The Philly Adcast: Recent Episodes

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Powered by AlkemyX, The Philly Adcast is hosted by Fox TV’s Bjorn Henriques: each month he shares in-depth conversations with the biggest names in the region’s advertising community, from top brands and agencies to start-ups. The goal is to keep the Ad community engaged between events with insightful discussions touching on a variety of topics.

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Host of The Q on FOX29 and The Quincy Harris Morning Show on 100.3 WRNB, Quincy is a multi-talented entertainer and businessman. In this episode we sit down with Quincy and his business partner Lamont Brown to discuss his career, Germantown Entertainment and the overall business behind Q. Enjoy!

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Time for the next episode!

This special episode features two distinguished members of The Philly Ad Club’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee: • Melinda Ramos Director of Talent & Diversity at Brownstein Group • Co-Chair Gary Shepherd President/CEO/Media Specialist at 3rd Floor Media

This discussion is based on the articles both Gary and Melinda authored in the latest issue of Philly Ad News on Diversity & Inclusion in the Philadelphia Advertising industry. We touch on: • How D&I impacts revenue • The history and evolution of D&I in our industry • Goals and accountability

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"The difference between a successful person and a less successful person is their vision for the future." - Paul Muller

Paul Muller is the President of Team Toyota and the Tri-state Toyota Dealers Association. He purchased his first dealership, the Lawrenceville location in 1983 and has purchased, operated and sold nine other dealerships since that time.

This episode is both entertaining and insightful as Paul shares his vision of the future of the Auto industry, how advertising has changed, life lessons and more......

I hope you enjoy!

Tri-State Toyota Dealers Donate $30,000 to Toyota Philly Ad Club Scholarships https://phillyadclub.com/events/toyota-philly-ad-club-educational-foundation/

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"I turned down Justin Bieber's 1st video..." - Jonathan Yi

Jonathan Yi is the director of HBO's "East of Main Street," and "Complex Conversations," featuring Ice Cube, Steve Aoki, Timbaland, Tony Hawk, and many others.

His client list in the advertising world includes Nike, FedEx, Smirnoff, HP, Kleenex, Dos Equis, Trident, Kotex, Microsoft, SAP, TD Ameritrade, Schick, and American Express, among many others.

Jonathan has shot music videos for Paul McCartney, Twisted Sister, Poison, Daniel Johnston and Mates of State. He directed President Jimmy Carter for One America Appeal, which brought together all five living former U.S. Presidents in one PSA for the first time in history.

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"Don't just come to work, come to win!" - Ric Harris

My guest for this episode is the incredible leader of NBC 10 and Telemundo 62, Ric Harris. This conversation over-delivered on every level. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

In this episode we touch on: • Leadership and the philosophy behind "Don't just come to work, come to win!" • The importance of diversity • His thoughts on the evolution of audience measurement • His favorite books, movie and much more….

More about Ric: https://phillyadclub.com/ric-harris-named-presidentgm-nbc10-telemundo62/

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The theme of this episode is DISRUPTION! This month you'll hear from former Head of Marketing for goPuff and Co-founder/ Marketing of gettacar, Jake Levin speak to: -The birth of goPuff and launching it's first marketing campaign -Marketing principles for a lean tech-based start-up -How gettacar is revolutionizing the local auto industry and much more!

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Michelle Bauer is the VP of Public Relations at Power Home Remodeling. Earlier this year Power placed three billboards urging Lebron James to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent. The campaign garnered national attention for the Chester-based company and a comment from the King himself!

In this episode we discuss: - #PhillyWantsLebron/ Going Viral - Michelle's career and transition from an agency to the client-side of PR - Building a corporate culture and much more....

http://www.nba.com/article/2018/02/26/philadelphia-billboards-lebron-james

Enjoy!

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The Unclaimed Diamonds Ep: How to re-brand a 100-year old family business

In this month's episode Matthew Sulby, President of Unclaimed Diamonds provides an in-depth look at a true home-grown success story and the power of advertising.

In this episode, we explore many topics, including: - The evolution of Matthew's advertising strategy - The creative process - The power of being 1st in a market/ category - How to adapt to the digital media landscape - And much, much more…

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Sir Drafton (@sirdrafton) is the co-founder of bitbot.ai, a digital marketing expert and veteran web/app developer who builds marketing tools for major corporations and ad agencies. In this episode we speak about the untapped power of messenger marketing and how to harness it. We touch on the following: · Messenger Marketing vs Email Marketing · The capabilities of Facebook Messenger · Examples of how to successfully integrate messenger marketing

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Doug Oliver currently serves as Vice President Communications for PECO, an Exelon Company, where he leads the company’s communications, brand and media relations strategy.

Prior to joining the PECO team, Doug served as Vice President, External Affairs for Philadelphia Gas Works and Press Secretary for the City of Philadelphia. In 2015, Doug was a candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia in the Democratic Primary.

In this episode, we cover a lot of things including public vs private sector communications, how he measures the ROI of advertising campaigns, and much, much more!