Brands & Campaigns

How many times have you seen a commercial, billboard, unique piece of packaging, or a surprising brand name and wondered something like: “How did they come up with that?” “How did that get approved?” “Who had the idea to do that?” Join Camden Bernatz and a rotating list of guest hosts from EKR as we pull back the curtain on real-world marketing moves to be entertained and inspired by the stories, people and processes behind the work. Powered by EKR — a strategy-first agency To learn more about EKR, please visit https://ekragency.com/ (https://thedmpn.com/) . If you have an idea for a creative campaign that we should cover or would like to be a guest on the podcast, please email brandspodcast@ekragency.com (mailto:adam@relicagency.com) .

Brands & Campaigns is a business podcast hosted by EKR, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

EKR hosts Brands & Campaigns, a business show with 27 episodes published.

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  Episode #27

  Behind the Hidden Sailors: Insights on Multi-Agency Partnerships and Content Creation and Jaguar’s Next Move

  Dec 11, 202426 minS0

  <p>Andrya Blanco, one EKR's designers, joins Camden to discuss their thoughts about the Hidden Sailors campaign and how multi-agency partnerships can be beneficial for brands. They also dive into their thoughts in Jaguar's new brand and what they think the company's next move might be.</p><p>Listen to our last episode with Garth Knutson and Ryan Blum!</p><p>If you have an idea for a creative campaign that we should cover or would like to be a guest on the podcast, please email podcasts@thebrandrevolt.com.</p>

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  Episode #26

  Making Waves: How Water Polo and Big Partnerships Shaped a Navy Campaign

  Nov 27, 202431 minS0

  <p>This week on Brands and Campaigns, Camden sat down with CMO Garth Knutson of Aflac and Ryan Blum, Chief Creative Officer at VML to discuss their partnership on a campaign to recruit US Navy Special Forces with Water Polo. The group discusses the background of the campaign as well as the other participating brands. They also dive into how team dynamics play into fast-paced timelines and the importance of picking the right team.</p><p>If you have an idea for a creative campaign that we should cover or would like to be a guest on the podcast, please...

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  Episode #25

  Too Pretty for AI? A Look at San Juan County's Clever Campaign

  Nov 13, 202433 minS0

  <p>This week, Camden sits down with Art Director Madeline Trenkle to discuss San Juan County's clever use—or lack of use—of AI in a recent campaign. Madeline also shares insights into her creative process and sources of inspiration and give sound advice on how to work with creative teams.</p><p>If you have an idea for a creative campaign that we should cover or would like to be a guest on the podcast, please email podcasts@thebrandrevolt.com.</p>

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  Episode #24

  How Projects like Agencyland Become More Than Just an Idea

  Oct 16, 202431 minS0

  <p>Jared Price, EKR's Team Director and Director of Business Development, joins Camden on today’s episode to reflect on our conversation with Maggie Winters and Zach Goodwin about Agencyland. They touch on how Maggie and Zach’s passion for this project and dedication to seeing it through led to Agencyland’s success and the attention it garnered This January. Camden and Jared also give their thoughts on the creative process of Agencyland and how those lessons can apply to other agencies looking to create their own internal content.</p><p>Listen to our episode with Maggie Winters and Zach Goodwi...

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  Episode #23

  Behind “Agencyland”: A Board Game From This January

  Oct 2, 202431 minS0

  <p>“Agencyland” is a board game based on running an advertising agency, full of industry in-jokes, creative copy and fun gameplay. Two of the main people behind this game, Maggie Winters and Zach Goodwin from This January, join Camden to break down “Agencyland”. Zach and Maggie describe how The Farming Game inspired them to create Agencyland to unravel the complexities of the advertising industry while also including in-jokes that are relatable to advertising industry veterans. Later in the episode, they dive deep into the creative process of “Agencyland”, from creating and refining the gameplay to writing the copy for the cards.</p><p...

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