What's driving marketing impact: lessons from award-winning campaigns, with Tim Nudd

Creativity Editor Tim Nudd breaks down trends and lessons from award-winning campaigns for Nike, The New York Times, ChatGPT, Anthropic and more. From comedy's comeback to experimental experiential and a focus on exceptional craft, he reveals what CMOs need to know from the 2026 Ad Age Creativity Awards. And he shares a few close-calls that led to surprising prizes awarded by this year's juries. Plus, why brands like Ugg, Owala and Claude are gaining equity with Gen Z. And how to win Ad Age's new Mid Size Brand Leaders award. Dig deeper on the topics mentioned in this week's episode: ~See Ad Age's 2026 Creativity Award winners ~See Ad Age's 2026 A-List winners ~Listen to Ad Age's Marketer's Brief podcast

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What's driving marketing impact: lessons from award-winning campaigns, with Tim Nudd is an episode from Ad Age Ad Lib by Ad Age.

This episode is 27:18 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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