The story behind Tinder's "It Starts with a Swipe."
Stephanie Danzi, SVP, Head of Global Marketing at Tinder and Mischief's EVP Strategy, Ed Gunn join me to share the story behind Tinder's reframing of its misplaced reputation as simply an app for hook-ups. Thanks to Tracksuit (affordable brand tracking) and The Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) Program for making this episode possible.
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How creating doubt created opportunity for B2B brand Informatica
The first in our new B2B series, Informatica faced two daunting challenges: an outdated product perception and a formidable, progressive competitive set. We hear how they're using clarity and advocacy to build relationships with key decision makers who needed an outside voice. Thanks to LinkedIn Ads for supporting this new series.
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Tom Roach and Sarah Newman on APG's AI Initiative
What will be the role of Ai in the practice of strategy? From utopian to dystopian scenarios, the APG is working with planners, internationally, to game out what the possibilities might be and how we can get there. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for supporting our show.
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What happens when Disney and adam&eveDDB get together?
The ask was to improve upon an existing Disney concept, but that's not where things ended. We hear about how these two legendary houses of storytelling got together to create "The Boy and the Octopus." Thanks to Adam&EveDDB Strategy Director, Catherine Willoughby for sharing the journey. And to Tracksuit and the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for sponsoring this episode.
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2024 Media Highlights with Michael Beach
We hear how the 2024 election exposed the challenge of reaching consumers, how linear TV has turned into simply Football With a Side of News. About how Netflix is the alpha dog for convergent TV. How TVOS wars are now a main event. And how sports moving to streaming will devastate linear. Thanks to Tracksuit (The Affordable Brand Tracking Solution) and The Master of Advertising Effectiveness Program (MAE.academy) for supporting this episode.