The BEST episodes of Gruen season 8
Every episode of Gruen season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gruen season 8!
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 - Census Fail & Organ Donation
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/17/2016
We pick over the bones of the Census Fail; why there hasn't been an Australian organ donation ad in a year; the clichs & repetition in Olympic ads & the Pitch to convince us that bronze medals are better than gold.
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#2 - Olympic Sponsorship
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/10/2016
Wil, Russel, Todd & industry experts tackle the biggest advertising event in the world: The Olympics. Which brands will win marketing gold and who will come dead last? Plus two agencies Pitch to sell Tasmania to China.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Sugar & Awareness Campaigns
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/2016
How to sell a product it’s wildly popular to hate: Sugar. The rise of Awareness campaigns. The never-ending toothpaste arms race. What Would Justin Do. And a Pitch to pave the Great Barrier Reef.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Superannuation & FitnessFirst
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/24/2016
How to sell a compulsory and slightly dull product: superannuation. Why FitnessFirst is filming in the show. Advertising crimes against English. And a Pitch to bring civility back to the internet.
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#5 - Coffee & Telstra
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/3/2016
Gruen is back to find out why we buy what we buy. Why do the ads on the side of our internet browser want us to buy more? Wil, Russel, Todd & a team of new & familiar faces will deconstruct the advertising landscape.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Dadvertising & Paralympics Campaign
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/31/2016
This week on Gruen: Dadvertising and the Father's Day dollar. When advertising eats itself alive. Paralympics campaign We're The Superhumans. And a Pitch for an all female parliament.
#7 - Funerals & Men's Fragrance
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/2016
How to sell something when it's a matter of life & death: funerals; men's fragrance ads; Justin Trudeau & when to get rid of a brand ambassador with a bad whiff. The Pitch this week is to change the date of Australia Day.
#8 - Plebiscite & Samsung
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/21/2016
How to sell a plebiscite and the messaging tools used to debate same-sex marriage. Product recalls and Samsung’s explosive new device. Brands overusing emojis. And a Pitch to abolish private schools.
#9 - Lamb & Banks
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/5/2016
Gruen looks at lamb, the banks & the biggest advertising trend of the year: brands trying to be noble. Plus an extra dose of the PM everyone deserves & a Pitch to convince everyone to stop watching TV.
#10 - Fruit & Feminine Hygiene
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/28/2016
How do you sell fruit? The most talked about feminine hygiene ad of the year. The fastest growing sector in advertising: gambling. WWJD. And a Pitch to retire the vote after 60.