#414: Jon Marchant: "The enemy isn't AI, it's mediocrity" Ogilvy Middle East President

The Spencer Lodge Podcast by Spencer Lodge

Sep 14, 202601:12:19News & Politics

Jon Marchant is Group President at Memac Ogilvy, part of WPP, leading 450 people across one of the region's biggest advertising networks after 27 years in the industry. Jon explains why he believes the real threat to the...

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