"The Multiplier Effect" answers if Binet & Field's principles play out when you use U.S. data. David Tiltman, Chief Content Officer at WARC walks us through the new report. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) for sponsoring this episode.
Apr 12, 2025•34 min
With the observation that kids go really charmingly deep into their obsessions...and then drop them overnight, this toy store's first mass brand campaign needed to cut through with a distinct voice as awareness and consideration numbers were falling. I'm joined by Catherine Willoughby of Adam&EveDDB, London for the back story and a brilliant example of fast-track planning.
Apr 05, 2025•42 min
Our second episode on how planners are applying their skills outside of agency life. Marcus Collins, Gareth Kay and Suzanne Powers share why they left and the lessons learned along the way. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) for supporting this series.
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Vrbo and Duluth Trading Company. This month's guest panelist, Johnny Corpuz, Head of Comms Strategy at BBDO NY joins our regular panel of misfits. Thanks to System1 and Tracksuit for making this new series possible.
Mar 23, 2025•55 min
Doubling down on its main distinctive brand asset (Cornelius), Kellogg's and Leo Burnett, London have reimagined the brand and are using ethnography to unlock morning-time rituals that are fueling the next phase of creative work. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) for sponsoring this episode.
Mar 16, 2025•49 min
Recorded Feb. 20th in front of a live audience at Rethink in Toronto. We talk about the rise of indie agencies with Rethink's Sean McDonald, Zulu Alpha Kilo's Heather Segal, Courage's Tom Kenny and Broken Heart Love Affair's Jay Chaney. Thanks to Tracksuit, WARC and the Effie's for sponsoring our Live Tour. Next stops are Sydney and Auckland.
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 7 min
A Titanium Winner at Cannes, we're joined by Ricardo Perez of JCDecaux and Daniela Bombonato of David, Madrid to talk about their famous B2C2B Marina Prieto campaign. Thanks to LinkedIn for sponsoring our B2B series. Get a $100 LinkedIn Ads credit at linkedIn.com/onstrategy. Terms and conditions apply.
Mar 03, 2025•38 min
Duluth Trading Company plays where Carhartt or Wrangler can't - humor. With products like "Buck Naked" boxers, "Funk no" underwear and "Ball-room" Jeans, it uses its fantastically irreverent voice and illustrated ad style to speak to its core proposition - seriously great products without the seriousness. A must listen episode. Thanks to Tracksuit for supporting our show.
Feb 22, 2025•37 min
For Ep#3 in our B2B series, I'm joined by Michelle Lisowski, Senior Director for Global B2B and Partnership Marketing at Uber. We talk about taking Uber into B2B, the aspects of the brand that can extend and others that need to be augmented. This B2B Series brought to you by LinkedIn.
Feb 17, 2025•25 min
Greg Hahn, CCO of Mischief and Nicole Parlapiano, CMO of Tubi join me to talk about their latest work for the ad supported streaming service. The perfectly weird campaign suggests that if it's in you, it's in here.
Feb 13, 2025•30 min
What happens when three planners and an ad pre-tester get together to hear how their favorite spots rated? Needless to day, it's soul crushing and hilarious. Jaime McGill of DDB, Chicago, Andrew Tindall of System1 and Stephanie Ehui of TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles join me.
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Taking a premium-priced, low awareness brand into a low consideration category with a very particular B2B target (procurement), needed a reframe that would connect all the dots in its favor. We hear from Procell's Steve Pilcher and VML UK's Neil Godber. Thanks to LinkedIn Ads for sponsoring this B2B series. Get $100 off your next LinedIn Ads campaign at linkedIn.com/onstrategy.
Feb 02, 2025•40 min
Stephanie Danzi, SVP, Head of Global Marketing at Tinder and Mischief's EVP Strategy, Ed Gunn join me to share the story behind Tinder's reframing of its misplaced reputation as simply an app for hook-ups. Thanks to Tracksuit (affordable brand tracking) and The Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) Program for making this episode possible.
Jan 26, 2025•47 min
The first in our new B2B series, Informatica faced two daunting challenges: an outdated product perception and a formidable, progressive competitive set. We hear how they're using clarity and advocacy to build relationships with key decision makers who needed an outside voice. Thanks to LinkedIn Ads for supporting this new series.
Jan 20, 2025•39 min
What will be the role of Ai in the practice of strategy? From utopian to dystopian scenarios, the APG is working with planners, internationally, to game out what the possibilities might be and how we can get there. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for supporting our show.
Jan 12, 2025•44 min
The ask was to improve upon an existing Disney concept, but that's not where things ended. We hear about how these two legendary houses of storytelling got together to create "The Boy and the Octopus." Thanks to Adam&EveDDB Strategy Director, Catherine Willoughby for sharing the journey. And to Tracksuit and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for sponsoring this episode.
Jan 05, 2025•33 min
We hear how the 2024 election exposed the challenge of reaching consumers, how linear TV has turned into simply Football With a Side of News. About how Netflix is the alpha dog for convergent TV. How TVOS wars are now a main event. And how sports moving to streaming will devastate linear. Thanks to Tracksuit (The Affordable Brand Tracking Solution) and The Master of Advertising Effectiveness Program (MAE.academy) for supporting this episode.
Dec 27, 2024•57 min
The Chicago ad community came together for this fun Holiday Ads Special. A sold out crowd watched Christmas ads, laughed, cried and applauded. We guessed how they rated with consumers and then heard the reality. Oops! Thanks to our panelists Joe Nio, CSO at HighDive, Samantha Cescau, Head of Strategy at Leo Burnett, Chad Broude, CCO of Highdive and Andrew Tindall, SVP Partnerships at System1. Thanks also to our live tour sponsors, WARC, Tracksuit and The Effies. And to Highdive for hosting. Happ...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min
After years inside agencies, James Hurman of Previously Unavailable, Adrian Ho of Zeus Jones, and Brent Vartan of Bullish share why they left, what they were chasing and how they got there. The first in a series of episodes on how planners are applying their skills outside of the agency environment. Thanks to Tracksuit and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for supporting this series.
Dec 02, 2024•48 min
We talk live with Zoe Fairbourn, Head of Branded Entertainment at Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Marc Gilbar, President of Brands & IP at Imagine Entertainment, Jack Verschleiser, Director of Business Strategy at Superconnector Studios, Aisea Laungaue, Global Partner, Executive Strategy Director at Anomaly, and Jen Costello, Global CSO at TBWA\Chiat\Day. Thank you to Tracksuit, The Effies and WARC for sponsoring our live tour series and TBWA\Chiat\Day for hosting us in Los Angeles....
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 26 min
In 2014, oven chip brand McCain was struggling. Cash-strapped shoppers were switching to cheaper brands and own label. Promotions were delivering short-term volume, but depressed revenue and margins. To reduce price elasticity, McCain committed to a sustained investment in brand advertising. But success took time and patience. Winner of the prestigious 2024 IPA Effectiveness Award Grand Prix for long-term growth, the nine year journey reduced price elasticity by 47%, raised base sales by 44% and...
Nov 18, 2024•52 min
Recorded in front of a live audience at W+K, New York on Oct. 17th, 2024. We're joined by BBDO's Worldwide CCO, Chris Beresford-Hill, W+K NY's Co-CCO, Marques Gartrell, Founder and CEO of Fundamentalco, Jonny Bauer and W+K NY's CSO, Laura Rowan. Thanks to our brilliant Live Tour sponsors: Effie Worldwide, WARC and Tracksuit.
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Cheetos had marketed to families for decades. But growth and household penetration declined over time. Their shift from “Families & Fun” to "Rejuveniles" allowed the brand to turn what was perceived by parents as a product negative (messy Cheetos-covered fingertips on kids) into a product feature embraced by teens and young adults. For this 2024 Effie-winning campaign, we're joined by Flavia Simoes of Cheetos and Jacob Sperla of Goodby Silverstein & Partners. Thanks to Effie Worldwide an...
Nov 03, 2024•35 min
While using the term Rockstar to describe someone in the office isn't new, exploring how true rockstars feel about it is. A B2B Effie award-winner, hear why the client's goal was to do award-winning work. Thanks to the Effies for supporting our show. See the creative work on our website and connect with our guests.
Oct 31, 2024•43 min
Built on the observation that after child birth most moms are starving and many crave Burger King, BK launched Bundles of Joy. Controversial to some, liberating to others, the idea caught fire in the media. We talk with Burger King's UK CMO, Katie Evans and BBH London's Head of Strategy, Saskia Jones. Thanks to Jira and Tracksuit for supporting our show.
Oct 27, 2024•38 min
We hear how having planners as founders made London The Home of Planning. How advertising might have an issue, but brands don’t. About the opportunity that exists in the “unloved surface areas of brands.” And about the people who professionally inspired each of these three great talents. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Uncommon’s offices in London. Thanks to Tracksuit, WARC and Effie for sponsoring our live tour series.
Oct 23, 2024•46 min
A masterclass in demonstrating the creative effectiveness of a medium or message. A Titanium Winner at Cannes and sure to be multiple Effie winner this year. We're joined by Ricardo Perez of JCDecaux and Daniela Bombonato of David, Madrid. Thanks to both Jira and Tracksuit for sponsoring this episode.
Oct 17, 2024•42 min
Inspired by Carlsberg and KFC, Pot Noodle designed a response to a product fail that lifted both the brand and the relaunched product to unexpected levels. By embracing its failure and using honesty as entertainment in a social only campaign, the brand extension was saved. Thanks to the Effie's for sponsoring this series. More at effie-org.
Oct 13, 2024•42 min
An APG Gold winner in 2015, Richard Huntington, CSO at Saatchi, London shares the strategy that delivered six years of consistent growth. And the nervous CEO who tried to kill it. See the work on our website. Thanks to JIRA and The Master of Advertising Effectiveness for sponsoring this episode.
Oct 07, 2024•34 min
Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer at BBDO shares the real story behind the Michael Cera campaign, one he lead while at Ogilvy. Frustrated by how it was being told, he shares the reality. Thanks to JIRA for sponsoring this episode and to Tracksuit for supporting our show.
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 3 min