Digital Superchats - The Podcast

John McCambley

A podcast about all things digital marketing. Listeners will be able to enjoy a series of industry speakers sharing the latest trends, strategies and best practice case studies on SEO, Paid Media, Digital PR, AI Tech, Content Marketing, Analytics & Insight, UX and Strategy. Content includes a mix of stand-alone talks from previous Digital Superchat e-Events, guest interviews, industry Q&As and content from our offline series. Produced by John McCambley & Marketing Masterclass Series https://www.marketing-masterclass-series.com/ 🎙️Also on YouTube @marketingmasterclassseries6396

  1. 12/23/2025

    offline with Ashley Liddell | Ep 22

    In our latest podcast episode, we catch-up with Deviation’s Co-founder, Ashley Liddell, and discover his career journey from refuse collector to digital leader, his dream client, the industry’s biggest opportunity in 2026, and his love for The Verve’s Urban Hymns. Timestamps (0:00) - Welcome (00:40) - How did you enter a career in digital? (05:48) - How do you switch-off? (07:38) - What is your favourite book/podcast? (15:37) - Who's been your biggest influence/inspiration? (18:40) - Fun Fact? (21:31) - Your dream client in 2026? (24:40) - Favourite music album of all time? (27:38) - Biggest opportunity for digital marketers in 2026? (29:23) - What makes a standout agency? (33:08) - What do you like and dislike about AI?( 40:03_ - Closing About Ashley Liddell: Ashley Liddell is a search and organic marketing specialist with a passion for how people actually discover brands today. With a background in SEO, Ashley has spent his career thinking beyond traditional rankings, focusing instead on discoverability across platforms like Google, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, and AI-powered search. Ashley is now a Co-Founder at Deviation | The Search Everywhere® Agency, where he helps brands connect the dots between search, content, and social discovery, through a multi-channel mindset. 📽️NEXT EVENT: DIGITAL SUPERCHATS#18 - PAID MEDIA STRATEGY & PERFORMANCE https://www.marketing-masterclass-series.com/online-events/digital-superchats-18-paid-media-strategy-performance/

    41 min
  2. 11/20/2025

    offline with Oli Hopkinson | Ep 21

    In our latest podcast episode, we catch-up with Bind’s Joint MD & Co-founder, Oli Hopkinson, and discover his career journey into digital marketing, the biggest AI challenge facing the industry, and his love for the Prodigy & Sopranos. Timestamps/Chapters (0:00) - Welcome (01:00) - How did you enter a career in digital? (05:35) - How do you switch-off? (10:12) - What is your favourite TV show in 2025? (12:14) - Becoming an author (15:34) - What's your favourite album of all time? (18:10) - What's your dream client for 2026? (20:53) - Biggest opportunity for digital marketers in 2026? (22:50) - What excites and scares you MOST about AI? (29:05) - Who has inspired you the most? (32:50) - Closing About Oli Hopkinson:Oli founded media agency Bind with his two brothers, Max & Will. He brings the agency side experience to the partnership having been a director in both a big network and a mid-sized independent.Oliver is also the entrepreneurial brother, starting his first business straight out of university, which he grew and sold 5 years later. He’s also a father, a husband, a charity fundraiser, a mental health advocate, an ultra-runner, and an author. 📽️NEXT EVENT: DIGITAL SUPERCHATS#18 - PAID MEDIA STRATEGY & PERFORMANCE https://www.marketing-masterclass-series.com/online-events/digital-superchats-18-paid-media-strategy-performance/ 👉Buy Oli's Book "Thoughts of a Wild Pig": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thoughts-Wild-Pig-Oli-Hop/dp/1036929191

    34 min
  3. 10/21/2025

    offline with Michelle Hughes | Higgs LLP | Ep 20

    In our latest podcast episode (part of the offline with series), I caught-up with Higgs LLP’s Head of Digital Marketing, Michelle Hughes, and find out about her love for sketching, how she ended up in the Northernmost pub in the world, digital’s biggest opportunity in 2026 and much more! #digitalmarketing | #marketing | #ai Timestamps/Chapters (0:00) - Welcome (0:35) - How did you enter a career in digital? (05:06) - How do you switch-off? (08:00) - The most influential person in your career? (10:21) - Fun fact?(11:46) - Proudest achievement to-date? (17:20) - Biggest opportunity for digital marketers in 2026? (19:38) - Closing About Michelle…Michelle Hughes is fast approaching 50 and has the grey hair to prove it! She has been working in digital marketing since around 1998, back in the pre-Google era when getting into the Yahoo directory was the height of sophistication.She’s worked across a variety of sectors including education, recruitment, and for the last decade, legal services. For almost 3 years, she’s had the privilege of leading marketing at Higgs LLP, launching their rebrand and website in 2024, a project that stands as her proudest professional achievement to date.She needs dogs, tea, exercise and fresh air to stay sane, and when not immersed in digital marketing, she’s usually plotting her next adventure or finding ways to give back. 📽️NEXT EVENT: DIGITAL SUPERCHATS#18 - PAID MEDIA STRATEGY & PERFORMANCEhttps://www.marketing-masterclass-series.com/online-events/digital-superchats-18-paid-media-strategy-performance/

    21 min

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A podcast about all things digital marketing. Listeners will be able to enjoy a series of industry speakers sharing the latest trends, strategies and best practice case studies on SEO, Paid Media, Digital PR, AI Tech, Content Marketing, Analytics & Insight, UX and Strategy. Content includes a mix of stand-alone talks from previous Digital Superchat e-Events, guest interviews, industry Q&As and content from our offline series. Produced by John McCambley & Marketing Masterclass Series https://www.marketing-masterclass-series.com/ 🎙️Also on YouTube @marketingmasterclassseries6396