Feb 12, 2011 | 26:32Age of Persuasion Still More Remarkable Brands - Season 5 AudioAge of Persuasion Still More Remarkable Brands - Season 5 Feb 12, 2011 | 26:32This week on the Age of Persuasion, we feature our annual look at Five Remarkable Brands. They may not be category leaders or even things you can buy, but they are fascinating. They include; A certain scientist who is such a powerful brand that he has displaced other great thinkers, a company that makes our world a little more colourful, a comic book that has enthralled teenagers for over 70 years, a honey of a product that was born in the back of a pick-up truck, and the most Emmy-nominated TV show in broadcast history. Best of all, they're not only remarkable brands, they're remarkable stories as well.
Jun 25, 2011 | 26:33Age of Persuasion Ask Terry Again - Season 5 AudioAge of Persuasion Ask Terry Again - Season 5 Jun 25, 2011 | 26:33It's our final episode of the 2011 season. This week, we turn The Age of Persuasion over to listeners. It's our annual "Ask 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 do background actors really say when their lips move.
Nov 20, 2008 | 27:27Age of Persuasion "Do This or Die" (June 21, 2007 Encore) - Season 2 AudioAge of Persuasion "Do This or Die" (June 21, 2007 Encore) - Season 2 Nov 20, 2008 | 27:27A generation ago, one of the greats of the Ad business, Bob Levenson, wrote perhaps the most remarkable - and least-celebrated - ads in history.
Titled "Do This Or Die", it was both a manifesto and a warning to the Ad Industry.
It was a plea for candour and intelligence among advertisers, and for authentic dialogue with consumers. This week on The Age of Persuasion, Terry O'Reilly explains why today's advertisers ignore this plea at their peril.
Apr 23, 2011 | 26:33Age of Persuasion The Happy Homemaker: Part 1 - Season 5 AudioAge of Persuasion The Happy Homemaker: Part 1 - Season 5 Apr 23, 2011 | 26:33This week, The Age of Persuasion looks at how Madison Avenue invented... the housewife. Over 100 years ago, the advertising industry realized they had thousands of household products to sell. All they needed was a customer. So they invented the Happy Homemaker, and for the next 25 years, encouraged women to be stay- at-home moms. That strategy created the biggest business in the world: Housekeeping.
The rest is advertising history.
Apr 30, 2011 | 26:33Age of Persuasion The Happy Homemaker: Part 2 - Season 5 AudioAge of Persuasion The Happy Homemaker: Part 2 - Season 5 Apr 30, 2011 | 26:33This week, The Age of Persuasion looks at part two of how Madison Avenue invented the Happy Homemaker. While advertising encouraged women to aspire to be housewives in the 50s and 60s, that stay-at-home stereotype was called out onto the carpet by a best-selling book titled <em>The Feminine Mystique</em> in 1963. That book and others like it helped fuel the embers of Women's LIb - which eventually led the Happy Homemaker to run smack into feminism in the 1970s. Women were now in the workforce in record numbers, but they were still balancing careers with motherhood. That juggling act would eventually create the next powerful archetype - which Madison Avenue would happily co-opt - and it would become the dominant female image to this day.
May 28, 2011 | 26:33Age of Persuasion Ageism In Advertising - Season 5 AudioAge of Persuasion Ageism In Advertising - Season 5 May 28, 2011 | 26:33For the past 30 years, the advertising industry has worshipped at the altar of youth - because people 18 to 49 have the most disposable income. There's only one small problem with that - it isn't true. People 55+ spend the most money in almost all categories. They buy the most cars, spend the most on electronics, and control the most wealth. Yet advertisers aren't chasing them. Join us this week, as we try and figure out why a touch of grey keeps advertisers away.
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