Ad Chatter David Burn and Dan Goldgeier

We have a returning guest! Host Dan Goldgeier chats with Steve Harrison about his new book, co-written with Dave Dye, “The Howard Gossage Show – and what it can teach you about advertising, fun, fame, and manipulating the media.”In this 29-minute podcast, Dan and Steve chat about:· What made Howard Gossage’s work so unique· How Howard became famous along with his clients· What Howard would be doing today if he were still in advertisi...

This episode of Ad Chatter features a conversation between David Burn of Adpulp and artist, writer, gallerist, tour guide, teacher, and activist Chad Rea. Chad has a degree in Advertising from Texas Tech. He taught at UT and ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. He worked at famous agencies before starting his own. Over the past five years, he’s been furiously making art and his paintings and artworks continue to appear in solo and group exhibitions. In this vibrant 52-minut...

In his new book, “Black on Madison Avenue,” Mark Robinson has plenty to say about his career in account management and the current state of minorities in advertising. In this 36-minute Ad Chatter, Mark talks with Dan Goldgeier about:What agencies need to do to increase minority hiringThe keys to successful agency account managementWorking with Spike Lee to create Spike DDBGetting personally sued by a celebrity for an agency business decisionIt’s a fun chat. Check it out!

On this episode of Ad Chatter, host Dan Goldgeier talks about the advantages and challenges of mid-sized independent ad agencies with Steve Red, the President + CCO of Red Tettemer O’Connell & Partners in Philadelphia. Discussion topics included:How a copywriter/art director partnership became a business partnershipHis agency’s “No sh-theads” ruleWhether he’d pitch the Tesla ad account if he had a legit shot at itIt’s a fun, 26-minute podcast.

There’s no guaranteed career path in advertising. And at some point we all need help, mentorship, or just a sympathetic ear. David Burn and Dan Goldgeier talk with Wade Sturdivant, longtime Creative Director and Copywriter and the founder of NowAndThentor, a free service to provide feedback as needed to ad professionals of all kinds.In this 35 minute Ad Chatter, David, Dan, and Wade talk about:The importance of mentors and the lack of agency career developmentWhy creative directors don’t auto...

Many advertising professionals dream of leaving big agency life to start their own shop. Only some follow through with it. Justin Bajan, the co-founder of Richmond’s Familiar Creatures, talks with Dan Goldgeier about running his own shop. They discuss:· How to make short- and long-term goals· What accounts wouldn’t be a good fit· Doing business in a smaller ad market· How to motivate younger employeesIt’s an infor...