Orlando and Jon are back for a one-off episode of Never Mind the Adverts. The duo talk festive ads (including that Coke AI one), Orlando's favourite (advertising themed) stocking fillers and he stumps Jon with a rather challenging "name that ad" segment. Be warned: festive alcoholic drinks were consumed in this episode.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - The news
03:28 - Orlando’s Christmas Stocking Fillers
08:41 - Drinks trolley
12:13 - Review of the 2024 Christmas Ads
16:20 - A break from the ads
20:38 - Name that ad

This week Jon and Orlando look at the IPA's data on marketing spend this year. The good news is, it's increasing, but are we putting spend in the right places? Should we be spending for the short term or investing for the long term?

Timestamps

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:50 News
• 10:59 Ad of the week
• 13:54 Break from the commercials
• 18:18 Name that brand
• 24:41 Outro

Orlando and Jon are back from MAD//Fest, one of the biggest marketing festivals in the UK, where they discuss their key takeaways from industry legends such as Rory Sutherland and Sir John Hegarty.

Timestamps

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:24 Madfest roundup
• 10:49 Break from the commercials - 17th Century Career Advice
• 17:05 Ad of the week - Adidas
• 20:06 Drinks Trolley
• 24:39 Name that brand

Jon and Orlando are back from a week at the Cannes Lions festival of creativity, where the advertising industry descend to celebrate the best work from the year. Using data from the System1 Test Your Ad database, they discuss what ads both scored big with the public and were admired by the industry, and why humour is at the core.

Timestamps

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:29 Cannes Lions winners vs the data
• 16:25 Break from the commercials
• 20:27 Name that brand

Timestamps

00:00 - Start
09:44 - Ad of the week
12:20 - Name that brand
16:55 - Break from the commercials
20:34 - Merch

In this episode Orlando talks about the launch of his new course, Advertising Principles Explained, and Jon shares his upcoming Cannes Lions talk "The Cost of Dull". Jon also recounts more stories from his time at Mateus Rose and meets his idol in the phone a friend segment.

Orlando Wood and Jon Evans are back discussing the most important news in advertising this week. From the best ads for the upcoming Euro 2024 tournament to Rory Sutherland suggesting podcasting might be more effective than performance marketing...

Timestamps

00:00 - Start
00:28 - Grand fromage clarification
02:05 - The news
07:20 - Ad of the week - Irn Bru and Paddy Power
11:25 - Drinks trolley
12:27 - Break from the commercials
14:48 - Phone a friend - Nicola Wardell

The reviews are in for the first episode of Never Mind the Adverts, including "two more grizzled old ad men" and "the ClassicFM of podcasts" on the way to knocking Uncensored CMO down the charts. In this episode, we talk about the new Ehrenberg-Bass report on attention in advertising, what a cookie-less world could look like and how Cheetos made such a funny ad. We also celebrate a big milestone as the grand fromage turns 50.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Reviews
02:42 - The news
08:32 - Break from the commercials
10:56 - Orlando’s drinks trolley
14:58 - Birthday Segment
16:22 - System1 Ad of the Week
21:30 - Phone a friend