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#186: Feel the Vibrations

2024-11-0826:58

We sense the power of Mastercard’s new haptic logo and explore how other brands can engage touch, smell, and taste to create more immersive experiences.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Vibrations #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #HapticLogo #Brands #Senses

#185: Linguistic Lurkers and Outliers

2024-10-0524:31

We promulgate and elucidate ten arcane, recondite, and enigmatic lexemes we believe warrant greater attention in the marketing realm.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Bizarre #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #WordOfTheDay #Brands #Words #Definitions

#184: Bizarre Brand Collabs

2024-09-2427:43

We bring together the most unusual, unexpected, and unnatural brand bedfellows of the 2020s. Slap some caviar on your Pringles because worlds are about to collide!Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Bizarre #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Collaborations #Brands #Collabs

#183: Commercial Court

2024-09-0628:17

We convene in the courtroom to adjudicate the cases of two recent commercials from big tech brands that stirred up controversy and got yanked from the airwaves.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Google #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Gemini #Apple #Underdogs #Thailand #Controversial

#182: Oatly’s Outrage

2024-08-0919:16

We fight back against the powers of “big podcasting” by pouring out our thoughts about Oatly’s guerrilla marketing maneuver to protest the misleading mind control of big dairy.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #BigDairy #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Oatly #Milk #Dairy

#181: Toasting 60 Years of Pop-Tarts

2024-07-1223:38

We salute six decades of America’s preeminent toaster pastry by serving up some notable pieces of Pop-Tarts marketing and ranking the most iconic Pop-Tarts flavors. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #PopTarts #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Kellanova #Strawberry #Kelloggs

#180: Renner Runs for Brooks

2024-06-0723:26

We unlace ideas about the new Brooks “Let’s Run There” campaign featuring Jeremy Renner and jog through our rankings of the buzziest running shoe brands of the current moment. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Brooks #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #JeremyRenner #Running #RunningShoes

#179: Has Prime's Day Come and Gone?

2024-05-0327:42

We poke the potential bursting bubble of Logan Paul’s Prime drink brand to see if it pops and share a couple other products that consumers guzzled down in mass quantities then tossed aside.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Prime #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #LoganPaul #Snapple #PrimeEnergy #PrimeHydration

#178: People Who Hate Mayonnaise Love This Episode

2024-04-1826:53

We discourage everyone from listening to this episode and hearing our thoughts on the new ad for NotMayo. Just rip out your earbuds now, because you do not want to know what we have to say.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Mayonnaise #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #MayoHaters #Dove #RealBeauty #Reactance

#177: 40 Years of Lost Beef

2024-03-3028:28

We turn our TV dials back four decades to analyze an iconic fast-food commercial featuring big fluffy buns and a spunky senior citizen asking one of the most important questions of our time.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Punctuation #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Wendys #WheresTheBeef #Beef

#176: Punctuatin’ Brand! Names?

2024-03-0620:20

We exclaim our questions about companies adding punctuation marks like apostrophes, periods, and exclamation points to their names and logos. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Punctuation #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture

#175: Super Bowl Celebrity Ad Fatigue

2024-02-1525:43

We head into overtime to huddle up on Schwarzenegger, Walken, and whether throwing famous faces into Super Bowl commercials still scores with viewers.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #SuperBowl #Commercials #BigGame #Ads #simplify #popculture #walken #Arnold #StateFarm #BMW

#174: The Solo-Snoop Smoke Storm

2024-02-1024:27

We apply heat to Solo Stove’s decision to ax their CEO after a viral campaign failed to ignite sales and ask the essential question “what is successful marketing?” Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Television #snoop #solostove #Ads #simplify #popculture #snoopdogg

#173: The Timelessness of Tetris

2024-01-2828:48

We drop the pieces in place to unlock how the best-selling video game of all time continues to obsess players 40 years after its creation.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Television #tetris #videogames #Ads #simplify #popculture

#172: Wrangling the Marlboro Man

2024-01-2225:26

We smoke out the rough and rugged legacy of the iconic Marlboro Man marketing campaign that rode the trails of pop culture for over 40 years leaving many blackened lungs behind.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Television #Smoking #Marlboro #Ads #MarlboroMan

#171: Best TV Title Sequences

2024-01-0226:45

We tune in to the TV show opening intros that keep our thumbs off the fast forward button and our eyeballs glued to the screen.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Television #Streaming #Design #TitleSequences

#170: Famous Brand Voiceovers

2023-09-2425:40

We vocalize our picks for the most memorable, effective, and iconic uses of celebrity voices in commercials and marketing.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.#Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business

#169: Best of Barbenheimer

2023-08-0526:02

We detonate our thoughts on the atomic pink meme machine that has swallowed summer 2023 and share candidates for potential future Barbenheimers.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

#168: Liquid Death

2023-07-0127:35

We assassinate assumptions of what bottled water should be by spotlighting a canned brand disrupting the industry with some killer marketing efforts.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

#167: Where Have All the Wieners Gone?

2023-06-0330:54

We think long and hard about Oscar Meyers’ decision to change the name of the Wienermobile and shake out a few other meat-based mobile marketing ideas.Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

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