43: Populism v high art, Nike’s celebration of mums’ strength and W&K’s future

<div>Should the ad industry stop trying to make high art and just aim for popular appeal? This debate has been raging since<em> Campaign </em>published its March cover feature, “<a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/why-advertising-mrs-browns-boys-less-fleabag/1708890">Why advertising should be more <em>Mrs. Brown’s Boys</em> and less <em>Fleabag</em></a>”. Brittaney, Maisie and Kate unpack this debate and weigh in with their own opinions. </div><div><br></div><div>They also discuss a new Nike ad celebrating the strength of pregnant women, which is <em>Campaign</em>’s Pick of the Week. And what does the departure of esteemed creative leader Tony Davidson from Wieden & Kennedy London mean for the future of that agency?</div><div><br>Later in the episode, legendary planner Paul Feldwick talks to Engine chief strategy officer Gen Kobayashi about whether advertising has become too “knowing” for its own good.</div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>