Let's Make This More Interesting

Interesting at the speed of culture (with Nick Tran)

Let's Make This More Interesting

Show Notes

Is TikTok the most interesting platform in the world? What’s at the heart of its success – and what does it mean to be more interesting in a post TikTok world, when the audience on TikTok is “10x bigger every day than the Super Bowl”?

In this week’s episode, Adam meets Nick Tran, former Global Head of Marketing at TikTok and advisor to a new generation of Challengers, including tech company Nothing. Nick brings his experience as a marketer, advisor and investor to discuss:

How TikTok has changed the playing field for a new generation of brands How he led ‘Project Cheetah’ to reduce TikTok’s campaign development cycle from 10 weeks to a few days. The creativity that financial and time constraints force you to develop Why he always looks for win-win-win partnerships Learning how to create a ’must-see’ piece of creative work Why he believes in moving creative in-house to speed up social The need for a balanced diet of marketing measurement beyond KPIs and ROI __

Connect with Nick on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholastran/

Follow Adam on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-morgan-3a473a/

Let's Make This More Interesting is a podcast from eatbigfish. Thanks to our editor Ruth, our producer Travis, and to Tiny Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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