{"podcast":{"title":"The Marketing Architects","slug":"the-marketing-architects-6260303","podcast_index_feed_id":6260303,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5807291/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.marketingarchitects.com/Podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f76176a3d14a134d416863fe8ac13be3.jpg","author":"Marketing Architects","episode_count":293,"summary":"Introducing a research-first podcast that builds revenue, not condos. Answer questions on the biggest marketing trends and news with discussions based in marketing, psychology and economics research. Along the way, learn about marketing accountability, category leadership, brand-building and much more. Featuring a team of experienced marketers whose blueprints for success are marketing strategies actually proven to work.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T20:17:31.343227+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marketing-architects-6260303"},"episode":{"title":"Nerd Alert: When to change your messaging","slug":"nerd-alert-when-to-change-your-messaging","published_at":"2026-04-09T09:00:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marketing-architects-6260303/nerd-alert-when-to-change-your-messaging","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marketing-architects-6260303","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nerd-alert-when-to-change-your-messaging--71043737","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71043737/na_ep_102_when_to_change_your_messaging_final.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We're breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use. In this episode, Elena and Rob explore when brands should evolve their messaging versus refreshing their creative execution, and why the right answer depends entirely on how old your brand is. Topics covered: [01:00] \"Should You Change Your Ad Messaging or Execution? It Depends On Brand Age [02:00] Message versus execution: what's the difference? [04:00] Why younger brands benefit from changing their message [05:00] Why mature brands should protect their core positioning [06:00] The formula for older brands: keep the promise, change the packaging To learn more, visit marketingarchitects.com/podcast Resources: Pauwels, K., Sud, B., Fisher, R., &amp; Antia, K. (2022). Should you change your ad messaging or execution? It depends on brand age. Applied Marketing Analytics, 8(1), 43–54. Get more research-backed marketing strategies by subscribing to The Marketing Architects on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.","meta_description":"Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We're breaking down highly involved, co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":548,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-marketing-architects-6260303/episodes/nerd-alert-when-to-change-your-messaging/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marketing-architects-6260303/nerd-alert-when-to-change-your-messaging.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}