About

A senior perspective shaped by the evolution of digital media

Chris Espey is a Sydney-based digital media and advertising professional with over 15 years of experience across publishers, programmatic, marketing technology, and platform ecosystems.

I'm currently using this period to step back from day-to-day execution and look across the broader advertising market — including programmatic, retail media, CTV, data, AI and platform-led media businesses. The goal of this site is to share practical perspective on where the market is moving and how commercial teams can translate that change into growth.

Career Perspective

A career across multiple eras of digital media

My career has spanned a period of significant transformation in digital media and marketing.

From early digital publishing and direct media sales, through the rise of programmatic advertising, to today's platform-driven ecosystems — I've worked across multiple phases of how advertising is bought, sold, and optimised.

This includes:

  • The evolution of programmatic advertising
  • The growth of marketing platforms
  • The emergence of retail media networks
  • The increasing role of customer data platforms
  • The shift to streaming and CTV
  • The rise of AI in marketing workflows

This experience provides a practical understanding of how the industry is evolving — and where it's heading next.

Background

Career across publishers, ad-tech, marketing platforms, and enterprise environments — operating between commercial leadership, strategy, and technology.

Areas of focus
  • Programmatic & platform advertising
  • Retail media & commerce
  • Connected TV & video
  • Marketing technology & data
  • AI in advertising
Connect

Open to conversations about platforms, advertising, and the evolving media landscape.