On Strategy Showcase

Jan 19 2025 231 ep. 43 mins 150
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Where marketers tell the stories behind the strategies that led to amazing campaigns.

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How creating doubt created opportunity for B2B brand Informatica

Jan 19 2025 38 mins  
The first in our new B2B series, Informatica faced two daunting challenges: an outdated product perception and a formidable, progressive competitive set. We hear how they're using clarity and advocacy to build relationships with key decision makers who needed an outside voice. Thanks to LinkedIn Ads for supporting this new series.

Tom Roach and Sarah Newman on APG's AI Initiative

Jan 12 2025 43 mins  
What will be the role of Ai in the practice of strategy? From utopian to dystopian scenarios, the APG is working with planners, internationally, to game out what the possibilities might be and how we can get there. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for supporting our show.

What happens when Disney and adam&eveDDB get together?

Jan 05 2025 32 mins  
The ask was to improve upon an existing Disney concept, but that's not where things ended. We hear about how these two legendary houses of storytelling got together to create "The Boy and the Octopus." Thanks to Adam&EveDDB Strategy Director, Catherine Willoughby for sharing the journey. And to Tracksuit and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for sponsoring t

2024 Media Highlights with Michael Beach

Dec 27 2024 57 mins  
We hear how the 2024 election exposed the challenge of reaching consumers, how linear TV has turned into simply Football With a Side of News. About how Netflix is the alpha dog for convergent TV. How TVOS wars are now a main event. And how sports moving to streaming will devastate linear. Thanks to Tracksuit (The Affordable Brand Tracking Solution) and The Master of Advertising Eff

Live from Chicago: The Holiday Ads Special

Dec 16 2024 73 mins  
The Chicago ad community came together for this fun Holiday Ads Special. A sold out crowd watched Christmas ads, laughed, cried and applauded. We guessed how they rated with consumers and then heard the reality. Oops! Thanks to our panelists Joe Nio, CSO at HighDive, Samantha Cescau, Head of Strategy at Leo Burnett, Chad Broude, CCO of Highdive and Andrew Tindall, SVP Partnerships

EP#1 Planning On The Outside (Life After Agency Life)

Dec 02 2024 48 mins  
After years inside agencies, James Hurman of Previously Unavailable, Adrian Ho of Zeus Jones, and Brent Vartan of Bullish share why they left, what they were chasing and how they got there. The first in a series of episodes on how planners are applying their skills outside of the agency environment. Thanks to Tracksuit and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for s

Live from Los Angeles: Brands+Entertainment

Nov 24 2024 85 mins  
We talk live with Zoe Fairbourn, Head of Branded Entertainment at Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Marc Gilbar, President of Brands & IP at Imagine Entertainment, Jack Verschleiser, Director of Business Strategy at Superconnector Studios, Aisea Laungaue, Global Partner, Executive Strategy Director at Anomaly, and Jen Costello, Global CSO at TBWA\Chiat\Day. Thank you to Tra

How McCain's patient commitment to brand-building paid off

Nov 18 2024 52 mins  
In 2014, oven chip brand McCain was struggling. Cash-strapped shoppers were switching to cheaper brands and own label. Promotions were delivering short-term volume, but depressed revenue and margins. To reduce price elasticity, McCain committed to a sustained investment in brand advertising. But success took time and patience. Winner of the prestigious 2024 IPA Effectiveness Award

Live from New York: The Future of Ideas

Nov 12 2024 74 mins  
Recorded in front of a live audience at W+K, New York on Oct. 17th, 2024. We're joined by BBDO's Worldwide CCO, Chris Beresford-Hill, W+K NY's Co-CCO, Marques Gartrell, Founder and CEO of Fundamentalco, Jonny Bauer and W+K NY's CSO, Laura Rowan. Thanks to our brilliant Live Tour sponsors: Effie Worldwide, WARC and Tracksuit.

How Cheetos flipped a negative feature into a positive vibe

Nov 03 2024 35 mins  
Cheetos had marketed to families for decades. But growth and household penetration declined over time. Their shift from “Families & Fun” to "Rejuveniles" allowed the brand to turn what was perceived by parents as a product negative (messy Cheetos-covered fingertips on kids) into a product feature embraced by teens and young adults. For this 2024 Effie-winning campaign, we'r