On Strategy Showcase

After a rebrand and close to $1 billion in 2024 revenue, Turo is about to move into the early majority market. We talk with Global Head of Brand Strategy, Matt Kerbel. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) for making this episode possible. More at gotracksuit.com.

Planners talk about brands they've never worked on. Joining our panel of misfits this month are Julian Morgan, Head of Strategy at Rethink and Rachel Pool, Head of Strategy at Ogilvy, NYC. We talk Uber Eats and Corona. Thanks to Tracksuit and System1 for supporting this series.

Georgie Jeffreys of Uber and Kelsey Hodgkin of Special Group, LA join me to share the story behind the amazing "Football is for Food" campaign, featuring Matthew McConaughey and so many others. A brilliant episode.

How an organic social moment changed how a wine brand went to market. Josh's CMO, Dan Kleinman is joined by Tombras' EVP, Head of Strategy, Kelsey Karson and VP, Group Creative Director, Morgan McLees to talk us through their 2025 Gold Effie-winning Josh O'Clock initiative. Thanks to The Effies and Tracksuit for making this episode possible.

As the Official Podcast Partner of the Effies, we recorded nine short interviews with agencies and clients on awards night, before they even knew which Effie they'd won. We talk with Verizon/Ogilvy, McDonald's/W+K, Molson Coors/DDB, Chili's/Mischief, Favor/Preacher, Dramamine/FCB, Leo Burnett/Blood Appetit, VW/Johannes Leonardo. Congrats to all for their wins.

When a show features planners talking about brands they've never worked on, you know it's gonna be fun, or at the very least weird. This month's On the Spot features two brands that appear to be headed in opposite directions: Tesla & Poppi. Guest panelists Ali Chastain, GSD at The Martin Agency and Matt Maynard, Head of Brand at Asana, join our regular panel of misfits. Thanks to System1 and Tracksuit for making this series possible. 

Life360 is a family safety and location sharing app with 80 million active monthly users. Their latest work from ALTO, NY focuses on "Improving Everyday Family Life," with hilarious work that's winning in a space where Apple can't play as deeply. 

In its ongoing quest to get its user friendly design tool into the hands of everyday presenters, Canva is pushing into enterprise applications. It's new campaign has fun with the idea of converting the last office hold-out. This episode is brought to you by Tracksuit, the affordable brand tracking solution for modern-day brands.

Recorded in front of a live audience at Colenso BBDO, we talk about New Zealand's culture of creativity; about what outside planners bring to the country and what it imparts upon them; about the cultural characteristics of New Zealanders; about the importance of winning, not just surviving, and about the dangers as the marketing sciences mainstream. Thanks to the Effies, Tracksuit and WARC for supporting our live tour. And to Colenso BBDO for hosting us.