Building Better Relationships

About this episode

Juliana and Simo discuss digital marketing and team dynamics with guest Dave Cain, exploring communication failures and the role of AI.

In this episode of Standard Deviation, Juliana and Simo finally sit down with Dave Cain, Head of Digital Marketing at Euro Car Parts, after months of scheduling chaos and flu-induced delays. What starts with parental war stories and Gen Alpha slang quickly shifts into the deep end: Google’s communication failures, the agency/in-house tension, AI’s limitations in emotional resonance, and the underrated power of musical precision. This is the first time the pod features an in-house leader, and Dave delivers — mixing empathy, strategic rigor, and no-BS takes on vendor relationships and team dynamics. Oh, and yes, Clapton vs. Mayer gets debated too.

People in this episode

Hosts: Juliana Jackson, Simo Ahava

Guest: Dave Cain

Topics covered

• digital marketing
• communication
• AI limitations
• team dynamics
• vendor relationships
• music

Keywords

• digital marketing
• communication failures
• AI
• team dynamics
• vendor relationships
• music precision

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Euro Car Parts

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