The Gruen Transfer (2008)
Advertising: how it works, and how it works on us. Decode and defuse the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts.
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Episode 1 - Cleaning Products
Release Date: 2010-06-16How do you Sell? Exploring the techniques and tactics agencies use to sell their Cleaning Products. The Pitch: Save the Blobfish Ad of the week: An indepth discussion of how the Government and Mining Industry have tried to sway public oppinion through their advertising.
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Episode 2 - The World Cup
Release Date: 2010-06-23How do you Sell? Adidas vs Nike, talking about the techniques and tactics agencies have used to sell their products in and around the World Cup. Time Tunnel:From 1981 hello sexy Nix. The Pitch: Visit Asbestos Ad Crunch: An indepth discussion of Daniel Cox's ad to help make people wear seatbelts, how does this film work and what makes it so affective.
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Episode 3 - MasterChef
Release Date: 2010-06-30How do you Sell? Exploring how advertising sells MasterChef and how MasterChef sells you. Raking in cash through ad sales, product placement and merchandising. The Pitch: Western Australia should become it's own country Ad Crunch: Analysing a provocative World Wildlife Fund ad, what does this piece of communication acheive and how effective is it.
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Episode 4 - Deodorant
Release Date: 2010-07-07Endorse Me: Kevin Rudd How do you Sell? A journey into advertising's armpit, the claims and solutions agencies use for the problems you just realised you had. Debating Deodorant advertising. The Pitch: Oil spills Ad of the week: Analysing the award winning Old Spice ad.
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Episode 5 - 3D Television
Release Date: 2010-07-14How do you Sell Televisions? The biggest purchase most people will make after a house and car how do they get you to buy their brand? The Pitch: Urine Ad of the week: McDonalds introduction of the Mighty Angus and the Gand Angus campaine was their most successful launch. What made sale increase to the tune of an extra $2 million a week?
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Episode 6 - Non-drinking
Release Date: 2010-07-21 -
Episode 7 - Milk
Release Date: 2010-08-25 -
Episode 8 - Shaving
Release Date: 2010-09-01 -
Episode 9 - Religion
Release Date: 2010-09-08 -
Episode 10 - Insurance
Release Date: 2010-09-15 -
Episode 11 - Infomercials
Release Date: 2010-09-22 -
Episode 12 - Airlines
Release Date: 2010-09-29Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft are joined by Matt Eastwood and Bridget Taylor on the final episode for this series. On How Do You Sell? we look at airlines and On the Pitch - NZ and Australia One Country.