Last week was hard. Hard on emotions, hard on the law, hard on productivity, hard on bottom lines, and hard for millions of Americans who are not part of the white nationalist movement to process and comprehend. Yet, we persist. And we step back and assess. We connect the dots and start to understand how […]
Ad Chatter, Episode 11: Gary Kroeger Goes From ‘SNL’ To CD (And Beyond)
Imagine that you’re a junior creative at your first job, thrown immediately into the snake pit of a large ad agency where every week, you’re competing with 10 more experienced teams to pitch ideas for the same brief. In a sense, that was Gary Kroeger’s experience as a cast member for three seasons on “Saturday […]
Ad Chatter, Episode 10: A Soap Opera in Prime Time
In this new episode of Ad Chatter, Dan Goldgeier and I discuss new work from KFC, Alaska Airlines, Google, and a PR mess for North Face. Harland Sanders Gets A Modern-Day Makeover The soap opera. It’s a classic format used to entertain viewers between commercials. What could be better? How about a storyline that embeds […]
Ad Chatter, Episode 9: Jacked Santa, “Cameron” Rides Again, and Beats by Dre
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
