8 episodes

Welcome to the Fads podcast! For fans of the ads! Every episode, we discuss only the best advertising news of the past week and dive into a recently released advert (woo!). We also release special episodes that cover other advertising goodness like the D&AD Awards!

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Welcome to the Fads podcast! For fans of the ads! Every episode, we discuss only the best advertising news of the past week and dive into a recently released advert (woo!). We also release special episodes that cover other advertising goodness like the D&AD Awards!

    #8 John Lewis Christmas Advert 2020

    #8 John Lewis Christmas Advert 2020

    This episode, we discuss recent fad news and pick apart the 2020 John Lewis Christmas advert!

    Email fads.poddy@gmail.com to have your own opinions on the show!

    • 42 min
    #8 Christmas Adverts, Our D&AD Awards 2020 Choices and OMB's

    #8 Christmas Adverts, Our D&AD Awards 2020 Choices and OMB's

    Please excuse Cherry's shoddy audio quality - we will be fixed by next episode!
    We discuss the latest in advert news - the Christmas ads have hit the screens! 
    As our main discussion we deep dive into our chosen adverts which featured in the D&AD Awards 2020 - The Moldy Whopper (for Burger King) and Liberty Fields (for Guinness).
    To round off the show we chew over our favourite One Minute Briefs of the last two weeks. 
    If you have anything you want to add to the conversation then email the show at fads.poddy@gmail.com

    • 46 min
    #6 Fads News | Advertising News

    #6 Fads News | Advertising News

    It's another Fads News episode this week!
    Covering the second half of October 2020, we chew over the latest news in advertising. Stories include:

    - Reports on a rise in OOH advertising

    - Carlsberg's new advertiser 

    - Tanishq's new advert's controversy 

    - Mother's new advertising agency 

    - D&AD's new president and vice president are announced

    - The D&AD annual's move to digital

    If you have anything you'd like to add to the conversation or just want to say hello, then email the show at fads.poddy@gmail.com 

    • 23 min
    #5 Advertising News

    #5 Advertising News

    This week's Fads News instalment takes a look at a few of the advertising news of the last two weeks.  

    News includes:

    PureGym apologises for '12 Years a Slave' routine.
    Virgin scraps brand officer position.
    ASA targets 3 weight loss companies' ambiguous adverts.
    Pizza Hut have manufactured foosball table pizza boxes to celebrate the new football season.
    The Drum's nominees for the B2B Awards have been announced.

    • 22 min
    #4 Billie Eilish and T Mobile

    #4 Billie Eilish and T Mobile

    This week we discuss the recently released T Mobile advert starring the Gen Z sensation; Billie Eilish.
    We bring the facts about how the advert was created and break it down in our scene by scene analysis.

    If you have anything you want to add to the discussion then please write in or leave a voice note for the show at fads.poddy@gmail.com - we will read/play it on the show!

    The 'What We Do Next' advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or7X0lAQnnE

    The 'Making Of' interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYn8hd77V3Q

    • 52 min
    #3 Advertising News: Tik Tok for weight loss and Harry Potter

    #3 Advertising News: Tik Tok for weight loss and Harry Potter

    This week's Fads episode brings you the latest news in the advertising industry. 

    Including:

    Tick Tok's new restrictions on weight loss advertisements
    O2's new mascot called Bubl
    Grolsch's £3mil marketing return
    Gap's upcoming collaboration with Kanye West
    The ASA's new campaign to build trust
    The new Harry Potter game trailer

    To contact the show email fads.poddy@gmail.com 

    • 42 min