American Copywriter
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Welcome to “American Copywriter,” SHS’ weekly podcast featuring agency creative John January and Tug McTighe.
Advertising creatives John January and Tug McTighe willingly open up the cabinets inside their brains and let you peek inside. Advertising, marketing and everything about popular culture is covered, but you get a nice-sized portion of personal ramblings, tangential stories and occasionally successful attempts at actual comedy.
DISCLAIMER: The narrow-minded views and half-baked opinions expressed within these digital files belong exclusively to John and Tug and, occasionally, Jerome or a special guest. The management of Sullivan Higdon & Sink and the agency’s valued clients have, intelligently, divorced themselves from the content of this show and have absolutely no editorial control or input. In fact, they’d likely be horrified by what we actually say here. So, 1.) Please don’t tell them and 2.) If you have a beef, take it up with the person who uttered the nonsense in the first place. Oh, and you know, it’s just a podcast. Just relax and take it all with a several thousand grains of salt.
- The Podcasts
- Podcast #60 | September 24, 2008
The Bill and Jerry Edition: Chapter One: Bad surveys. Chapter Two: The lads talk too much about MSFT (7:32). Chapter Three: Cheers to the voice (20:00). Chapter Four: The NFL as brand redux (21:14). Easter Egg: It's not hot. It's an episode where the water flows like beer and the conversation is just as refreshing. - Podcast #59 | July 8, 2008
The Advertising Fight Club Edition: Wherein Tug and John ramble about the following: Chapter One: Cannes happened? Chapter Two: Advertising Fight Club (4:46) Chapter Three: Back to that Cannes thing (10:49) Chapter Four: The Half Yearly Blues (16:32) Chapter Five: Home run story (21:21) Chapter Six: A tribute to Mr. Carlin (25:45) - Podcast #58 | May 12, 2008
The Luke Sullivan Edition (Part Dos): The second part of our conversation with the great Luke Sullivan. Among other things we talk direct response TV like the kind you see embedded here. We talk about approaching this genre of advertising with some dignity. Like Fenske did. - Podcast #57 | February 11, 2008
The Luke Sullivan Edition (Part One): In celebration of the the third edition of "Hey Whipple, Squeeze This," John & Tug sit down to enjoy the wit and advertising wisdom of Luke Sullivan. - Podcast #56 | February 4, 2008
The Super Bowl '08 Wrap: John and Tug get up too early and draw far too many hasty conclusions about what worked and what didn't. Listen and tell us where we got it right and wrong. - Podcast #55 | January 9, 2008
The "Hey, it's not the New Year anymore" Edition: Recorded Dec. 30th but posted just now for a savory, yet slightly rotten, taste. Chapter One: Stone cold open. Chapter Two: NEW FEATURE "Like it" or "Tired of it". Chapter Three: Off Star Technology. Chapter Four: What retailers could learn from ad club. Chapter Five: The Gumbel Brothers. Chapter Six: Webkinz mania. Chapter Seven: Traditions. P.S. We're giddy to tease you with the fact that our next podcast is going to feature a super cool ad legend type. More details soon. - Podcast #54 | December 21, 2007
The Holiday ’07 Edition: Tug and John find a moment to sit down over a few pints for a podcast. In the warmth and kindness of the season, John and Tug drop more f-bombs than usual. Just warning you now. Chapter One: Intro wherein Tug complains about the current state of women’s handbags. Chapter Two: A heartfelt salute to Mr. Whipple. Chapter Three: Holiday spot talk including Rudolph rehashes and carol rewrites. Chapter Four: Tug and John’s do’s & don’ts at the agency holiday party. Remember, do as we say not as we have done. Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday. 2008 is, well, going to be another year in advertising. - Podcast #53 | September 20, 2007
The Fall Kick-Off Edition: Finally. A podcast. But it’s Fall. And football season is here so we can’t help but be in good moods. Of course like a few NFL teams, we know, we needed to knock off some rust. NOW IN CHAPTERS FOR E-Z SCANNING! - Podcast #52 | June 13, 2007
The Big Dose O’ Tug Edition: The AC team reunites on Tug’s deck for a couple of beers and a long-awaited conversation. After a shout out to AAF Cleveland (1:46), we introduce a contest (complete with lavish price packages) sponsored by certain cocksure directing team (2:40). Tug then thinks he hates a campaign but really likes it which provides some banter about the reasons why (5:55). Then we spend the rest of our time discussing this McTighe-penned post which, if you care to read it again, also serves as the remainder of the show notes for this episode (10:58). - Podcast #51 | April 23, 2007
The Career Counseling Edition: Over sushi, John & Tug take on a few Kirin beers and offer a few thoughts on gardening as creative expression (2:08) and Kurt Vonnegut (3:36) before two listeners enjoy telling us how wrong we were about a musing we had in episode #50 (7:21). This leads to three listener comments all related to career issues: A. Freelance vs. Full-time gig (11:05). B. What separates a good book from a great book (16:10). C. How long should you stay in school or at a particular job (19:12). We put on our techno hats and finish the podcast off with DJ Prato’s remix of the Bruce Campbell speech from W+K’s recent Old Spice efforts. Thanks to the Kirin, this episode earns its explicit rating. - Podcast #50 | March 16, 2007
The St. Patrick’s Day Edition: John & Tug start off with some St. Paddy’s pleasantries and an explanation of a missing episode. Listener comment from Ben Thoma about ad people in ads and ads done outside of the major markets (4:16) Answers ensue and then J&T effortlessly segue to a discussion about the new Geico Cavemen TV series (13:27). J&T play point/counterpoint on the whole CK/CareerBuilder break-up (17:39) then send good wished to Chuck McBride and CUTWATER (19:56). John editorializes slightly (20:40). AC listener Hashem Bajwa slaps our hands then asks a smart question (22:34). AC listener Jenny Lui wonders about the wisdom of a re-animated Orville (24:58). - Podcast #49 | February 5, 2007
The Super Bowl XLI Edition: Our thoughts and some interesting takes from some AC listeners regarding this year’s Super Bowl crop. Fresh from the computer. - Podcast #48 | January 15, 2007
The Long Time Edition: First podcast of the new year. John and Tug share with listeners the famous entertainment program that American Copywriter is patterned after (00:29) and exchange general pleasantries. Discussion of life in the ad world during the holidays (3:02). News of the Ad World includes general wonderings about the Wal-Mart pitch (4:26), fond musings about Messieurs Goodby and Silverstein (5:19), thoughts on Ms. Martin and CP+B and Volkswagen (6:20), cheers to Leo for the Altoids work (9:04), W+K and Old Spice (13:26) and Kleenex for the new Let It Out campaign (17:35). We hear from Leon from South Africa and talk about the practice of naming names in competitive ads (20:40) and then we slobber profusely over the iPhone (23:19). Finally we talk again about Wal-Mart (28:34) and sign off with one final listener comment (28:57). - Podcast #47 | November 3, 2006
The Aussie and Astroglide Edition: Reunited and it feels so good. John and Tug talk about cultural and communication learnings gleaned from Tug’s recent trip to the Land Down Under (0.00). John asks Tug a very personal question regarding his activities on the trip which leads to a new jingle suggestion for Astroglide (7:25) and a discussion of a recent Viagra spot (10:27). After some machinations, the mailbag is opened for audio comments from The Crazy Virgo about word-of-mouth marketing (13:37) and Bill from Make the Logo Bigger about the marketing of the sport of soccer (18:39). Finally, there’s a small bit of banter about the continuing saga of the Mac vs. PC spots (22:21). Next podcast is coming fast (John and Tug take a road trip to Lincoln next week) so get your audio comments before Wednesday, November 8th. - Podcast #46 | October 3, 2006
The Russell Davies and David Nottoli Edition: With Tug on vacation, John sits down with a couple of rather successful planners by the names of Russell Davies and David Nottoli. Two of the four people who make up the Open Intelligence Agency. - Podcast #45 | September 12, 2006
The Football & Philosphy Edition: John and Tug meet on a Saturday afternoon in a noisy joint to watch football and talk ads. A new spot for DirecTV sparks a discussion regarding the relationship between Tolkien and Lewis (2:36) and, inevitably, Joseph Campbell and the Cosmogonic Cycle (9:13). After the break, the guys then jump into a discussion of the NFL as a mega super brand (11:02). John finishes up the podcast at home by directing listeners to this intriguing post by Ernie Schenck, and encouraging listeners to send in audio comments about their own experiences (16:49). Not link-loved out, JJ rounds out the show by passing on this great bit of advice from Mack Simpson (20:30). - Podcast #44 | August 22, 2006
The Late to the Partay Edition: In this episode, John and Tug talk about all the stuff the rest of the world already talked to death last month. In fact, some of what we say is so dated, it’s not even true anymore. We begin with a brief discussion on ill-fated attempts at positioning (1:30). We make a poor transition to a brief, yet slightly confusing, discussion of hyperbolized copy getting in the way of a good benefit (5:41). After the break, the lads take on Tea Partay (8:50) and, demonstrating that they are truly so four weeks ago, we finally weigh in with our take on "the video" (14:36). Tug splits after a toast to some friends, leaving John to offer his $.02 about Snakes on a Plane’s less than stellar opening (19:01). - Podcast #43 | August 7, 2006
The Mailbag Slash Portfolio Edition: In an effort to cool off, John and Tug introduce a game listeners can play while listening to American Copywriter (0:00). The lads then crack open the mailbag and read a few recent missives. One from a fan at a fancy pants university (4:38), another from someone who thinks Entourage and The Fountain Head have a little something in common (6:04), and yet another from a long-time listener who drops us a note to let us know he is still among the faithful (8:21). This letter sparks a little discussion on one of our favorite online/offline campaigns of the day (10:00) and an overdue head nod to The Martin Agency. The lads are then corrected by a keen-eared listener about some arguably incorrect facts reported on a previous podcast (11:36). Now, if you’re not an entry-level creative, you may think the show takes an uninteresting for you at this point since our final letter sparks a rest-of-show discussion about portfolios and what it takes to get your foot in the door at an agency. However, we encourage you to keep listening because we’d like your input. We’ve had a lot of letters about this topic over the past few months. John and Tug share the perspective of CDs from mid-sized Midwestern shops. However, we encourage listeners with experience in other regions/disciplines/agency size to chime in. We’ll pass along your advice in another show. - Podcast #42 | July 14, 2006
The Lost Circus Edition: We begin by loving on Geico (1:09) before hitting the mail bag to talk a little more about radio and net neutrality (3:02). We conclude our World Cup coverage (6:08) which, as you’ll see, leads us to question whether or not a certain brand is utlizing the ‘Stinky Cheese Strategy’; for their advertising (8:26). Tug makes a plug for HBO’s Entourage (11:48). We then abrubtly conclude (the lost part). Stick around, however, for one more piece of listener mail (14:25). - Podcast #41 | June 30, 2006
The Jaffe Edition: Tug and I continue a conversation we began with Joseph Jaffe on his award-winning Across The Sound podcast. We start with customary butt kissing (2:40) and quickly transition into tough journalistic questions about new marketing (4:40). Jaffe then proceeds to be all smart and stuff while educating us about South Africa’s Nando’s Chickenland, “The Taste of Portugal.” Which, by the way, has nothing at all to do with Portugal and everything to do with Mozambique (5:40). Tug then makes a surprising comparison between Jaffe and a controversial newsmaker (9:27). This leads Jaffe to talk about poop (10:36). Thankfully, a quasi-useful observation comes out of it all (11:22). Joseph then talks about the risk/reward that comes with embracing change (13:26). This brings us into a discussion of our surprisingly conservative industry and some possible reasons for that (14:18). We then enjoy a few, oh, so sour grapes about Cannes (16:43). The conversation gets intense as we talk about digital blockage, the resurgence of television spending and how creatives have, much to their chagrin, had their fondest wishes granted (19:40). We wrap up by deciding to do it again (28:48) and a few World Cup observations (30:07). - Podcast #40 | June 26, 2006
The Radio Edition: The easiest show notes ever as the lads go on and on about the state of radio advertising in America for nearly the entire show. John and Tug finally move on to talk about recording an upcoming show (maybe even two) that features a conversation with Joseph Jaffe. Please note, AC#41 will be posted in rapid succession to this show as we already have it in the can (22:30). Last but certainly not least, AC#40 features our very first audio comment sent in by the one and only Shel Holtz of the For Immediate Release podcast. - Podcast #39.75 | June 7, 2006
The Redirect Edition: A mere snack of a podcast intended to redirect you this week to this episode of the Across the Sound podcast, where Tug and I enjoy the first of a two-part conversation with Joseph Jaffe. In a future episode of American Copywriter, perhaps even next week, Jaffe will guest on our show and we’ll complete our conversation. As for AC #39.75, we cover off on some listener feedback and give you yet another topic to chew on for a future episode. - Podcast #39.5 | May 25, 2006
The Solo Soapbox Edition: Unable to get schedules to collide, John kicks out a solo edition that sounds much like a long-winded sermon. The show starts with a sickly-sweet surprise and then John takes on a listener email about the current AMEX campaign (3:10). This sets him off on an entire discussion about the pros and cons of borrowing equity in advertising (4:22). Eventually, John glances at a recent Ad Age and gets really, really preachy about a story regarding ageism in the advertising industry (13:32). Bear with him. He was caught up in the moment. Finally, he lets up and yaps a bit about the new news from Pappa Google (18:23). Somehow he transitions to Lost (19:48) and then, if all that weren’t enough, he asks for input on a recent ad from a major advertiser (22:45). - Podcast #39 | May 15, 2006
The Suck-Up Edition: John and Tug suck up to both listeners and clients. The show starts with cracking open some listener-submitted beer and a brief recount of John’s recent appendectomy (0.00). Tug sets the tone for the show by suggesting we ought to talk about clients (4:32). This brings cheers to VW (6:21) and a discussion of the much pondered “crash” spots. John and Tug then invent an awards show (10:00) and go on to praise a few more major advertisers that you know and love before John offers advice to take or leave (13:18). The other shoe falls, however, and Tug relates a story that, in the end, is the reason he wanted to praise the good and gutsy clients of the world (14:40). The wrap-up begins with listener mail (19:40) and then there’s a motivational send-off. - Podcast #38 | April 26, 2006
The Hushed Edition: Despite topics of passion, Tug and John must “keep it down” since the show was recorded, for the second week in a row, over some nice yogurt and granola at a breakfast place. John and Tug start cold (0:00). This causes the lads to ponder a relationship between advertising and the bird flu (2:45). At this point, the conversation turns to thoughts about a local consumer-generated content contest (3:46), which flows easily into a rant about the crap advertising produced for The Apprentice (8:02). John yaps on about a post he made on the AC blog regarding American Inventor (11:14), then Tug brings in a full-page ad he saw on Easter Sunday that brings up a brief chat about religion in business (13:46), which leads to an interesting business analogy (17:33). - Podcast #37 | April 17, 2006
The Overdue Edition: John and Tug reunite after a few busy weeks in advertising. It’s allergy season so, we disclaim Tug’s prolific snot (0:00) We give an update on “the girl-poopin’ yogurt” (6:36). We celebrate AT&T’s talkin’ robot spot (8:16). This leads us to remember the Speak’n Spell (10:44). We then review Tug’s recent visit to CP+B and discuss thoughts on what’s what there (12:19). Of course, this gives us room to wax poetic about the state of the industry. - Podcast #36 | March 27, 2006
The Uncomfortable Edition: Uncomfortable stories from Tug’s drive (0:00). Uncomfortable with the way our teams performed in the NCAA Tournament (3:12). Uncomfortable with Chef’s decision (8:08). Uncomfortable with all this talk of poop on TV (11:27). Yet, in the end, we’re very comfortable with some new work from Winterfresh (21:11). - Podcast #35 | March 14, 2006
A small cup of tasty, yet substantial topics that include: Tug’s motto to live by (2:38), mourning the dearly departed (3:12), confirmation that Tug never wants to do a Super Bowl spot (4:51), the thrills of the new economy (8:26), chicken spots that are better than burger spots (11:59), a celebration of the Clio call to entry campaign (13:33), and finally an appeal to our dear listeners (18:40). We spice the show with a little more Clio fun (19:07). Since the show falls well within time, we have room to add a bonus track that only a mother could love (21:40). - Podcast #34 | March 6, 2006
Tug and a very hoarse John kick off a particularly curse-filled episode by drawing a correlation between Logan’s Run and growing old in advertising. Tug then utilizes his deep knowledge of a digital watch to police the amount of time the lads spend on a number of subjects including: Curious George (5:50), independent advertising agencies (6:53), fun things to do when you live in Kansas (11:10), the Beastie Boys consumer-generated film (14:34), Alex’s big move to Boulder (18:18), and VW as a client (23:24). We wrap the show with some cool music from the secret agents over at C.L.I.O. More on that next week. - Podcast #33 | February 18, 2006
The second show of our second season. When does the pledge drive begin? This longer than usual show begins with a discussion of some Super Bowl fallout (Courtesy AdPulp and The Onion). We then discuss Tug’s raging case of Olympic Fever (6:52). Then we hit the books. We start with the seemingly innocent Curious George (12:56). Then we get all geeked out over Jim Henson’s “It’s Not Easy Being Green” (19:12). We wrap it up with a discussion of Joseph Jaffe’s great book, “Life After the 30 Second Spot.” Then, for no particularl reasons, Tug finishes us up with a deep Simpson’s reference. - Podcast #32 | February 6, 2006
John and Tug meet for breakfast and discuss the Super Bowl ads. John plays real-time reactions from the party he attended. In an unfortunate turn of events, part of the show is lost, but we preserve. Oh, and it’s the one-year anniversary show, too. - Podcast #31 | January 27, 2005
John and Tug begin with a brutal review of Must Love Dogs (00:01). Since we’re on a pop culture theme, it seems natural to discuss TV’s second season (5:24). Amazingly this leads to the story about this one time, at a shoot, John almost bought it (7:37). After brutalizing a movie, John and Tug revisit the topic of brutal honesty vs. pure brutality. (13:18) It comes to light that Tug loves monkeys (18:22). And John does, too (19:30). Plus, we gear up for “the big game.” (21:42) We end with an MP3 someone sent us that we thought you’d enjoy (23:34). Next week: BOOKS. - Podcast #30 | January 16, 2005
Discussing their New Year’s Eve celebrations (1:30) John and Tug stumble into creative resolutions for 2006 (4:50). This leads into rambles about the new WK work for Coca-Cola (7:40) and a bit on “Advertising Sling Blade” (10:58). Tug reports on the Saturn Branded Experience (12:54) and why he likes XM radio (19:00). We wrap it up with this thought: Freakin’ Jared (21:28). - Podcast #29 | December 20, 2005
John & Tug lead off the last American Copywriter of 2005 with an e-mail regarding a Web site that makes the case that working in reality television bites (2:54). We then spend about 15 minutes deciding that advertising people probably have a good future in reality TV. We then address more comments from our listeners including: Does great advertising have to take long hours? (18:09) and (20:40) What makes a great tagline? (18:32) And what’s going to happen with The Real Thing? (22:09) We wrap with a moment of transparency (22:50) and then gush about you our beleaguered listeners. - Podcast #28 | December 9, 2005
We begin with a snowy tribute to Trip Shakespeare and, by and by, announce that winter precipitation has put us in a holiday mood. This, unfortunately, reveals what complete and utter saps we are (2:25). We chat about holiday tunes (4:16) and get on a soapbox to disavow professional responsibility for all the holiday hype (6:04). This leads us to a discussion of “the consumer’s” state-of-mind (in general) and how it relates to and/or possibility explains the popularity of such holiday favorites as “A Christmas Story,” (10:21) “Planes, Trains & Automobiles,” (12:41) “Home Alone,” (12:56) “It’s a Wonderful Life,” (13:05) “Christmas Vacation” (16:47) and others before we rant about why Folger’s “Peter!” spot works for real people even if we occasionally cynical ad types roll our eyes at it. We then finish our egg nog and leave you with a fun MP3 (22:12) sent to us by our friend Matt at Rare Method (p.s. we’d LOVE to know who created this – come forward and we’ll give you full credit). - Podcast #27 | December 2, 2005
John and Tug start off with a loving ramble about seeing the timeless Rankin/Bass classic: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer with older, PC-jaded eyes before again expressing some disdain for jingles (9:00) and wondering aloud about the underlying causes of CEO spokespersonitis (18:21) before, wisely introducing a new disclaimer (23:18). - Podcast #26 | November 18, 2005
A podcast John hates because Tug is not in it. A long-winded ramble that concerns how podcasters and bloggers get paid (5:48), the danger of PR stunts (10:06), Delicious Bud Light spots (17:17), out-of-touch beer drinking (21:00), sappy holiday advertising (23:45) and Mr. Joe Jaffe (25:21). - Podcast #25 | November 9, 2005
John and a grumpier than usual Tug welcome Radio Talent Zoo Listeners and provide a brief description about what the show is and is not. Then, as usual, the two go on to contradict everything they just said. John and Tug give praise to Sally and Adrants, debate the Apple vs. Lugz debacle then talk about non-creative creativity. - Podcast #24 | October 25, 2005
Part dos of our convo with the fabulous Sally Hogshead. Plus the world debut of “The Jimmy Song.” All served with love to you. - Podcast #23 | October 17, 2005
1 of 2 shows dedicated to our conversation with the one and only Sally Hogshead. Plus an unintentional phone prank. Plus, STILL NO GETZLOW. - Podcast #22 | October 4, 2005
Tug plays Mr. Mom and compares brands to on-going television plots and JJ reveals a dark secret. Plus, no Getzlow. - Podcast #21 | September 15, 2005
Those poor bastards. The Nipple Debate. And a review of the spankin‘ new ad book, “Pick Me.” Plus a lame surprise. - Podcast #20 | August 30, 2005
Oh, the things that John & Tug talk about over lunch: Nervous laughers. Fantasy football. Nike & Dove. “Wedding Crashers” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” plus a random Kurt Vonnegut reference. - Podcast #19 | August 18, 2005
Live from Tug’s Deck! Good reviews! Ad Rage™ 2, The Perlorian Maneuver! And what Stealth and Jurassic Park can teach you about ads. - Podcast #18 | August 1, 2005
Comm Arts says, “YES!” to Shatto Milk, Wonka vs. Wonka, the Gene-ius of Wilder and Harry Potter blows up. - Podcast #17 | July 21, 2005
Softball: The official sport of Corporate America, AdRage™, Lance Armstrong and James “Scotty” Doohan - Podcast #16 | July 12, 2005
Introspective discussions of creativity. With Tug on vacation, John goes home and gets all philosophical. Then he calls his buddy Wade and things get pretty much back to normal. Plus a song Nicole Simon will appreciate. - Podcast #15 | July 1, 2005
You say “Khan” I say “Can.” Le International Edi-see-own featuring our discussion of Cannes 2005 plus interviews with a real live Australian and a Canadian who just works in Australia. - Podcast #14 | June 13, 2005
Rabbit murdering, Mike Tyson, Tom Cruise and Your Brand: Rising or Falling? - Podcast #13 - Part 2 | June 7, 2005
Here’s the back half our our Fenske interview. We discuss sentimentality, how he got into the voiceover biz and if he ever felt scared he was out of good ideas. - Podcast #13 - Part 1 | June 3, 2005
Mark Fenske, yes THE Mark Fenske is in the house. Hear Mark, JJ and Tug talk about advertising, God and Van Halen. - Special Edition #1 | May 19, 2005
"Jedi Copywriter" or "Everything I know about advertising, I learned from Star Wars" (You don’t have to be a fan of either thing to enjoy.) - Podcast #12 | May 16, 2005
Movie marketing, Will Ferrell and the agency of the future. Quite possibly, our finest show ever. See if you agree. - Podcast #11 | May 10, 2005
SNL Commercials, Homage vs. Esque, Collective Unconscious and FULL THROTTLE! - Podcast #10 | May 3, 2005
Celebrating aluminum, Lawnmower Repair and Schoolhouse Rocky, a chip off the block! - Podcast #9a | Apr. 25, 2005
More Star Wars & George Lucas. Plus, a reference to soft, pink humanoids! - Podcast #9 | Apr. 20, 2005
The Fab 4, Dialects, George Lucas: Revenge of the Marketer - Podcast #8 | Apr. 11, 2005
Barney Martin: R.I.P. Consumerism: How fast is too fast? Australia: We were right. - Podcast #7 | Apr. 4, 2005
The New Battlestar Galactica, Australia’s Marketing Woes, Reality Hosts Unite! - Podcast #6 | Mar. 28, 2005
Sin City, the new Wrigley’s Doublemint Twins commercial and advertising as the uninvited guest. - Podcast #5 | Mar. 18, 2005
Those Crazy Eighties! Old schoool toys and vintage advertising. Plus, a bonus dose of Yankelovich. - Podcast #4 | Mar. 9, 2005
Listener mail: Our response! Infomercials: We love ’em! Ad Monkey Syndrome: No thanks! - Podcast #3 | Feb. 28, 2005
Our first email comment, Alex Bogusky, Product Placement vs. Branded Content and a little bit of reality TV - Podcast #2 | Feb. 15, 2005
Omnidirectional Mics, Ad Award Shows and Oscar - Series Premiere | Feb. 7, 2005
Super Bowl Fallout
