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Under the Influence gives listeners a rare backstage pass into the hallways, boardrooms and recording studios of the ad industry.Join host and adman Terry O’Reilly for fascinating (and humorous) stories that connect the dots between pop culture, marketing and human nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Apu's Lair or Luntiang Aghama Internet Radio as hosted by Apu Adman who is the Chief Priest of Luntiang Aghama Natural Divine Arts Shrine of Healing Inc. This podcast aims to share our experiences in the Practice of Magic as member of Wiccan Religion in the Philippines as well as our work in the preservation, restoration and revival of the Philippine Traditional and Indigenous Spirituality specially in working with the Anito, Diwata, Engkanto and Kaluluwa.. As Filipino Magical Pra ...
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Host Larry Woodard, the veteran adman behind the Oprah Car Giveaway, talks to interesting guests from the ranks of business, professional sports and entertainment. The shows are sincere, thought provoking and always interesting.
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“Blow Your Subconscious Mind!” By Brian Gregory is a one-of-a-kind journey into how our minds respond to marketing, advertising and how emotions influence everything we do. If you have a product or service to sell to the world and you’d like a peek behind the curtain to see exactly how persuasion really works, this podcast is priceless. Mr Gregory is an expert on emotional marketing tactics, CEO of ADMANITY.com, creator of the emotional algorithm, The ADMANITY Protocol, author of the book, “ ...
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Memories of Shelley who was in foster care system for first 17 years and a add on to 21 years or marriage.Whichever came first.To being a mom and daycare teacher to a xnurse to being retired.Bits and pieces of my life,from deceit,rape,liards,thieves,manipulator to a traveler,independent,single senior in Canada with a grown daughter.
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The Sponge Podcast - Leadership Lessons with Author and Veteran Adman with 40 years of experience in advertising - Ambi Parmeshwaran. Each episode is an in-depth conversation about a chapter from Ambi's new book Sponge - Leadership Lessons I Learnt From My Clients Host Amit Doshi sits down with Ambi as he shares some of the best advice he’s gotten over the years from reading, asking questions, observing, and acting more like a sponge.
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Astrid Kirchherr holds a special place in the history of the Beatles. She took the famous Hamburg-era photos of the Beatles in their formative years, she inspired their “moptop” hairstyle, and she happened to fall in love with Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth member of the Beatles. Her story is compelling, and her love of the Beatles, as friends, comes …
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This week, we answer listener questions. We’ll talk about how bands create theme songs for TV shows and how much they get paid. We’ll go back in time and talk about that flirtatious couple from that famous Nescafe TV campaign. And we’ll explore why condom makers now market different sizes, when it used to be one-size-fits-all. What’s goin’ on there…
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This week, it’s our annual Brand Envy episode. Every year, I list four brands I’ve admired from a distance. We’ll talk about a classic board game created by a Canadian couple. An ice cream chain founded by another Canadian. An iconic lighter that was named after a zipper. And a woman who is dominating television these days. Hosted on Acast. See aca…
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Every company dreams of doubling its profit. It’s almost impossible to do. Yet, some companies do it by tweaking one tiny thing. We’ll talk about an industry that put three words on their packaging that doubled their profit. A company that created a catchy jingle that doubled their revenue overnight. And a business that changed one single word in a…
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This week, we shoot for the moon. Now that commercialized space travel has arrived, the world of marketing is setting its sights on the stars. We’ll talk about ads on rocket ships, ads on spacesuits, and television commercials filmed on the International Space Station. There are companies who want to employ hundreds of tiny satellites to create log…
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Guys like Dave Alpern, President of the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) NASCAR team are the reason I started this podcast. In one of my personal favorite shows to date, Dave talks faith, purpose, management style, Joe Gibbs, NASCAR and fast cars. All with a transparency that you don't see very often in business but you'd like to. Thanks for listening. Don't…
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Occasionally, an old advertising campaign is brought back from the dead. Even if it has been off the air for decades. This week, we’ll discuss a recurring Coke commercial that has been called the most popular ad of all time. A much-loved beer campaign that has been revived after 34 years. And a controversial commercial that was yanked off the air i…
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This week it’s our annual Bookmarks episode. We read a lot of books to research Under The Influence. But there’s never enough room to include all the great stories we find. So this episode is dedicated to those great stories that didn’t fit into our regular episodes. This year, our theme is bravery. We’ll tell an amusing story about how Danny DeVit…
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Performing ritual is not a cultural presentation for entertainment. It is an expression of faith by the ritualist in asking the spirits for guidance and blessings. Some people would say that a ritualist should wear colorful clothing that the spirit will see them and bestow the ritualist what they are asking to the spirits. But in our understanding …
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Under the Influence fans know that at the very end of each episode there’s a Fun Fact – an interesting little tidbit related to the show. Well, this year we’re asking you, our listeners, to record that Fun Fact. All you need is a phone or computer. Just visit our Fun Fact Page, follow the prompts and have fun with it. We choose two listeners every …
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My guest is Stacy Spikes, co-founder and CEO of the nation's first theatrical subscription service, Movie Pass. Stacy is also founder of the Urbanworld film festival and author of Black Founder, The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider. Recently named by USA Today as one of the 21 most influential Blacks in technology, Stacy joins me to talk about his…
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This week, we go back in advertising history and take a look at the ads and commercials that could never, ever, EVER run today. They are either so politically incorrect, so sexist, or so inappropriate, you won’t believe your ears. From doctors recommending cigarettes, to 7-Up advertising to babies, to everyone singing about the joys of DDT, it’s am…
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Almost every movie and television show needs cars, and auto companies are happy to supply them – because it helps sell a lot of cars. We’ll look back at James Bond and Starsky & Hutch, and explore auto partnerships with movie franchises like Transformers and Marvel. We’ll also tell a crazy story of how the most sought-after car from a Steve McQueen…
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Ward Clayton, author of the new book The Legendary Caddies of Augusta joins ADmire! host Larry D. Woodard to talk about growing up in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina with its great sports and coaching culture, falling in love with sports and sports writing, working for the PGA and making sense of LIV Golf. He explains how the caddies of Augusta Nati…
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Take a walk down any busy main street, and you’ll probably see one of the oldest forms of advertising: The sandwich board. They have been around for over 200 years. Cities try and ban them. Storekeepers love them. They can make you smile. They can make you angry. They can attract a lot of attention. They are the pop-up ads of the physical world. Ho…
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Customers often lie to companies in surveys, polls and focus groups. Yet advertisers rely on that flawed and false feedback to market brands and create advertising campaigns. So what are advertisers to do? One solution is Google. What we type into the Google search window is like a truth serum. We all pour our most intimate, honest questions into t…
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80% of all advertising is ignored. That’s why some advertisers employ cheeky advertising. It’s usually bold – outrageous – and sometimes even rude – but always with a playful undertone. We’ll talk about a fruit company that printed an open letter to the Pope. An airline campaign that told you to “keep it in your pants.” And a product that claims yo…
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Most tourism marketing aims at the largest audience possible. This week, we look at a sub-category aimed at the smallest audience possible: Billionaire Tourism. The super wealthy get bored easily. That means luxury tour planners dream up extreme vacation ideas. From outer space, to the bottom of the ocean, to secretly getting the key to the Sistine…
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There are some time-honored honorifics in the world of marketing. “Honorifics” are titles like Mr., Mrs., Doctor, Captain or Colonel. Like Colonel Sanders, Dr. Scholl’s, Mr. Clean and Mrs. Butterworth’s. They’re usually leaders in their category. Is it because those products are the best? Or – is it because those brand names give the products a sen…
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This Episode we invite 2 dedicated members of the Correllian Tradition that lives in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York to lead us in Praying for Peace. You will hear in this episode how Indigenous Spirituality have being sought by many people now as they talk about the pre monotheistic beliefs of Judaism that they have established a ministry that th…
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Arkells is a band that likes to have fun.They are also a very smart band that understands the critical mix of artistry and marketing in a competitive industry. Frontman Max Kerman tells Terry the inventive ways they market their music, the creative ideas Arkells use to launch new material, and what marketing from other bands they admire. Hosted on …
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As Oscar night approaches, we head to theatres to figure out why movies about brands are so popular. “Barbie” is breaking box office records. “Air” tells the story of Nike signing Michael Jordan. “Blackberry” explains the spectacular rise and fall of the first smartphone – and is getting great reviews. And a movie about the origins of McDonald’s – …
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Last week, we talked about the best historic demonstration commercials of all time. This week, we feature some of the most recent. Like an air freshener commercial that tricked blindfolded people into thinking a filthy toilet smelled like flowers. And a stunt where an ad agency put $3 million dollars between the glass of a bus shelter - unguarded, …
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This week, I ask a dozen of the top creative directors in the advertising business to tell me the best “demonstration commercials” they have ever seen. Because there is nothing more powerful than a dramatic product demonstration. We’ll talk about a famous Krazy Glue commercial. And a Volvo ad where the ad writer risked his life to demonstrate a poi…
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This week, we look at the most creative audio ideas from around the world. Including a podcast for runners that only works if you’re actually running, a police recruitment campaign that capitalized on the popularity of True Crime, and a very ambitious alternative audio track created to be played over Disney’s Pocahontas movie – that tells the truth…
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Recently, we produced an episode on cannabis marketing. With cannabis legalization, it’s a brand-new, challenging marketing category. As a result of that episode, I asked the Ontario Cannabis Store to introduce me to an actual cannabis producer. I wanted to know how a cannabis producer becomes licensed, how a craft cannabis company competes with th…
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This week, we analyze the remarkable marketing skills of one of the top music artists in the world – Taylor Swift. She has challenged the status quo at every turn – she regained ownership of her master recordings. She convinced Apple and Spotify to pay artists in a more equitable way. She defied Hollywood. She markets her music to her fans in very …
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This week, we go one toke over the line and look at the emerging world of cannabis marketing. We start with the question - just how does a plant become illegal? We’ll explore the history of cannabis. We’ll talk about which celebrities have their own brands (Hello Willie Nelson!) Which high-end retail stores are now selling expensive cannabis paraph…
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Happy new Year Everyone! and this podcast episode is our first Peace Prayer for 2024. As an Order Head of the Interfaith Order of Peace Weaver, we encourage everyone to participate in our Rolling Prayer for Peace that happens every 15th day of the Month by 9:00 PM at your own local time. In this world full of Chaos, a simple prayer might help to ba…
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Luntiang Aghama as Religious Organization has a function of officiating naming ceremony rituals such as Baptism in the Catholic Church. Just like the Catholic when they convert the native inhabitant of our Land they give Christian names to our indigenous people, and as advocate in reverting our people through decolonization, we as a Shrine help peo…
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This week, we look at copycat brands. Even though they walk a razor’s edge legally, copycat brands seem to pop up all over the world. You may like Walmart here, but there’s a Wumart in China. You may like North Face apparel, but did you know there was a South Butt brand? And, we’ll tell the story of a copycat cookie that overtook the original to be…
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To kick off our 2024 season, we look at a strange phenomenon happening in Canada. Well-established brands are suddenly leaving the country. Kleenex is leaving after nearly 100 years. Skippy Peanut Butter has skipped the country after nearly 90 years. And KFC actually held a funeral for their terrible-tasting French fries. What’s happening up here? …
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We are so blessed to be graced with the Presence of an Authentic Mumbaki (Native Indigenous Priest) from Kinakin, Banaue, Ifugao that shares to us his ritual of Apapuy which is parallel version of Yule Winter Solstice Ritual that been observed by people in the Mountain Province. We asked his permission if we could put on record this sacred ritual a…
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Every once in a while, we drop an interesting show into our feed that we think you’ll like. This week, it’s “Twenty Thousand Hertz” - a show about the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds. The show’s title comes from the highest frequency that can be perceived within the human hearing range. In this episode, host Dallas Taylor explores …
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This week, we turn the show over to listeners. It’s our annual “As Terry” show. We asked you to submit any questions you had about the advertising world, and you responded with a record amount of very interesting, very insightful ones that touch on subjects like negative political advertising, why there are so many bad local commercials, and what d…
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Lady Reane Packery is a Correllian High Priestess in Cape Town, South Africa. In this podcast she talks about her ministry as High Priestess of the Clan of Kheper Temple in South Africa and we pray for Peace. If you like this episode, you can support my work by subscribing at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/filipinomagick Our Peace Prayer for the Month…
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In this podcast I discuss the Philippine Indigenous Spiritual beliefs on death and what a Soul becomes after dying. In our webinar about Exploring the Spiritual Realms of Precolonial Indigenous Filipino I have mentioned about Abyan and Busaw. You may get the transcript of that webinar through this link. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/filipinomagick/e…
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Or are you living the reality that other person or group of people is creating for you? This podcast talk about the kind of live we are living right now as we are easily influenced by the reality that are creating that makes the current events that is happening to the world. But you have the power to create your own reality. Join me in this podcast…
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This was a Successful Webinar held on October 29, 2023 that was attended by People coming from US, Canada, Germany, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines. And this webinar was made possible through Google Meet and http://www.buymeacoffee.com/filipinomagick. In this Webinar, we have defined what is Filipino Indigenous Spirituality, History of Rel…
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