The BEST episodes of Gruen season 7
Every episode of Gruen season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gruen season 7!
Gruen is about advertising, how it works, and how it works on us. It decodes and defuses the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts. It's the show that tracks advertising almost as closely as advertising tracks you!
#1 - The Pope
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2015
As he tours the USA, Gruen looks at Pope Francis as a brand, & all the brands who are cashing in on him; the stuffed-crust pizza wars; & a pitch to restore our faith in politicians, from the next generation of creatives.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Pet Food
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2015
How do you sell a product like pet food, when humans never eat it? The Pitch returns and we look for the Best Local Ad of All Time. Wil Anderson, Russel Howcroft, and Todd Sampson are joined by Dee Madigan, Lauren Fried.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Competitive Advertising
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/2015
The Gruen team talk about when sledging meets marketing - ads that go negative & what to do when your brand is in the news for the wrong reasons. Toyota, ISIS & a Pitch to convince multi-national companies to pay tax.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Movie Merchandising
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/2015
The Gruen team looks at blockbusters & their merchandising; the ads that pretend to be movies - like the star-studded 16 minute film for James Packer's new casino & they look at the most expensive commercial ever made.
#5 - Uber
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2015
This week the panel looks at the rise of one brand, & the fall of another; controversial car-sharing app Uber; & cheating website Ashley Madison. Can an ad agency convince us we need a home grown royal family?
#6 - Aldi
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2015
Brands love to be loved, but the far stranger phenomenon is when people really love brands. Enter Aldi. How does an airline advertise? Can two agencies convince us that the great Australian dream is NOT owning a home?
#7 - Footy Finals
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2015
Gruen examines the ad breaks in the footy grand finals. Who exactly is being sold to and what's the value of being a major sponsor? Plus ad agency DDB takes the competition in house in a pitch challenge to ban divorce.
#8 - Anti-Advertising & Domestic Violence
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/2015
The team deconstructs the latest advertising trend: anti-advertising. And they take a look at the communication around the issue of domestic and family violence including a recent ad targeted at teens.
#9 - Toilet Paper
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/2015
We look at toilet paper ads to ask why something white, square & occasionally embossed sells itself using puppies & kids; YouTube pre-rolls; & a Pitch to convince us that Australia should manufacture nuclear weapons.
#10 - Christmas Advertising
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/2015
In the final Gruen of the year, Will, Todd & Russel unwrap some Christmas ads & look at one of our favourite ads of the year. Two agencies show us that wrinkles can be sexy. Guest panelists: Milla McPhee & Claire Salvetti.