Episodes 96
Avg. Duration 44m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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65%
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Every week, advertising gurus Russel Howcroft and Freddie Young offer a glimpse behind the curtain of the world’s most talked about marketing campaigns, brands, ideas, advertising news and industry screw ups.

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'Make it stand out like dogs balls'; Building businesses with Charlie Gearside

Jun 10, 2026 40m

Russ chats to Charlie Gearside about Eucalyptus, the economies of scale, getting the media mix right at Koala and his new campaign to 'Build Australia'. You can watch Charlie here Follow AdMission…

'Its not that good, is it?' Ferrari's EV backlash

Jun 01, 2026 39m

Ferrari’s new electric Luce, designed with Jony Ive’s firm, has made the internet angry, Oura is back with the Ring 5 and a campaign to boot & Uber Eats’ Grand Effie-winning “Football Is For…

Big Pharma & 'The Enhanced Games'

May 26, 2026 39m

Eli Lilly teams up with Caitlin Clark for a campaign about 'starting how you can'; The Enhanced Games launch in Las Vegas, reframing doping from 'cheating' to optimisation; Build Australia launches…

We speak to Sir Martin Sorrell

May 20, 2026 1h 1m

We sit down with Sir Martin Sorrell, former CEO of WPP, founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital and quite literally the most significant figure in advertising and marketing, in the world, of the…

'If it's legal, you should be able to advertise it'

May 18, 2026 31m

Amsterdam becomes the first capital city to ban meat and fossil fuel advertising, PETA wants men to go vegan and Microsoft & Droga5 use 25 sets of twins in a practical-effects-heavy Windows…

'They've come out swinging'; Gloves are off in Aussie marketing warfare

May 12, 2026 40m

We talk about Vodafone's aggressive new strategy to name & shame the competition, Canva’s bizarre giant squirrel cult in New York and a creepy Irish data privacy ad that proves once again why…

'Stop jumping at shadows': Why Nike was wrong to apologise

May 04, 2026 41m

We look at the latest from VW, British Airways, Tesco’s fruit monster and debate the Nike controversy at the Boston marathon.  We watch: VW  British Airways  Tesco Vintage Vauxhall See…

Vodafone & Telstra in a 'coverage war'

Apr 20, 2026 42m

Gorgeous new stop motion spots from Telstra, Vodafone’s 'Nothing’s out here' campaign backlash, Kalshi pivots from chaotic 'trade anything' energy to a legitimacy campaign & Coca-Cola revisits…

'Nothing good about it'; Government fuel ad misses the mark

Apr 14, 2026 40m

Sabrina Carpenter & Johnnie Walker, Australian Govt. launches campaign urging drivers to minimise fuel use, KitKat turns a real chocolate heist into PR gold, Anthropic & the constant 'danger'…

'Pitch perfect advertising' from British Airways

Mar 31, 2026 36m

Australia Post launches it's biggest brand campaign ever, Lump Lottery uses a ute giveaway to turn testicular cancer awareness into action, British Airways distills travel into a single image…

Burger King's public Oscars apology

Mar 17, 2026 39m

Penguin Random House has refreshed its identity with a flexible cast of illustrated Penguins, Macca's CEO goes viral, Burger King dominated the Oscars with a last ditch, self-deprecating campaign…

How Philly Cream Cheese reaches 'advertising perfection'

Mar 03, 2026 42m

We’ll unpack Telstra’s collab with The Avalanches and their creation of an E-Synth, examine Philadelphia’s new 'Phillyboy' platform and look at how VB expands into mid-strength beer while protecting…

Prediction markets & why trust in advertising it at an all time high

Feb 23, 2026 41m

We watch:  'Rich People Live Longer' from Hims & Hers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ7Z5LTJWHM 'Question everything but yourself' from Equinox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hj-EIu94yk…

Absolut x Tabasco spot 'the future of advertising'; & AI wars spill into the public domain

Feb 16, 2026 37m

Russ & Freddie watch Levi's underrated Super Bowl return, discuss the AI rivalry as Anthropic parodies OpenAI (& triggers a very public response from Sam Altman) and review the 'beautiful'…

Super Bowl: The winners of advertising's biggest day of the year

Feb 09, 2026 44m

We're back with our hot takes from the Super Bowl and talk about why brands spend millions for 30 seconds on advertising's biggest day of the year.   We watch: 'The Choice' from Pepsi, 'Bananas' from…

The Netflix takeover of Hollywood

Dec 08, 2025 44m

We watch Droga5’s new 196 campaign & discuss what Netflix’s $83B move to buy Warner Bros means for Hollywood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shania Twain, Uber & the Hollywood marketing crisis

Nov 25, 2025 45m

We share our thoughts on the new Uber x Shania Twain spot, Cowboy Colostrum, inside the Hollywood marketing crisis and ask if creativity is dead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'The best 20 seconds of advertising produced in the history of advertising'

Nov 18, 2025 41m

Russ & Freddie break down IKEA’s new campaign, look at Reuters’ first brand campaign in 175 years, unpack the viral Friend AI pendant takeover of the NYC subway and Heineken’s pitch-perfect…

Robots, John Lewis & Coca Cola

Nov 10, 2025 45m

Christmas campaigns have started, subscription addictions, robots & ads that make you cry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How cereal built America

Oct 27, 2025 49m

Russ is in Tokyo, a history of cereal advertising and the Apple x Jane Goodall spot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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