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"Unmistakably Human" - David Dittrich on Meaningful Friction in Marketing

FRICTION RELOADED - Marketing Trends··3 August 2026·27 min

About this episode

David Dittrich has over two decades of experience at the intersection of music, technology, and marketing. Currently Head of Marketing at Hitradio Ö3 – Austria's leading radio station – he has previously led artist marketing at Universal Music, headed the festival brand LIDO SOUNDS, and built campaigns that earned a CCA Venus Award, Austria's premier advertising prize.He has managed teams, multimillion-euro budgets, and large-scale events with up to 20,000 attendees. His work sits where cultural instinct meets commercial strategy – and today he's here to talk about exactly that.About the FRICTION RELOADED podcast and your host:I’m Florian Schleicher, a marketing strategist. This podcast focusses on my FRICTION RELOADED marketing trend report and its four subchapters.If you want more, check out my FutureStrategies newsletter – monthly inspiration on marketing, strategy and sustainability.And if you are looking for some inspiration on your brands marketing strategy, let me know. That’s what I do with my marketing studio FUTURESTRATEGIES.