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Fergus O’Carroll
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Mar 3, 2025 • 38min

This B2B campaign is a masterclass in proving the effectiveness of a message

A Titanium Winner at Cannes, we're joined by Ricardo Perez of JCDecaux and Daniela Bombonato of David, Madrid to talk about their famous B2C2B Marina Prieto campaign. Thanks to LinkedIn for sponsoring our B2B series. Get a $100 LinkedIn Ads credit at linkedIn.com/onstrategy. Terms and conditions apply.
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Feb 22, 2025 • 37min

Humor is Duluth's superpower in building a billion dollar brand

Duluth Trading Company plays where Carhartt or Wrangler can't - humor. With products like "Buck Naked" boxers, "Funk no" underwear and "Ball-room" Jeans, it uses its fantastically irreverent voice and illustrated ad style to speak to its core proposition - seriously great products without the seriousness. A must listen episode. Thanks to Tracksuit for supporting our show.
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Feb 17, 2025 • 25min

Uber. Extending the consumer brand into a B2B world

For Ep#3 in our B2B series, I'm joined by Michelle Lisowski, Senior Director for Global B2B and Partnership Marketing at Uber. We talk about taking Uber into B2B, the aspects of the brand that can extend and others that need to be augmented. This B2B Series brought to you by LinkedIn.
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Feb 13, 2025 • 30min

Greg Hahn and Nicole Parlapiano with the story behind Tubi's new work

Greg Hahn, CCO of Mischief and Nicole Parlapiano, CMO of Tubi join me to talk about their latest work for the ad supported streaming service. The perfectly weird campaign suggests that if it's in you, it's in here.
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Feb 11, 2025 • 1h 6min

Planners guess how their favorite Super Bowl ads tested (it's hilarious)

What happens when three planners and an ad pre-tester get together to hear how their favorite spots rated? Needless to day, it's soul crushing and hilarious. Jaime McGill of DDB, Chicago, Andrew Tindall of System1 and Stephanie Ehui of TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles join me. 
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Feb 2, 2025 • 40min

Procell's B2B reframe: from price to buy to cost to replace

Taking a premium-priced, low awareness brand into a low consideration category with a very particular B2B target (procurement), needed a reframe that would connect all the dots in its favor. We hear from Procell's Steve Pilcher and VML UK's Neil Godber. Thanks to LinkedIn Ads for sponsoring this B2B series. Get $100 off your next LinedIn Ads campaign at linkedIn.com/onstrategy.
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Jan 26, 2025 • 47min

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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Jan 20, 2025 • 39min

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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Jan 12, 2025 • 44min

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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Jan 5, 2025 • 33min

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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