Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

Under the Influence gives listeners a rare backstage pass into the hallways, boardrooms and recording studios of the ad industry.Join host and adman Terry O’Reilly for fascinating (and humorous) stories that connect the dots between pop culture, marketing and human nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rejecting Elf

Terry guests on Talk About Talk

Under the Influence LIVE: Cheers to 20 Years

The Beatlology Interviews: "Beatles ’64” director David Tedeschi

The Beatlology Interviews: Producer Mark Hudson

Weight Loss Drug Ads: Good or Bad?

The Beatlology Interviews: Actor Mark Hamill

The Beatlology Interviews: Springsteen Drummer (and Beatles fan) Max Weinberg

The Beatlology Interviews: Yellow Submarine Animator Tom Halley

Marketing The Olympics

The Beatlology Interviews: David Sheff

A Tribute to Bob Newhart

The Beatlology Interviews: Astrid Kirchherr

The Beatlology Interviews

Ask Terry (2024)

Brand Envy 2024

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz: How Companies Double Their Profits

Houston, We Have Pizza: Advertising in Outer Space

Die Another Day: Reviving Old Commercials

Bookmarks 2024

Record the Under the Influence Fun Fact

The Gong Show: Ads That Could Never (Ever) Run Today

Cars Are The Stars: Automobile Brands in Hollywood

Ham on Wry: Sandwich Board Advertising

Pants on Fire: When Customers Lie to Marketers

Cheeky Advertising

Billionaire Tourism

When You're This Big, They Call you Mister

Terry Interviews Arkells Lead Singer Max Kerman

Buy-O-Pics: When Brands Become Movies

Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials - Part 2

Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials

Putting the Awe in Audio

Terry talks with a Cannabis Producer

The Marketing of Taylor Swift: (Taylor's Version)

Cannabis Marketing

Copycat Brands

Disappearing Acts: When Popular Brands Are Discontinued

We're back January 6th

Sounds That Sell

Ask Terry (From the AOP Archives)

Terry's Book Club (From the AOP Archives)

We May Not Be Big, But We're Small - World's Smallest Record Store

Three Foot Marketing

Dynamic Duos: The Famous Partnerships in Advertising

Speed Bumps: The Magical Ingredient in Marketing

Rejecting Mad Men

The Sound of Persuasion

Genericide: When A Brand Name Becomes Generic

The Happy Homemaker: How Advertising Invented The Housewife - Part 2

The Happy Homemaker: How Advertising Invented The Housewife - Part 1

Ask Terry 2023

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Surprising Influence of Marketing

Bookmarks 2023

The Allure of the Bad-Ass: Advertising Antiheroes

Nooner Nookie: The Allure of Marketing Freebies

The Phrase That Pays: Marketing Contests

Canadaland Goes Under The Influence

Billboards Are Always in Bloom

Brand Envy (2023)

Hitting the Road with Marketing Mobiles

Johnny Wants the Jet: The Loopy World of Loopholes

Hard Days & Golden Knights: The World of Brand Twins

Long Overdue: The Creative Boom of Library Marketing (Encore)

Touch The Pickle: Marketing Gender Equality

You Can Check In, But You Can Never Check Out: Branded Hotel Rooms

Dish Night at the Movies: Marketing Motion Pictures

The Commercial From The Black Lagoon: Horror in Advertising

When You've Got It, Flaunt It: The George Lois Story

Only In Advertising: Stories From The Front Lines (Encore)

Gold, Silver & Spinach: TV Shows As Marketing

Fish Where The Fish Are: Surprising Help Wanted Ads

One Sentence Sermons: The Wit of Church Signs

Tools for the Family Jewels: Gender Bending Brands

The Willy Wonka Secret: Candy Bar Advertising

Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe comes to Apostrophe

London Bridge Is Down: How The Queen’s Death Affects Marketing

We're back January 7th

Even More Remarkable Brands

Mad Women

S3E05 - Marketing Rock and Roll, Part Two

Burn The Boats: Brands That Risked and Won

Ageism In Advertising

Rejecting Colonel Harland Sanders

The Commercials You Grew Up With

S3E04 - Marketing Rock and Roll, Part One

AOP Goes to the Movies

Marketing Pioneers

Candid Commercials: Real People in Advertising

It's Not Easy Being Green: Green Marketing

Luxury Advertising

Bonus Episodes from Age of Persuasion 2011

S11E25 - Ask Terry (2022)

S11E24 - Arch Enemies

S11E23 - Bookmarks 2022

S11E22 - Brand Envy 2022

S11E21 - "Rule Breakers"

S11E20 - Brilliantly Bland: Why Boring Sells

Rejecting The Rubik's Cube

S11E18 - Confessions of a Book Lover: The Art of Marketing Books

S11E17 - Put A Tiger in Your Tank: Advertising Gets Animated

S11E16 - Only in Advertising: Stories from the Front Lines

S11E15 - Surprising Origin Stories

S11E14 - From Batawa To Port Sunlight: The Story of Company Towns

S11E13 - My Best Mistake "Bonus" Pod to celebrate Canada Reads on CBC

S11E12- Lions, Panties & Hotel Keys: Hollywood Publicity Stunts

S11E11 - Don't Do It Advertising - Part Two

S11E10 - Don't Do It Advertising

S11E09 - Tornados & Lawsuits: Why Companies Wrestle with Name Changes

S11E08 - Medicine & Miracles: The Power of Hospital Marketing

S11E06 - Inside The Super Bowl

S11E05 - How Jerry Goodis Made an Advertisement a Beautiful Thing

S11E04 - Selling Love: The Business of Online Dating

S11E03 - Long Overdue: The Creative Boom of Library Marketing

S11E02 - Perry Mason Moments: The Most Unexpected Ads of 2021

S11E01 - Number Fever: Surprising Stories of Bottle Cap Marketing

We’re back January 8th

S10E25 - Ask Terry 2021

S10E24 - Can’t Get Enough of That Wonderful Duff: Fake Hollywood Brands

S10E23 - Tombstone Tourists: The Growth of Cemetery Tourism

S10E22 - The Show Must Go On: Broadway Marketing

S10E21 - Too Many Turk Brodas: Trading Card Marketing

S10E20 - Bookmarks 2021

S10E18 - There’s Something About Mary: Mad Woman Mary Wells

S10E17 - Son of Crocodile Dundee: Nostalgia Advertising

S10E16 - I Can’t Believe I Ate The Whole Thing: Surviving The Ad Biz

S10E15 - Who Will Buy My Memories: Fan Club Marketing

S10E14 - One Toke Over The Line: 50-Year Marketing Milestones

S10E13 - Red Carpet Marketing: The Business of Award Shows

S10E12 - Air Quotes: Creative Radio 2021

S10E11 - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors (Encore)

S10E10 - Brand Envy 2021

S10E09 - The Future Is Furry: Animals In Advertising

S10E08 - Celestial Advertising: The Art of Skywriting

S10E07 - It’s Finger Lickin’ Bad: Marketing in the Time of Covid

S10E05 - It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superheroes in Advertising!

S10E04 - Escape Or Die Frying: The Art Of The Movie Poster

S10E03 - You're Soaking In It: Female Brand Icons

S10E02 - Switch-Pitchers: When Spokespeople Change Brands

S10E01 - The Times They Are A-Changin': Brands Crushed By Zeitgeist

We're back January 7th

S9E26 - Ask Terry 2020

S9E25 - You Must Remember This: The Mandela Effect

S9E24 - Branding A Disease

S9E23 - Bookmarks 2020

S9E21 - Fix It Again, Tony: Brand Nicknames

S9E20 - Setting The Table: Best Opening Stories

S9E19 - Flip, Flop or Fly: The World of Test Markets

S9E18 - Talk Ain’t Cheap: How Conversations Impact Business

S9E16 - Brand Envy 2020

S9E15 - Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking: Advertising Torture Tests

S9E14 - Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down: The New World of Online Reviews

S9E13 - Lend Us Your Ears: The Intimate Art of ASMR Marketing

S9E11 - For Better or For Worse: Wedding Marketing

S9E10 - Come Fly With Me: Airports Are Now Brands

S9E09 - Search Parties: The Relentless Hunt For New Customers

S9E08 - The Name Game: Brand Names In Different Countries

S9E06 - Set Jetting: Film Locations As Tourism Marketing

S9E05 - Sound + Vision: Album Covers As Marketing, Part Two

S9E04 - Sound + Vision: Album Covers As Marketing

S9E03 - Putting Fans In Stands: How Sports Teams Sell Tickets

S9E02 - Goliath Meet David: Small Brands That Beat The Big Boys

S9E01 - Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel: Marketing TV Shows

S8E25 - Ask Terry 2019

S8E24 - God Save The Commercial: When Ads Are Banned

S8E23 - The Risk in the Asterisk: Fine Print & Advertising Disclaimers

S8E22 - Bookmarks 2019

S8E21 - Brand Envy 2019

S8E20 - To Bleep Or Not To Bleep: Vulgar Trademarks

S8E19 - Selling The Dream: Real Estate Advertising (An Encore Presentation)

S8E18 - Under The Influence of My Influences

S8E17 - Best Product In A Leading Role: Celebrity CEOs

S8E16 - Red Sheep: The Power of Word-Of-Mouth Advertising

S8E15 - Little Big Towns: Roadside Attractions As Marketing

S8E14 - Disgustingly Effective: Marketing of Bodily Functions

S8E12 - Objection Overruled: Law Firm Advertising

S8E11 - Air Quality: Rule-Breaking Radio Advertising

S8E10 - Distress Purchases

S8E09 - Unwitting Endorsers

Putting The Woo In Hollywood: Marketing The Movies

S8E07 - The Most Interesting Adman in The World: The Story of Albert Lasker (An Encore Presentation)

S8E06 - The Pompatus of Skippy: Brand Names In Songs

S8E05 - Monastic Merchandise: Products Made By Monks

S8E04 - Vending Machines: Coin-Operated Marketing

S8E03 - A Matter of Time: The History of Commercial Lengths

S8E02 - Wacky Ad Spaces

S8E01 - Jumping The Shark: Spokesperson Disasters

S7E25 - Ask Terry 2018

S7E24 - Fasten Your Seatbelts: How Self-Driving Cars and Marketing Collide

S7E23 - How Tourism Survives A Tragedy

S7E22 - Guinness Book of World Ad Records

S7E21 - Marching Orders: Household Products Invented by the Military

S7E20 - Avon Calling: Door-To-Door Marketing

S7E18 - Lemonade: Marketing A Negative

S7E17 - Bookmarks 2018

S7E16 - Brand Envy 2018

S7E15 - Hey Vern! When Ads Go Hollywood

S7E13 - Famous Jingles, Part Two

S7E12 - Famous Jingles

S7E11 - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors

S7E10 - Worthless To Priceless

S7E09 - Celebrities: Living To Tell The Tales

S7E08 - Kentucky Fried Brand Myths

S7E07 - Comic Book Ads

S7E06 - A Wild & Crazy Idea: How Companies Solve Big, Hairy Problems

S7E05 - Delicious Names: Marketing Appetite Appeal

S7E04 - Underwear In Your Mailbox: Subscription Marketing

S7E03 - Damn The Torpedoes

S7E02 - I See A Little Silhouetto Of A Brand: How Old School Products Survive

S7E01 - Put It Between Your Knees and Squeeze: Marketing A Fad

S6E26 - Ask Terry 2017

S6E25 - Bookmarks 2017

S6E24 - Cannes Creative Advertising Be Effective?

S6E23 - Now Splinter Free: How Marketing Broke Taboos

S6E22 - The Lean Mean Money Machine: How Marketing Affects Sports

S6E20 - The Most Interesting Adman in the World: The Story of Albert Lasker

S6E19 - Brand Envy: #CANADA150

S6E18 - Grab Your Wallet: When Brands Go Political

S6E16 - Guys and Dolls: Gender Marketing, Part II

S6E15 - Guys and Dolls: Gender Marketing, Part I

S6E14 - Selling The Dream: Real Estate Advertising

S6E13 - The Wizarding World of Influencer Marketing

S6E11 - The Frankenstein Factor: Inventors Who Regret Their Inventions

S6E10 - The Odd Couple: Unlikely Marketing Collaborations

S6E09 - The Elephant In The Room: Humane Marketing vs. Profit

S6E08 - Brands In Cars Getting Coffee: Sponsorship Marketing

S6E06 - Lead Balloons: When Negative Brand Names Work

S6E05 - Judgment Day: Super Bowl Advertising

S6E04 - What A Difference A Difference Makes: Standing Out In The Marketplace

S6E03 - Passport Revoked: When Brands Fail Internationally

S6E02 - LIVE: Unforeseen Circumstances: How Companies Are Affected By Chance

S6E01 - The Crazy World of Trademarks

S5E25 - Ask Terry 2016

S5E24 - Commercial Parodies

S5E23 - When Madison Avenue Met Broadway: The World of Industrial Musicals

S5E22 - Bookmarks 2016

S5E21 - Persuasive Perks: The World of Loyalty Programs

S5E20 - Radio Still Makes Waves

S5E19 - Strange Bedfellows: Advertising & Porn, Part II

S5E18 - Strange Bedfellows: Advertising & Porn, Part I

S5E16 - Brand Envy 2016

S5E15 - Business As Unusual: The World of B2B Advertising

S5E14 - World's Oldest Brands

S5E13- Bouncing Back: How Marketers Survive Debacles

S5E11 - Liar For Hire: And Other Strange Service Companies

S5E10 - Live and Let Buy: Where You Live Dictates What You Purchase

S5E09 - Achilles Heel Advertising: Repositioning The Competition

S5E08 - Movie Merchandising

S5E06 - Words Invented By Marketers

S5E05 - Small Move, Big Gain

S5E04 - When Marketers Lie

S5E03 - Zombie Brands

S5E02 - Promise Less, Profit More

S5E01 - How Marketing Created Rituals

S4E25 - Ask Terry 2015

S4E24 - Selling Yourself: The Art of Personal Branding

S4E22 - The Internet of (Marketing) Things

S4E21 - Bookmarks 2015

S4E20 - Sue Me, Sue You Blues: Famous Advertising Lawsuits

S4E19 - Even In The Dark: How Packaging Persuades You To Buy

S4E17 - Show Me The Money: The World of Product Placement

S4E16 - Brand Envy 2015

S4E15 - Tourism Marketing

S4E14 - Limited Edition Brands

S4E13 - The Marketing Innovations Episode

S4E11 - Giftvertising

S4E10 - The Sharing Economy

S4E09 - Geography As Branding

S4E08 - For Your Consideration: The Hollywood Oscar Campaigns The Public Never Sees

S4E06 - Marketing Hit Songs

S4E05 - Selling The Moon, Part II

S4E04 - Selling The Moon, Part I

S4E03 - Selling Ugly

S4E02 - Controversy Advertising

S4E01 - Strange Brands

S3E25 - Dear Terry 2014

S3E24 - When Brands Mock Other Brands

S3E23 - Satisfaction Guaranteed

S3E21 - 21st Century Brands

S3E20 - Selling Death

S3E19 - When Founders Are The Face of The Company

S3E17 - Nudge: The Persuasive Power of Whispers

S3E16 - Brand Envy 2014

S3E15 - Terry's Bookshelf

S3E14 - Elevator Pitches

S3E12 - Sunny With a Chance of Mousetraps: How Weather Affects Marketing

S3E11 - Advertising Alumni

S3E10 - Viral Videos

S3E09 - Have It Your Way: How Mass Customization Is Changing Marketing

S3E07 - Ambush Marketing

S3E06 - Marketing The Olympics

S3E03 - Cause Marketing

S3E02 - The Psychology of Price

S3E01 - Looking Out For Number One

S2E25 - Dear Terry

S2E24 - This I Know

S2E21 - Nobody's Dead Anymore: Marketing Deceased Celebrities

S2E20 - Real Time Advertising

S2E19 - Nothing In Common: How Hollywood Portrays Ad People

S2E17 - Brand Envy 2013

S2E16 - Loss Leaders: How Companies Profit By Losing Money

S2E15 - Game Shows As Marketing

S2E14 - Famous Marketing Blunders

S2E12 - Selling Danger

S2E11 - Tales of Customer Service

S2E10 - Billion Dollar Brands

S2E09 - Marketing Stunts

S2E08 - Coming Soon: The Art of the Movie Trailer

S2E05 - Buy Less: How Some Companies Profit By Asking You to Spend Less

S2E04 - Radio Is Dead: Long Live Radio

S2E03 - Timing Is Everything

S2E02 - A Prize In Every Box: Box-Tops, Toys and Free Prizes

S2E01 - Shame: The Secret Tool of Marketing

S1E25 - Ask Terry 2012

S1E24 - Striking Images: Matchbook Advertising

S1E23 - It's The Little Things

S1E22 - LGBTQ Advertising: Chasing The Pink Dollar

S1E21 - Books, Books, Books

S1E20 - Sorry Seems To Be The Smartest Word: When Brands Apologize

S1E19 - Brand Envy 2012

S1E18 - Colour Schemes: How Colours Make You Buy

S1E17 - Hypertargeting

S1E16 - Sex In Advertising

S1E15 - Charlie Bit My Ad: When Advertising Works Too Well

S1E14 - Mascots

S1E13 - When Brands Houdini

S1E12 - Handcuffed By Brand Image

S1E11 - Accidental Brands

S1E10 - Marketing In A Crisis

S1E09 - Movie Marketing

S1E08 - The Marketing Genius of Steve Jobs, Part 2

S1E07 - The Marketing Genius of Steve Jobs, Part 1

S1E05 - Getting Personal in the Classified Ads

S1E04 - Great Brands That Never Advertise

S1E03 - Voices of Influence

S1E02 - Men Are From Sears, Women Are From Bloomingdale's

S1E01 - A New BRIC In The Wall