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Ad Chatter
Hosted by David Burn and Dan Goldgeier · EN
Ad Chatter from Adpulp.com features ad news and know-how, plus interviews with prominent guests from the marketing, media, and advertising industries. Show co-hosts Dan Goldgeier and David Burn make, analyze, teach, and talk about advertising.
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Ad Chatter Season 5, Episode 3: Kevin Frank Talks Apple, LinkedIn, and Leadership
Jun 30, 202400:39:23Tap to summarizeIn-house agencies have grown in size and stature over the past 20 years. ECD Kevin Frank was there early on, leaving agency life to lead creative teams at Apple and LinkedIn. Now he’s living an expat life in Paris. In this 39-minute Ad Chatter from AdPulp, Kevin talks with host Dan Goldgeier about:Life at Apple during the passing of Steve JobsHow to lead creative teams and deliver effective feedbackThe importance of relationships to a creative careerEnjoy!
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Ad Chatter Season 5, Episode 2: RAPP’s Troy Hitch Talks Leadership, AI, and Musicals
Jun 2, 202400:32:02Tap to summarizeFrom small agency CEO to holding company agency CCO, RAPP's Troy Hitch has done a little bit of everything. In this 32-minute Ad Chatter, Troy talks with host Dan Goldgeier about:The “Ego Epiphany” that good Creative Directors should haveWhat holding companies do well – and don’t do well The musical Troy wrote for a casket maker client and an appreciation for “Bathtubs Over Broadway” Enjoy!
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Ad Chatter Season 5, Episode 1: Steve Harrison talks about ad legend Howard Gossage
May 21, 202400:29:02Tap to summarizeWe have a returning guest! Host Dan Goldgeier chats with Steve Harrison about his new book, co-written with Dave Dye, “The Howard Gossage Show – and what it can teach you about advertising, fun, fame, and manipulating the media.”In this 29-minute podcast, Dan and Steve chat about:· What made Howard Gossage’s work so unique· How Howard became famous along with his clients· What Howard would be doing today if he were still in advertising Hope you enjoy it!
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Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 4: Featuring Artist Chad Rea
Dec 30, 202300:52:19Tap to summarizeThis episode of Ad Chatter features a conversation between David Burn of Adpulp and artist, writer, gallerist, tour guide, teacher, and activist Chad Rea. Chad has a degree in Advertising from Texas Tech. He taught at UT and ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. He worked at famous agencies before starting his own. Over the past five years, he’s been furiously making art and his paintings and artworks continue to appear in solo and group exhibitions. In this vibrant 52-minute discussion, Chad entertains with fresh takes about:Why he went to Texas Tech and how he first got into the ad businessWhat it was like to work at Pyro, Mother, and Kessels KramerFounding and running his agency 86theonions in Venice BeachWhy working in advertising is such an excellent preparation for being an artistWhy it's okay to call yourself an ArtistLockhART House, his home and gallery space in Lockhart, TexasHis major artistic influences and reasons for making artHow to work with him today at Good Fast & CheapWhy it pays to treat yourself and promote yourself like a brandThis is a man with a lot of ideas and almost as many active pursuits. Hear it all on this episode of Ad Chatter.
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Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 3: Mark Robinson, Author of "Black on Madison Avenue"
Jun 30, 202300:37:04Tap to summarizeIn his new book, “Black on Madison Avenue,” Mark Robinson has plenty to say about his career in account management and the current state of minorities in advertising. In this 36-minute Ad Chatter, Mark talks with Dan Goldgeier about:What agencies need to do to increase minority hiringThe keys to successful agency account managementWorking with Spike Lee to create Spike DDBGetting personally sued by a celebrity for an agency business decisionIt’s a fun chat. Check it out!
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Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 2: Steve Red of RTO+P
Jun 2, 202300:26:33Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Ad Chatter, host Dan Goldgeier talks about the advantages and challenges of mid-sized independent ad agencies with Steve Red, the President + CCO of Red Tettemer O’Connell & Partners in Philadelphia. Discussion topics included:How a copywriter/art director partnership became a business partnershipHis agency’s “No sh-theads” ruleWhether he’d pitch the Tesla ad account if he had a legit shot at itIt’s a fun, 26-minute podcast.
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Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 1: Wade Sturdivant of NowAndThentor.com
Jan 20, 202300:35:08Tap to summarizeThere’s no guaranteed career path in advertising. And at some point we all need help, mentorship, or just a sympathetic ear. David Burn and Dan Goldgeier talk with Wade Sturdivant, longtime Creative Director and Copywriter and the founder of NowAndThentor, a free service to provide feedback as needed to ad professionals of all kinds.In this 35 minute Ad Chatter, David, Dan, and Wade talk about:The importance of mentors and the lack of agency career developmentWhy creative directors don’t automatically make effective leadersThe difference between agency and in-house creative environments
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Ad Chatter Season 3, Episode 3: Justin Bajan of Familiar Creatures
Aug 24, 202200:30:26Tap to summarizeMany advertising professionals dream of leaving big agency life to start their own shop. Only some follow through with it. Justin Bajan, the co-founder of Richmond’s Familiar Creatures, talks with Dan Goldgeier about running his own shop. They discuss:· How to make short- and long-term goals· What accounts wouldn’t be a good fit· Doing business in a smaller ad market· How to motivate younger employeesIt’s an informative 30-minute Ad Chatter podcast.
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Ad Chatter Season 3, Episode 2: David Esrati—Ad Veteran, Army Veteran, Congressional Candidate
May 30, 202200:46:21Tap to summarizeDavid Esrati is the owner of The Next Wave, an ad agency in Dayton, Ohio. He’s also currently the Democratic nominee for Congress in Ohio’s 10th District. Dan Goldgeier talks with David about the intersection of politics and marketing, along with:How military experience relates to an advertising careerThe commercialization of Memorial Day and other holidaysThe message voters deserve to hear from candidatesHow advertising professionals can get involved in political campaignsFind out more about David's Congressional campaign at electesrati.com.
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Ad Chatter, Season 3, Episode 1: Featuring Megan Averell of The Insight Inn
Jan 29, 202200:53:55Tap to summarizeResearch and strategy are the building blocks of successful marketing and advertising efforts, and no one knows it all better than Megan Averell, Founder of The Insight Inn.In this 55 minute Ad Chatter, Megan and host Dan Goldgeier talk about:The importance of going out and talking to consumers “in the wild”How consumers’ attitudes have changed during the pandemicWhy one brand discovered the wrong way to “surprise and delight” customersHow to make focus groups more productiveWhether advertising in the Super Bowl is a good investmentThe easiest way to do research on a limited budget
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