On Strategy Showcase Fergus O’Carroll

Hendrick’s created the super premium category in gin. It has built many distinctive brand assets: among them its visual identity, which harkens back to the Victorian era, even though the product was first created in 2000. Muiris O Riada, Global Brand Director joins us from Dublin.

For the Irish airline, it was not a deliberate attempt at being disrespectful to passengers. There was a strategic imperative behind it all and we hear about it today from Michael Corcoran, former Head of Social Strategy at the ultra low cost airline. Thanks to the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for sponsoring. Learn more at MAE.academy.

Sarah Moore, SVP Brand Marketing at MGM Resorts International and George Felix, CMO of Chili’s Grill & Bar, join me for a conversation about breathing new life into brands and about the opportunity of defining a consumer-facing role for your corporate brand. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution for modern-day brands) for sponsoring this series. More at gotracksuit.com.

I'm joined by James Sowden, CSO at TBWA/Chiat/Day NY and Dan Reynolds, Global SVP at Hilton to chat about the latest campaign for their portfolio of properties. Thanks to the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at MAE.academy.

To kick off this year's effectiveness series, we talk with Adam Morgan of eatbigfish about his latest work with Peter Field on the cost to brands of producing dull advertising. We talk about what makes dull dull and how we can make it more effective, for less. Thanks to GALE (the business agency for companies that want to drive growth) for sponsoring this year's effectiveness series. Learn more at www.GALE.agency

Mark talks us through the formation of Thirsty for More, what it means and its strategic role in the global business. Thanks to the Master of Advertising Effectiveness program for sponsoring this episode. More at www.mae.academy.