Stuff About Advertising
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It looks like you're trying to make a tech mascot 📎
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For some reason, tech companies cannot figure out mascots. They keep trying, and they keep getting it wrong. Or they get it right for about five minut...
When Agencies Go to War: How the Ad Industry Profits from Conflict
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the same tools we use to sell chips and shoes get pointed at a war?From the War Advertising Council in the 1940s to the post-9/11 re...
"Speed of culture" doesn't mean what you think it means
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Speed of culture" is one of those phrases agencies love to throw around. But when Taylor Swift dropped a surprise album teaser and every br...
Branded Entertainment: Why World-Building Matters (And Why Most Brands Skip It)
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When 400 brands partner with a single movie (coughwickedcough), most just become noise. So what separates the partnerships that actually work from exp...
The Art of Creative Conspiracy: How to get away with bold ideas
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most agencies treat client approval like a battle to be won. But what if that dynamic is exactly what's killing your best ideas? In this episode, ...
The Creative Graveyard: Resurrecting Great Ideas with Dead Ad Society
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For every ad you see on TV, dozens of brilliant ideas were killed along the way. That gut-wrenching feeling of losing a script you loved is a universa...
I Went to Cannes Lions. Here's What Happened (and What I Spent).
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cannes Lions: I went, I saw, I... spent a lot of money.In this episode, I'm giving you the no-holds-barred recap of my first time at the infamous ...
AD-LIBBED: Reacting to Adweek's interview with Madwell CEO Chris Sojka
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this unedited episode, I'm reacting to Adweek's interview with Madwell CEO Chris Sojka.They talk about the infamous private jet, the Wiz Kh...
Audio Advertising for Your Eyeballs
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is "radio" even radio anymore? From terrestrial to streaming to video, audio advertising has evolved at warp speed.In this episode, we'r...
AD-LIBBED: Madwell is Unwell
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this unedited, ad-libbed episode, we're chatting about the leadership of Madwell not paying their employees on time and then getting mad when t...
Mad Women: Influential Women in Advertising
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever heard of Resor, Lawrence, or Robinson? No? How about Ogilvy, Bernbach, or Wieden? Yeah, I thought so.It's time to change that.Join me for a s...
The Making of a Super Bowl Ad: Behind the Scenes of Advertising's Biggest Night
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it really takes to create a Super Bowl ad? The late nights, the client battles, the sheer terror of knowing your work will be judge...
Super Bowl Commercials: How Teasers Changed the Game
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Mr. Peanut's tragic demise to a fake Crocodile Dundee movie, Super Bowl ad teasers have become a spectacle in and of themselves. But why are...
Is Advertising Ethical? How Marketing Is Used to Deceive, Manipulate, and Inspire
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Advertisers are among the least trusted professions in the US. But why? How did the public get such a negative view of the marketing industry? In this...