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Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly — 422 episodes

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Flexi Discs

2

Joe Sedelmaier Tribute

3

Newsjacking

4

Bookmarks 2026

5

Terry Guests on "White Coat, Black Art" with Dr. Brian Goldman

6

Debut Commercials - Part Two

7

Debut Commercials

8

Monumental Advertisements: Branded Buildings

9

Brand Envy (2026)

10

Rue McClanahan: Every Kick's A Boost

11

Selling Violence: Marketing Combat Sports

12

Unhinged Advertising: The Power of the Absurd

13

Nobody's Ugly on Radio: The Superpower of Audio

14

It's a Floor Wax and a Dessert Topping: Unintended Product Uses

15

Sweaty Billboards: Marketing The Movies

16

Small Wonders: Tiny Inventions. Big Impact.

17

Car Cuisine: Car Companies in the Food Business

18

From Tiffany’s to Donkeys: Catalogues Rise Again

19

Happy World Radio Day. Revisiting "Air Quotes: Creative Radio"

20

Terry Ranks The Super Bowl 60 Ads

21

Jingles: Rhythmic Instruction Manuals

22

Interview with Genny Schorr, Punk Pioneer and Wardrobe Stylist To Rock Stars

23

Rage Marketing: Monetizing The Fury

24

Clapback Advertising: The Art of the Response Ad

25

Fakevertising

26

Lend us your ears – we have some exciting news

27

Newsjacking

28

Putting The Awe in Audio

29

The Marketing of Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version)

30

Cannabis Marketing

31

Disappearing Acts: When Popular Brands Are Discontinued

32

Double Fantasy Guitarist Earl Slick Talks About Lennon

33

Copycat Brands

34

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Surprising Influence of Marketing

35

Nooner Nookie: The Allure of Marketing Freebies

36

Brand Envy

37

The Phrase That Pays: Marketing Contests

38

Billboards Are Always In Bloom

39

Bookmarks

40

Hitting The Road With Marketing Mobiles

41

Johnny Wants The Jet: The Loopy World of Loop Holes

42

Touch The Pickle: Marketing Gender Equality

43

Nashville Songwriter Gary Burr Pens A Novel About A Fictional Beatles Reunion

44

Allure of Bad-Ass Advertising: Anti Heroes

45

Tools for the Family Jewels: Gender Bending Brands

46

Hard Days & Golden Knights: The World of Brand Twins

47

You Can Check In, But You Can't Check Out: Branded Hotel Rooms

48

Dish Night at the Movies: Marketing Motion Pictures

49

The Very First Episode of "Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe" Podcast

50

When You've Got It, Flaunt It: The George Lois Story

51

Gold, Silver & Spinach: TV Shows As Marketing

52

History of the Goalie Mask

53

Long Overdue: The Creative Boom of Library Marketing

54

Fish Where The Fish Are: Surprising Help Wanted Ads

55

Singer Dion DiMucci

56

The Willy Wonka Secret: Candy Bar Advertising

57

Selling Love: The Business of Online Dating

58

Ask Terry 2025

59

Gone in 60 Seconds: Crazy Automobile Stunt Commercials

60

Yes I Can: Marketing to People with Disabilities

61

Brand Envy (2025)

62

CAT-alogues & DOG-alogues: Pet Marketing

63

Bookmarks 2025

64

Seizing The Moment

65

A Moment I'll Never Forget: The Power of PSAs

66

Brand Strategist & Author Peter Wilken

67

Interview with Author & Arkells Frontman Max Kerman

68

Brand, James Brand

69

Commercial Outtakes & Bloopers

70

Two Minutes For Looking So Good: Star Athlete Endorsements

71

Busiest Day Of The Year

72

Brand Envy #Canada

73

Orchestrating Elections: Political Campaign Songs

74

Recorded Live in Toronto: Wicked Brand Fails of 2024

75

Putting the Motion in Motion Pictures: Movie Theatre Marketing

76

Forbidden Branding

77

SNL & Commercial Parodies (Encore)

78

Hug the Cactus: Advertising to Haters

79

Strange Smells: The Marketing of Unusual Fragrances

80

Purple Comb-Overs: The Power of Personal Style

81

The Iceman Cometh: How Ice Transformed Our Lives

82

Last Chance Tourism

83

From Bonanza to Batman: When Fictional Characters Endorse Real Products

84

Dave Cooks the Turkey

85

Rejecting Elf

86

Terry guests on Talk About Talk

87

Under the Influence LIVE: Cheers to 20 Years

88

The Beatlology Interviews: "Beatles ’64” director David Tedeschi

89

The Beatlology Interviews: Producer Mark Hudson

90

Weight Loss Drug Ads: Good or Bad?

91

The Beatlology Interviews: Actor Mark Hamill

92

The Beatlology Interviews: Springsteen Drummer (and Beatles fan) Max Weinberg

93

The Beatlology Interviews: Yellow Submarine Animator Tom Halley

94

Marketing The Olympics

95

The Beatlology Interviews: David Sheff

96

A Tribute to Bob Newhart

97

The Beatlology Interviews: Astrid Kirchherr

98

The Beatlology Interviews

99

Ask Terry (2024)

100

Brand Envy 2024

101

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz: How Companies Double Their Profits

102

Houston, We Have Pizza: Advertising in Outer Space

103

Die Another Day: Reviving Old Commercials

104

Bookmarks 2024

105

The Gong Show: Ads That Could Never (Ever) Run Today

106

Cars Are The Stars: Automobile Brands in Hollywood

107

Ham on Wry: Sandwich Board Advertising

108

Pants on Fire: When Customers Lie to Marketers

109

Cheeky Advertising

110

Billionaire Tourism

111

When You're This Big, They Call you Mister

112

Terry Interviews Arkells Lead Singer Max Kerman

113

Buy-O-Pics: When Brands Become Movies

114

Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials - Part 2

115

Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials

116

Putting the Awe in Audio

117

Terry talks with a Cannabis Producer

118

The Marketing of Taylor Swift: (Taylor's Version)

119

Cannabis Marketing

120

When Bad Commercials Become Cult Classics: Live Recording from Reid's Distillery

121

Copycat Brands

122

Disappearing Acts: When Popular Brands Are Discontinued

123

We're back January 6th

124

Sounds That Sell

125

Ask Terry (From the AOP Archives)

126

Terry's Book Club (From the AOP Archives)

127

We May Not Be Big, But We're Small - World's Smallest Record Store

128

Three Foot Marketing

129

Dynamic Duos: The Famous Partnerships in Advertising

130

Speed Bumps: The Magical Ingredient in Marketing

131

Rejecting Mad Men

132

The Sound of Persuasion

133

Genericide: When A Brand Name Becomes Generic

134

The Happy Homemaker: How Advertising Invented The Housewife - Part 2

135

The Happy Homemaker: How Advertising Invented The Housewife - Part 1

136

Ask Terry 2023

137

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Surprising Influence of Marketing

138

Bookmarks 2023

139

The Allure of the Bad-Ass: Advertising Antiheroes

140

Nooner Nookie: The Allure of Marketing Freebies

141

The Phrase That Pays: Marketing Contests

142

Canadaland Goes Under The Influence

143

Billboards Are Always in Bloom

144

Brand Envy (2023)

145

Hitting the Road with Marketing Mobiles

146

Johnny Wants the Jet: The Loopy World of Loopholes

147

Hard Days & Golden Knights: The World of Brand Twins

148

Long Overdue: The Creative Boom of Library Marketing (Encore)

149

Touch The Pickle: Marketing Gender Equality

150

You Can Check In, But You Can Never Check Out: Branded Hotel Rooms

151

You're going to love Marketing Against The Grain

152

Dish Night at the Movies: Marketing Motion Pictures

153

The Commercial From The Black Lagoon: Horror in Advertising

154

When You've Got It, Flaunt It: The George Lois Story

155

Only In Advertising: Stories From The Front Lines (Encore)

156

Gold, Silver & Spinach: TV Shows As Marketing

157

Fish Where The Fish Are: Surprising Help Wanted Ads

158

One Sentence Sermons: The Wit of Church Signs

159

Tools for the Family Jewels: Gender Bending Brands

160

The Willy Wonka Secret: Candy Bar Advertising

161

Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe comes to Apostrophe

162

London Bridge Is Down: How The Queen’s Death Affects Marketing

163

We're back January 7th

164

Even More Remarkable Brands

165

Mad Women

166

S3E05 - Marketing Rock and Roll, Part Two

167

Burn The Boats: Brands That Risked and Won

168

Ageism In Advertising

169

Rejecting Colonel Harland Sanders

170

The Commercials You Grew Up With

171

S3E04 - Marketing Rock and Roll, Part One

172

AOP Goes to the Movies

173

Marketing Pioneers

174

Candid Commercials: Real People in Advertising

175

It's Not Easy Being Green: Green Marketing

176

Luxury Advertising

177

Bonus Episodes from Age of Persuasion 2011

178

S11E25 - Ask Terry (2022)

179

S11E24 - Arch Enemies

180

S11E23 - Bookmarks 2022

181

S11E22 - Brand Envy 2022

182

S11E21 - "Rule Breakers"

183

S11E20 - Brilliantly Bland: Why Boring Sells

184

Rejecting The Rubik's Cube

185

S11E18 - Confessions of a Book Lover: The Art of Marketing Books

186

S11E17 - Put A Tiger in Your Tank: Advertising Gets Animated

187

S11E16 - Only in Advertising: Stories from the Front Lines

188

S11E15 - Surprising Origin Stories

189

S11E14 - From Batawa To Port Sunlight: The Story of Company Towns

190

S11E13 - My Best Mistake "Bonus" Pod to celebrate Canada Reads on CBC

191

S11E12- Lions, Panties & Hotel Keys: Hollywood Publicity Stunts

192

S11E11 - Don't Do It Advertising - Part Two

193

S11E10 - Don't Do It Advertising

194

S11E09 - Tornados & Lawsuits: Why Companies Wrestle with Name Changes

195

S11E08 - Medicine & Miracles: The Power of Hospital Marketing

196

S11E06 - Inside The Super Bowl

197

S11E05 - How Jerry Goodis Made an Advertisement a Beautiful Thing

198

S11E04 - Selling Love: The Business of Online Dating

199

S11E03 - Long Overdue: The Creative Boom of Library Marketing

200

S11E02 - Perry Mason Moments: The Most Unexpected Ads of 2021

201

S11E01 - Number Fever: Surprising Stories of Bottle Cap Marketing

202

We’re back January 8th

203

S10E25 - Ask Terry 2021

204

S10E24 - Can’t Get Enough of That Wonderful Duff: Fake Hollywood Brands

205

S10E23 - Tombstone Tourists: The Growth of Cemetery Tourism

206

S10E22 - The Show Must Go On: Broadway Marketing

207

S10E21 - Too Many Turk Brodas: Trading Card Marketing

208

S10E20 - Bookmarks 2021

209

S10E18 - There’s Something About Mary: Mad Woman Mary Wells

210

S10E17 - Son of Crocodile Dundee: Nostalgia Advertising

211

S10E16 - I Can’t Believe I Ate The Whole Thing: Surviving The Ad Biz

212

S10E15 - Who Will Buy My Memories: Fan Club Marketing

213

S10E14 - One Toke Over The Line: 50-Year Marketing Milestones

214

S10E13 - Red Carpet Marketing: The Business of Award Shows

215

S10E12 - Air Quotes: Creative Radio 2021

216

S10E11 - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors (Encore)

217

S10E10 - Brand Envy 2021

218

S10E09 - The Future Is Furry: Animals In Advertising

219

S10E08 - Celestial Advertising: The Art of Skywriting

220

S10E07 - It’s Finger Lickin’ Bad: Marketing in the Time of Covid

221

S10E05 - It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superheroes in Advertising!

222

S10E04 - Escape Or Die Frying: The Art Of The Movie Poster

223

S10E03 - You're Soaking In It: Female Brand Icons

224

S10E02 - Switch-Pitchers: When Spokespeople Change Brands

225

S10E01 - The Times They Are A-Changin': Brands Crushed By Zeitgeist

226

We're back January 7th

227

S9E26 - Ask Terry 2020

228

S9E25 - You Must Remember This: The Mandela Effect

229

S9E24 - Branding A Disease

230

S9E23 - Bookmarks 2020

231

S9E21 - Fix It Again, Tony: Brand Nicknames

232

S9E20 - Setting The Table: Best Opening Stories

233

S9E19 - Flip, Flop or Fly: The World of Test Markets

234

S9E18 - Talk Ain’t Cheap: How Conversations Impact Business

235

S9E16 - Brand Envy 2020

236

S9E15 - Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking: Advertising Torture Tests

237

S9E14 - Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down: The New World of Online Reviews

238

S9E13 - Lend Us Your Ears: The Intimate Art of ASMR Marketing

239

S9E11 - For Better or For Worse: Wedding Marketing

240

S9E10 - Come Fly With Me: Airports Are Now Brands

241

S9E09 - Search Parties: The Relentless Hunt For New Customers

242

S9E08 - The Name Game: Brand Names In Different Countries

243

S9E06 - Set Jetting: Film Locations As Tourism Marketing

244

S9E05 - Sound + Vision: Album Covers As Marketing, Part Two

245

S9E04 - Sound + Vision: Album Covers As Marketing

246

S9E03 - Putting Fans In Stands: How Sports Teams Sell Tickets

247

S9E02 - Goliath Meet David: Small Brands That Beat The Big Boys

248

S9E01 - Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel: Marketing TV Shows

249

S8E25 - Ask Terry 2019

250

S8E24 - God Save The Commercial: When Ads Are Banned

251

S8E23 - The Risk in the Asterisk: Fine Print & Advertising Disclaimers

252

S8E22 - Bookmarks 2019

253

S8E21 - Brand Envy 2019

254

S8E20 - To Bleep Or Not To Bleep: Vulgar Trademarks

255

S8E19 - Selling The Dream: Real Estate Advertising (An Encore Presentation)

256

S8E18 - Under The Influence of My Influences

257

S8E17 - Best Product In A Leading Role: Celebrity CEOs

258

S8E16 - Red Sheep: The Power of Word-Of-Mouth Advertising

259

S8E15 - Little Big Towns: Roadside Attractions As Marketing

260

S8E14 - Disgustingly Effective: Marketing of Bodily Functions

261

S8E12 - Objection Overruled: Law Firm Advertising

262

S8E11 - Air Quality: Rule-Breaking Radio Advertising

263

S8E10 - Distress Purchases

264

S8E09 - Unwitting Endorsers

265

Putting The Woo In Hollywood: Marketing The Movies

266

S8E07 - The Most Interesting Adman in The World: The Story of Albert Lasker (An Encore Presentation)

267

S8E06 - The Pompatus of Skippy: Brand Names In Songs

268

S8E05 - Monastic Merchandise: Products Made By Monks

269

S8E04 - Vending Machines: Coin-Operated Marketing

270

S8E03 - A Matter of Time: The History of Commercial Lengths

271

S8E02 - Wacky Ad Spaces

272

S8E01 - Jumping The Shark: Spokesperson Disasters

273

S7E25 - Ask Terry 2018

274

S7E24 - Fasten Your Seatbelts: How Self-Driving Cars and Marketing Collide

275

S7E23 - How Tourism Survives A Tragedy

276

S7E22 - Guinness Book of World Ad Records

277

S7E21 - Marching Orders: Household Products Invented by the Military

278

S7E20 - Avon Calling: Door-To-Door Marketing

279

S7E18 - Lemonade: Marketing A Negative

280

S7E17 - Bookmarks 2018

281

S7E16 - Brand Envy 2018

282

S7E15 - Hey Vern! When Ads Go Hollywood

283

S7E13 - Famous Jingles, Part Two

284

S7E12 - Famous Jingles

285

S7E11 - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors

286

S7E10 - Worthless To Priceless

287

S7E09 - Celebrities: Living To Tell The Tales

288

S7E08 - Kentucky Fried Brand Myths

289

S7E07 - Comic Book Ads

290

S7E06 - A Wild & Crazy Idea: How Companies Solve Big, Hairy Problems

291

S7E05 - Delicious Names: Marketing Appetite Appeal

292

S7E04 - Underwear In Your Mailbox: Subscription Marketing

293

S7E03 - Damn The Torpedoes

294

S7E02 - I See A Little Silhouetto Of A Brand: How Old School Products Survive

295

S7E01 - Put It Between Your Knees and Squeeze: Marketing A Fad

296

S6E26 - Ask Terry 2017

297

S6E25 - Bookmarks 2017

298

S6E24 - Cannes Creative Advertising Be Effective?

299

S6E23 - Now Splinter Free: How Marketing Broke Taboos

300

S6E22 - The Lean Mean Money Machine: How Marketing Affects Sports

301

S6E20 - The Most Interesting Adman in the World: The Story of Albert Lasker

302

S6E19 - Brand Envy: #CANADA150

303

S6E18 - Grab Your Wallet: When Brands Go Political

304

S6E16 - Guys and Dolls: Gender Marketing, Part II

305

S6E15 - Guys and Dolls: Gender Marketing, Part I

306

S6E14 - Selling The Dream: Real Estate Advertising

307

S6E13 - The Wizarding World of Influencer Marketing

308

S6E11 - The Frankenstein Factor: Inventors Who Regret Their Inventions

309

S6E10 - The Odd Couple: Unlikely Marketing Collaborations

310

S6E09 - The Elephant In The Room: Humane Marketing vs. Profit

311

S6E08 - Brands In Cars Getting Coffee: Sponsorship Marketing

312

S6E06 - Lead Balloons: When Negative Brand Names Work

313

S6E05 - Judgment Day: Super Bowl Advertising

314

S6E04 - What A Difference A Difference Makes: Standing Out In The Marketplace

315

S6E03 - Passport Revoked: When Brands Fail Internationally

316

S6E02 - LIVE: Unforeseen Circumstances: How Companies Are Affected By Chance

317

S6E01 - The Crazy World of Trademarks

318

S5E25 - Ask Terry 2016

319

S5E24 - Commercial Parodies

320

S5E23 - When Madison Avenue Met Broadway: The World of Industrial Musicals

321

S5E22 - Bookmarks 2016

322

S5E21 - Persuasive Perks: The World of Loyalty Programs

323

S5E20 - Radio Still Makes Waves

324

S5E19 - Strange Bedfellows: Advertising & Porn, Part II

325

S5E18 - Strange Bedfellows: Advertising & Porn, Part I

326

S5E16 - Brand Envy 2016

327

S5E15 - Business As Unusual: The World of B2B Advertising

328

S5E14 - World's Oldest Brands

329

S5E13- Bouncing Back: How Marketers Survive Debacles

330

S5E11 - Liar For Hire: And Other Strange Service Companies

331

S5E10 - Live and Let Buy: Where You Live Dictates What You Purchase

332

S5E09 - Achilles Heel Advertising: Repositioning The Competition

333

S5E08 - Movie Merchandising

334

S5E06 - Words Invented By Marketers

335

S5E05 - Small Move, Big Gain

336

S5E04 - When Marketers Lie

337

S5E03 - Zombie Brands

338

S5E02 - Promise Less, Profit More

339

S5E01 - How Marketing Created Rituals

340

S4E25 - Ask Terry 2015

341

S4E24 - Selling Yourself: The Art of Personal Branding

342

S4E22 - The Internet of (Marketing) Things

343

S4E21 - Bookmarks 2015

344

S4E20 - Sue Me, Sue You Blues: Famous Advertising Lawsuits

345

S4E19 - Even In The Dark: How Packaging Persuades You To Buy

346

S4E17 - Show Me The Money: The World of Product Placement

347

S4E16 - Brand Envy 2015

348

S4E15 - Tourism Marketing

349

S4E14 - Limited Edition Brands

350

S4E13 - The Marketing Innovations Episode

351

S4E11 - Giftvertising

352

S4E10 - The Sharing Economy

353

S4E09 - Geography As Branding

354

S4E08 - For Your Consideration: The Hollywood Oscar Campaigns The Public Never Sees

355

S4E06 - Marketing Hit Songs

356

S4E05 - Selling The Moon, Part II

357

S4E04 - Selling The Moon, Part I

358

S4E03 - Selling Ugly

359

S4E02 - Controversy Advertising

360

S4E01 - Strange Brands

361

S3E25 - Dear Terry 2014

362

S3E24 - When Brands Mock Other Brands

363

S3E23 - Satisfaction Guaranteed

364

S3E21 - 21st Century Brands

365

S3E20 - Selling Death

366

S3E19 - When Founders Are The Face of The Company

367

S3E17 - Nudge: The Persuasive Power of Whispers

368

S3E16 - Brand Envy 2014

369

S3E15 - Terry's Bookshelf

370

S3E14 - Elevator Pitches

371

S3E12 - Sunny With a Chance of Mousetraps: How Weather Affects Marketing

372

S3E11 - Advertising Alumni

373

S3E10 - Viral Videos

374

S3E09 - Have It Your Way: How Mass Customization Is Changing Marketing

375

S3E07 - Ambush Marketing

376

S3E06 - Marketing The Olympics

377

S3E03 - Cause Marketing

378

S3E02 - The Psychology of Price

379

S3E01 - Looking Out For Number One

380

S2E25 - Dear Terry

381

S2E24 - This I Know

382

S2E21 - Nobody's Dead Anymore: Marketing Deceased Celebrities

383

S2E20 - Real Time Advertising

384

S2E19 - Nothing In Common: How Hollywood Portrays Ad People

385

S2E17 - Brand Envy 2013

386

S2E16 - Loss Leaders: How Companies Profit By Losing Money

387

S2E15 - Game Shows As Marketing

388

S2E14 - Famous Marketing Blunders

389

S2E12 - Selling Danger

390

S2E11 - Tales of Customer Service

391

S2E10 - Billion Dollar Brands

392

S2E09 - Marketing Stunts

393

S2E08 - Coming Soon: The Art of the Movie Trailer

394

S2E05 - Buy Less: How Some Companies Profit By Asking You to Spend Less

395

S2E04 - Radio Is Dead: Long Live Radio

396

S2E03 - Timing Is Everything

397

S2E02 - A Prize In Every Box: Box-Tops, Toys and Free Prizes

398

S2E01 - Shame: The Secret Tool of Marketing

399

S1E25 - Ask Terry 2012

400

S1E24 - Striking Images: Matchbook Advertising

401

S1E23 - It's The Little Things

402

S1E22 - LGBTQ Advertising: Chasing The Pink Dollar

403

S1E21 - Books, Books, Books

404

S1E20 - Sorry Seems To Be The Smartest Word: When Brands Apologize

405

S1E19 - Brand Envy 2012

406

S1E18 - Colour Schemes: How Colours Make You Buy

407

S1E17 - Hypertargeting

408

S1E16 - Sex In Advertising

409

S1E15 - Charlie Bit My Ad: When Advertising Works Too Well

410

S1E14 - Mascots

411

S1E13 - When Brands Houdini

412

S1E12 - Handcuffed By Brand Image

413

S1E11 - Accidental Brands

414

S1E10 - Marketing In A Crisis

415

S1E09 - Movie Marketing

416

S1E08 - The Marketing Genius of Steve Jobs, Part 2

417

S1E07 - The Marketing Genius of Steve Jobs, Part 1

418

S1E05 - Getting Personal in the Classified Ads

419

S1E04 - Great Brands That Never Advertise

420

S1E03 - Voices of Influence

421

S1E02 - Men Are From Sears, Women Are From Bloomingdale's

422

S1E01 - A New BRIC In The Wall