Speaking Human

Episodes

1. 83

   #83 - Top 5 LeBron James Commercials

   We zoom past two defenders, pump fake, and fire off our list of the top five LeBron James commercials. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

   Jun 5, 2017

   38m
2. 65

   #65 - Unofficial Olympic Marketing

   Today on Speaking Human, we dive into a heated discussion of the Olympic Committee’s controversial rule 40 and then sprint over to the podium to hand out medals for best unofficial Olympic marketing. Look out Usain Bolt because this podcast is coming at you fast! Get show notes for this episode…

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   Aug 26, 2016

   26m
3. 50

   #50 – 2015 Awesome Awards

   We recap the amazing, astonishing and awe-inspiring marketing feats of 2015 by presenting the winners of our second annual Awesome Awards. Slap on your Apple Watch and hit play on the new Adele album because we’re about to give out some hardware! Get show notes for this episode and check out past...

   Dec 28, 2015

   33m
4. 20

   #20 – Banned Beats at the World Cup

   We crash the World Cup to explore how Beats by Dre managed to become the world’s coolest brand by getting banned from the world’s biggest marketing stage. Goooooooaaaaaaaalllllllllllllll!

   Jun 30, 2014

   21m
5. 19

   #19 – Want S’more Summer Marketing?

   We celebrate the arrival of summer by sitting around the campfire, singing along to the S’more Song, and discussing DQ’s new marketing campaign. It’s gonna be a hot one!

   Jun 16, 2014

   20m
6. 18

   #18 – Product Packaging That Compels You To Chug

   We imbibe the latest packaging innovations from top beverage brands. We verify the icy-coldness of Coca-Cola; warm up to the holiday season with Starbucks; and get drunk on originality with Absolut vodka. Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!

   Dec 16, 2013

   14m
7. 17

   #17 – Does Christopher Walken Make You Want To Buy Pants?

   We celebrate and denigrate the latest bizarre celebrity-brand pairings. We ride in a Dodge Durango with Ron Burgundy; watch Jean Claude Van Damme make a double impact for Volvo; and try on clothes made from cool by Christopher Walken. Wowie. Wow. Wow.

   Nov 11, 2013

   19m
8. 16

   #16 – Movie Marketing Winners and Losers from Summer 2013

   We discuss the high-stakes game of summer movie marketing. We’ll tell you what blockbuster marketing drove our butts to cinema seats and what films flopped at inspiring us to leave our air-conditioning and HDTVs.

   Oct 14, 2013

   20m
9. 15

   #15 – Watching Oreo Videos and Lexus Movies with Google Glasses

   We peep into the marketing future and catch a glimpse of Oreo dipping its cookies into robotics, Lexus driving the red carpet at the Oscars, and Google converting us into a culture of cross-eyed nerds.

   Mar 18, 2013

   22m
10. 14

    #14 – Smartphone Marketing in a Galaxy of Apples and Blackberries

    We answer the call on smartphone marketing by checking out the view from the top with Apple, bashing the big guy with the aggressive marketers at Samsung, and contemplating the future for another fruit-named phone—the Blackberry.

    Feb 18, 2013

    20m
11. 13

    #13 – Feeling the Burn with Famous Robots and the Williams Sisters

    We watch in awe as GE rounds up some familiar robot faces, Apple plays Ping-Pong with Venus and Serena, and Planet Fitness sounds the alarm on lunks.

    Feb 11, 2013

    16m
12. 12

    #12 – The Brutal Battle for Brand Supremacy on Super Bowl Sunday

    We bust out the barbecue, beer barrels and body paint to cheer wildly as a band of vicious competitors vie for glory on Super Bowl Sunday. That’s right, we’re talking about the brutal battle for brand supremacy during the big game. Find out who came out on top and who just flushed millions down…

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    Feb 4, 2013

    16m
13. 11

    #11 – Playing Monopoly in Space with the Cold Monster

    We go through the marketing ringer as Hasbro forces us to fight for the right to use the iron in Monopoly, Axe Body Spray sends us into space smelling really good, and Zicam makes us do battle with a boogery beast.

    Jan 28, 2013

    14m
14. 10

    #10 – The Good, Bad and Ugly of Marketing in 2012

    We throw out our typical podcast format to end the year in big, bold, epic style by exploring the good, the bad, and the ugly underbelly of marketing in 2012. That’s right, folks—it’s our best of the year blowout bonanza!

    Dec 26, 2012

    24m
15. 9

    #9 – Holiday Marketing with the Griswolds

    We flashback to the decade of alt rock, Topanga and Jumanji, exchange LOLs and OMGs with the Pope on Twitter, and celebrate the holidays with Clark Griswold and a pair of Old Navy pop pants.

    Dec 19, 2012

    14m
16. 8

    #8 – Online Marketing Gangnam Style

    We crown social media king of the porcelain palace, celebrate twenty years of finger-tapping talk, and get brand-brainwashed by the rhythm and motion of the most-watched YouTube video of all time.

    Dec 4, 2012

    22m
17. 7

    #7 – Black Friday and the Marketing Apocalypse

    We hold a memorial for a snack food thought to be indestructible, debate whether we or you should get a Wii U, and try to determine if mobile devices are destroying our souls. And in a last hurrah before the apocalypse, we watch in awe as Black Friday goes nuclear and swallows Thanksgiving whole.

    Nov 20, 2012

    22m
18. 6

    #6 – The Branding Alliance of Star Wars and Disney

    Our heads spin as we watch Target take product placement to a whole new level, our man-minds get blown away when we find out the joy, adventure and “blue water” women experience once a month are all a corporate lie, and, finally, our lightsabers go dim as we discover the disturbing news that Luke...

    Nov 9, 2012

    21m
19. 5

    #5 – Jumping Through Space on the Wings of Red Bull

    We binge on brand videos. We watch as Snoop Dogg hawks Hot Pockets, Goldblum grumbles about the glories of Paypal, and Felix Baumgartners’ extreme space jump burns up YouTube records on the wings of Red Bull. Geronimo!!!!!!!

    Oct 19, 2012

    20m
20. 4

    #4 – The Mother of All Smartphone App Scandals

    We tune you in to the increasing static at Dish Network, fill you in on how Facebook will help fulfill your future wants, and discretely delve into the mother of all scandalous smartphone map controversies: Mapplegate.

    Oct 12, 2012

    23m
21. 3

    #3 – Terrifying Tales from the Tablet Boom

    We catch a buzz from all the extra bucks handed out by Starbucks, diagnose some common mistakes companies should avoid like the plague on their websites, and take a shot at the latest contributions from Amazon and Toys R Us to the tablet BOOM.

    Sep 10, 2012

    23m
22. 2

    #2 – AMC Wages Zombie War with Dish Network

    We examine the billion-dollar bite Apple took out of Samsung, discuss the infectious Internet virus that is “Call Me Maybe”, and review the zombie marketing war AMC has waged against Dish Network.

    Aug 27, 2012

    16m
23. 1

    #1 – Taking a Bite Out of Triscuit Marketing

    We create incredibly unreal expectations for the future of this podcast and take a crunchy bite out of Triscuit’s new “Topper’s Tantrum” marketing campaign.

    Aug 20, 2012

    15m