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Welcome to Brands in Play - The podcast where we explore immersive marketing and the people who are leading it.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
30
Years Active
2025
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Episode 30 | ft. Colton Dunn | The Funny Thing About Ads In Games | Brands In Play

Episode 30 | ft. Colton Dunn | The Funny Thing About Ads In Games | Brands In Play

In Episode 30 of Brands In Play Colton Dunn pulls no punches. The Superstore star and longtime gamer joins Nic Hill and Albane Prioux to swap stories from Halo nights to Ninja Turtle skins, and to sh…

00:58:33  |   Fri 05 Sep 2025
Episode 29 | ft. Alex Wechsler | Branded Esports | 100 Thieves | Brands In Play

Episode 29 | ft. Alex Wechsler | Branded Esports | 100 Thieves | Brands In Play

Albane Prioux is on vacation this week, so Lee Kebler (TechMagic Podcast) jumps in as co-host to join Nic Hill on Episode 29 of Brands In Play.

At the heart of the show is Alex Wechsler, Head of Studi…

00:54:43  |   Fri 29 Aug 2025
Episode 28 | ft. Ryan Norrington | McDonaldland Is So Back! | Metavision | Brands In Play

Episode 28 | ft. Ryan Norrington | McDonaldland Is So Back! | Metavision | Brands In Play

McDonaldland is so back! This time inside Fortnite, as part of a global campaign spanning TV, influencers, and immersive worlds.

On Episode 28 of Brands In Play, we’re joined by Ryan Norrington, Creat…

00:46:35  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
Episode 27 | ft. Annette Lee | Avatar First Strategy | Zepeto | Brands In Play

Episode 27 | ft. Annette Lee | Avatar First Strategy | Zepeto | Brands In Play

Episode 27 of Brands In Play, Albane Prioux sits down with Annette Lee, Head of Global Business Development at Zepeto, to unpack how the platform’s avatar-first model has created a global audience th…

00:44:13  |   Fri 15 Aug 2025
Episode 26 | ft. Claire Nance | Advertising in Gaming | Activision Blizzard | Brands In Play

Episode 26 | ft. Claire Nance | Advertising in Gaming | Activision Blizzard | Brands In Play

What are the key strategies for successful media buying in gaming?

This week on Brands In Play, Albane Prioux and Nic Hill are joined by Claire Nance from Activision Blizzard Media to talk about what …

00:44:15  |   Fri 08 Aug 2025
Episode 25 | ft. Kids Media Club Podcast | Grow A Brain Rot | Brands In Play

Episode 25 | ft. Kids Media Club Podcast | Grow A Brain Rot | Brands In Play

We’ve teamed up with the Kids Media Club podcast to explore one of the strangest and most viral trends in UGC culture: Italian Brain Rot. Together with Jo, Emily, and Andy, we unpack how a chaotic wa…

00:45:00  |   Fri 01 Aug 2025
Episode 24 | ft. Charles Hambro | Winning In Gaming With Data | GEEIQ | Brands In Play

Episode 24 | ft. Charles Hambro | Winning In Gaming With Data | GEEIQ | Brands In Play

Charles Hambro built GEEIQ before Meta even had the name. In this episode, he joins us to talk about what brand success in virtual worlds actually looks like, why Roblox shouldn’t be treated as an “i…

00:52:44  |   Fri 25 Jul 2025
Episode 23 | Deep Dive | Reaching The Right Audience | Brands In Play

Episode 23 | Deep Dive | Reaching The Right Audience | Brands In Play

What platforms make sense for your brand? In this special deep dive episode of Brands In Play, Nic Hill (Sawhorse) and Albane Prioux (GEEIQ) answer the top questions brands keep asking about gaming, …

00:46:40  |   Fri 18 Jul 2025
Episode 22 | ft. Joe Pace | ASICS | ASICS Steps Into Virtual Sporting | Brands In Play

Episode 22 | ft. Joe Pace | ASICS | ASICS Steps Into Virtual Sporting | Brands In Play

This week, Nic Hill and Albane Prioux are joined by Joe Pace, VP of ASICS Ventures, to unpack how the legacy fitness brand is building an entirely new virtual sport, from scratch. DISC is now live on…

00:53:59  |   Fri 11 Jul 2025
Episode 21 | ft. Nate Spell | Squid Game Robloxified | Barrier Four | Brands In Play

Episode 21 | ft. Nate Spell | Squid Game Robloxified | Barrier Four | Brands In Play

In episode 21 of Brands In Play Albane Prioux & Nic Hill put the spotlight on Nate Spell, founder and CEO of Barrier Four. His team rebuilt the entire Squid Game Season 3 recap video inside Roblox sh…

00:53:04  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
Episode 20 |  ft. Gino Roy | Sawhorse |

Episode 20 | ft. Gino Roy | Sawhorse | "How to Train Your Dragon" on Roblox | Brands in Play

In episode 20 of Brands In Play, Nic Hill and Albane Prioux sit down with Gino Roy, Art Director at Sawhorse. He’s behind the visual direction of some of the best-looking branded games on Roblox like…

00:51:39  |   Fri 27 Jun 2025
Episode 19 | ft. Uri Marchand | Overwolf | Reaching Core Gamers |  Brands in Play

Episode 19 | ft. Uri Marchand | Overwolf | Reaching Core Gamers | Brands in Play

On Episode 19 of Brands In Play, Albane Prioux and Nic Hill speak with Uri Marchand, CEO of Overwolf, discussing how his company serving 100M+ monthly users is being leveraged by brands to engage wit…

00:56:17  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
Episode 18 | Marketing With AR Panel | AWE 2025 | Brands in Play

Episode 18 | Marketing With AR Panel | AWE 2025 | Brands in Play

This week, Nic Hill and Albane Prioux take us to AWE 2025, where Nic hosts a live panel about marketing with augmented reality, joined by three standout voices shaping the spatial future:

🔸 Raag Harsh…

00:58:04  |   Fri 13 Jun 2025
Episode 17 | ft.Erik Londré | Karta | Karta Speaks On Making Brands Playable | Brands in Play

Episode 17 | ft.Erik Londré | Karta | Karta Speaks On Making Brands Playable | Brands in Play

In Episode 17 of Brands in Play, Nic Hill and Albane Prioux sit down with Erik Londré, founder of Karta. His journey? From managing global eSports events at Fnatic to building branded Fortnite maps f…

01:04:41  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟲 | 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟲 | 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆

In this episode, Nic and Albane continue their conversations with experts at the GamesBeat Summit and unpack this week’s top stories in the industry, and what it means for your brand:

Netflix is devel…

00:57:15  |   Fri 30 May 2025
Episode 15 | ft. Dean Takahashi | GamesBeat | Live From GamesBeat Summit | Brands in Play

Episode 15 | ft. Dean Takahashi | GamesBeat | Live From GamesBeat Summit | Brands in Play

Brands have been engaging with gaming since the 90s, but in recent years there’s been a noticeable rise in the number of brand activations, and the models and opportunities have also evolved signific…

00:44:57  |   Fri 23 May 2025
Episode 14 | ft. Winnie Burke | Roblox | Roblox Activates Merchandiser Program | Brands in Play

Episode 14 | ft. Winnie Burke | Roblox | Roblox Activates Merchandiser Program | Brands in Play

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 - 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟰 | 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘅 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘁. 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲 | 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘅

This week on Brands In Play, Nic Hill and Albane Prioux are joined by Winnie Burke, Global Group Director of Fash…

01:08:20  |   Fri 16 May 2025
𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟯 | 𝗳𝘁. 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘆𝗮𝗲𝗿𝘁 | 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 | 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘅 | 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟯 | 𝗳𝘁. 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘆𝗮𝗲𝗿𝘁 | 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 | 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘅 | 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 - 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟯 | 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘅 𝗳𝘁. 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘆𝗮𝗲𝗿𝘁 | 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮

This week we unpack what integration looks like: from building persistent, data-driven brand placements in top…

01:01:28  |   Fri 09 May 2025
Episode 12 |  ft. Harry Bienenstock | Voldex | NASCAR Inside Driving Empire | Brands in Play

Episode 12 | ft. Harry Bienenstock | Voldex | NASCAR Inside Driving Empire | Brands in Play

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 - 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮 | 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘁. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 | 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘅

In this episode of Brands In Play, Nic Hill and Albane Prioux are joined by Harry Bienenstock, Head of Growth …

00:47:32  |   Fri 02 May 2025
Episode 11 |  ft. Bruna Soares | Ubisoft | Assassins Creed Shadows Unlocked | Brands in Play

Episode 11 | ft. Bruna Soares | Ubisoft | Assassins Creed Shadows Unlocked | Brands in Play

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 | 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 | 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁

What does it take to bring brands into a universe as iconic and narratively rich as Ass…

00:54:19  |   Fri 25 Apr 2025
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