Behind The Billboard
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A podcast series behind the people, posters, and preposterous ideas that have changed the landscape of Out-of-Home advertising.
Episodes
- Episode 108 - James Millers
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-108-james-millers Episode #108 features James Millers, newly appointed ECD at McCann London. We’ve been wanting to get James on the show for ages now and were pleased to catch him before s…
- Episode 107 - Alice Goodrich
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-107-alice-goodrich Episode #107 features the wonderful, multi-talented Alice Goodrich from VCCP. We spent a lovely hour discussing Alice’s county-level tennis career, her time as a Dior ma…
- Episode 106 - Franki Goodwin
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-106-franki-goodwin Episode #106 features the brilliant Franki Goodwin, Chief Creative Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi, London. And is hands down one of our favourite episodes yet. Hugely tale…
- Episode 105 - Yohan Daver
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-105-yohan-daver This Friday sees the last in our New York specials and we’re finishing with a cracker, Yohan Daver, ECD at at BBH, USA Yohan started his career in India, at BBDO and then B…
- Episode 104 - Gavin Lester
Podcast #104 features Gavin Lester, partner and CCO at Zambezi advertising. The episode covers the Liquid I.V. Times Square takeover, where digital billboards displayed an error message before rebranding, and the Traeger Wood Fired Grills…
- Episode 103 - Katie DiNardo & Kelley Barrett
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-103-katie-dinardo-kelley-barrett Episode #103 features Katie DiNardo & Kelley Barrett, creative directors at Uncommon New York. Katie & Kelley are a brilliant and prolific team. They start…
- Episode 102 - Samira Ansari
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-102-samira-ansari Episode #102 continues our USA series with Samira Ansari, CCO at Ogilvy, New York. Samira’s career has spanned roles in Melbourne, Paris, and now NYC. We began with a D&A…
- Episode 101 - Behind the Billboard x Ad Club of New York
Visuals : https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-101-behind-the-billboard-x-ad-club-of-new-york Episode #101 takes us to America and the first of our New York Specials, which was a collaboration with the Ad Club of New York at their ann…
- Episode 100 - Sir John Hegarty
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/btb-100 Yes folks it’s here. Episode #100!! It’s been an incredible time, 100 episodes over six years. Thank you so much to all our amazing guests and listeners for being with us on this journey.…
- Episode 99 - Best of 2025
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-99-best-of-2025 Here we go folks. It’s the end of year list you’ve been waiting for. Behind the Billboard’s ‘Best of 2025’ with mince pies and dodgy crackers thrown in for good measure. In…
- Episode 98 - Peter Heyes
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-98-peter-heyes Episode #98 feature Pete Heyes, award-winning creative, creative director, top northern lad and United fan. Pete has worked in the business for over 30 years at some of the…
- Episode 97 - Andy Clough & Richard McGrann
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-97-andy-clough-richard-mcgrann Good things come to those who wait … and we’ve been waiting a while for Andy Clough & Richard McGrann, but it was thoroughly worth it. Andy & Rich are one of…
- Episode 96 - Ajab Samrai
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-96-ajab-samrai Episode #96 features Ajab Samrai, Ex-CCO of Ogilvy Japan, who not only brought incredible stories of nearly four decades in the business, but two enormous bags of apples fro…
- Episode 95 - SimKat
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-95-simkat Episode #95 features Sim Sidhu and Katy David aka ‘SimKat’, one of BBH’s most brilliant and prolific young teams. We talked about their rise to fame at BBH after their time spent…
- Episode 94 - Paul Pateman
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-94-paul-pateman Episode #94 features Paul Pateman aka Pâté on Toast. Paul is a graphic artist, art director, writer, speaker and general good egg who we loved having on the show. Paul has…
- Episode 93 - BuildHollywood
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-93-buildhollywood Episode #93 features Jayne Andrew & Isobel Deevy from OOH specialists BuildHollywood, who very kindly came down from Manchester to chat about some of their amazing projec…
- Episode 92 - Rick Brim
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-92-rick-brim Episode #92 features Rick Brim, Co-Founder and CCO of adland’s newest agency, Ace of Hearts. Rick joined us with the agency just a few days old, so we discussed the big stuff…
- Episode 91 - Gary Fawcett & Lisa Nichols
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-91-gary-fawcett-amp-lisa-nichols Podcast episode #91 features Gary Fawcett & Lisa Nichols, ECDs at TBWA\MCR, in the second part in our Manchester special. Gary & Lisa have worked in the bu…
- Episode 90 - Tim Jones
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-90-tim-jones Podcast episode #90 is the first of our Manchester special and features the charming and uber-talented Tim Jones. Tim has an incredible track record when it comes to OOH, both…
- Episode 89 - Liam & Alison
Visuals : https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-89-liam-and-alison Episode #89 features Liam Bushby & Alison Steven, Global Creative Directors at Ogilvy London and two of the finest, most humble creatives you could ever meet. We talked…
- Episode 88 - Hermeti Balarin
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-88-hermeti-balarin Episode #88 features the charming, uber-talented Hermeti Balarin, joint CCO at W+K London. Hermeti works with his wife Ana, who was Behind the Billboard guest no. 9, whi…
- Episode 87 - Jeremy Craigen [Part 2]
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-87-jeremy-craigen-part-2 He’s back! Jeremy Craigen returns for episode #87, talking all things VW. Jeremy worked on the brand as a creative / CD / ECD and Global CCO for over 20 years, win…
- Episode 86 - Jeremy Craigen [Part 1]
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-86-jeremy-craigen-part-1 Episode #86 features legendary creative, CD, ECD, CCO, bonvivier and lover of life, Jeremy Craigen. It’s hard to know where to start with Jeremy’s incredible body…
- Episode 85 - Felipe Serradourada Guimaraes
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-85-felipe-serradourada-guimaraes Episode #85 features Felipe Serradourada Guimaraes, the recently appointed ECD at BBH. It was a real pleasure talking with Felipe, who we think is the only…
- Episode 84 - The Great Outdoors
To (belatedly) welcome in the new year, we decided to go forth into The Great Outdoors and discuss plans for 2025. We covered all sorts of stuff: the need for a new sponsor, upcoming guests, a book of the show, masterclasses, talks, mercha…
- Episode 83 - Aidan McClure
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-83-aidan-mcclure Episode #83 features the super-charming, super-talented Aidan McClure, CCO and co-founder of Wonderhood Studios. We caught up with Aidan just before Christmas and had a gr…
- Episode 82 - Best of 2024
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-82-best-of-2024 BtB best of 2024 / Christmas special Yes folks it’s the biggie. The one you’ve been waiting for. Behind the Billboard’s ‘Best of 2024’ with some mince pies and festive chee…
- Episode 81 - Helen Rhodes
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-81-helen-rhodes Episode #81 features Helen Rhodes, ECD at BBH. We’ve been asking Helen to come on the show for ages, so we’re super chuffed she came on, not just for the stories behind her…
- Episode 80 - Mary Wear
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-80-mary-wear Episode #80 features copywriter extraordinaire Mary Wear. Mary wrote possibly the most important endline in the history of advertising: ‘Make Poverty History’ for Comic Relief…
- Episode 79 - Dan Watts
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-79-dan-watts Episode #79 features the charming and super-talented Dan Watts, ECD at Pablo, London. Hugh & Dan spent a fascinating hour hearing about Dan’s eclectic career that has seen him…
- Episode 78 - Andy Jex
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-78-andy-jex After what seems like a lifetime away, we’re back. And who better than Andy Jex, the TBWA\London CCO to usher us into Autumn. ‘Jexy’ as he’s affectionately known, is the epitom…
- Episode 77 - British Airways
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-77-british-airways/ Sorry for the brief delay, but It’s finally landed ✈️ The story behind the Cannes Grand Prix winning British Airways work is here. A few weeks ago we sat with Nils and…
- Episode 76 - Brian Connolly
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-76-brian-connolly Episode #76 features Brian Connolly. Brian is brilliant on many levels. His billboards are amazing, some of them very close to art. The level of purity and craft is secon…
- Episode 75 - Phil & Graham
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-75-phil-and-graham Episode #75 features Phil Cockrell & Graham Storey. Humble, funny, gracious and massively talented, Phil & Graham have quietly created some of the most iconic billboards…
- Episode 74 - Kate Congreve
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-74-kate-congreve We love firsts on the podcast. So episode #74 is a treat for Dan and Huge who hosted Kate Congreve our first ever producer. And not just any producer, but a producer at Mo…
- Episode 73 - Nicola Wood
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-73-nicola-wood Podcast episode #73 features Nicola Wood, Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy London, winner of many shiny prizes and someone with a liking for a farty Valentine’s Day car…
- Episode 72 - Rachel Miles
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-72-rachel-miles Episode #72 features Rachel Miles, BAFTA award-winning creative and Creative Director at Meanwhile Campaign Start-up Agency of the Year 2024. Rachel not only brought storie…
- Episode 71 - Steve Hudson
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-71-steve-hudson Podcast episode #71 features the super talented Steve Hudson. Not only is Steve one of the industry’s most awarded creatives, he’s a brilliant director and also the founder…
- Episode 70 - Paul Banham
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-70-paul-banham Can you project the two moons from Mars into the night sky? Can you sell over 1,000,000 lights in the world’s tallest building? Can you build an underwater mobile phone stor…
- Episode 69 - Paul Brazier
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-69-paul-brazier Episode #69 features Paul Brazier and his brilliant billboards. The Economist, Guinness, Think!, Aer Lingus, Wrangler, Museum of Childhood, Walkers, Cancer Research…every o…
- Episode 68 - Dan & Hugh
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-68-dan-and-hugh Episode #68 features two titans of the industry, huge characters with oodles of charm, awards and humility. Yep, we’re talking to ourselves, finding out what’s going on in…
- Episode 67 - Matt Lever
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-67-matt-lever We’re back folks. Dry BtB Jan is over. And we’re starting the year with a belter in Matt Lever. Multi talented. Multi awarded. Funny. Charming. Loves a big idea. Loves a gag.…
- Episode 66 - Best of 2023
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-best-of-2023 Best of 2023 We’re nearly there folks. 2023 just about done. How was it for you? For us it was a year of amazing guests, incredible stories, home-made cake, some lovely beards…
- Episode 65 - Dan Fisher
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-65-dan-fisher Podcast episode #65 features Dan Fisher, Global ECD at Ogilvy and WPP, the man behind a vast portfolio of award-winning billboards and the owner of a classy beard. With Chris…
- Episode 64 - Neil Dawson
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-64-neil-dawson Episode #64 features Neil A Dawson. We spent a lovely couple of hours discussing his career which has featured many iconic billboards, notably the VW surprisingly ordinary p…
- Episode 63 - Guy Murphy
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-63-guy-murphy Episode #63 features our first ever planner, which seems a bit overdue considering the best planners are often the best creatives and vice versa. And we’ve haven’t got just a…
- Episode 62 - Peter Souter
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-62-peter-souter Rarely have we had such a talented, humble and unanimously respected guest as Peter Souter. Our teaser earlier this week had an amazing response with many waxing lyrical ab…
- Episode 61 - Shish Patel
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-61-shish-patel Podcast episode #61 features one of the industry’s good guys, Shish Patel. Talented, funny, charming, thoughtful and extremely humble, it was a great hour with Shish, who re…
- Episode 60 - Specsavers [Part 1]
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-60-specsavers-part-1 Podcast #60 is part 1 of our Specsavers Special, featuring the brilliant outdoor campaign from creative team Jon Morgan & Bertie Rapkin. We explore the background to t…
- Episode 59 - Lee Bofkin
Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-59-lee-bofkin/ Murals special with Lee Bofkin If you’ve seen an amazing mural lately, there’s a pretty good chance Lee Bofkin was involved. Lee is Co Founder and CEO at Global Street Art w…