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Ad Age Insider
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Every week, Ad Age Insider helps make sense of what's happening across advertising, marketing and media—and why it matters.
Hosted by Parker Herren, the show features conversations with Ad Age editors and reporters unpacking the stories they're covering, with context, skepticism and perspective beyond the headlines. From shifts in power and strategy to cultural moments shaping the business of brands, Insider connects the dots across the industry.
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Main Street One CEO Curtis Hougland on the launch of a senior political influencer network
Aug 14, 2020Tap to summarizeCurtis Hougland, the founder and CEO of communications and strategy shop Main Street One, explains the social and political science behind voter/consumer persuasion, and why the time is right for campaigns and brands to leverage older (55+) influencers.
Transcribe →Marketing the (delayed) Olympics
Jul 23, 2020Tap to summarizeChristopher Carroll, director of digital engagement and marketing for the International Olympic Committee, joins the pod to talk about how the IOC is going about plugging the Tokyo games, which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic.
Transcribe →The latest ad law news
Jul 16, 2020Tap to summarizeAd lawyer Linda Goldstein joins to discuss what brands need to know about sponsorship contract changes during COVID-19, new 'Made in the USA,' ad regulations and what to expect at the FTC if Democrats take over. Plus, she explains how ad lawyers can co-exist with creatives.
Transcribe →Mark Robinson
Jul 10, 2020Tap to summarizeThe author of "Black on Madison Avenue" talks about what it was like getting a job in advertising 40 years ago and how much the industry has failed to change since that time.
Transcribe →There's no mistaking Leeann Leahy
Jun 11, 2020Tap to summarizePortland Maine's Via agency CEO talks about the moral renaissance, directing a commercial with Jim Perdue via iPhone, her Catholic school education and the disco ball in her home.
Transcribe →The pandemic paradox
May 28, 2020Tap to summarizeAnush Prabhu, chief strategy officer at Mediacom, talks about the new—and often contrasting—behaviors that have come about since COVID, and how smart marketers should navigate them as the world opens up.
Transcribe →Finding creative inspiration in a pandemic
May 15, 2020Tap to summarizeGoodby, Silverstein & Partners' Chief Creative Officer Margaret Johnson explains how the agency has created more than 30 campaigns for 80 percent of its clients remotely--and how working from home has opened up new avenues of inspiration.
Transcribe →Brian Braiker, former editor, Ad Age
Apr 20, 2020Tap to summarizeToday's podcast guest is, well, me. After three wonderful, challenging, intense, stressful and exhilarating years, I'm sad to say I'm parting ways with this iconic institution. Friday was my last day. Working with the Ad Age newsroom in both good times and weird has been an honor. In a conversation with my colleagues Judy Pollack and Alfred Maskeroni, we take a look back on my time. Thank you for listening.
Transcribe →Live from Ad Age: Next
Nov 21, 2019Tap to summarizeLast week in New York, Ad Age brought together executives from some of the best media brands in the world to explore the industry's challenges and, more interesting, opportunities. This podcast is a live recording of a conversation with three media execs about what they've learned from leaning into the subscription model. Joining us on stage were Pam Wasserstein, president of Vox Media, Scott Havens, global head of digital and media distribution for Bloomberg Media Group and Nina Lassam, executive director of ad innovation at the New York Times.
Transcribe →Ad lawyer Jeffrey Greenbaum, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Sep 6, 2019Tap to summarizeWith a trade war brewing, there's a lot more focus on products Made in the USA—but don't believe everything you see. There are some cases of marketers blurring the lines when it comes to products actually made here, and the FTC rules enforcing truthful "Made in USA" claims lack teeth. But that could be changing.
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