A podcast about the world of modern advertising and the talent defining it.
The advertising industry is big and complex, and so are its challenges. The pandemic has seen a fundamental shift in the way people work and collaborate - some have thrived and others have left the industry altogether.
Whilst the ”great resignation” may be overstated, the ”great reshuffle” certainly resonates with many. Even pre- pandemic, there was a huge focus on mental health. People were feeling burnt out: 80-hour weeks aren’t uncommon and incessant client pitching takes its toll. How does the conglomerate’s intense buy-up affect agencies and the creative talent within? Have we lost the creative plot or has there never been a better time to be a marketer? Do emerging technologies kill or merely augment the creative process? We’ve reached a watershed moment in our business and the world in general. If we are to reimagine the future, what does it look like?
The goal of our podcast is to create an industry-wide debate about the future of the advertising business, which has reached an inflection point. It will be a provocative but earnest investigation, uncovering how we got to this point and what needs to change in order for a sustainable and prosperous future. By speaking to some of the leading lights of the industry we'll aim to find an answer to the critical question: Are we on a road to ruin, or are the glory days still ahead of us?
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A podcast about the world of modern advertising and the talent defining it.
The advertising industry is big and complex, and so are its challenges. The pandemic has seen a fundamental shift in the way people work and collaborate - some have thrived and others have left the industry altogether.
Whilst the ”great resignation” may be overstated, the ”great reshuffle” certainly resonates with many. Even pre- pandemic, there was a huge focus on mental health. People were feeling burnt out: 80-hour weeks aren’t uncommon and incessant client pitching takes its toll. How does the conglomerate’s intense buy-up affect agencies and the creative talent within? Have we lost the creative plot or has there never been a better time to be a marketer? Do emerging technologies kill or merely augment the creative process? We’ve reached a watershed moment in our business and the world in general. If we are to reimagine the future, what does it look like?
The goal of our podcast is to create an industry-wide debate about the future of the advertising business, which has reached an inflection point. It will be a provocative but earnest investigation, uncovering how we got to this point and what needs to change in order for a sustainable and prosperous future. By speaking to some of the leading lights of the industry we'll aim to find an answer to the critical question: Are we on a road to ruin, or are the glory days still ahead of us?
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Marissa Thomas, CMO of Good Loop, discusses the company's mission to make media more good by focusing on purposeful advertising. Good Loop offers good formats, audience targeting, and measurement to help brands do good and reach audiences in meaningful ways. Marissa shares her love for the industry's reach and the opportunity to communicate better. She also highlights the challenges and misgivings she has, including the industry's focus on self-congratulation and the need for more meaningful conversations and actions. The conversation explores the need for bottom-up change and fresh ideas in the advertising industry, emphasising the importance of giving voice to new perspectives and the value of diversity of thought. The idea of rebalancing back-slapping with a focus on improvement is discussed, along with the suggestion of creating a new awards format to encourage reflection and learning from mistakes.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Overview
01:13 Marissa's Background and Good Loop
05:41 What Marissa Loves About the Industry
08:27 The Power and Reach of Advertising
10:27 Realizing the Influence of Marketing
12:29 Challenges and Misgivings in Marketing
15:21 Practicing What You Preach
21:40 The Industry's Focus on Itself
27:33 Bottom-up change and fresh ideas
29:19 Giving voice to new perspectives
31:47 Rebalancing back-slapping and improvement
34:13 Creating the 'Who's Done Badly' award
36:05 Book recommendation: Brain Surfing
37:14 Book recommendation: Mocky Cherry New York Notes
40:47 Listening to local radio ads
42:18 Favorite campaign: iPod 'A Thousand Songs in Your Pocket'
42:51 Advice to 21-year-old self: No one's going to thank you for working at 1AM
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