Rock Hard Ads - An Advertising Podcast

This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, Coronavirus sucks and the ad industry is feeling it, some brands stink up International Women’s Day (Shell, we’re looking at you) and some do it right, and BMW makes a kinda big but also kinda not change.

Then, Ashley’s Six Pack Story is all about the wasteland of advertising that is Reddit and how Adobe broke through, and Sandy’s story goes behind the scenes of Small Business Saturday to tell us how American Express turned it into a movement.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, the debate of JIF vs GIF continues (even though it’s definitely, no question, a hard G), we finally talk about the moldy whopper, Reddit gets into advertising, the hottest new artist is squeaky clean, and Vayner posts a really dumb job listing.

Then, Ashley talks trash and perfume during her story about Etat Libre D’Orange’s I Am Trash scent. And Sandy says no to things that don’t matter but yes to Amy Poehler in Pure Leaf Tea’s new campaign.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, KFC is a shoe-in for weirdest fast food restaurant ever, a circle back on a failing brand (or not brand), Heineken is NOT for the man of the table, Pepsi proposes, things only happen in Vegas, and good agencies make bad work.

Then, Sandy talks about Valentine’s Day marketing from a brand that wants to become a lifestyle brand - Pornhub, and Ashley’s Six Pack Story gets its groove on with chickens and cats from the commercial wars between Mercedes and Jaguar.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, we circle back on Pandora, Toyota, John Lewis, Budweiser, and Aviation Gin. Plus, Lebron sells his soul, Guinness works on transparency, and the NFL wants advertisers to pay up.

Then, Ashley’s whistles a festive tune for her Six Pack Story about Corona’s classic holiday ad, and Sandy does her sorta annual wrap-up of agency holiday cards, with a very special one from yours truly.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, Sandy and Ashley are on the same wavelength, the Peloton girl has a nice night out, Netflix gets Twitter all hot and bothered, VW says goodbye to the Beetle, and Pantone announces we’ll all be blue in 2020.

Then, Ashley’s Six Pack Story circles back on the greasy pizza man himself, Papa John, and Sandy twerks to her favorite music with Pandora’s new campaign.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, a year in review for our fave agency, Ashley circles back on one of her least favorite campaigns, Super Bowl advertising ramps up, an activewear brand uses “ambassadors”, and a vending machine in a very specific place sells CBD.

Then, Sandy’s Six Pack Story is an overview of some of the best holiday ads of 2019, and Ashley digs into the weirdness that is Gen Z and Tik Tok.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, we’re very opinionated about meth, it’s hard to poop in front of bae, a warehouse in Denver is transformed into Phonetopia, fire happens fast, scooters are powered by rage, and more brands hop on the AirBnB train.

Then, Ashley’s Six Pack Story is all about a publicity stunt gone wrong, and Sandy eats fresh with the story of Subway’s ill-fated spokesperson.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, Disney+ launches in a big way, Chili’s gets in on the branded merch play, juicy sexy hamburgers return to 72andSunny, Lite beers go at it, Instagram crushes influencers’ dreams, noise gets recycled, and Netflix partners with Nick Nick Nick Nick Ni Nick Nick Nick, Nickelodeon.

Then, the cat-lady herself (Ashley) dives into the world of meows for Meow Mix’s famous jingle, and Sandy’s Six Pack Story is about a home away from home with AirBnB India’s touching campaign.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, Bud Light puffs out their chest with a timely ad, MillerCoors is going through ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, a hellish new type face surfaces, West Virginia is mysterious, Boeing misses the mark, Twitter does not approve this message, and the Paris Olympics logo is uptight.

Then, Sandy feels all the mom feels during her Six Pack Story about Water Wipes and their parenthood campaign, and Ashley breaks out the claws to talk about White Claw and Natty Light Seltzer.

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This week in Hot Off the Bench Press, Patron becomes Insta-worthy, someone gets to stay in Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse, Christmas now happens in October apparently, KFC does another ridiculous and amazing thing, Starbucks goes dark, Oreo is a mystery, and Trip Advisor may do some advertising in the near future.

Then, Ashley murders your thirst with a Six Pack Story about Liquid Death, and Sandy blends up a story about NutriBullet.

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