Co-located with Technology for Marketing

23 - 24 September 2026
Excel London

23 - 24 September 2026
Excel London

Conference programme 2026

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Why Your Paid Media Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It in an AI-Driven World)

23 Sept 2026
The AI-Powered Marketing Stage
Industry Trends & Opportunities Marketing Effectiveness & ROI
For marketing leaders, performance marketers, and eCommerce teams that want to understand why paid performance is declining and how to regain control of results.
 
Many marketing teams are watching once-reliable paid channels underperform, even as budgets stay the same or grow, because the platforms, signals, and buyer behaviours those strategies were built on have fundamentally changed. This session breaks down exactly where paid media is breaking down - from attribution and targeting to creative and campaign structure - and walks through a practical process for rebuilding your approach around AI-driven tools and automation rather than fighting against them. Attendees will leave with a clear framework for diagnosing what's actually wrong with their paid media performance and a set of actionable steps to fix it, so they can move from reactive spend to confident, AI-literate decision-making.
 
What you can expect to takeaway from the session:
- Where paid media budgets are being wasted (and how to spot it fast)
- How AI-driven platforms (Google, Meta) are changing performance, for better or worse
- A simple framework to improve results across creative, targeting, and measurement
Speakers
Sean Martin, Head of Digital Marketing - Virgin Experience Days (UK) and Virgin Gifts (US)
Michelle Rushe, Head of Performance Marketing - Gardiner Bros & Co
Chris Twining, Head of Integrated Media - Stone Island
Kevin Adom, Head of Growth - DROOL

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