• Podcast 14 - QR Codes, Are they back from the dead? Has Degree found an interesting way of combatting gender equality? SuperBowl ads that rely on celebrities? Better for the brand or the celebrity?
    Mar 15 2022

    (0:08 ) Intro  

    (0:31 ) What are we drinking?

    (2:43) What caught our eye? 1. QR Codes are in the news again, and it’s not just because of Coinbase or Pandemic restaurant Menus - Would advertising take them seriously this time? 2. Degree® Launches the 'Bracket Gap Challenge 3. In the 2022 Super Bowl, some celebrities outshined the brands they promoted 4. Her for She - Hershey and HP

    (43:27) What are we consuming?  1. Book: Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy 2. TV: Ozark  3. Book: Brand Gap 4. Movie:  The Adam Project

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    53 mins
  • Podcast 13 -Part Three of our SuperBowl advertising series where we review some of the best ads of SuperBowl 56
    Feb 25 2022

    This is the third of our 3 episode look at the Super Bowl effect on Advertising.  Today, we’re reviewing our favourite ads of SuperBowl 56 highlighting ones that we feel really knocked it out, and trying to figure out which brands really nailed it from an ROI perspective.

    (0:07) Intro

    (0:29 ) What are we drinking?

    (2:55) Advertising and the Super Bowl 56

    (58:08) What are we consuming?  1. Book: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness  2.  TV: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valle 3. Book: Creative Quest 4. TV: Inventing Anna

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Podcast 12 - Feb 10, 2022 - Part Two our SuperBowl advertising series takes a look at our favourites all time ads.
    Feb 21 2022

    This is the second of our 3 episode look at the Super Bowl effect on Advertising.  Today, we’re talking a stroll down history lane and reminiscing about some of our all-time favourite SuperBowl Ads.

    (0:09) Intro

    (0:27 ) What are we drinking?

    (3:45) Advertising and the Super Bowl 56

    (61:01) What are we consuming?  1. Book: Post Corona  2.  TV: Afterlife -  3. Book: No Rules Rules 4. TV: The Book of Boba Fett

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Podcast 11 - Feb 3, 2022 A look at the brands advertising Super Bowl 56 and wondering if it’s actually worth it.
    Feb 8 2022

    This is the first of our 3 episode look at the Super Bowl effect on Advertising.  Today, we’re talking about the upcoming SuperBowl and looking at some of the brands are putting up big bucks to be part of the experience.  The big questions are why are they doing it and is it worth it.

    (0:09) Intro

    (0:29 ) What are we drinking?

    (3:15) Advertising and the Super Bowl 56

    (46:36) What are we consuming?  1. Book: Bomber Mafia  2.  TV: Mayor of Kingstown -  3. Book: Atomic Habits 4. TV: The Witcher

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    51 mins
  • Podcast 10: Feb 12, 2021 - Who won the Superbowl...for advertising? This is a SuperBowl themed podcast as Cale and Les take a deep dive into the ads from the big game. There will be a rant...
    Feb 18 2021

    (0:09 ) Intro  

    (0:29 ) What are we drinking?

    (4:07) The Break Down? 1.SuperBowl Advertising Overview 2. Ads we loved  3. Ads we had no love for... 4. Ads that made us cringe

    (69:02) What are we consuming?  1. Book: A Promised Land  2.  TV Below Deck -   3. Book: Making Ideas Happen  TV: Snowpiercer

    (74:30) Versus: Ad vs Ad. Who did it better?

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Podcast 9:Dec 31 2020-Reddit is going after TikTok. Tropicana has to apologize to the Maude Flanders of the world. Our end of year wrap up of the best campaigns. McDonalds has a Spam and Oreos Burger
    Jan 5 2021

    (0:09 ) Intro  

    (0:31 ) What are we drinking?

    (3:16) What caught our eye? 1.Reddit acquires TikTok rival Dubsmash as video vision comes into focus 2. Tropicana Apologizes For Hidden Mimosa Campaign After Backlash 3. Zoom to lift its 40-minute meeting limit for holiday celebrations 4. Burger King UK hands over Instagram account to local restaurants 5. Heinz By Nature welcomes the first lockdown babies 6. Ikea launches build-your-own party electronics

    (29:05) What do you think of this campaign? Wrap-up of the campaigns we loved and couple we didn’t like.

    (51:13) Award This! 1. a big FU! to 2020

    (53:46) Yeah I’d buy this  1.LG Bendable TV  2. McDonald's China Has A Spam and Oreos Burger

    (58:55) What are we consuming?  1. Book: The Big Picture  2. Ted Lasso  TV -   3. TV: Schitts Creek  

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Podcast 8: Dec 11, 2020 - Billie Eilish and Google team up for the Infinite Bad Guy. No More Ikea printed catalogues? Ryan Reynolds get Satan and the year 2020 together. What is TikTok up to now?
    Dec 21 2020

    (0:07 ) Intro  (2:16) What caught our eye? 1.If You Need Us, We'll Be Here Watching This Endless Mashup of Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" 2. Ikea Announces the End of IKEA Catalogues 3. A Majority of CEOs Will Change How Their Companies Interact With Consumers 4. Walmart Debuts Interactive Shoppable Cooking Videos

    (31:58) What do you think of this campaign? 1.Match made in Hell - Match.com’s latest ad 2. Jeep ‘Repurposes’ the Mysterious Utah Monolith 

    (40:45) Innovation Corner 1. Spotify taps big-name musicians to help test Instagram-like stories  2. TikTok is experimenting with longer-form, three-minute videos

    (46:38) The Breakdown 1.  PepsiCo's in-house technology informs radical shift to digital

    (56:58) Yeah I’d buy this  1. L'Oréal’s Plastic Bottles from Industrial Carbon Emissions 2. Whiskey barrel aged Kit Kat bars

    (59:40) What are we consuming?  1. Book: Contagious 2. TV -  Industry 3. Books: Bill Gate’s list of must reads 4.  TV: Borgen

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Podcast 7: November 26, 2020 - Travis Scott and McDonalds celebrity meal promotions. Holiday office parties. Twitter's stories. Online concierge for auto shopping. Brands and Spotify.
    Dec 2 2020

    (0:07 )-Intro  ( 3:22)-What caught our eye? 1. How YouTube’s Bet on Music Will ‘Narrow the Gap’ in Audio Advertising 2. McDonald's new loyalty program will optimize digital, drive-thru opportunity 3. From Travis Scott To J Balvin, McDonald’s ‘Marketing War Chest’ Is Filled With Celebrity Meal Promotions 4. Long live Telus and its critters (27:10)-What do you think of this campaign? 1.Miller Lite celebrates the end of office holiday parties with art installation 2. Bacardi remixes 'Conga' with Meek Mill, Leslie Grace in UGC push 3. Travis Scott + ps5 4. Burberry is ‘Singing in the Rain’ with dance-filled Christmas London spectacular 5. Beats by Dre's 'You Love Me' Perfectly Illustrates Our Culture's Relationship to Blackness 6. PlayStation – London Underground Signs (54:28)-Innovation Corner 1. Twitter Launches Story-Like 'Fleets’ 2. Genesis' Online Car-Buying Experience Assigns Customers a Personal Advisor (62:36)-The Breakdown 1.  Let’s do Spotify (80:21)-I’m Raging 1.  Ballantines - “There’s no wrong way” (86:47) Yeah, I’d buy this  1. Scented products (90:00)-What are we consuming?  1. Book: Death & Co, Cocktail Codex 2. TV -  The Undoing 3. Book: Eat a Peach: A Memoir 4.  TV: Truth Seekers

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    1 hr and 38 mins