Episodes
Over 200 unfiltered conversations with marketing legends, commercial leaders, and researchers on what actually moves business forward—without the fluff, buzzwords, or victory laps.
The Barber's Brief · EP 245
The Barber's Brief - Apple Built a Kill Switch for Ad Tech
Marc & V
Oct 20, 2026 · 30 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 242
The Barber's Brief - Sydney Sweeney Is Famous. Novig Isn't.
Marc & V
Oct 6, 2026 · 29 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 238
The Barber's Brief - Playing on rented land, again.
Marc & V
Sep 22, 2026 · 32 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 234
The Barber's Brief - More Data. More Tech. More Specialists. Better Marketing?
Marc & V
Sep 8, 2026 · 34 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 230
The Barber's Brief - Are We Measuring Marketing Value — or Just What’s Easy to Measure?
Marc & V
Aug 25, 2026 · 37 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 226
The Barber's Brief - The AI Efficiency Trap: When Doing More With Less Backfires
Marc & V
Aug 11, 2026 · 29 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 218
The Barber's Brief - The Shelf Life of Competitive Advantage
Marc & V
Jul 14, 2026 · 25 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 208
The Barber's Brief - The Rosé Can Wait. Our Questions Cant + Special Announcement
Marc & V
Jun 16, 2026 · 23 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 204
The Barber's Brief - AI Won’t Save Bad Marketing
Marc & V
Jun 2, 2026 · 30 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 200
The Barber's Brief - This is Two Hundred!
Marc & V
May 19, 2026 · 34 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 196
The Barber's Brief - The Missing Layer In Performance Marketing?
Marc & V
May 5, 2026 · 30 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 192
The Barber's Brief - Is a sandwich without bread still a sandwich?
Marc & V
Apr 21, 2026 · 32 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 188
The Barber's Brief - Does brand purpose actually lead to growth?
Marc & V
Apr 7, 2026 · 31 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 184
The Barber's Brief - Have most marketers not learned the basics?
Marc & V
Mar 24, 2026 · 32 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 180
The Barber's Brief - Why Are Agencies in Such Deep Trouble?
Marc & V
Mar 9, 2026 · 29 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 176
The Barber's Brief - Welcome to the Age of Answers
Marc & V
Feb 24, 2026 · 30 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 172
The Barber's Brief - How can I communicate better with my mother?
Marc & V
Feb 10, 2026 · 24 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 168
The Barber's Brief - Marketers beware! Less is not more.
Marc & V
Jan 27, 2026 · 25 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 164
The Barber's Brief - Don’t Create Bite-Sized Chunks of Your Content
Marc & V
Jan 12, 2026 · 29 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 161
The Barber's Brief - Toyota Promotes Escape, Whatever The Car.
Marc & V
Dec 18, 2025 · 43 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 158
The Barber's Brief - Omnicom and IPG: Congrats On Being Huge!
Marc & V
Dec 3, 2025 · 38 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 155
The Barber's Brief - Who’s Really Running Marketing Now?
Marc & V
Nov 20, 2025 · 37 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 152
The Barber's Brief - Love Over Clicks?
Marc & V
Nov 5, 2025 · 39 min
The Barber's Brief · EP 149
The Barber's Brief - Is Lululemon in a Nosedive?
Marc & V
Oct 16, 2025 · 36 min