As in life, so in art. Andrew and Vieves are celebrating their own anniversary, prompting them to look at companies that used a milestone anniversary to move product, with predictably mixed results. Plus, an Ad Councilor shares a surprisingly good ad for coffee.
With so much data being collected by the products we use, it seems inevitable that at least a few marketers would see a pitch in all those numbers. This week, Andrew and Vieves look at commercials that use stats to tell the story. Plus, they get an eye-opening look at a famous Old Spice ad.
It's the end of the year and like all "content producers," Andrew and Vieves try to create a list that recaps the year in their chosen medium. But unlike even the laziest producers, they tap out with a list of just four items. Oh well. At least there's some great Dunkin' Donuts news!
For people of a certain age (the age of Genevieve and Andrew), the Muppets will always have a special place in our hearts and wallets. This week, they talk about the many products that the Muppets have shilled for over the years. Plus there is a legit commercial in the news to discuss. And a new Folgers commercial just blew Andrew's mind.
Everybody's talkin' at Andrew and Vieves about the plethora of Christmas commercials that are filling the airwaves (or whatever it is the internet travels on). Find out which commercials are naughty and which ones are nice.
Andrew and Vieves look at the ways companies try to rely on their employees to put a happy face on their brands. They're also excited to claim their bragging rights about an ad they were way ahead of the curve on.
Andrew and Vieves look at some of the ways marketers try to sell the impossible dream of regularly exercising. Plus, a listener jingle ignites a hunt for a lost commercial.
Andrew and Vieves discover that there's a new trend in town: Commercials that capitalize on the backlash against social media, selfie culture and whatever else irritates boomers. Plus, some listener jingles force Andrew and Vieves to reckon with the phenomenon of incest porn.
Andrew and Vieves surf the information superhighway in search of ads that take place inside the tubes of the internet. Plus, a Canadian company proves that John Hamm CAN be a lovable jerk who sells products. But will Canada accept him?
All the world's a stage, especially in a show that's all about TV commercials. Andrew and Vieves consider actors acting like actors this week, plus Andrew scratches a dramatic itch he didn't even know he had.
Anti-heroes are all over modern media, and commercials are no exception. Andrew and Vieves examine what it takes to be a true commercial anti-hero and consider why we love the bad boys of advertising. Plus, Domino's somehow embarrasses itself even further, and someone from the internet has put all the insurance spokespeople into a helpful rubric.
With Halloween just around the corner, it seems like every commercial in circulation is riffing on the holiday that Genevieve calls "Candy Christmas." Plus, a listener tip makes Genevieve realize just how weird one of her childhood favorites was. Oh, and Cialis has a new spokesclown.
Genevieve tries to use her superior TV knowledge to stump Andrew in a quiz about the new fall TV lineup. Andrew retools a favorite segment, and an Ad Councilor shares some dazzling trade secrets.
Genevieve loses her mind over the insidiousness of consumer culture as it's marketed to girls. Andrew rediscovers a commercial classic, and two listeners make good on a promise extracted by an inebriated Genevieve.
Andrew and Vieves spend some time with the latest commercials to earn their adcollades while trying to crack the The Case Of The New Listeners. Also, Andrew isn't ready to let this whole Shed Conspiracy go.
A quiz by Andrew reveals just how little daylight there is between pet food and human food commercials. Also, a commercial wish comes true, and the "shed" debate rages on.
Genevieve and Andrew review a treasure trove of commercials that aired during a local Atlanta broadcast in 1980. They also get into a fight about the word "shed."
Andrew and Genevieve discuss Jeremy Renner's attempt to set a new land-speed record for tanking his own public image through marketing. Plus, is State Farm the insurance company for unhappily married people? And a member of the Ad Council demands a recount.
Does the sight of someone doing something the absolute wrong way ever stop being funny? Not according to the advertisers who have used the premise to sell everything from cheap beer to prestige television. This week, Genevieve tries to explore this advertising concept with mixed results.
The Ad Councilors really delivered this week, surfacing a smorgasbord of commercial content from former Soviet premiers for Pizza Hut to a jingle that reminds Andrew and Genevieve how to rock. Plus, why DID Bob Dole insist on holding a carrot all the time?
In what is becoming an annual tradition, Andrew is once again being driven slowly crazy by the poor quality of the radio commercials he hears day in and day out. Sadly for him, Vieves doesn't exactly have his back on a few of his most hated examples.
Genevieve quizzes Andrew on the punchlines to commercials that star famous musicians. Plus, they make Nicholas Cage an honorary member of the Ad Council and have to disappoint some other Ad Councilors who are just looking for a little validation.
Tonight, two podcasters delve into TV movie promos from the 1980s...but only one of them knows fact from fiction. Can their relationship survive? Tune in to find out!
Cannibalism, as it turns out, is not as taboo as one might think when it comes to marketing delicious snacks and binge-able breakfast cereals. Andrew and Genevieve look at spokescritters that aren't afraid to chomp on their brethren. Plus, they revisit a decade-old controversy over a very risque spec ad.
What happens when filmmakers decide to make a commercial for A-list clients like Coca-Cola and Adidas, unfettered by mundane concerns like whether the client actually likes the idea? Andrew and Genevieve look at the weird world of spec commercials and take a deep dive into the seven habits of highly effective vanilla beans.
Genevieve and Andrew team up with their friends at the NW Nerd Podcast for a live taping at the ACE Comic Con in Seattle! They look at commercials rooted in nerd culture, from Spiderman pasta to a Star Trek telephone party.
As if this show wasn't pretentious enough, Andrew and Vieves spend this week exploring the influence of postmodernism on advertising, from a defunct 90s cola to the entire island of Australia. They don't even, like, care if you listen, man. Plus, a listener reveals her brief 1980s star turn.
In celebration of America's independence, Vieves and Andrew look at some of the most jacked up 4th of July-related content that the internet has to offer. Plus, Andrew tries to guess the mystery commercial that has everyone talking.
Death is inevitable, and like every universal human experience, there are plenty of marketers out to make a buck off it. Andrew and Genevieve look at commercials driven by the the funeral-industrial complex, plus a retro-themed Popsicle ad proves divisive.
It's a bit of a grab bag this week thanks to Vieves' prodigious volume of TV watching. Plus, Andrew dives into the voicemails and comes up with a spectacular coincidence.
