Ad Dads

Today's daily wrap up, live from the streets of Birmingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today was pretty academic. We presented at the inaugural EPOD Conference and had a bloody good time. We share our thoughts about it as we walk home after a long day absorbing smart stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First full day in London and it really was a full day. From crappy jet-lagged sleep to long-form pub catch-ups then on to bigger billboards than you've ever seen and a small yet perfectly formed college conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first morning in London and it's already been a productive trip for the Ad Lads. We set up our Insta page in Auckland Airport and have now posted from three countries. This is the first of our daily updates on our tour of the UK. There will be plenty more to come from the trip when we get back, but these daily updates will keep anyone who's interested up to date in almost real time. Hoste...

It's happening. Season 2 is on the way. This little teaser talks about some of the excitement happening in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That's a wrap. Here's a little Christmas present for our listeners. We recorded this one a couple of weeks ago and it's a look back at the first season, the end of Matt's thesis and a campaign we made a couple of months ago for our graduate industry showcase. This is the campaign we created to get creative directors through the door. And here is the article that is a component of Matt's thesis. Me...

Dan calls in from home on this one as he has a sick child. So, Matt takes us through part two of his Powerball ads . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode gets into some great audio campaigns from around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CEO of the Communications Council, Simon Lendrum, joins us to talk about the kaupapa of Ad Net Zero and discuss what the advertising industry could be doing about the climate emergency. Dan was there the whole time, we promise. This is the Creatives for Climate spot Matt referenced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Simon Lendrum, CEO of the Communications Council, about the upcoming graduate programme . Get yourself in there as quick as you can. It's the best way to get in front of a range of Ad, PR and Digital agencies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our editor, Ellie, gets on the mic for the first time, agrees to an NDA and is treated to some awkward conversation with the Ad Dads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dan puts up with Matt trying to solve the ad industry's climate issues. We look at a campaign from Z Energy from 2022 , talk about what we like about the TVC , all the greenwashing-weasel-words in the print ad, and try to figure out if the industry is greenwashing itself with Ad Net Zero . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this one we dive deeper into the Northern Irish Police #WeAreYou campaign . There's also a fleeting reference to a 90s speeding ad at the end that is burned in the mind of older millennials all over NZ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan brings in a Northern Irish Police ad which leads us down a rabbit hole to this recent NZ police campaign and this classic NZ speeding campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We break down a couple of pieces Dan worked on in his early days in the industry and talk through some behind-the-scenes learnings while we're at it. This award-winning direct piece for the Warehouse and a print campaign for Viagra . We break them up with a classic print campaign we've been trying to help our students comprehend for years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Does sex really sell when it's insects having sex? Or your mum? We answer these questions and more in a rambling breakdown of some internationally award-winning radio ads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at this super simple little print ad for Pak'nSave and get into a longer conversation about a long form radio ad dealing with suicide in Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan finds a banging NZ ad for Pedigree and Matt goes on a wild goose chase to find a German bank ad. Let us know if you think it was worth it. Send ads you like to addadsnz@gmail.com for us to put them on the podcast. If you love the ads and want to listen again, here's the Pedigree ad and here's the Sparkasse campaign Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt takes us through the ad that got him where he is today and Dan drops us straight into Hell. Here are the full 3 x 30s ads of the Powerball campaign. Here's the link to the 'Scratch & Sniff' Hell Radio. Email ads you want us to look at to addadsnz@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does it work? Who gave these two a podcast? Matt and Dan talk about the format of the show so you know what you're getting yourself into. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a brief introduction to Matt and Dan (DattMan) and our upcoming podcast series 'Ad Dads'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.