Gruen
Gruen
TV ShowReturning Series

Gruen

7.3 / 10
2015
11 seasons
107 episodes
TalkComedy

Join host Wil Anderson, stalwarts Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft and other advertising industry experts to unpick the ways we're all bought and sold.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pet Food

    09-09-2015

    How do you sell a product like pet food, when humans never eat it? The Pitch returns & we look for the Best Local Ad of All Time.

  • Ep 2

    2.Uber & Ashley Madison

    16-09-2015

    This week the panel looks at the rise of one brand, & the fall of another; controversial car-sharing app Uber; & cheating website Ashley Madison. Can an ad agency convince us we ne...

  • Ep 3

    3.Aldi

    23-09-2015

    Brands love to be loved, but the far stranger phenomenon is when people really love brands. Enter Aldi. How does an airline advertise? Can two agencies convince us that the great A...

  • Ep 4

    4.Pope Francis

    30-09-2015

    As he tours the USA, Gruen looks at Pope Francis as a brand, & all the brands who are cashing in on him; the stuffed-crust pizza wars; & a pitch to restore our faith in politicians...

  • Ep 5

    5.AFL & NRL Grand Finals

    07-10-2015

    Gruen examines the ad breaks in the footy grand finals. Who exactly is being sold to and what's the value of being a major sponsor? Plus ad agency DDB takes the competition in hous...

  • Ep 6

    6.Anti-advertising

    14-10-2015

    The team deconstructs the latest advertising trend: anti-advertising. And they take a look at the communication around the issue of domestic and family violence including a recent...

  • Ep 7

    7.Nuclear Weapons

    21-10-2015

    We look at toilet paper ads to ask why something white, square & occasionally embossed sells itself using puppies & kids; YouTube pre-rolls; & a Pitch to convince us that Australia...

  • Ep 8

    8.Multi-National Company Tax

    28-10-2015

    The Gruen team talk about when sledging meets marketing - ads that go negative & what to do when your brand is in the news for the wrong reasons. Toyota, ISIS & a Pitch to convince...

  • Ep 9

    9.Star Wars

    04-11-2015

    The Gruen team looks at blockbusters & their merchandising; the ads that pretend to be movies - like the star-studded 16 minute film for James Packer's new casino & they look at th...

  • Ep 10

    10.Christmas Ads

    11-11-2015

    Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson & Russel Howcroft unwrap some Christmas ads & look at their favourite ad of the year. How kids are used to sell plus two agencies show us that wrinkles c...

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