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Weekly stories, cool campaigns, and insights from the digital marketing and advertising world. A podcast by Carney, the digital agency behind The Daily Carnage newsletter.

  1. 1D AGO

    Ethics in the AI Era

    Welcome back to Season 2, Carnies! Shannon kicks us off with an ethical discussion of ChatGPT's decision to integrate ads — along with Australia's youth social ban, TikTok's new Local Feed, Meta's sneaky facial-identification update, and Ring's Super Bowl campaign backlash.

    19 min

  2. 07/28/2025

    Marketer Burnout: A Crisis of Creativity

    The marketing and advertising world is in burnout crisis. Shannon outlines signs of burnout and some of the primary causes, including digital overload, multitasking, unsustainable demand and unrealistic expectations, role creep, generative AI, and more. Finally... how do we fix it?

    16 min

  3. 07/07/2025

    Unhinged Marketing: The Age of Absurdity

    Why are brands getting so weird? In this episode, Shannon traces the rise of unhinged marketing through the lens of postmodernism and surrealism—two art movements born from periods of cultural instability. Discover how marketers use chaos, irony, cynicism, and disruption to resonate in a fragmented, meme-driven media landscape.

    15 min

  4. 06/27/2025

    State of Marketing: Pride Month, Neurodivergence, and More

    Shannon discusses two recent studies that illuminate surprising realities in the industry and the culture at large: Collage Group's “Beyond Pride” suggests that, despite media narratives and brand hesitancy, the risk of consumer backlash to Pride Month campaigns has been over-exaggerated. Consumers want Pride Month communications and advocacy from brands, and they take note when corporations backtrack. “Unlocking Neurodiversity: A Creative Advantage," by Understood.org in collaboration with the 4As and Havas, reveals that nearly half of creatives in marketing, advertising, PR, and media are neurodivergent—and they're masking in the workplace, and suffering from discrimination and lack of accommodation. Shannon shares her personal experiences, tips for leadership, and more.

    19 min

  5. 06/13/2025

    Game-Changers: The Cannes Lions Titanium Shortlist

    Shannon breaks down The Daily Carnage's top 8 picks from the 2025 Cannes Lions Titanium category shortlist, including: “Minefield Honey: Harvesting Hope” by Saatchi & Saatchi UkraineEDF “The Flame that Wasn’t a Flame” by BETCE.l.f Beauty “So Many Dicks” by OberlandAXA “Three Words” by Publicis ConseilFinch “36 Months”Powerade “The Athletes Code” by OgilvyMastercard “Life Donor Card” by MRM GermanyAcademy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Rakish, Chicago Hearing Society “Caption With Intention” by FCB Chicago

    19 min

  6. 05/30/2025

    Brand vs. Planet: The Chilean Sea Bass

    In the first installment of Brand vs. Planet, Shannon tells the tale of the so-called Chilean Sea Bass, a story about how a fishy rebrand created explosive demand and nearly collapsed supply. The Brand vs. Planet series explores stories of marketing and advertising's powerful effects on Earth's environment and cultures—for the worse and, sometimes, for the better.

    10 min

  7. 05/23/2025

    Duolingo Goes Rogue

    In this episode: Duolingo's "AI-first" announcement backfires, so the social team goes rogue.Google's AI Overviews turn 1, and not everyone is celebrating.Jaguar reportedly looks for a new agency after the worst rebrand of the 2020s.HBO maxes out its allowable rebrands. The Onion's new creative agency is a haven for human writers.Oscar Mayer gets the Wienermobiles back together for Wiener 500 race.

    18 min

  8. 04/25/2025

    It's Not Rocket Science

    Shannon recaps Katy Perry's controversial trip to space and how Wendy's threw rocket fuel on the fire, plus Google's ad monopoly and cookie policy reversal, corporate sponsorships at the White House, Fiverr's weird AI commercial, Welch's lunch box note generator, and more.

    14 min
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Weekly stories, cool campaigns, and insights from the digital marketing and advertising world. A podcast by Carney, the digital agency behind The Daily Carnage newsletter.

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  • Creator
    Carney, a dynamic digital agency
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Carney, a dynamic digital agency
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    The Daily Carnage Show