Once upon a time in advertising

Rick Blears

Once upon a time in advertising is a memoir podcast by Rick Blears. Hear his remarkable and hilarious stories about the advertising business in the 1970s and '80s before the internet, social media influencers and Google Ads. https://rickblears.substack.com ©2021 Rick Blears. The podcast is produced by Steve Blears

Episodes

  1. 09/17/2021

    Bouncebackability

    Once upon a time in advertising - Bouncebackability. In this episode, our ad man Rick Blears invents a word - Bouncebackability! It's in the dictionary! Connect with Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

    Bouncebackability

  2. 08/13/2021

    Golden Gateway

    Once upon a time in advertising - Golden Gateway. Vintage advertising creative Rick Blears wins the pitch of a lifetime with a straight-talking supermarket boss. Connect with Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  3. 07/03/2021

    Shake 'n' vac

    Once upon a time in advertising - Shake 'n' vac. Shake 'n' vac by Glade was a hit product in the 1980s but behind the scenes, it became an in-joke in the advertising business.  Connect with Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo Shake 'n' Vac ad is courtesy SC Johnson.

  4. 06/13/2021

    Fiat fiasco

    Once upon a time in advertising - Fiat fiasco. Our adman Rick Blears recalls a pitch for a TV ad campaign for Fiat cars. It all goes wrong when the UK boss of the car firm takes offence. Connect with Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  5. 06/04/2021

    The wrong creative

    Once upon a time in advertising - The wrong creative. Our adman Rick Blears has risen through the ranks to become group creative director at advertising agency Rex Stewart. When he's asked to hire a new creative director for their Birmingham office, it doesn't go according to plan. Connect with Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  6. 05/26/2021

    The analogue adman

    Once upon a time in advertising - The analogue adman. Our adman Rick Blears crashes headlong into the digital era when he's asked to sell one of the first PC's to arrive in the UK. Connect with Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  7. 05/14/2021

    The legendary frozen turkey story

    Once upon a time in advertising - The legendary frozen turkey story. Our adman Rick Blears gets a frozen turkey as a Xmas bonus. What could possibly go wrong? Connect with Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  8. 05/10/2021

    Opportunity knocks

    Once upon a time in advertising - Opportunity knocks. A wannabe pop star is taken down a peg or two with a practical joke at 1970s ad agency Royds. Follow adman Rick Blears on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  9. 05/04/2021

    Party can

    Once upon a time in advertising - Party can. An advertising pitch goes disastrously wrong when adman Rick Blears arrives smelling of beer.

  10. 05/03/2021

    Sleeping on the job

    Once upon a time in advertising - Sleeping on the job. Adman Rick Blears tackles an unexpected dilemma, a potential client who's fallen asleep during a multi-million-pound advertising pitch. Follow Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  11. 05/03/2021

    The client is always right

    Once upon a time in advertising - The client is always right. Tasked with the smooth running of a large business conference for a client, disaster strikes as adman Rick Blears must step in for the keynote speaker who is too hungover to appear. Follow Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

  12. 05/03/2021

    The accidental adman

    Once upon a time in advertising - The accidental adman. A chance encounter in a smoky pub in Manchester, England launches a 30-year career in advertising for Rick Blears. Follow Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumbo

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Once upon a time in advertising is a memoir podcast by Rick Blears. Hear his remarkable and hilarious stories about the advertising business in the 1970s and '80s before the internet, social media influencers and Google Ads. https://rickblears.substack.com ©2021 Rick Blears. The podcast is produced by Steve Blears

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