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Season 5 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Supermarket Collectables & Google's New Campaign

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2019

Supermarket Collectables & Google's New Campaign

Gruen XL takes a deep dive into supermarket collectables, Google's new campaign, and a Pitch persuading meat eaters to go vegan and vegans to eat meat. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Dee Madigan and Karen Ferry.

Banking Royal Commission & KFC

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2019

Banking Royal Commission & KFC

The Gruen team look at the advertising aftermath of the royal commission: how the big, small and online financial institutions are banking on an image change. Plus KFC's very quiet re-rebrand and the Pitch tackles over 65s.

Spring Racing & Big Vitamin

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2019

Spring Racing & Big Vitamin

Wil, Todd, Russel and the team look at the Spring Racing advertising offensive, the department store death rattle and Big Vitamin. Plus a Pitch to convince Christians to become atheists and atheists to believe in God.

Influencers & Mental Health

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2019

Influencers & Mental Health

Overly melodramatic ads, the volatile influencer economy and brands wading into mental health. Plus, it's retail vs online shopping on The Pitch. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Christina Aventi and Rebecca Bezzina.

Milkvertising & INEOS

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2019

Milkvertising & INEOS

Wil and the team look at milkvertising: how dairy and alternative milks are vying to fill our cups. Plus books as brands, the marketing marathon that was the INEOS 1:59 Challenge and It's Fix it or Bin it on The Pitch.

State Tourism & Spring Racing

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2019

State Tourism & Spring Racing

Brandspiration, domestic tourism and how your state sells itself, the PR crisis engulfing spring racing season and a Pitch for and against Halloween. Wil is joined by Todd, Russel, Karen Ferry and Carolyn Miller.

Greenwashing & #philausophy

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2019

Greenwashing & #philausophy

It's easy being green, according to brands. What campaigns are making a difference and what's just greenwashing? Plus, the fallout from #philausophy, wage theft and the Pitch takes on gambling. Wil is joined by Todd, Russel, Nitsa Lotus and Emily Taylor.

Infomercials & Heart disease

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2019

Infomercials & Heart disease

How pizza + robots = $, a taxi campaign that puts the rank in taxi rank, the selling of Australia's worst serial killer & privacy vs oversharing on The Pitch. Wil is joined by Todd, Russel, Christina Aventi and Dee Madigan.

Streaming wars & Christmas cheer

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2019

Streaming wars & Christmas cheer

It's a whole new world as Disney takes on Netflix in the streaming wars. A Pitch to double or halve the population. And Australia Post delivers Christmas cheer. Joining Wil are Todd, Russel, Claire Salvetti and Kirsty Muddle.

Christmas spirits & AfterPay and gratification now

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2019

No image (yet).

On the Gruen final: getting into the Christmas spirits - how alcohol marketing is adapting to Aussies drinking less. AfterPay and gratification now, pay later. And on The Pitch, everything is fine vs everything is f***ed.

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