Listen "Print Aint' Dead - Why Old School Media Still Rocks"
Episode Synopsis
Steph’s bruised from a spa mishap, Ben’s beard is thriving, and together we’re diving into one of marketing’s most overlooked weapons: print.
From junk mail raids and luxury packaging to phygital QR hacks and Hell Pizza hydroponic billboards, this episode smashes the myth that print is yesterday’s news. We get into:
Print’s Comeback – Why mailers, street posters, and in-flight mags cut through in ways digital just can’t.
Sustainability Myths – Is print really less green than AI prompts and server farms? (Spoiler: not always).
Luxury Cues – From Tiffany boxes to Apple unboxings, how packaging and embossing create brand desire.
Phygital WTF? – How QR codes, AR, and personalization are blending the physical with the digital.
Award-winning Stunts – Behind the scenes of Hell Pizza’s Doobious hydroponic billboard and why creative OOH still wins attention.
Gen Z & Digital Fatigue – Why even the youngest audiences are craving something tactile.
Plus, we swap horror stories of folding pamphlets for peanuts, confess to junk mail theft , and debate the line between smart merch and branded landfill.
If you’ve ever written off print as “old school,” this ep will flip your thinking.
👉 Next week we’re unpacking packaging – from blind boxes to Tiffany’s blue box obsession. Don’t miss it.
From junk mail raids and luxury packaging to phygital QR hacks and Hell Pizza hydroponic billboards, this episode smashes the myth that print is yesterday’s news. We get into:
Print’s Comeback – Why mailers, street posters, and in-flight mags cut through in ways digital just can’t.
Sustainability Myths – Is print really less green than AI prompts and server farms? (Spoiler: not always).
Luxury Cues – From Tiffany boxes to Apple unboxings, how packaging and embossing create brand desire.
Phygital WTF? – How QR codes, AR, and personalization are blending the physical with the digital.
Award-winning Stunts – Behind the scenes of Hell Pizza’s Doobious hydroponic billboard and why creative OOH still wins attention.
Gen Z & Digital Fatigue – Why even the youngest audiences are craving something tactile.
Plus, we swap horror stories of folding pamphlets for peanuts, confess to junk mail theft , and debate the line between smart merch and branded landfill.
If you’ve ever written off print as “old school,” this ep will flip your thinking.
👉 Next week we’re unpacking packaging – from blind boxes to Tiffany’s blue box obsession. Don’t miss it.
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