Under the Influence gives listeners a rare backstage pass into the hallways, boardrooms and recording studios of the ad industry.Join host and adman Terry O’Reilly for fascinating (and humorous) stories that connect the dots between pop culture, marketing and human nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
338 episodes transcribedMost pilots, lawyers and doctors roll their eyes at the way Hollywood depicts them, and ad people are no exception. From the 1947 movie The Hucks...
This is my annual look at the brands I envy.They may not be the hippest, or the latest, or even the coolest brands. They could be a product, a service...
This is the very interesting selling strategy where one product is given away for free, or at a high discount, in order to attract people to buy anoth...
They’ve been around for almost 80 years, and entertain millions. But game shows are also powerful marketing vehicles. We’ll trace their history from e...
Along with the most famous marketing blunder of all time - the Edsel - we’ll look at what caused Coke to make the mistake of changing their fabl...
In the history of the advertising industry, the full force of persuasion has been put behind many products turned out to be incredibly unsafe. Ev...
We’re on the hunt for great companies that went out of their way to treat their customers well. From an amusement park that delivered such superior cu...
There are millions of successful brands in the world, but very few of them are in the exclusive billion dollar club. We'll test your ability to guess...
This week we look at Marketing Stunts.Many brands try to get into the Guinness Book Of World Records as a marketing strategy. With that in mind, we’ll...
This week on Under The Influence, we look at the companies that actually profit by asking you to BUY LESS.We’ll explore a burger c...
This week on Under The Influence, we look at the incredible creativity happening in radio advertising today.Many advertisers think radio is yesterday'...
This week, we look at the critical importance of timing in marketing.It’s one thing to put the right message in front of the right person, but it’s a...
Remember when you were growing up, and you’d find a prize inside your cereal box? Prizes, premiums and box-top offers have been a staple of modern mar...
To kick off the 2013 season, we explore one of the most effective marketing strategies ever devised: The use of “Shame” as a marketing tool.First emer...
In this final episode of the season, Terry answers listener questions about the advertising industry. Some of the very insightful questions include: W...
There was a time when the humble matchbook was the top advertising medium in North America. They were handy, colourful, cheap and even a moderate smok...
This week, we look at companies that go above and beyond the call. Companies that add smart, little touches that make all the difference. Like hotels...
The gay community will spend over $800 billion dollars this year. A large percentage are affluent, hip and trendsetting, yet the advertising industry...
This is my annual look at some of my favourite books. We'll look at a new book, titled, "Mad Women," written by an original Mad Woman from the 60s era...
Over the lifetime of a company, mistakes happen. When those mistakes cause damage, it's appropriate for a brand to apologize. Yet, it rarely happens....
