Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

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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.

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  1. 2026-11-07 · 27 min · Season 15, episode 43

    Today, movie theatres have to compete with home theatre systems and streaming services.A favourite from our archives...We look at how cinemas are transforming to attract more movie goers.To survive, theatres now offer…

  2. 2026-10-31 · 27 min · Season 15, episode 42

    In this encore episode, we explore a strange aspect of advertising.Specifically, when tv and movie characters endorse products. Not the actors, themselves - but the characters they portray.It's a trend that started in…

  3. 2026-10-24 · 25 min · Season 15, episode 41

    In this episode from our archives, we take a look at one of the tools of political marketing – the campaign song.Politicians have used songs going all the way back to at least the 1700s.Sometimes the songs are written…

  4. 2026-10-17 · 28 min · Season 15, episode 40

    Every company dreams of doubling its profit.It’s almost impossible to do.Yet, some companies do it by tweaking one tiny thing.We’ll talk about an industry that put three words on their packaging that doubled their…

  5. 2026-10-10 · 27 min · Season 15, episode 39

    In this episode, we shoot for the moon.Now that commercialized space travel has arrived, the world of marketing is setting its sights on the stars.We’ll talk about ads on rocket ships, ads on spacesuits, and television…

  6. 2026-10-03 · 29 min · Season 15, episode 38

    From our archives, a favourite...Occasionally, an old advertising campaign is brought back from the dead.Even if it has been off the air for decades.In this episode, we’ll discuss a recurring Coke commercial that has…

  7. 2026-09-26 · 28 min · Season 15, episode 37

    Because Terry LOVES books, we do an annual Bookmarks episode. This one is from 2024.There’s never enough room to include all the great stories we find in our research books.So this episode is dedicated to all those…

  8. 2026-09-19 · 27 min · Season 15, episode 36

    In this episode, we go back in advertising history and take a look at the ads and commercials that could never, ever, EVER run today.They are either so politically incorrect, so sexist, or so inappropriate, you won’t…

  9. 2026-09-05 · 28 min · Season 15, episode 35

    Jerry Goodis was one of the most colourful characters in the history of Canadian advertising.He founded a legendary advertising agency and created some of Canada’s longest-running ad campaigns. And while doing that, he…

  10. 2026-08-29 · 27 min · Season 15, episode 34

    Taking a look at the most creative audio ideas from around the world. Including a podcast for runners that only works if you’re actually running, a police recruitment campaign that capitalized on the popularity of True…

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01/2012 · over 14 years
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28 min
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Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
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marketing, advertising, terry o'reilly, Under The Influence, CBC, Pop Culture

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