In this episode, host Ben Norman is joined in Marketing Room 101 by Chris Norton & Will Ockenden, who founded Prohibition, an award-winning PR agency in Leeds together in 2012, and have worked together for almost 20 years. Chris and Will make the case for authentic influence and why we need to do something about fake followers, and influencers backed by bots. Chris has a rant about pitching, Will craves company and Ben likes George Clooney. Find out more about Prohibition PR here and...

In this episode, host Ben Norman is joined in Marketing Room 101 by brand and tone-of-voice consultant Vikki Ross, who has spent over two decades working with some of the world’s most well-known brands, including Virgin Media, Sky, and Sony Music. Vikki outlines her case for human creativity and why we need to unplug AI for copywriting, raises a red flag to dishonourable people, and highlights the danger of distraction.

In this episode Ben Norman is joined in Marketing Room 101 by Taylors of Harrogate Strategy and Innovation Director, Dom Dwight, who outlines his case for the death of dullness. In recent years Dom and his team have been responsible for some of the most effective advertising in the UK, most famously taking Yorkshire Tea to the category top spot whilst bagging almost every effectiveness award along the way.

Ben Norman opens the door to Marketing Room 101 for the first time. In this episode, legendary advertiser and author (of Why does the pedlar sing? And Anatomy of Humbug) Paul Feldwick discusses a rotten onion, singing pedlars and the power of brand history. If you haven't already, get hold of his books here... http://paulfeldwick.com/books/the-anatomy-of-humbug/ http://paulfeldwick.com/books/why-does-the-pedlar-sing/