After These Messages Podcast

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#168 Why You Make Me Hate You? Jan 23, 2019

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Sometimes you love an actor. Then they do a misguided ad campaign, and they become so hard to love. This week, Genevieve and Andrew look at celebrity spokespeople who are starting to wear out their welcome. Plus, a very young ATM listener gets in on the jingle action.

#167 Ad Space Jan 16, 2019

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It's been almost 50 years since anyone walked on the moon, but that hasn't stopped advertisers from mining its cold, dead ground for marketing gold. Andrew and Genevieve look at the marketing that was spawned by the space race, and then they die from laughter at a hip hop version of A Christmas Carol. So, they're dead now.

#166 Welcome To The Jungle, Baby, You're Gonna Buy Jan 09, 2019

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Can an alligator make you buy a Chevy? Can a tiger make you buy gum? Andrew and Genevieve answer these questions and more in this week's show. Plus, Andrew quizzes Genevieve about the sounds that helped make certain brands famous.

#165 Hanging (Over) With The Ad Council Jan 01, 2019

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It's New Year's Day! Andrew and Genevieve are still recovering from the excesses of New Year's Eve, so they turn things over to the Ad Council this week. Today's selections include some marketing videos that were either made by the world's worst or world's best producer.

#164 Group Shareapy Dec 26, 2018

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It's a holiday party as Andrew and Genevieve are joined by friends Aaron, Ariel and Nick to talk about the best commercials of 2018, what Macaulay Culkin is up to this year, and a surprising defense of Christmas car commercials.

#163 Howie In So Many Commercials? Dec 18, 2018

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Genevieve and Andrew look back at the remarkably long list of commercials featuring Howie Long, from the annoying ones to the suuuuuuper annoying ones.

#162 Holiday All A Day Dec 11, 2018

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It's the season of giving....but maybe more importantly: Buying. Andrew and Genevieve look at this year's crop of holiday ads. Plus, listeners begin submitting possible slogans for After These Messages.

#161 Video Killed The Telephone Call Dec 05, 2018

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For decades, we've been told that video phones are the future of communication, and this holiday season, it looks like the future is finally here. But which technology provider will dominate the market? Andrew and Genevieve judge the various campaigns, plus they announce a new listener contest.

#160 Grand Theft Audio Nov 28, 2018

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Sometimes commercial makers want to use the perfect song for their product, but they can't get the rights. What do they do? They hire people to create soundalikes. Andrew and Genevieve look at what happens when they're called out on the carpet.

#159 How Quizly We Forget Nov 21, 2018

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It's the ghost of commercials past this week as Genevieve tests Andrew's knowledge of some classic Super Bowl ads. Plus a special dispatch from the Mad Men era and more evidence that Jean and Gene may end their road trip in divorce court.

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