<![CDATA[Uncomfortable Ad Break]]>Marketing is a broken industry. Budgets get cut in the name of AI, till companies realise they’re spending more on tokens than on people. Industry awards are filled with fraud.

Ads are so fucking dull. I could go on.

How do we fix this?

I don’t have a magic recipe, but I have an idea. Put people at the centre.

So I am launching a new interview series: Uncomfortable Ad Break.

A series of candid conversations with industry professionals, creators, advertisers, art directors, and more.

The aim is to name a spade a spade, call out the bullshit, and talk honestly about what we can change in our everyday working lives to make the industry a better place.

]]>https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:50:05 GMTTue, 15 Sep 2026 09:14:57 GMT60Carlo Maria Ferrari<p>Marketing is a broken industry. Budgets get cut in the name of AI, till companies realise they’re spending more on tokens<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/ai-was-supposed-to-save-companies-money-instead-its-blowing-up-budgets-in-a-big-way/91372478" target="_blank"> </a>than on people. Industry awards are filled with fraud. </p><p></p><p>Ads are so fucking dull. I could go on.</p><p></p><p>How do we fix this?</p><p>I don’t have a magic recipe, but I have an idea. Put <b>people</b> at the centre.</p><p></p><p>So I am launching a new interview series: <b>Uncomfortable Ad Break</b>.</p><p></p><p>A series of candid conversations with industry professionals, creators, advertisers, art directors, and more.</p><p></p><p>The aim is to name a spade a spade, call out the bullshit, and talk honestly about what we can change in our everyday working lives to make the industry a better place.</p>serialCarlo Maria Ferraricarlo@carlotalksadv.comyes<![CDATA[Uncomfortable Ad Break #006: Gala Jackson-Coombs]]>Welcome to the sixth edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break chats. Today, Gala Jackson-Coombs, founder of Glint Marketing, talks about building a business around motherhood, why B2B marketing remains underserved, the problem with selling hours rather than outcomes, and why AI could make creative more valuable, not less.

Follow Gala on LinkedIn
Gala’s B2B agency, Glint Marketing, is on Instagram and coming soon to YouTube!

]]>44be1b55-d350-4614-ad77-dbf9c47e6a88Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:24:05 GMT<p>Welcome to the sixth edition of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro" target="_blank">Uncomfortable Ad Break</a> chats. Today, Gala Jackson-Coombs, founder of Glint Marketing, talks about building a business around motherhood, why B2B marketing remains underserved, the problem with selling hours rather than outcomes, and why AI could make creative more valuable, not less.<br /></p><p><b>Follow Gala on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/galajc/" target="_blank"><b>LinkedIn</b></a><b><br />Gala’s B2B agency, </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://glintmarketing.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Glint Marketing,</b></a><b> is on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://glint.marketing/" target="_blank"><b>Instagram</b></a><b> and coming soon to </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@glintmarketing" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a><b>!</b></p>no00:26:481Uncomfortable Ad Break #006: Gala Jackson-Coombsfull<![CDATA[Uncomfortable Ad Break #005: Joel Bjarni Marlinarson]]>Welcome to the fifth edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break chats. I met Joel last year in Cannes, and I can’t stop being jealous of how good his analysis is (+ he’s a genuinely lovely person, something not to give for granted in this industry).

Joel’s website
Follow Joel on Instagram, and on TikTok

]]>2088c149-49a4-464f-a282-26baa217c883Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:51:06 GMT<p>Welcome to the fifth edition of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro" target="_blank">Uncomfortable Ad Break</a> chats. I met Joel last year in Cannes, and I can’t stop being jealous of how good his analysis is (+ he’s a genuinely lovely person, something not to give for granted in this industry).</p><p><b>Joel’s </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.coldestcreative.com" target="_blank"><b>website</b></a><b><br />Follow Joel on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/coldestjoel/" target="_blank"><b>Instagram</b></a><b>, and on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@coldestjoel" target="_blank"><b>TikTok</b></a></p>no00:20:501Uncomfortable Ad Break #005: Joel Bjarni Marlinarsonfull<![CDATA[Uncomfortable Ad Break #004: Michael Corcoran]]>Welcome to the fourth edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break chats. If you don’t know Michael personally, you’ve known for this work: he’s the strategy behind the incredible success of nonetheless than Ryanair.

Follow Michael on LinkedIn, Instagram, and on Twitter
Slice Social is here

]]>3442e6dc-9ae6-475f-900d-c1eb62ac1de1Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:23:23 GMT<p>Welcome to the fourth edition of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro" target="_blank">Uncomfortable Ad Break</a> chats. If you don’t know Michael personally, you’ve known for this work: he’s the strategy behind the incredible success of nonetheless than Ryanair.<br /></p><p><b>Follow Michael on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrichardcorcoran/" target="_blank"><b>LinkedIn</b></a><b>, </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/mc_so_me/" target="_blank"><b>Instagram</b></a><b>, and on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/cindygallop" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a><b><br />Slice Social is </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.slice-social.com/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b><br /></b></p>no00:38:561Uncomfortable Ad Break #004: Michael Corcoranfull<![CDATA[Uncomfortable Ad Break #002: Lauren Spearman ]]>This is the second edition of my Uncomfortable Ad Break chats. Lauren is one of my favorite creators, with an amazing community and strong points of view she isn't afraid to share.

Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenspearman/
Lauren’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@laurenspearman
Sign up to find out more: https://www.careering.com/

]]>2400c62e-8ddf-4ac9-9921-41776b0863c0Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:52:16 GMT<p>This is the second edition of my <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro" target="_blank">Uncomfortable Ad Break</a> chats. Lauren is one of my favorite creators, with an amazing community and strong points of view she isn't afraid to share.<br /></p><p><b>Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenspearman/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenspearman/</b></a><b><br />Lauren’s YouTube channel: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@laurenspearman" target="_blank"><b>https://www.youtube.com/@laurenspearman</b></a><b><br />Sign up to find out more: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.careering.com/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.careering.com/</b></a></p>no00:19:571Uncomfortable Ad Break #002: Lauren Spearman full<![CDATA[Uncomfortable Ad Break #003: Cindy Gallop]]>Welcome to the third edition of the Uncomfortable Ad Break chats. Cindy is one of my industry heroes, one of the boldest personalities I’ve ever met.

Follow Cindy on LinkedIn, Instagram, and on Twitter

]]>55eaffef-ccec-40f6-a60a-52d3a8b82cd4Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:29:37 GMT<p>Welcome to the third edition of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://carlotalksadv.substack.com/p/uncomfortable-ad-break-000-intro" target="_blank">Uncomfortable Ad Break</a> chats. Cindy is one of my industry heroes, one of the boldest personalities I’ve ever met.</p><p><b>Follow Cindy on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindygallop/" target="_blank"><b>LinkedIn</b></a><b>, </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/cindygallop/" target="_blank"><b>Instagram</b></a><b>, and on </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/cindygallop" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a></p>no00:26:521Uncomfortable Ad Break #003: Cindy Gallopfull