33. National Airlines' Saucy "Fly Me" Ad Campaign, and the Great Stewardess Rebellion of the 1970s
33. National Airlines' Saucy "Fly Me" Ad Campaign, and the Great Stewardess Rebellion of the 1970s
Sexist advertising that objectifies women reached its heyday in the late 1960s and early 1970s.But, in that era, it was ... Read more
6 Jul 2022
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41mins
32. Tesla’s Elon Musk Fires the Entire Public Relations Team—What Could Go Wrong?
32. Tesla’s Elon Musk Fires the Entire Public Relations Team—What Could Go Wrong?
As the world’s most valuable automotive manufacturer, electric car giant Tesla is the largest company in the world that ... Read more
2 Jun 2022
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52mins
31. Snapple: Pitching the Best Catchphrase On Earth, with Jane Cavalier and Richard Kirshenbaum
31. Snapple: Pitching the Best Catchphrase On Earth, with Jane Cavalier and Richard Kirshenbaum
The strategy at the heart of the Snapple brand's precipitous rise... and its cataclysmic fall... is simple:Embrace your ... Read more
3 May 2022
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53mins
BONUS: We're a Nominee! Help Us Win At The Webby Awards
BONUS: We're a Nominee! Help Us Win At The Webby Awards
Well folks, Lead Balloon has been nominated for The Webby Awards, "the Internet's highest honor."And we need your help t... Read more
7 Apr 2022
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3mins
30. Inside the PBR "Eating Ass" Tweetstorm, with Adweek Editor David Griner and Kyle Brown
30. Inside the PBR "Eating Ass" Tweetstorm, with Adweek Editor David Griner and Kyle Brown
On January 3, Pabst Blue Ribbon lit the internet on fire with one obscene tweet:“Not drinking this January? Try eating a... Read more
5 Apr 2022
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48mins
29. Ukrainian Creatives Waging an Information War Against Russian Invasion
29. Ukrainian Creatives Waging an Information War Against Russian Invasion
For Ukrainian ad agencies and freelance creatives, "business-as-usual" stopped on the day that Russian forces launched t... Read more
19 Mar 2022
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41mins
28. Wendy's Twitter and the Dangers of Social Media Burnout, with Amy Brown and Sallie Poggi
28. Wendy's Twitter and the Dangers of Social Media Burnout, with Amy Brown and Sallie Poggi
Wendy’s, the burger chain, is infamous for its punchy, no-holds-barred Twitter account. And social media manager Amy Bro... Read more
1 Mar 2022
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52mins
27. Sherwin-Williams Paints Itself Into a Corner on TikTok, with Tony Piloseno
27. Sherwin-Williams Paints Itself Into a Corner on TikTok, with Tony Piloseno
Tony Piloseno really likes paint.And as a junior studying marketing at Ohio University, he channeled his passion for a p... Read more
2 Feb 2022
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47mins
BONUS: Milwaukee Bucks Senior VP Alex Lasry on the City's "Quiet Swagger," His U.S. Senate Campaign, and the Team's Prospects for 2022
BONUS: Milwaukee Bucks Senior VP Alex Lasry on the City's "Quiet Swagger," His U.S. Senate Campaign, and the Team's Prospects for 2022
This month on the show, we talked to Alex Lasry, the Senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks, about the team’s dram... Read more
10 Nov 2021
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16mins
26. Bigger Than Basketball: The Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA Social Justice Walkout of 2020
26. Bigger Than Basketball: The Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA Social Justice Walkout of 2020
With a shot at an NBA title on the line, an entire basketball team refuses to take the court. They won’t even come out o... Read more
3 Nov 2021
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57mins