RM 15

Oct 29 2023 26 ep. 43 mins
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Ever wonder why some movies and tv shows launch big while others are dead on day one? It's the marketing, stupid! Emmy winners and two of Hollywood's top entertainment marketers - Garen van de Beek and Lori Shefa - interview the directors, producers, writers and stars of today's biggest television and theatrical hits - from deep within an undisclosed location, known only as RM 15 - about the importance creative marketing plays in the making or breaking of their projects. Marketing. It's much more than just hype.

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