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Ever wonder why some movies and tv shows launch big while others are dead on day one? It's the marketing, stupid! Emmy winners and two of Hollywood's top entertainment marketers - Garen van de Beek and Lori Shefa - interview the directors, producers, writers and stars of today's biggest television and theatrical hits - from deep within an undisclosed location, known only as RM 15 - about the importance creative marketing plays in the making or breaking of their projects. Marketing. It's much ...
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Everyone knows the Oscar award is for best movies...the Emmy award is for best TV & Streaming... Well, today we’re talking to Ashley Falls - the Executive Director of the CLIO Entertainment Awards – which, if you’re not familiar... is the original celebration of creativity in the entertainment business recognizing excellence in marketing and commun…
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We have a marketing powerhouse in the bunker! Steve Kazanjian is the former President and CEO of PROMAX - the global non-profit association for all of us in the creative marketing of television and video content biz. But he's here with us today to specifically talk about the process of "personal branding" - because all smart marketers climbing up t…
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Hollywood media research guru and super fan of the pod - Eric Steinberg joins us in the bunker! As the former SVP of research at CBS - he'll pull back the curtain and share the strategic and creative moves that took a so-so -performing comedy called "The Big Bang Theory" and made it into one of the biggest shows on the planet. We'll also dig into s…
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Accomplished leader in the direct-to-consumer, media, and technology industries...and an excellent secret-keeper, Mark DeBevoise brings his big brain into the bunker and drops a few juicy tidbits. Like - before there was Disney+ and Peacock...he was behind the creation of a secret streaming service - known only by it's cool code name, "Project Subw…
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If we told you who our guest was...it wouldn't be a MYSTERY! So, you'll just have to listen and find out...just like Garen, who is completely in the dark as well. But here's a big clue...you've probably heard this person on TV and the radio many, many times. Check it out and see if you can guess who it is! Call us! https://www.speakpipe.com/RM15 Fo…
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If you've ever wondered who is behind those epic live awards shows like the Grammys, the Tonys, the Kennedy Center Honors...wonder no more...because we've got the inside guy to them all. Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events, CBS, can name drop with the best of them - Whitney, Adele, Elton, Celine, Gaga, & Garth - …
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Say bonjour to Philippe Maigret, President of ITV America! Philippe joins us in the bunker to talk about the differences between working in the entertainment business in America vs France and everywhere else; the challenges he faced getting "Snow Piercer" to the screen; his irrational fear of cheese (which makes literally no sense considering he's …
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In the bunker with us today is our friend - the always awesome, Alix Jaffe. Alix is the Executive Vice President, Television, for the Village Roadshow Entertainment Group. Before that, she served as President of Greg Garcia's production company, Amigos de Garcia. Alix tells us how she made the transition from marketing to development, what makes he…
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Valentines Day is the perfect day to drop this episode because we absolutely LOVE this guest! Jerry Brunskill is as diverse in his talents as he is with his achievements. A winner of multiple industry awards and a Peabody Award nominee, Jerry founded Wow and Flutter, a creative media and production facility that he launched in 1995. Since that time…
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Well, PRAISE BE! Emmy award winning Writer & Executive Producer, Eric Tuchman braves the unknown to join us in the bunker! We discuss The Handmaids Tale, stalking Kyle Chandler, the art of crying on camera and the marketing power of a missing belly button...plus much, much more! Call us! https://www.speakpipe.com/RM15 Follow us! Twitter @rm15creati…
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