Mumbrellacast
Episodes
Mumbrellacast: TV Blackbox's Rob McKnight On Why Rove Flopped, Getting Sacked And The Real Story Behind Studio 10's Brussels Sprout Incident
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Mumbrellacast, TV Blackbox editor and former Studio 10 executive producer, Rob McKnight joined the team to discuss the best and worst...
Mumbrellacast: Rove Is Back (for Now), CommBank's Weak Alan Jones Stance, Radio Ratings Highlights And CHE Proximity On Curing Homesickness
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Mumbrellacast, Alan Jones makes a return appearance: Should CommBank be applauded for taking a stand, or are they even taking a stand a...
Mumbrellacast: Alan Jones Vs Advertisers, Kellogg's Finally Finds Media, Plus The Guardian Visits The Studio
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a host of brands announced that they would be withdrawing their advertising from 2GB's breakfast program with Alan Jones, after he made com...
Mumbrellacast: Gary Vee In The Studio, Plus 2Day FM Axes Breakfast, And Karl Stefanovic Returns To TV
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Tim Burrowes sits down with Gary Vaynerchuk - AKA Gary Vee - to talk about the rise of his media and marketing empire. They discuss whether ...
Mumbrellacast: Nick Garrett Departs Clems, Seachange Returns To Screens And IAG's Brent Smart
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Easily the biggest news this week was the departure of Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and Sydney CEO Nick Garrett from the business after nine years with th...
Mumbrellacast: Triple J's Ben And Liam On Their Best And Worst Radio, Plus The ACCC And PwC Reports
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Mumbrellacast, Hannah Blackiston sits down with Triple J breakfast hosts Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton to talk about their worst ever...
Mumbrellacast: George Calombaris And The Whole Damn Thing, Plus Mark Humphries On What Went Wrong With Pointless
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It was a big week in TV and the Mumbrella team takes time out during the Finance Marketing Summit to talk it all through. George Calombaris was caught...
Mumbrellacast: Coles' Little Shop Returns, Instagram Hides Your Likes, And SCA's Brian Gallagher On Boomtown
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Coles' Little Shop collectables campaign is back this year, bringing with it its single-use plastic, disposable packaging, trading frenzy and massive ...
Mumbrellacast: 2Day FM In Trouble Again, SCA Rebrands, And Pac Mags CEO Chats Redundancies
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Mumbrellacast the team talk radio after GFK's fourth ratings survey for the year was released. The embattled Sydney 2Day FM breakfast t...
Mumbrellacast: Christian O'Connell On Transitioning To Aussie Radio. Plus Did Gleeson Break The Logies? And Missing Out On The Barty Party
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Mumbrellacast, Tim Burrowes sits down with Gold 104.3 Melbourne breakfast radio host Christian O'Connell to discuss his move from natio...
Mumbrellacast: Should We Allow Anonymous Comments? Plus Defamation Law (reform), Go Fund Me And BWS' Branding Moves, And Ten's Beverley McGarvey
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our news topics bleed into each other in this week's episode of the Mumbrellacast. There's talk of defamation law in the Dylan Voller case, leading to...
Mumbrellacast: Mark Coad On Ditching The Pitch, Saying 'no', And Why Agency Culture Is Everything
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Mumbrellacast PHD CEO Mark Coad joins us in the studio to discuss whether he's ready to sign up to #ditchthepitch, what it takes to say...
Mumbrellacast: On-stage With Hugh Marks, A Logie For Dundee, And Ditching The Pitch And Overnight Ratings
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we bring you a special Mumbrellacast featuring the full-length Hugh Marks interview from Mumbrella360 (26:31). If you couldn't make it to t...
Mumbrellacast Special: Naked Reunion - Mat Baxter, Adam Ferrier And Mike Wilson
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mat Baxter. Mike Wilson. Adam Ferrier. Three adlanders who turned the media agency landscape in Australia on its head at the helm of Naked. Naked made...
Mumbrellacast: Max Markson On Controversial Campaigns, Who He Would Never Work For, And High-profile Clients
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Mumbrellacast team was joined in the studio by Mr Fame himself, Max Markson. He spoke about his high-profile client list, the Instagram...
Mumbrellacast: MCN Boss Mark Frain Discusses Subscription TV After Game Of Thrones And MCN's Plans For Growth
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the team is talking everything television on the Mumbrellacast, and not just because they haven't recovered from the Game of Thrones finale...
Mumbrellacast: The End Of Naked, CHEP Recruits Ben Shepherd And Harassment At Adland Awards Nights
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It was a big week for agency news: CHE Proximity appointed PwC's Ben Shepherd as chief media officer and Naked merged with BMF. Senior content journal...
Mumbrellacast: Bill Shorten Takes On News Corp, Rugby AU's Brand Post Folau, And Spinach's Ben Willee
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Mumbrellacast, Bill Shorten has taken aim at The Daily Telegraph, and the team discusses whether this is bold, brave or just plain si...
Mumbrellacast Special: Live From Audioland With Ciaran Davis, Plus Game Of Thrones' Isaac Hempstead Wright
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Mumbrellacast is 50. In this special episode, live from the Audioland conference, HT&E's CEO Ciaran Davis joins us to talk all things radio rating...
Mumbrellacast: Do Adland Recruiters Have A Woman Problem? Plus The BVOD Dilemma, And Ladbible In Oz
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Mumbrellacast, the team ponders whether recruiters are to blame for the issues recent mothers face in attempting to return to adland,...
Mumbrellacast: Life After MAFS, Pedestrian Founders Depart, Plus IAB's Gai Le Roy
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What does the TV landscape look like now that Married at First Sight is finally over? Can Ten win back some audience share? Can Pedestrian maintain it...
Mumbrellacast: Accenture Buys Droga5, Adland's Pregnancy Problem; Meet Mercer And Bell
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Mumbrellacast, we cast our minds back to a time two decades ago, when Nick Mercer and David Bell were planning the launch of their shin...
Mumbrellacast: Get Off In Thailand Ad Banned, DDB Rebrands, Nine Shakes Up Sales
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Mumbrellacast, the team unpacks Air Asia's unfortunate Get Off In Thailand ad, New Zealand's call to ban Facebook Live, and DDB's new b...
Mumbrellacast: Speed's Ian Perrin On The Importance Of Stuffing Up
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Mumbrellacast, Speed's Ian Perrin chats to us about slow-moving media agencies, the history of Naked, and the importance of stuffing up...
Mumbrellacast: Jones Stays Put, Wicked Campers Attacked, Plus The DDB Team Joins Us
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Mumbrellacast, the team tackle the Alan Jones rumour mill in an attempt to uncover what's really happening at Macquarie Media. There's ...
Mumbrellacast: Ex-McCann CEO Ben Lilley On The Problem With Big Agencies
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Mumbrellacast, we chat to ex-McCann CEO and SMART founder Ben Lilley (21:34) on founding a business with no experience running one, why...
Mumbrellacast: ABC Picks Ita, Ten's Changing Rooms Flop, Plus Pure Profile's Nic Jones
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Mumbrellacast, we discuss the government's decision to appoint Ita Buttrose as ABC chair, and attempt to figure out where things went w...
Mumbrellacast: Nine And News Fight Over Breakfast, Google And Facebook Battle The ACCC
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Mumbrellacast, we're knee deep in financial results season and Seven, Nine and SCA are in. There's also our take on Nine and News' figh...
Mumbrellacast: LadBible Lands In Oz, Everyone Is Departing, Plus BBC's Jamie Angus
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's podcast, the team discuss lots of exits - namely Buzzfeed's Simon Crerar, Marcel Sydney's David Nobay and IPG Mediabrands' Danny Bas...
Mumbrellacast: Why The ACCC Is Looking At Outdoor, NAB's Nightmare, Vice's Job Cuts, The Problem With Vegans
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Mumbrellacast, the team dissects the details behind the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's investigation into the outdoo...
Mumbrellacast: Buzzfeed Axe Swings, Reality TV Returns, Plus Podcast Guru Rachel Corbett Joins Us
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buzzfeed's announcement that it would be cutting 15% of jobs globally has made headlines around the globe this week. In our latest episode of the Mumb...
Mumbrellacast: The Breakdown Of Agency-client Relationships, How To Tackle A Problem Like Australia And Tajer's Latest Big Move
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Mumbrellacast we tackle everything from Henry Tajer's return to agency side, to toxic brands which agencies won't even pitch for. Clien...
Mumbrellacast: Hungerithm Vs Sydney Beer Co, Gillette's Controversial Campaign And VMLY&R's First Big Win
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Mumbrellacast is all about advertising as a flood of controversial ads hit our TV and computer screens. From Charlie Sheen's debut in Ultr...