HP’s 2024 Work Relationship Index uncovered some disturbing trends among employees and their relationships with work. Among them, a whopping 50 percent of people report spending time on tasks they feel are completely meaningless. That’s a recipe for an unproductive, disengaged workforce. However, Antonio Lucio, CMO and corporate affairs officer at HP, believes the solution to this looming crisis might lie in business leaders finding a way to thoughtfully implement technologies like AI to alleviate the need for employees to work on meaningless tasks, while also striving to lead with empathy, first and foremost.

The industry titan joined the On Scope podcast to discuss his organization’s research and the solutions he and his team are working on to make employees happier, healthier, and more engaged.

Along with host Mike Berberich, Antonio covered some of the issues he feels are negatively affecting the company-employee relationship right now, what some solutions to those issues might be, how AI might be a means of driving employee engagement rather than a tool for replacing the workforce, and his advice for older individuals in leadership positions who are struggling with being more empathetic to modern day employee expectations and sentiments toward work.

On “Marketing News You Might Have Missed,” Mike and show producer Ryan Dinger discussed some good news for a change, highlighting an Ad Age report detailing how predictions of a huge falloff in ad sales and spend in 2025 might be overblown. However, the picture wasn’t all rosy, as forecasts suggest we’re not out of the woods on a potential recession just yet. As a result, Mike and Ryan opine on how now is not the time for marketers to rest on their laurels.

Are you looking to enhance your wellbeing and productivity at work? Then you don’t want to miss the Enhancing Wellbeing and Productivity in the Workplace 401 workshop, brought to you by the ANA’s Marketing Training and Development Center. You can learn more about the workshop and save your spot by visiting www.ana.net/productivity.

The On Scope team would love to hear from you! If you have a topic or guest idea for the show, you can email us at onscope@ana.net.

As a former investment banker, Rose Jia knows a thing or two about what it takes to sell finance-minded executives on marketing ideas. Now serving as Amazon Prime Video’s Head of Customer Lifecycle, she spends her days relentlessly driving transformation and customer growth. She joined the On Scope podcast to share her thoughts on what marketers can do to make their practice an indispensable aspect of the business model to those who matter most — the people writing the checks. In conversation with host Mike Berberich, Rose covered her “Renaissance Marketer’s Mindset” framework, why economic downturns are the perfect time to go big on brand, and her best advice for marketers to implement an entrepreneurial mindset throughout their organization.

On “This Week in ANA Magazine,” editor Matthew Schwartz previewed a new story on how the growing influence of — well — influencers is causing waves in the commercial ad production space, ushering in a new era of content-first video shoots.

Are you looking to get skibidi rizz — whatever that means — with your brand’s digital and social media marketing this year? Then you’ll want to check out the 2025 ANA Digital & Social Media Marketing Conference, sponsored by TikTok. Check out the full agenda and save your spot now by visiting www.ana.net/2025digital.

The On Scope team would love to hear from you! If you have a topic or guest idea for the show, you can email us at onscope@ana.net.

And check out Rose's book, The Renaissance Marketer’s Shortcut to Get Finance to Say ‘Yes, And’ here.

During his acceptance speech as ANA’s 2024 B2B Marketer of the Year, The Cigna Group CMO Lou Aversano issued a call-to-action for the marketing community: It’s time for marketers to respect consumers’ ability to use facts, evidence, and reason to come to their own conclusions. He joined the On Scope podcast to discuss this idea further, outlining some of the issues that seem to plague marketers and prevent them from getting out of their own way. Along with host Mike Berberich, Lou covered the ways in which marketers have lost the plot on branding, why marketers seem to be chasing their own tail looking for the next innovation, and what is the best path forward for the industry.

On Marketing News You Might Have Missed, Mike and show producer Ryan Dinger discussed a Forbes editorial that outlined the reasons why a chief of staff might be the most important hire marketing teams can make right now.

Looking to get a hands-on walkthrough of Agile sprint execution, with real exercises and expert guidance to help your team move smarter and faster? Then you’ll want to sign for the ANA’s Agile 101 Virtual 90-Minute Workshop by visiting www.ana.net/agileburst.

The On Scope team would love to hear from you! If you have a topic or guest idea for the show, you can email us at onscope@ana.net.