to Steve Coogan about playing himself in the corresponding …

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WHSmith disappears, 'Share a Coke' returns and restructures 48:24

7M ago48:24

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In this latest episode, we explore the rate of marketing team restructures, debate what's next for WHSmith as the chain prepares to disappear from UK high streets and explore the value of personalisation following the return of Coca-Cola's 'Share a Coke'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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S7 Ep5: Billy Sharp Unfiltered 44:39

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Billy Sharp is a home town hero. A 'Roy of the Rovers' style striker in his native Sheffield and a blade through and through. On this episode, David Prutton travels to Billy's home turf to talk about a career that has not only seen him score more than 100 goals for his boyhood club, but also move away to the South Coast with Southampton and travel …

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S7 Ep4: Steve Bruce Unfiltered 37:07

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On this week's episode, David Prutton takes himself off to the seaside, to spend some quality time in the company of Blackpool FC manager Steve Bruce. From sharing a dressing room with Cantona, Kanchelskis, Giggs and Hughes, to realising every Geordie's dream of managing Newcastle United, Steve has enjoyed a remarkable career over his 4 decades in …

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Marketing's pay gap problem and recruitment challenges 38:57

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Marketing has a big pay gap problem and for many people it's getting worse.Exclusive new data from Marketing Week’s 2025 Career & Salary Survey shows the marketing profession has an ethnicity pay gap for full-time workers of 13.3%, up sharply from 8.5% in 2024 – based on a sample 82.9% of whom identify as white.Marketing's gender pay gap has also w…

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S7 Ep3: Phil Jagielka Unfiltered 55:07

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With more than 800 appearances under his belt, Phil Jagielka's superb career for club and country spanned more than 23 years! Out of the game now for a year or so, he's been working mainly on his golf handicap, but reflects with Prutts on the highs, the lows and some of the brilliant characters and stories he's enjoyed along the way, as he looks ba…

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S7 Ep2: Frank Lampard Unfiltered 42:36

8M ago42:36

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It's the first episode of a brand new podcast series, that sees David Prutton sit down for a proper chat with some of the biggest names in football. First up it's Coventry City manager Frank Lampard, to discuss his distinguished career and schooling in the game, the influence of the likes Jose Mourinho on his management style, and whether Uncle Har…

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S7 Ep1: EFL Unfiltered - The Brand New EFL Podcast with David Prutton 0:34

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Does marketing have an early talent problem? 53:12

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This week on The Marketing Week Podcast we’re tackling marketing’s early talent problem.With fewer routes into the industry and a lack of support for apprenticeships, are aspiring marketers being shut out before they even get started?Marketing Week's 2025 Career & Salary Survey revealed just 15.9% of companies operate a marketing apprenticeship, ci…

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Inside marketing's imposter syndrome crisis 47:49

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This week on The Marketing Week Podcast, we explore just how widespread imposter syndrome is in the industry.Marketing Week’s exclusive 2025 Career & Salary Survey reveals a staggering 80.1% of the more than 3,500 marketers we surveyed have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in their careers.In this episode, deputy managing editor Charlott…

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This Much I Learned: Virgin Media O2 and VCCP on their long-lasting relationship 48:49

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Virgin Media O2's marketing director Simon Valcarcel and founder of VCCP, Marketing Week's Agency of the Year, Charles Vallance discuss the importance of honesty, consistency and how they've kept things "fresh" during a 23-year client/agency relationship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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How brands can grow in 2025, TikTok fallout and RTO mayhem 30:55

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Deputy managing editor Charlotte Rogers, managing editor Lucy Tesseras and senior reporters Molly Innes and Niamh Carroll dig into the big marketing stories making headlines this week.We kick off by analysing the potential fallout for brands and creators after TikTok was briefly banned for US users before being reinstated over the weekend, as well …

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The big marketing stories of 2024 53:44

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It's almost time to close the door on 2024, but not before listening to The Marketing Week Podcast's Christmas special and end of-year wrap-up.Hosts deputy managing editor Charlotte Rogers, managing editor Lucy Tesseras and senior reporter Molly Innes are joined by our very own editor-in-chief Russell Parsons and senior reporter Niamh Carroll to di…

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This Much I Learned: M&S’s marketing directors on remaining consistent in the brand’s transformation 48:22

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M&S’s top marketing directors, Anna Braithwaite and Sharry Cramond, on how the brand’s transformation came about and what successes led them to be Marketing Week’s brand of the year – with consistency being key. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Marketing Week

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The BBC on how to build a high-performing marketing team 1:04:17

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In this episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, hosts Charlotte Rogers, Lucy Tesseras and Molly Innes talk about all things marketing teams: how to build them, what the ideal team looks like and who needs to be included. We also speak to our Marketing Team of the Year, the BBC, to find out how director of marketing and audiences Paul Davies transfor…

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Award-winning marketing and PwC's CMO on career resilience 49:50

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In this episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, hosts Charlotte Rogers and Molly Innes are joined by editor-in-chief Russell Parsons to discuss the 2024 Marketing Week Awards. Russell interviewed our Marketer of the Year, PwC's global CMO Antonia Wade to find out the secrets to her success, the importance of B2B and her career resilience. We also co…

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This Much I Learned: Diageo's CMO on building an effectiveness culture 36:53

1y ago36:53

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In the latest episode of Marketing Week's This Much I Learned podcast, Diageo's chief marketing officer Cristina Diezhandino discusses why driving a culture of effectiveness is key for growing its brands, including Guinness and Johnnie Walker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Marketing's social class problem and Specsavers' CMO on team culture 36:20

1y ago36:20

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In this episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, hosts Charlotte Rogers, Lucy Tesseras and Molly Innes are joined by Sarah Atkinson, CEO of the Social Mobility Foundation to talk about the marketing industry's problem with socio-economic diversity.Plus, after being given exclusive access to attend Specsavers' annual internal marketing festival, a gat…

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CMO ambitions, AI and the reality of working in B2B 36:36

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In the first episode of The Marketing Week Podcast, hosts Charlotte Rogers, Lucy Tesseras and Molly Innes are joined by B2B marketing leader Mary-Anne Russell and Jon Lombardo, former LinkedIn B2B Institute lead, to discuss our new State of B2B Marketing research. We also discuss the impact Labour's HFSS ad ban will have on advertisers, brands' fea…

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S6 Ep46: The best of the guests part two! 27:55

1+ y ago27:55

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It's the final instalment of the official EFL podcast for 2023/2024, and host David Prutton is taking a little look back at some of his favourite moments from the second half of this truly extraordinary season, along with the characters that have joined him along the way!By The Content Works

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S6 Ep45: 2023/2024 Season Review 34:19

1+ y ago34:19

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Another season comes to a close, and who better to chew over the fat than Messrs Prutton and Stowell. It's been quite the campaign across all 3 divisions, and David and David have had a ball, as is clearly evident from their fond footballing summary!By The Content Works

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S6 Ep44: The Skybet Championship Playoff Final Preview! 36:12

1+ y ago36:12

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On this week's official EFL, David Prutton and Juliette Ferrington focus their thoughts on the last big game of the season, and the one that's said to the most valuable in world football. This Sunday Leeds United face Southampton for a chance to bounce back up to the premier league at the first attempt, as they contest the Skybet Playoff Final at W…

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S6 Ep43: The Skybet League 1 and League 2 Playoff Final Preview! 33:58

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On this week's official EFL podcast, it's all about the forthcoming weekend at Wembley for the fans of Bolton, Oxford, Crawley and Crewe. Joining David Prutton to discuss all of the key battles and major talking points, is Sky Sports' very own commentator extraordinaire, Mr David Stowell!By The Content Works

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S6 Ep42: Windass! 47:10

1+ y ago47:10

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On this week's official EFL podcast, David Prutton and Juliette Ferrington catch up with Josh Windass, after his Sheffield Wednesday side's impressive form of late saw them successfully avoid the drop and maintain their Championship status next season. Elsewhere it's a special and emotional day for Salford City's Matt Smith, who's presented with a …

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This Much I Learned: Asos’s top marketer on transforming a brand 38:16

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Asos’s executive vice-president of customer, Dan Elton, on the challenges he is facing in turning the fashion retailer into a more brand-led organisation – and why marketers shouldn’t take measurement tools as gospel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Marketing Week

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S6 Ep41: It's Vegas or bust, for James Collins and his Derby County team mates! 46:36

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On this week's edition of the official EFL Podcast, David Prutton and Juliette Farrington catch up with a very happy James Collins, after his Derby County heroics which have helped see his side achieve automatic promotion this season. Prutts and Jules give us a full preview of the final weekend in the Skybet Championship, and the infamous '72 in 72…

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S6 Ep40: Nigel Adkins and his Prenton Park positivity! 46:31

1+ y ago46:31

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On this week's official EFL podcast, David Prutton and David Stowell welcome Tranmere's Nigel Adkins onto the pod for a positivity boost! Nigel is loving life back in his homeland at the club he supported as a boy and played for, and now has the honour of moulding and shaping in his own image. Prutts and Stowell also look ahead to the finale of the…

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S6 Ep39: Super Sammie Szmodics and the EFL Awards 2024! 43:05

1+ y ago43:05

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On this week's official EFL podcast, David Prutton and David Stowell enjoy the company of Blackburn Rovers' in form striker Sammie Szmodics, look back on last Sunday's glitzy EFL Awards, and preview all this weekend's upcoming action!By The Content Works

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This Much I Learned: TK Maxx’s top marketer on 30 years of selling an idea 45:52

1+ y ago45:52

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Deborah Dolce has been with TJX Europe, best known for owner TK Maxx, for 30 years and joined as the ‘off-price’ fashion store launched in the UK. She praises culture and curiosity as being key to her longevity at the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Marketing Week

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S6 Ep38: Boro's Jonny Howson! 44:49

1+ y ago44:49

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On this week's official EFL podcast, David Prutton and Juliette Ferrington enjoy the company of Boro's veteran pro Jonny Howson, the morning after their 2-2 draw away at Hull City. Jonny gives a real insight into his affection for the club and his desire to stay at The Riverside, whilst also eyeing up a life after football when the day eventually c…

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S6 Ep37: Bristol Street Motors Trophy - Cup Final Special! 30:43

1+ y ago30:43

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This Sunday, Peterborough United take on Wycombe Wanderers in the final of the Bristol Street Motors Trophy at Wembley, in what will be a huge day out for both clubs and their fans. David Prutton previews the big day, with former Peterborough United striker Craig Mackail-Smith and Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield.…

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S6 Ep36: Here's Johnnie! 48:47

1+ y ago48:47

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On this week's official EFL podcast, David Prutton and David Stowell are joined by no nonsense AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson! Johnnie wears his heart on his sleeve and is brutally honest in his assessment of his side's chances of promotion, and as he rightly says, if they don't quite get over the line this time, it won't be for a lack of ef…

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S6 Ep35: It's all change for Chopper! 48:42

1+ y ago48:42

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On this week's official EFL podcast, David Prutton and Juliette Ferrington welcome Neil Harris onto the pod to talk about his recent homecoming to The Den, and to explain his own notion of Millwallness! Prutts also catches up with the EFL's head of youth development Darren Wassall, to talk about the importance of nurturing the next generation, whil…

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This Much I Learned: Tesco and BBH unpack an award-winning agency/client relationship 44:04

1+ y ago44:04

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In the latest episode of Marketing Week’s podcast series Tesco marketing boss Emma Botton and Karen Martin of BBH share the inside story of their partnership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Marketing Week

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S6 Ep34: David Artell and his Grimsby Town revolution! 42:21

1+ y ago42:21

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On this week’s official EFL podcast it’s a 3 Davids special, as David Prutton and David Stowell welcome along David Artell for a chat about life at Grimsby Town. Brutally honest and brilliantly insightful, David Artell is always great value, and this is a captivating listen. On top of that, Messers Prutton and Stowell preview all this weekend’s EFL…

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S6 Ep33: Darrell Clarke talking Cheltenham Town and Cheltenham Festival! 35:29

1+ y ago35:29

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On this week's official EFL podcast, David Prutton and Juliette Ferrington are joined by Cheltenham Town boss Darrell Clarke, who's enjoying the very real challenge of trying to keep the robins in Skybet League One this season. Elsewhere, Prutts and Jules look at all the big stories and preview the big games this weekend in all 3 divisions, and in …