AdMission
AdMission
Tapt Podcasts
Every week, advertising gurus Russel Howcroft and Freddie Young offer a glimpse behind the curtain of the world’s most talked about marketing campaigns, brands, ideas, advertising news and industry screw ups.
"The friend you call when you get arrested": How The Daily Aus captured the trust of a generation
Russel & Freddie are joined by Sam Koslowski, co-founder of The Daily Aus and one of the most instrumental figures in Australia's modern media landscape. Sam takes us through the early days of The Daily Aus and just how exactly they managed to pull off the impossible task of becoming Australia's most trusted youth news platform. Check out The Daily Aus online and on Instagram Follow AdMission pod on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 27
46 min
Brand Beckham, YETI & Jeremy Clarkson's Hawkstone ad
Brand Beckham wins at the World Cup, Yeti’s 'Four Letters' platform tries to grow beyond outdoors without losing its core, Hawkstone beer's first TV ad uses its founder, Jeremy Clarkson, in a unique way & Hasbro’s Blooms by Play-Doh asks whether adult play can become a wellness category. We watch: YETI Hawkstone  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 21
41 min
Claude vs OpenAI: The strategy winning the AI brand war
Anthropic’s Claude airs 52,000 peoples AI questions in a new campaign, Castle Milk Stout and Schweppes both want us to slow down - which brand does it better? And Aperol’s bottle has had a redesign. We watch: Claude & Anthropic Schweppes Castle Milk Stout See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 14
37 min
The billion dollar grey area: Why Rick Rubin partnered with a gambling giant
Polymarket’s Rick Rubin World Cup ad tries to reframe prediction markets from gambling to shared knowledge, & KFC Australia launches new “Go Full Chicken” platform. We watch:  Polymarket ad KFC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 8
33 min
A very average billboard; & selling driverless cars
Waymo launches its first national campaign, Liquid Death’s parenting sponsorship, AI coming for prestigious fonts, UFC at the White House & a very 'average' billboard.  We watch:  Waymo Liquid Death See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 23
38 min
Why soccer is the hardest sport in the world to monetise
How Levi Dockers’ invented Casual Friday, Apple’s big bet on privacy and why principal media is back under scrutiny. We watch:  Apple See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 15
37 min
'Make it stand out like dogs balls';  Building businesses with Charlie Gearside
Russ chats to Charlie Gearside about Eucalyptus, the economies of scale, getting the media mix right at Koala and his new campaign to 'Build Australia'. You can watch Charlie here Follow AdMission pod on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10
40 min
'Its not that good, is it?' Ferrari's EV backlash
Ferrari’s new electric Luce, designed with Jony Ive’s firm, has made the internet angry, Oura is back with the Ring 5 and a campaign to boot & Uber Eats’ Grand Effie-winning “Football Is For Food” campaign shows how a simple media insight became one of advertising’s most effective creative platforms. We watch:  Oura Ring 5 Uber Eats See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 1
39 min
Big Pharma & 'The Enhanced Games'
Eli Lilly teams up with Caitlin Clark for a campaign about 'starting how you can'; The Enhanced Games launch in Las Vegas, reframing doping from 'cheating' to optimisation; Build Australia launches as an optimistic, pro-growth national movement and new research suggests we’re speaking dramatically less than we used to. We watch:  Build Australia Eli Lilly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 26
39 min
We speak to Sir Martin Sorrell
We sit down with Sir Martin Sorrell, former CEO of WPP, founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital and quite literally the most significant figure in advertising and marketing, in the world, of the past 50 years. We discuss:  The AI revolution The 'vandalism' of legacy brands The global power shift The future of media   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20
1 hr 1 min
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