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 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
'If it's legal, you should be able to advertise it'
Amsterdam becomes the first capital city to ban meat and fossil fuel advertising, PETA wants men to go vegan and Microsoft & Droga5 use 25 sets of twins in a practical-effects-heavy Windows campaign.  We watch:  Austex PETA Windows See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18
31 min
'They've come out swinging'; Gloves are off in Aussie marketing warfare
We talk about Vodafone's aggressive new strategy to name & shame the competition, Canva’s bizarre giant squirrel cult in New York and a creepy Irish data privacy ad that proves once again why fear is the most effective way to change behavior. We watch:  Vodafone Data Protection Commission Ireland  Canva See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12
40 min
'Stop jumping at shadows': Why Nike was wrong to apologise
We look at the latest from VW, British Airways, Tesco’s fruit monster and debate the Nike controversy at the Boston marathon.  We watch: VW  British Airways  Tesco Vintage Vauxhall See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 4
41 min
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