AdSquawk

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! Early on, we mess around and talk with no real direction. We discuss animals? And a lot of random stuff before we announce our summer hiatus! Catch the whole ep to hear why we're doing this.

And the hits just keep on coming, baby! And by hits, we mean special guests. Cassie takes Eddie's seat this week to join Danielle, Jodi, and Adam to discuss the Tampax x Amy Schumer collab (14 vids in one day!!) and the current state of our industry. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop! And, shop is now Dungeons and Dragons, NOT advertising!

We have another extremely special guest for you this week: The brilliant Shannon!! She joins Eddie, Adam, and Jodi as they discuss all the brands that are currently boycotting Facebook. If you're living under a rock, several large brands (Adidas, Clorox, Coca-Cola, and Starbucks just to name a few) decided to stop running ads on Facebook due to the platform's inability/refusal to censor posts that spread false information.

Welcome to this week's edition of AdSquawk. Fan favorite Nick joins Adam, Jodi, and Danielle. This super-quad discusses The Human Right Campaign/Hank Willis Thomas' huge "Black Lives Matter" / "All Li_es Matter" installment, Vice Media urging advertisers to reassess their block lists, and Ja Rule bringing down the house in an ad for a Greek Restaurant. Grab some ouzo, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop.

This week on AdSquawk, Eddie, Adam, Jodi, and Danielle discuss the ~slutty NYC Covid-19 print ad, Aunt Jemima & Uncle Ben getting the boot, and Twitter's newest update: audio tweets (that no one really cares about anymore, lol). Adam also educates us a little bit on the history of comic books at the top of the ep.

On this week's episode of AdSquawk, we are still talking about the black lives matter movement. However, there are more direct ties to how it pertains to our industry in this episode. We reflect on an Adweek panel comprised of black professionals in the advertising world. We also discuss the open letter signed by 600 black advertising professionals which provides 12 actionable steps agency leadership can take to make our industry more inclusive and safer for black professionals.

Hello, we don't talk about marketing and advertising all that much on this week's episode. Maybe that Nike ad got brought up? We mostly talk about racism in America. Black lives matter. If this topic makes you uncomfortable, we think you should listen. Challenge yourself to get better. Help make a positive change in this country.

Special treat this week: Cassie joins Adam, Jodi, and Danielle! These four dodos discuss the current summer internship situation for advertising students and Nike's "Never Too Far Down" spot voiced by LeBron James. As always, there are tangents galore. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop.

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! Adam, Eddie, Jodi, and Danielle discuss Joe Rogan's BIG new licensing deal with Spotify, Twitter testing out a feature that will allow users to turn off replies, and a survey that found the majority of Americans prefer empathetic, hopeful commercials during "these trying times." Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop!

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! Adam, Eddie, Jodi, and Danielle discuss a recently rediscovered #badad that Monopoly put out for their spin-off game, Ms. Monopoly. They also discuss two different Twitter updates: employees can WFH forever and they will be implementing new warning labels for fake news surrounding coronavirus. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop.

This week's episode of the AdSquawk pod is jam packed with content! Adam and Danielle kick it off with a recap of the Parks & Rec Reunion Special. Then the gang discusses another successful Ryan Reynolds/Mint Mobile ad, TD Banks recreates one of their more successful spots, and they finish with the sad Charmin poop bears. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop.

This week on the pod, Adam, Eddie, Jodi, and Danielle, discuss an interestingly-named social initiative McDonalds is rolling out, "The McClap." The gang also discusses Subaru + State Farm partnering up with NBC for a special reunion of Parks and Recreation that centered around the cast of characters dealing with social distancing. Obviously, this episode includes many a tangent. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop.

On this week's episode of AdSquawk, Adam, Eddie, Danielle, and Jodi discuss the "Our House is on Fire" spot released by Greta Thunberg's foundation, Fridays for Future. The gang also talks about a German PSA that was heralded as the "first truly funny" spot of the Covid era. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop.

On this week's episode, Adam, Jodi, Eddie, and Danielle discuss a few DoorDash spots, a parody quarantine ad, and get into a really in-depth convo on how to receive feedback without it feeling like a personal attack. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop.

On this week's episode of AdSquawk, we welcome your new official host: Adam! He plus Eddie, Jodi, and Danielle discuss secret recipes and public service announcements. Disneyland and Doubletree are both sharing some secret recipes (cookies & dole whip). The Ohio Department of Health teamed up with Dayton agency Real Art to produce a spot that illustrated the importance of social distancing with ping pong balls and mousetraps. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let's talk shop!

This week on the pod, Eddie, Jodi, Sean, and Danielle discuss the Calm app's "Do Nothing for 30 Second" ads, Eddie #goesOFF on the My Pillow guy, and Sean makes a sad announcement. Grab a legitimate cocktail (because of sad announcement), grab a seat, and let's talk shop, corona, and sad stuff.

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! The gang tries something new this week as we all remote in and talk about how our company and others are reacting to the COVID-19 outbreak. We talk about the effects the Coronavirus has had on advertisers, media and how brands are adapting. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk life. Stay safe and healthy out there squawkers.

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, we kick off the show discussing 72andSunny's recent promotion of their first employee to company CEO. After that, we take a deep dive into the constantly changing landscape surrounding COVID-19, how brands are responding and what it means. Stay safe out there, pull up a chair and let's talk shop.

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, the gang gets together to chat about Twitter's addition of "Fleets" - their foray into the world of fleeting content a la Instagram stories. We also recap Sean's recent adventure at the Social Media Marketing World conference in San Diego and he shares some of his learns from the show. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to AdSquawk! On this week's episode, Kallee joins the crew to discuss Uber's partnership with Adomni to take on out of home advertising and how that change will add another tool into the media planning mix. We also solve the Internet's greatest debate, GIF vs. JIF (Spoiler: It isn't the peanut butter). Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, we kick off the episode discussing Olay's recent commitment to transparency in advertising, following suit of other brands with a commitment to "Unaltered" imagery. We also take a trip to the mushroom kingdom and discuss Burger Kings not so Fungi campaign surrounding the moldy Whopper. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to AdSquawk! In this week's episode Julie returns! We talk all things Oscars - the winners, losers, snubs and share our overall hot takes on the event as a whole. We also recap a few other happenings like our Valentine's Day plans, Sean's foray as a #Instagram #influencer, and the decision to change branding surrounding DC's most recent movie, Birds of Prey. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to AdSquawk! In this week's episode Sean and Eddie use a bunch of big words, we do our best Cookie Monster impressions and discuss the Brat Pack and good TQ. But really, we spend the majority of the episode discussing Google's recent announcement they are finally killing off the cookie (at least for Chrome). We unpack what we know, what it means and how it may effect the future of digital media. Grab some TQ, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk we talk in depth about a few of the Super Bowl spots that were released prior to the big game, including the Planter's Mr. Peanut campaign, Genesis' "Goodbye to Old Luxury" campaign featuring Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, and the Lil Caesar's "Better than Sliced Bread" campaign. We also share our thoughts on the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and how these types of tragedies have impacted advertising and advertisers in the past. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop.

Welcome to the AdSquawk BONUS show - Super Bowl Super Show II. In this week's bonus episode, we chat all things Super Bowl LIV! From our favorite and least favorite ads to hot takes on the halftime show, pre-game, food choices and Sean's sadness as a 49ers fan, we cover it all. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk Super Bowl!

Welcome to AdSquawk! In this week's episode, we talk about the current Planter's campaign surrounding the death of Mr. Peanut and forecast our expectations for what will happen when they wrap it up in the Super Bowl. We mostly make a lot of nut jokes and, tastefully (the taste is salt, btw), critique the direction. We also share a quick, heartfelt recap of season 1. Grab a Dr. Pepper (to go with the peanuts), pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to the season finale of AdSquawk! Don't worry, we will be back next week. In this last episode of our first year, we celebrate good branding. We kick off the convo with a series from Square and how they transformed their brand with some longer form video content telling the stories of their customers. We also talk about a fun reaction from Popeyes (because, of course) that ties into one of the funnier moments coming out of daytime game show TV from our neighbors to the north. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop! Thanks for an amazing first year, we cannot wait to kick off season 2!

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! In this episode, we talk some #ThotsonPhilanthropy as we discuss LA-based model Kaylen Ward and her NSFW philanthropic efforts to raise more than $1M for the NSW Rural Fire Service to aid the ongoing fires in Australia. We follow up this conversation with one surrounding Gwyneth Paltrow and Netflix's collaboration on the goop lab, a 6-episode series that leads with "curiosity and keeping it real, Gwyneth Paltrow and her goop team look at psychedelics, energy work and other challenging wellness topics." Grab some goop (whatever the hell that is), pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, the first official new episode of the New Year, we get together to talk about how our holidays went and what we have in store for 2020. Sean and Danielle put on their tin foil hats and dive into conspiracy theories surrounding Netflix's, "The Circle". Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Hello and Happy New Year from AdSquawk! In this episode, we discuss the recent controversy surrounding the Hallmark channel pulling ads from Zola.com that featured a same-sex couple kissing at their wedding and the outrage and backlash from One Million Karens... er... Moms. Everything that is old is new again and we peer into the crystal ball to predict what's to come in the new roaring 20's. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from AdSquawk! On this week's episode, Kallee returns to spread some holiday cheer. We talk our favorite holiday ads, including M&Ms, Coke and other things that are terrible for us. We also chat about the SNL Macy's parody ad and discuss some ideas on how Macy's could have taken it and ran. Grab some nog on this cold winter holiday, pull up a chair by the fire and let's talk shop!

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! This week, in a serendipitous turn of events, we discuss Ryan Reynolds' (Aviation Gin) response to the Peloton ad we discussed last week. We dive into the strategy behind hiring the actress from the Peloton ad and how quickly everything was turned around from strategy to having the ad in market. We quickly touch on the age old question of, "Is Netflix trying to fuck us?" before moving on to discuss all things Christmas sweaters. From a snafu from Walmart in Canada to the eyesore that is the Popeyes Ugly Christmas Sweater. Grab a chicken sandwich (if you can find 'em!), pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, Christmas comes early! Surprise, we got you an episode dedicated to the ad that everyone has been talking about, from Peloton! (Peloton? Peloton.) We discuss the highly controversial campaign that follows the year long journey of one woman whose husband gave her the gift that keeps on giving - motivation!? Find out all of our hot takes on the campaign, including things that we hated and other things that we REALLY hated (spoiler: it's the soundtrack). We round out the episode by reading through some of the replies to Netflix's infamous tweet, "What's something you can say during sex but also when you manage a brand twitter account?" Grab your favorite sports drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! This time around, we have a very heartfelt discussion about what Ryan Reynolds has been up to. From Netflix movies to Samsung endorsements (and slipping in some Aviation Gin mid-roll), popping up on SNL and buying a majority stake in Mint Mobile, our favorite 4th wall breaking superhero is all over the place. We also talk about fitness advertising from some of our favorite brands surrounding Black Friday and talk the finer points of strategy, execution and effectiveness. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to this week's episode of AdSquawk! This week, we chat about Meth. Well, mostly about South Dakota's recent anti-meth campaign from the Minneapolis based agency, Broadhead Co. We discuss strategy, implementation, creative assets and if we agree with how the campaign has been received. We also chat about a few other similar campaigns in the past and Eddie brings his favorite example to the table. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to AdSquawk! In this week's episode we talk about the launch of Disney+, what we've (read: Sean) has been watching and take a look at the overall streaming landscape. We also dive into the strategy behind moderating comments on paid social ads through and follow up on our story about Instagram removing likes, as it has begun to roll out in the US. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to AdSquawk (or #ThotsOnSports)! In this week's episode, we follow up on our previous edition of #ThotsOnSports by discussing updates to the NCAA and "Fair Pay for Play" Act. We also meet AdWeek's 2019 Brand Visionary, Chrissy Teigen, and discuss just exactly what is going on over at Deadspin, Gizmodo, Kotaku and the rest of the G/O Media suite of news/editorial websites. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop! (And Sports!)

In this week's episode of AdSquawk the OG's get together on Halloween (in costume!) to chat about their favorite SNL parody ads, sparked by this past week's episode featuring Chance the Rapper. We also dig into the politics of Twitter and their strategic decision to ban political ads from the platform moving forward, as well as how this decision positions them in the greater social media platform landscape when compared to Facebook. Grab some Tasty Toaster Tarts, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Welcome to AdSquawk! In this week's episode we talk all things TV and television media buying! We discuss what we're watching now, our favorite Fall shows, and favorite TV shows of all time. We get into the nitty gritty about media buying, live vs. recorded, how DVR and OTT has changed the industry and much more. Grab your remote, take a spot on the couch and let's talk TV!

Welcome to AdSquawk! In this week's episode, we tackle some difficult questions and analyze the Freedom From Religion Foundation's recent ad placements in the Democrat National Debate, featuring Ron Reagan. We also dig into some existential topics surrounding the universe of advertising, such the recent Lil John and Jimmy John's Partnership (YEAH!) and have a conversation featuring films that had a significant influence on the advertising industry as well as influenced us personally. Grab some popcorn, pull up a chair and let's talk movies!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, we talk about a recent PR disaster for Mastermind Agency, Kickass Masterminds in Austin, Texas surrounding their HR practices that went viral in the last few weeks with a candidate for a Marketing position with their company. We discuss the situation at length and analyze their crisis PR "scorched earth" strategy as well as their publicly facing responses and how they handled direct communication with the applicant. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

Hello and welcome to #ThotsonSports... er... AdSquawk! In this week's episode we discuss the California "Fair Pay for Play" Act and its implications on the world of advertising, from sports endorsements to appearances and everything surrounding this monumental shift in how the nation perceives and treats amateur athletes and their likenesses. We talk what it means to advertising now, how it will affect the industry in the future and Sean and Ed go head to head in a battle to name as many D1-FBS schools in Texas as they can from memory. Grab a beer, take a seat on the couch and let's talk sports!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk we take a deep dive into the Caroline Calloway, an Instagram influencer, and Natalie Beach situation. We talk in depth around a greater conversation surrounding influencers, ghostwriting and the presumptive nature of authenticity that audiences have and expect with brands and individuals they follow. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk we discuss the evolving situation in Hong Kong and their search for a Global PR firm to help refresh and rebrand their image during these tumultuous times. We then look to the agency world and discuss how, "The Variable," a North Carolina Ad Agency, is bringing their employee's brainchildren to life through an innovative product funding and marketing plan. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, we talk about about Shaq signing on as Papa John's new #TripleThreat (because we're a fast food podcast...) and continue our conversation about YouTube from the week prior, discussing their decision to somewhat follow suit of Instagram and truncate follower numbers for power publishers on the platform. Grab some 'za, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk we talk about the NFL's emerging partnership with TikTok and discuss a number of different potential integrations for this multi-year partnership. We also talk about the recent YouTube lawsuit and the corresponding $170M fine imposed by the FTC and New York State. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk we have a (surprise, surprise) fast food recap of everything going on in the delicious world of fast food advertising. From McDonald's abstract and oddly satisfying Egg McMuffin video to KFC's foray into Beyond Meat, and of course, Doritos nixing the brand and doing an ad with no logo. Grab your favorite fast food treat, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, the gang gets political! We kick off the show with a discussion surrounding a new Jimmy John's campaign where you can win a free house (In a Jimmy John's delivery area)! We then shift gears to talk about the brand of the United States, who is in charge of maintaining that brand and what has the brand been historically. Grab a drink (preferably a strong one!), pull up a chair and let's talk politics... er... shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, the team gets together to talk about the announcement of the upcoming Disney bundle, which includes Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+ and the implications this has on the streaming industry. With ESPN's major streaming rights acquisitions and Disney's sole ownership of Hulu after their recent acquisition kick, how will this play out in the overall streaming landscape (and all at at a $12.99 price point!) We also talk chat bots, voice assistants and home devices in the age of privacy and how privacy and search are changing due to the evolution of technology. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, the team gets together to chat about Match.com's recent "Get Your Heart on Campaign," featuring Rebel Wilson. We also continue our discussion from a few weeks ago as the story evolves surrounding Instagram and their current expansion into new markets testing the removal of likes, and what it means for influencers around the globe. Grab a drink, pull up a chair and let's talk shop!

In this week's episode of AdSquawk, Kallee is in town! Coming off the tail end of our annual retreat, the crew circles up to talk all things Agency culture, AgencyLife and what makes the work we do so damn fulfilling. What is culture? What isn't culture? How can agencies work to build a better culture and foster an environment that will attract and retain talent? Grab a White Claw, pull up a chair and let's talk culture (er... shop!)