J. Walker Smith

Chief Knowledge Officer, Brand & Marketing · Kantar · company speakers →

J. Walker Smith is Chief Knowledge Officer, Brand & Marketing, with the consulting division of Kantar. Walker has been described by Fortune as “one of America’s leading analysts on consumer trends.” He is co-author of four highly regarded books, a Marketing News columnist, a weekly video blogger, and a former public radio commentator. He is a 2012 inductee into the N.C. Advertising Hall of Fame. In 2014 and 2015, he won the WPP Atticus Award for Strategy and in 2013 for Consumer Insights. Walker holds a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Marketing EffectivenessROI MeasurementData-Driven MarketingConsumer Insights

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Speaking history

Marketing Effectiveness Accelerator

1 November 2026 New York, United States “Brand Purpose: An Effective Advertising Response in a Crisis”

Topics this speaker covers

Marketing EffectivenessROI MeasurementData-Driven MarketingConsumer Insights

Sectors

Advertising and Marketing Research

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