On Strategy Showcase

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.

Some of the smartest creative and strategic minds in Australia join me live from Sydney to share how they are playing it perfectly unsafe. Thanks to Tracksuit, The Effies and WARC for supporting our Live Tour series. And to Ogilvy for hosting us.

This month, Starbucks and JCPenney. Guest panelists Mary Bakarich, Group Strategy Director at Johannes Leonardo and Christopher Owens, Head of Strategy at TRG join our regular panel of misfits. Thanks to System1 and Tracksuit for making this new series possible. 

From "Cold & Refreshing" to "Choose Chill," Mischief and Coors Light are evolving the brand's positioning, resulting in new, unexpected and wonderfully entertaining work. We're joined by Marcelo Pascoa, VP Marketing at Coors and Nimisha Jain, EVP, Strategy at Mischief. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution) for supporting our show.

"Apologize the Rainbow" was not a reactive, crisis-communications campaign. It was a strategic decision to positively highlight the negative passion of fans and convert it into positive energy for the brand. Mars/Wrigley Chief Brand Officer, Rankin Carroll and DDB Chicago's CCO, Colin Selikow, share the backstory to this Best-of-the-Best Effie Global Grand Prix winner. See the creative work on our website at onstrategyshowcase.com.