Naughty, Nice, and Everything in Between: What 2025 Taught Us About Brand

From Cannes to Coldplay, AI Christmas ads to public health brilliance, this Christmas special episode of Canned cuts through the tinsel to answer one…

Dec 24, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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The Real Power of B2B Marketing: Trust, Buying Committees, and Why Brand Matters More Than Ever

B2B marketing is complex, political, human, and quietly one of the hardest disciplines in marketing. In this episode of Canned, we discuss why trust…

Dec 19, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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Why Your Personal Brand Matters More Than Ever

Personal branding is no longer a “nice to have”. From CEOs to creators, the lines between person and brand have never been blurrier.

Dec 6, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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November 2025

When One Plus One Really Does Make Three: The Real Power of Brand Collaborations

From Balenciaga’s “frankenshoes” to Air New Zealand beer and the Barbie takeover, brand collaborations are everywhere. But what separates the iconic…

Nov 26, 2025 • Ben van Rooy

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Inside ASB’s Big Little GetWise Show: How a Bank Made One of NZ’s Most Creative Kids Content Series

A banking marketer walks into a school classroom and asks: what if we taught financial literacy the same way kids learn from Bluey?

Nov 19, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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From Lonely Marketer to Movement Maker: How TMC’s “Marketers Day” Sparked a Community

A candid, practical deep-dive with Chanel from The Marketing Club on turning a Slack group into a cross-Tasman movement, from programming and…

Nov 10, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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Banking Gets Brave: How Westpac Turned Finance into Fun (and Fear)

Can a bank make you laugh? Or even scare you a little? In this episode of Canned, Westpac NZ’s marketing team shares how they turned financial education…

Nov 3, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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October 2025

The Future of Marketing Isn’t AI, It’s Human

Live from SXSW Sydney, we took the stage at Clear Hayes house to challenge one of the boldest ideas in the industry right now: that AI will define the…

Oct 20, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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The Power of Packaging: Why Design Is the Silent Salesperson of Every Brand Excerpt

From Louis Vuitton to Hell Pizza we unpack how packaging influences perception, signals quality, and quietly does the selling long before anyone opens…

Oct 15, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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Why Print Marketing Still Matters: The Unexpected Renaissance of Physical Media

In a world drowning in digital noise, print media is making a surprising comeback.

Oct 6, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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September 2025

Episode 10 | The Role of the CMO

The CMO role is one of the most misunderstood jobs in business. Here’s what it really means to lead marketing at the top.

Sep 28, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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Episode 9 | Beyond the 'Colouring Department' - How to set Marketing teams up for Success

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Sep 22, 2025 • Ben van Rooy and Stephanie Quantrill

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