All episodes of Ad Chatter are now available on Buzzsprout \ Apple Podcasts \ Spotify \ Stitcher \ Amazon Music \ Listen Notes \ Deezer \ Podchaser \ Podcast Addict \ Google Podcasts \ iHeartRadio In this new episode of Ad Chatter, hosts Dan Goldgeier and David Burn discuss three new ad campaigns. Two new holiday spots from Gym Source and Looney Advertising in Montclair, NJ LiftMaster's throwback to …
Ad Chatter, Episode 8: Political Vulgarities, Pop Songs, Plus Oreos on Ice
All episodes of Ad Chatter are now available on Buzzsprout \ Apple Podcasts \ Spotify \ Stitcher \ Amazon Music \ Listen Notes \ Deezer \ Podchaser \ Podcast Addict \ Google Podcasts \ iHeartRadio We kick off this new episode of Ad Chatter with a shout out to our friends at BlackLabelBacon.com who kindly provided me with a Breathable Bacon mask. The 2-ply cloth wraps my nose and mouth in a "blissful bacon barrier …
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Ad Chatter, Episode 7: The Motel 6 Incident
All episodes of Ad Chatter are now available on Buzzsprout \ Apple Podcasts \ Spotify \ Stitcher \ Amazon Music \ Listen Notes \ Deezer \ Podchaser \ Podcast Addict \ Google Podcasts \ iHeartRadio Stan Richards, 88, never intended to retire or resign from the job he loves. Now, amid a firestorm of controversy over comments he made in an internal agency meeting—and the mass exodus of clients that resulted—Richards …
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Ad Chatter with Special Guest, David Blain, President of Saxton Horne in Salt Lake City
In this new episode of Ad Chatter, we hear from a special guest, David Blain. David is president of Saxton Horne in Salt Lake City and a mentor to me. I got my start in the agency business in 1997 at David’s agency, Blain Olsen White Gurr, which was a high-tech B2B agency in Salt Lake City. David was the account guy and partner who helped me to learn about the power of strategic thinking (something that has helped me …
Ad Chatter: Special Edition with Steve Harrison
I recently reviewed Steve Harrison's new book here on Adpulp.com, Can’t Sell Won’t Sell: Advertising, politics and culture wars. Why adland has stopped selling and started saving the world. In this special edition of Ad Chatter, I talked with Steve a little more about his book. We covered a wide variety of topics, including: Groupthink in the ad industry The difference between the “somewheres” and …
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Ad Chatter, Episode 4: Overworking the Team, Plus Three Quick Takes on New Commercials
All episodes of Ad Chatter are now available on Apple Podcasts \ Spotify \ Stitcher \ Amazon Music \ Listen Notes \ Deezer \ Podchaser \ Podcast Addict \ Google Podcasts In this new edition of Ad Chatter, Dan Goldgeier and I discuss: The blight of overworking people in the agency business Rao Homemade's deceptively simple homemade-looking ad adidas and the KC Chiefs' QB Patrick Mahomes connect around …
Ad Chatter, 3: Seriously Misleading, Beside the Point, and Ads that Make Fun of Ads
All episodes of Ad Chatter are now available on Apple Podcasts \ Spotify \ Stitcher \ Amazon Music \ Listen Notes \ Deezer \ Podchaser \ Podcast Addict \ Google Podcasts Plastics Do Pile Up "One word, Benjamin—plastics." That line from The Graduate has replayed in my head hundreds of times over the years. The friend of the family was trying to give young Ben a leg up and point him toward the money. According …
Ad Chatter, Episode 2: Wear A Mask and Proceed with Caution
In this new episode of Ad Chatter, Dan Goldgeier and I discuss the value of Jack Morton's new training program, Camp Jack; "Black to Yellow," the new travel and tourism campaign from South Dakota and Wyoming; a new mouth-watering commercial for the National Restaurant Association; what the B Corp designation means for brands; and the return of the NFL to Arrowhead Stadium. Listen on iTunes \ Listen on Spotify …
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