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Ducks Unplugged

Ducks Unplugged by Blue Duck Agency

44 episodes

3 days ago

Happy Holidays from Ducks Unplugged! 🎄 This episode is wrapped in festive chaos and sprinkled with all the marketing magic (and meltdowns) December has to offer. From wild Christmas sweaters to the most mind-blowing way to tie your shoes (seriously 🤯), we’re here to spread cheer — and maybe a little unfiltered advice. ✨ Highlights include: 📞 The Holiday Crisis Hotline — listeners called in, we gave real(ish) solutions 🎯 Naughty or Nice: Marketing Edition 🥂 A heartfelt toast to 2025 🎁 And of...

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Happy Holidays from Ducks Unplugged! 🎄 This episode is wrapped in festive chaos and sprinkled with all the marketing magic (and meltdowns) December has to offer. From wild Christmas sweaters to the most mind-blowing way to tie your shoes (seriously 🤯), we’re here to spread cheer — and maybe a little unfiltered advice. ✨ Highlights include: 📞 The Holiday Crisis Hotline — listeners called in, we gave real(ish) solutions 🎯 Naughty or Nice: Marketing Edition 🥂 A heartfelt toast to 2025 🎁 And of...

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Episodes (20/44)

Ducks Unplugged

Holiday Brand Crisis Hotline: Unplugged

Happy Holidays from Ducks Unplugged! 🎄 This episode is wrapped in festive chaos and sprinkled with all the marketing magic (and meltdowns) December has to offer. From wild Christmas sweaters to the most mind-blowing way to tie your shoes (seriously 🤯), we’re here to spread cheer — and maybe a little unfiltered advice. ✨ Highlights include: 📞 The Holiday Crisis Hotline — listeners called in, we gave real(ish) solutions 🎯 Naughty or Nice: Marketing Edition 🥂 A heartfelt toast to 2025 🎁 And of...

1 week ago

46 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

The "Icks": Unplugged

You don’t always know it’s an ick… until it icks. 😬 In this episode, we unpack the rise of “the ick” — where it comes from, how personal icks can be, and how brands (for better or worse) try to use icks in marketing. Can marketers successfully lean into consumer turn-offs? Or does it backfire? Plus: 🔥 This week’s Marketing Hot Take ⚡ A rapid-fire round of Ick or Not That Deep? Play along! 🎧 Tune in now to The Icks: Unplugged!

2 weeks ago

49 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

The Mascot Effect: Unplugged

2-4-6-8 — who do we appreciate? Mascots! In this episode, we're diving headfirst into the world of brand mascots. From the psychology behind why they work, to which ones are boosting brands… and which ones might actually be holding them back (hot take: is Flo from Progressive past her prime?). Who’s your favorite mascot of all time? Did they make our list? We’re also playing a game called Mascot Confessionals, where we imagine what mascots would say if they could finally speak their truth....

3 weeks ago

47 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Fix that Brand!: Mini

What do Victoria’s Secret, Peloton, and Toys R Us all have in common? They’ve made it to the hot seat on this week’s Fix That Brand episode! Join Ashley and Deanna as they go full strategy mode—rewriting taglines, reimagining brand positioning, and dishing out fresh marketing ideas to bring these iconic brands into their next era. Spoiler: we’re not afraid to say what needs to be said. Plus, in this week’s Marketing Hot Take, we’re shouting out Bark for their email game (yes, we open every ...

4 weeks ago

32 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Ducksgiving: Unplugged

Pour the gravy and grab a seat — it’s a Ducksgiving special! In this episode of Ducksgiving: Unplugged, Deanna and Ashley carve into the Thanksgiving marketing landscape and uncover the truth behind marketing at this time of year. From tear-jerker ads to retail hysteria, we explore why brands go one of two ways — heartfelt or frenzied — and which actually works. We share the campaigns that hit us in the feels… and the ones that missed the mashed potatoes entirely. 🦃 Each Duck also shares tw...

1 month ago

47 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Duck Debate (Turkey Day Edition): Mini

It’s our monthly Duck Debate… Thanksgiving style! 🍗🍂 This one is stuffed with opinions, laughter, and a few debates that may ruin family dinners forever. We're diving headfirst into holiday hot topics like: 🥧 Is pie really a Thanksgiving-worthy dessert? 🍎 Is apple picking totally overrated? 🍺 Should kids be allowed in breweries? 🦃 And which of these horrifying fake side dishes would YOU rather eat? 🎧 Listen to Duck Debate (Turkey Day Edition): Mini.

1 month ago

30 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Blind Marketing Test: Unplugged

This week, we’re tapping into every sense—because great marketing isn’t just seen… it’s smelled, heard, tasted, and felt. Marketing is a full‑body experience, and today we prove it. Erin Campbell joins us for a wild episode where we talk: 🧠 How senses shape what consumers buy (and what brands are doing it well) 🦆 What the Duck: Are you ready for… ads on your fridge?! 🤫 The 5 Senses Blind Marketing Test: We’re blindfolded, trying to guess the brand using only our senses. This one is meant to...

1 month ago

45 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Duck Debate (it's now monthly!): Mini

It’s officially official — Duck Debate is now a monthly fixture, and this one might ruffle a few feathers. 🦆 In this episode, Ashley and Deanna dive beak-first into the hot takes and heated debates—from pumpkin spice overload and dogs in the bed to whether Taylor Swift is (gasp) overhyped. Oh, and did someone say ketchup smoothie? 💬 Agree with us? Think we’re completely unhinged? Either way, we want to know. Join the debate and drop your thoughts on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook @DucksUnpl...

1 month ago

24 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Creepin' It Real: Unplugged

In this spooktacular Halloween edition of Ducks Unplugged, we’re serving up creative costumes (with an outfit change!) and clever marketing insights. 👻 💀 We’re talking FEAR in marketing — how it motivates consumers and when it actually works (looking at you, Mayhem from Allstate). 🎵 In What the Duck, we ask: where have all the theme songs gone?! 🎃 Plus, we reveal our Halloween costumes inspired by one of our favorite podcasts and some iconic brands, talk about the companies that own Hallowee...

2 months ago

47 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Owning Your Like Factor: Mini

Owning your like factor — it’s not a weakness, it’s your superpower. 💪 This week, we’re getting real about why being likeable gets such a bad rap — and how it’s actually key to building authentic connections, winning over clients, and creating a culture people want to be part of long-term. We also break down the “like factor” of a few familiar faces and brands (some surprising takes ahead 👀), then wrap with our fast round of *Swipe Right or Swipe Left: Likeability Edition*. 🎧...

2 months ago

38 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Duck Debate (sort of!): Mini

It’s official — by popular demand, Duck Debate is now a monthly thing! Plus, we’re spicing our Mini episodes up with a brand‑new segment: Marketing Hot Takes. This week, we’re diving into: 🍳 Cracker Barrel's flash-in-the-pan rebrand (pun...see what we did there?) 🍪 Are Crumbl Cookies overrated? 📚 Does listening to an audiobook count as reading? 👍 And the age‑old debate — is a thumb actually a finger? Spoiler alert: Deanna and Ashley surprisingly agree on most of this one (for once). But wha...

2 months ago

28 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

The Art of Being (un)Balanced: Unplugged

Can we really have it all? Is work-life balance a real thing—or just a clever marketing ploy? In this episode of Ducks Unplugged, Ashley and Deanna dig into the messy truth about "balance." From chaotic workdays to scroll-heavy evenings, we’re unpacking why so many of us feel like we’re teetering on the edge... and who’s profiting from that feeling. 💥 We discuss the balance myths we pretend to believe (does "work smarter, not harder" ring a bell?) 📱 We debate the impact of tech, time, and t...

2 months ago

48 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Ask Us Anything!: Mini

You asked. We answered. 💬 This Ask Us Anything: Mini episode is powered by YOU—our amazing listeners! We opened up the mic to your best questions and topics, and you delivered everything from marketing curveballs to behind‑the‑scenes curiosities about Ducks Unplugged. 💛 Thank you to everyone who submitted questions—we loved diving in. Want to be part of future episodes? Make sure you’re following and subscribed so you never miss your chance to weigh in. 🎧 Hit play now!

3 months ago

32 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

What would Ted do?: Unplugged

If leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all…how do you know when it fits? In this episode of Ducks Unplugged, Deanna and Ashley ask a big question: What would Ted Lasso do? And unpack what goldfish, mustaches, and great leadership have in common. 💼 From loud visionaries to quiet operators, leadership comes in all shapes. We take a look at the traits that truly matter (integrity, empathy, clarity, resilience) and ask whether great leaders are born or can they be made? Also featured in this episode...

3 months ago

46 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

My, How Things Have Changed: Unplugged

Welcome to My, How Things Have Changed: Unplugged! In this episode, Ashley and Deanna take a trip back in time to revisit what marketing was like in a different time — warning, it was a shocking reminder. We dig into vintage ads that would never fly today, from misogynistic taglines to babies drinking soda and shaving (yes, really), to airlines bragging about rejecting female stewardesses who don't fit their "standards” Some of it is shocking, some hilarious in hindsight (we laugh so we don...

3 months ago

47 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Main Character Energy: Mini

Welcome to Main Character Energy: Mini! Ashley and Deanna are joined by our favorite recurring guest, Erin Campbell, to unpack what’s giving off major main character energy right now. Each of us brought a few picks (okay, Deanna brought several 🙃), and we put them to the test. From pickleball to WNBA mascots to TikTok creators to… polka dots, we cover it all. Some examples hit, some miss—and plenty spark discussion. You may even learn something—is it DUPA or DUPR score? 🎧 Tune in for ...

3 months ago

25 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Marketing Confessions: Unplugged

Welcome to Marketing Confessions: Unplugged! Mistakes happen in marketing—it’s inevitable. The key is catching them before they spiral… but let’s be honest, sometimes they make it all the way out into the world. In this episode, we dig into the fine line between empowering your team to act independently and accepting that sometimes, mistakes slip through. We share some wild marketing fails we found online—and then we turn the spotlight on ourselves. From typos that went to print, to public m...

4 months ago

52 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Duck Debate Part 2: Mini

Welcome to Duck Debate: Part 2! Ashley and Deanna are back at it—taking on the questions no one asked us to answer but everyone has an opinion about. From whether parallel parking is a critical life skill, to if cruises count as real vacations, to the very divisive Taylor Swift debate, and even whether sharing a toothbrush is okay (spoiler: a gross story is shared), we battle it out. 🎧 Take a listen, pick a side, and let us know—where do you land in the great duck debate?

4 months ago

25 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

Mythbusters: Unplugged

Welcome to Mythbusters: Unplugged! We’ve all heard the agency rumors: bigger agencies mean bigger results, agencies only care about creative, and in-house teams can do it all. But are those really true—or just myths that need busting? In this episode, we’re pulling no punches and tackling the misconceptions we hear all the time. Then, we turn the tables and debate some of life’s juiciest non-agency myths—from aliens building the pyramids to whether sharks get cancer (spoiler: you’ll want to ...

4 months ago

46 minutes

Ducks Unplugged

One Pitch, Three Ways: Mini

How do you sell the same product to totally different generations? We’re putting our sales caps on and turning this episode into a real-life round of Shark Tank, as Deanna and Ashley go head-to-head with audience-tailored pitches. Five product categories. Four different generations. One wild ride. ⚡ Electric toothbrushes for Gen Z? 🛌 Why Gen X shouldn’t “sleep” on the luxury mattress industry (see what we did there?) 🎧 Hit play and decide—who pitched it best?

4 months ago

35 minutes