Marketing Misfits podcast

Marketing Misfits

Gotham Podcast Studios

Marketing Meets Culture. A panel of urban millennial marketers in practice discuss and debate current and past experiences shedding light on how brands should fight for authentic relevance in today’s world to resonate with consumers. Some information, some entertainment, always good debate.

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34 Episodes

Episode 39 | Peloton, Voting and Quibi
12/15/2020
26:18
Peloton Taps Beyonce For Multi-Year Partnership2020 Elections and the Power of Black and Latino Voters‘This is proof’: Biden’s win reveals power of Black votersBlack Voters Helped Deliver Biden a Presidential Victory. Now What?What the 2020 election reveals about Latino votersQuibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 40 | “You Love Me”
11/20/2020
32:28
Mike Summers, Yesenia Bello, Stewart Cornelius, Ryan Chappelle, Geoff McHenryPossibly the best multicultural and specifically BLACK advertisement we have seen post George Floyd’s murder. Beats has dropped an amazing advertisement called “You Love Me” exploring the struggle of mainstream society loving black culture but perpetually showing that it doesn’t love black people.The Misfits host Chaucer Barnes, CMO of Translation who developed the spot to explore how we can all make breakthrough content like this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 36 | Merch – Everybody’s Doing It
10/1/2020
31:14
Patagonia “Vote The Assholes Out”The Full Story Behind Patagonia's 'Vote the Assholes Out' TagsSee article here Travis Scott Brand CollaborationsA Timeline of Travis Scott's Brand CollaborationsSee article here Creating Your Own Entrepreneur MerchAmazon Merch, Printful, Shopify and Garage Full of Boxes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 34 |Throw it in the Bag, Retail in the Age of Covid
9/15/2020
30:51
o The Pandemic is Rewriting the Rules of Retailo Will Covid-19 Kill The Drop Model Forevero Stores are misusing background music (Rolling Stones) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 33 | The Big Screen and Home TV Capturing Attention During Summer 2020
9/1/2020
33:58
Beyoncé’s Black is KingDisney’s $30 Mulan Experiment Shames Music’s Timid Pricing ModelsMoviesAMC Reopening with Enhanced Safety MeasuresUnhinged scores $4M in Win in Box Office ReopeningWhere to catch TenetLovecraft CountryBlockbuster Sleepover collab with Air BNB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 35 | Mamba Week, NBA Boycotting & Social Justice in Sports
8/27/2020
36:48
Mamba Day/Week Sports and Reactions to Social JusticeLions Cancelling PracticeNBA Boycotting Playoff GamesWashington Football Team with their first Black President Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 32 | Brand Innovators Live Panel on Marketing While Black
7/13/2020
40:46
Join Mike Summers, Geoff McHenry and Stewart Cornelius on an open panel discussion:D&I approaches within companiesWords of advice for allies having conversations with black colleaguesPerspective on how to approach marketing in response to BLM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 31 | Probably the First of Many BLM Episodes (well not really the first)
6/26/2020
44:44
Brands boycotting FacebookWhy This Facebook Boycott Is Differenthttps://www.adweek.com/programmatic/why-this-facebook-boycott-is-different/“We’re all living in a cultural moment of pain. We believe that normal is not good enough, and we all need to drive positive change immediately,” Steve Lesnard, global vp of marketing for The North Face, said in an interview with Adweek.Other brands that have signed on include:REIPatagoniaEddie BauerCanadian outdoor clothing brand Arc’teryxRecruiting company UpworkHollywood studio Magnolia PicturesIce cream maker Ben & Jerry’sClothing designer Eileen FisherVerizon wireless provider VerizonBen and Jerry’s articlehttps://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/more-brands-including-ben-jerrys-and-eddie-bauer-join-facebook-boycott/2263581Patagonia’s article https://adage.com/article/news/patagonia-rei-join-facebook-boycott-and-tiktok-users-say-they-trolled-trumps-rally-monday-wake-call/2263091Should Black players return to the NBA : Geoff McHenry Why Everyone Is Wrong About The NBAhttps://medium.com/@geoffmchenry/why-everyone-is-wrong-about-the-nba-b567587ce89How Will the Biggest Absences From Orlando Impact the NBA’s Stretch Run?https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/6/25/21302345/nba-restart-orlando-absences-coronavirusNASCAR Hate Crime on Bubba WallaceBubba Wallace didn't suffer a hate crime. NASCAR still has a problemhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/opinions/bubba-wallace-nascar-fbi-investigation-williams/index.htmlIf you have time this clip is worth watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZpAfh5EUwwAgencies response to Black Lives Matter: YesWPP articlehttps://adage.com/article/agency-news/wpp-commits-30-million-over-next-three-years-combat-systemic-racism/2262506Rosa Park agency controversyhttps://adage.com/article/agency-news/rosapark-founders-say-they-are-reconsidering-paris-agencys-name-light-recent-backlash/2263861Lifting Corporate Hiring Freeze Commentary from the misfits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 30 | Early takes on Marketing during Covid-19 and What Will Stick?
6/16/2020
46:46
As everyone has experience COVID in their own individual ways. The economic, emotional and physical downturn of folks being told to stay in their homes and come out as needed has changedALL consumption. What’s also changed is every marketers approach on HOW we encourageconsumption of wants and needs of consumers Opener: Sentiment and current experience during COVIDWhat industries, products will be able to survive or die during and after COVID? Quote: “How companies respond to that very question [allowing employees back to work too soon] is going to define their brand for decades” - Mark Cuban - Billionaire Entrepreneur Topic 1: How Digital Marketing will change after COVID: Martech ArticleCost Savings - Creative and Content Production Increase in Direct 1:1 Consumer Marketing (rise of ecommerce) Marketing Agility Becomes Norm (shift in messaging, advertising) - Letter’s we’vegot for dTopic 2: Successes & Failures in COVID Marketing Virtual Experiences: Verzuz Battles spawned from DNice Ad Trends: Brands turning into public service announcements (i.e. Youtube #withme) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 29 | The Last Dance
5/21/2020
48:53
The misfits talk about The Last Dance and lessons from the doc that can be applied to the worlds of business and marketing. Geoff McHenry talks about the latest Jordan "UNITE" campaign (2:53), Misfits discuss MJ's leadership style (7:35), Managing talent and creating the right workplace culture (21:27), Rise of athlete branding in pre and post MJ world (34:12) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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