WIP

More chat about telly, movies and advertising

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Mad Men, Bewitched and What Women Want

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Got Milk Briefs?

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:35:35 GMT

Background and the briefs from ChatGPT and Claude: https://undermanager.ghost.io/got-briefs/

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Expedient exaggeration and Gell Mann amnesia

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT

In which we talk about ad people in films. Part One of more.

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Got prompts?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The second half of a recording we did - this bit is us talking about the first brief for the Account Planning School of thr

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Personalisation and AI

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:27:13 GMT

We recorded two episodes at once, here's the first one, about personalisation and AI

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The one with Stu about music in ads

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT

We're joined by Stu Outhwaite-Noel to share some of our favourite uses of music in ads. The article you might want to read about the Nike Revolution ad is this one: https://magnetmagazine.com/2021/11/11/we-can-work-it-out-the-inside-story-of-how-nikes-ad-featuring-the-beatles-revolution-started-a-legal-and-advertising-war-that-eventually-gave-peace-a-chance/

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Rubbed smooth of any actual bite

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:00:00 GMT

We discuss a question we were asked: what are the differences between US and European work cultures. We range far and wide despite attempting not to.

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The Awards Show

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:43:33 GMT

Guestless so we ramble about awards with discursions into David Foster Wallace and PAYE

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The One With Michael

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Michael Lee, CSO of VCCP says beautiful and practical things about AI and junior planners. Flora and Russell try and stay quiet and listen.

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The One With Kate

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Special guest Kate Waters!

In which Kate explains statistical significance but then we drag her down to chatting about ads

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I Briefly Worked With Clippy

Sun, 25 May 2025 18:00:00 GMT

In which we pick our favourite brand mascots and get more basic facts wrong

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Vanishingly small

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:40:32 GMT

Lindsey asked us a question about why it's hard for organisations to stay good. We're not sure we have good answers.

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I can make cinnamon happen

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Our favourite ads from childhood. From furniture to Frosties. Lots of incorrect facts and opinions in this one.

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When we say seven we mean nine

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Flora and Russell suggest some books you shouldn't read about advertising. And some you should.

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Celebration

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Alex asked us a question; 'professionally, what three things are you grateful for?' We try and answer it

Send us questions! wip@russelldavies.com

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What about Marcus Linus Delaney?

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:14:44 GMT

Prototype

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