As streaming reshapes the entire media landscape, live sports advertising is no longer out of reach for brands with modest budgets. On this episode of On Scope, Jennifer Monson, VP of sales at Fubo, joins the show to discuss how connected TV (CTV) is breaking down barriers that once kept many marketers sidelined during major sports moments.

Along with host Mike Berberich, Jennifer explains why the future of sports advertising is less about one splashy spot and more about ongoing, precision-based engagement; breaks down the differences between effective CTV and traditional TV creative; and shares her tips for how brands can avoid overwhelming avid fans with impression overload. She also highlights a real-world case study of one brand that started small and scaled effectively with a streaming campaign.

On “Marketing News You Might Have Missed,” Mike and show producer Ryan Dinger discuss Nike’s recent update to its famous “Just do it” tagline, speculating about whether the brand is ignoring a valuable audience and departing from its original mission with the change.

Despite the new opportunities in CTV, marketers continue to leave $26.8 billion on the table every year due to programmatic waste. You can tackle this waste head on with the tools, research, and resources available from the ANA Media Practice. Check it out now by visiting www.ana.net/media.

The On Scope team would love to hear from you! If you have a topic or guest idea, you can email them at onscope@ana.net.

Last season, the NFL brought all 32 of its teams into a league-wide MarTech stack, enabling them with new capabilities like orchestrated messaging, real-time fan communications, and personalized experiences at scale. The effort increased overall digital interactions with fans by 60 percent, digital reach by 22 percent, and reduced the marketing feedback loop from three days to just three hours. These impressive results were enough to win the league the 2025 ANA Martech Award for Innovative Team of The Year.

Ahead of the 2025 regular season kickoff, Chi Ogbuehi, VP of marketing technology and consumer products at NFL, joined On Scope to provide an in-depth look at how she and her team accomplished this award-winning effort. Along with host Mike Berberich, Chi covered how she was able to onboard 32 organizations behind one tech solution, how the league used new data and tech capabilities to drive eye-popping engagement and acquisition numbers, and her best practices for effectively leveraging data and tech, regardless of the marketing budget.

On “Marketing News You Might Have Missed,” Mike and show producer Ryan Dinger discuss a Wall St. Journal report that shows companies are reducing the number of managers they employ, creating a leadership vacuum, forcing employees to focus more on highlighting their accomplishments rather than spending time on the actual job, and potentially ushering in an era of even less human interaction at work.

If you’re interested in learning more about business-driving strategies, then you’ll want to join the thousands of marketers attending the 2025 ANA Masters of Marketing Conference in Orlando this October. While there, you’ll sharpen your strategy, learn to challenge convention, and get the insights you need to power the industry forward. Check out the agenda and register by visiting www.ana.net/2025masters.

The On Scope team would love to hear from you! If you have a topic or guest idea, you can email us at onscope@ana.net.

For years now, the marketing industry has faced a talent gap, especially when recruiting entry-level employees with the technological chops to thrive in a 21st century marketing environment. Dr. Cecilia Dones, founder and principal at 3 Standard Deviations and professor at Columbia Business School, has a unique perspective on this crisis, with experience in both the business and academic worlds. She joined On Scope: The Marketing Podcast to provide her perspective on what both sides can do to close the gap and better prepare college students and young professionals for career success.

Along with host Mike Berberich, Cecilia broke down what most brands misunderstand about the marketing talent pipeline, highlighted some of the difficulties she has seen students face when transitioning from academia to the working world, and gave her best advice for non-executives working in marketing who want to address the talent issue and help their organizations attract and retain more young professionals.

On “This Week in ANA Magazine,” editor Matthew Schwartz joined the show to discuss emerging trends with college athletes, NIL deals, and the marketing opportunities this relatively new space presents. He covered potential new regulations around NIL deals, best practices for marketers to consider, and some examples of brands who have activated NIL partnerships with success.

Do you want to get involved in fixing the marketing talent gap? Join the AEF Drive for 25 movement and you can help build a career path to prepare students with the marketing and tech skills they need to thrive. To learn more, visit www.aef.com/martech.

The On Scope team would love to hear from you! If you have a topic or guest idea, you can email us at onscope@ana.net.