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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Ad Chatter, The Podcast: Change Isn’t Coming, It’s Here
Seattle-based copywriter, author, and educator, Dan Goldgeier, and I recorded a pilot episode of Adpulp's new podcast today. We've previously recorded and shared video segments. This is pure audio. We discuss four timely topics on this pilot episode: Hill Holliday's newly stated commitment to diversity and inclusion The NBA is out on strike 300 Pizza Huts about to close A wildly popular …
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Ad Chatter, Edición 8: Pro Sports, Babysitters, and Dish Detergent that Saves Water
In this eighth edition of Ad Chatter from Adpulp.com, Dan Goldgeier and I discuss creativity's role in the marketing communications mix, plus TV spots from MLB, Cascade (P&G), Care.com, and Mobil 1. https://youtu.be/Yp70uKT8Bl0 The first topic of discussion is an article called The New Formula Fueling Modern Marketing, written by Christopher Jablonski of Adobe and published by ANA. IN the article Jablonsky …
Ad Chatter, Edición 7: Longing for Summer and Some Sense of Normal
It's summer but it's like no summer we've ever known before. Due to the pandemic and resulting confinements, even the simple act of going to the park or briefly chatting with a neighbor are real pleasures and moments we now savor. The simple pleasures are not so simple when it's dangerous to be in public. Dan Goldgeier and I discuss... https://youtu.be/sjH7wz0ep0A Thank you for taking the time to hear us …
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Ad Chatter, Edición Seis: BLM, Plus New Work from The Lincoln Project and United Way
George Floyd's brutal killing and the aftermath make it difficult to focus on work, right now. It's a time for sorrow, tears, and eventually redemption. As individuals, we are all at different places on the grief scale. On the far extreme, some people are not grieving at all. Presumably, this is the America they want and voted for and will vote for again. The rest of us are hurting, and it is natural that we show it …
