In this episode of The Six Sells Podcast, Mike Nicholson spoke to Sam Eads, who is Head of Ad Sales and Operations at Trainline.

Sam has an outstanding record of increasing revenue and achieving sustainable profit growth by identifying and capitalising on opportunities to develop existing business and win new business.

His impressive portfolio includes senior sales roles at Sojern and Vidoomy, Group Head of Radio and Digital Audio at Bauer Media, and Head of Advertising and Partnerships at First News.

Here are some of the topics we discussed in this episode.

Journeys with brands

Understanding attention in apps

Working in the commuter segment

Doing something different in the space and adding customer value

Starting with the audience and building from there with integrity

Media that’s going places

Retail and commerce media and understanding audience behaviour

Challenging yourself and listening to opinions in a feedback loop

How AI is improving the business and optimising the team

Being in an industry of relationships

Contextually relevant moments during your journey

Thinking outside of display and video placements to be brand sticky

Shifting the narrative within the space

Building what brands want to see

Building out user level ID tracking

What the future looks like and how positive pressure moves things at pace

Mobility media and driving new thinking and success

How small businesses can harness the power of mobility media


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With that in mind, we work with CEOs and senior leadership teams to create consistent, credible content that reaches the people who matter most to your business.

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