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S7E15 - Hey Vern! When Ads Go Hollywood
Season 7 Episode 15
This week, we look at commercials that made the unlikely leap…to Hollywood. Some became big hit movies, others inspired popular songs. One even becam…
7 years, 9 months ago
S7E13 - Famous Jingles, Part Two
Season 7 Episode 13
This week, it’s part two of our Jingles episode. Jingles had a great run until the late ‘80s, then songs overtook them. But a few big jingles have be…
7 years, 9 months ago
S7E12 - Famous Jingles
Season 7 Episode 12
This week, we explore the use of jingles in advertising. So many brands were built on the backs of jingles. From the Big Mac, to Smarties, to Wheatie…
7 years, 9 months ago
S7E11 - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors
Season 7 Episode 11
This week, we explore famous products named after their inventors. Some products are so cemented in our minds we forget those names once belonged to …
7 years, 10 months ago
S7E10 - Worthless To Priceless
Season 7 Episode 10
This week, we look at products that went from worthless to priceless.
Products someone created out of something everyone else ignored. It might be sc…
7 years, 10 months ago
S7E09 - Celebrities: Living To Tell The Tales
Season 7 Episode 9
This week, we explore the world of celebrities in advertising. We’ll tell the story of a super shy mega star at one of her very first gigs, how Alan …
7 years, 10 months ago
S7E08 - Kentucky Fried Brand Myths
Season 7 Episode 8
This week, we debunk urban brand myths. Myths that live on as assumed facts in marketing textbooks, MBA courses, endless business seminars and dinner…
7 years, 10 months ago
S7E07 - Comic Book Ads
Season 7 Episode 7
This week, we explore the fascinating world of Comic Book Advertising. A world where Sea-Monkeys could be trained, X-Ray Specs saw through clothes, …
7 years, 11 months ago
S7E06 - A Wild & Crazy Idea: How Companies Solve Big, Hairy Problems
Season 7 Episode 6
This week, we explore how marketers solve difficult problems. We’ll look at how Monty Python stopped piracy by giving away content for free, how a wa…
7 years, 11 months ago
S7E05 - Delicious Names: Marketing Appetite Appeal
Season 7 Episode 5
This week, we explore how marketers saved certain foods from oblivion by changing…their names. Many foods you enjoy started out life with very unappe…
7 years, 11 months ago