ADYACK

In our last episode, we celebrate the ongoing and evolving career of the Lehigh Valley's "Renaissance Man" of advertising, Bill Childs. During his still-progressing, over-3-decade-career, Bill's pretty much worked in every type of media you can imagine and has done so with creative flair. We're proud to have him on the show. Also, be sure to listen to the very end for information on the 2019 ADDY Awards!

James Taylor (no, not THAT James Taylor) from J TAYLOR DESIGN joins us to discuss some "Client Horror Stories". These chilling and funny tales of meetings gone awry and Creative Directors driven mad will give you second thoughts about taking on that next project that feels a bit off. We close with a discussion on when it's appropriate to stand your ground with a client that might be doing more harm to their own project than they realize. We hope you enjoy this mini-episode.

Crack open a Mountain Dew and listen to Nick Swartz discuss that and other iconic brands he’s worked on. Nick’s career is amazing and spans several large and well-known ad agencies from McCann Erickson to BBDO and more. Now the Director of Brand Strategy for iconic local agency, Klunk & Millan, Nick shares his insights on proper messaging, branding, and the power of the right message at the right time. He also gives us a little behind-the-scenes peek at what it’s like to work on a commercial directed by Michael Bay. And no podcast is complete without a discussion about Chuck Norris memes. You won’t want to miss this episode.

Welcome to 2018's first episode of ADYACK. Grab your Trapper Keepers and floppy disks, we're heading back to the 80's. We speak with Kevin Justice about his role in transitioning The Lehigh Valley from traditional paste up ad layouts to the software we all take for granted today. Kevin was also an online pioneer by helping to introduce the internet to local agencies through these things called "websites". We hope you enjoy this episode.

In the final episode of 2017, we close out the year with our ADDY episode. Multi-talented guest Sarah Sterner is the Chairperson for the AAFGLV's ADDY committee. She guides us through how to … and how NOT to submit work for consideration. We also learn what it takes to be a "3-beaner" (that's a good thing) and we chat about a certain Secret Agent. We hope you enjoy this episode. See you next year.

It was a lot of fun interviewing Curtis Johnson for this episode. Not only do we learn about what it takes to be Vice President of Creative Services for Weidenhammer Creative - we learn what an "Information Architect" is. We also discuss his early career, his aspirations of being a filmmaker, and just why the heck there are so many toys in the Creative Department. Put whatever comic book you're reading down and join us for Episode 5.

In this special episode, recorded live on October 12th at Muhlenberg College, we feature our first-ever, morning Bacon and Ads panel discussion. For this fun and informative session, we interviewed three representatives from local brands with global reach. Josh Kroo from Crayola, Dick Boak from Martin Guitar and Scott Hennessy from Olympus joined us to yack about everything from marketing tactics and energizing Creative Departments to favorite crayon colors names and pesky deadlines. We hope you enjoy our 4th episode.

Put your hardhat on. In this episode, we dig deep into the career of Lehigh Mining and Navigation's Denis Aumiller. Denis is a Creative Director and Managing Partner at his award-winning agency. Denis shares some great stories, like the origin of his agency's memorable name and how their love of Classic Rock led to another venture, Sound Marketing. We also touch on his Master's Degree from Syracuse University, his early days in advertising and an infamously smashed guitar. So, untangle your earbuds, turn up the sound and plug in for our rockin' 3rd episode.

What do the Roman god of fire, Count Chocula and Principal Belding have in common? Our second episode! We’re very lucky to interview the dedicated and driven Lindsey Knupp. Lindsey is the Vice President of Marketing and Entertainment for The Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Named Minor League Baseball’s 2015 Executive of The Year, Lindsey continues to use her creativity to brand the IronPigs (AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies), and make the club an endearing part of our community.

In our very first episode, we’re proud to welcome Jan Haley-Schwoyer to the show. Jan’s a Creative Director with over 30 years of experience. Starting in the business at a time when discrimination against women was at an all-time high, she shares tales of pitching award-winning campaigns to local and national clients. Oh, and there’s also a 70’s sitcom star and a live lion.