Politics for Drummies

About Politics for Drummies

Do some political marketing campaigns baffle you? Do the marketing messages and tactics of politicians make you scratch your head? With over 40 elections set to occur globally during 2024, we can expect some intense political posturing and campaigning and to bring it all into some perspective, The Drum has launched a new monthly podcast – Politics for Drummies. Key political, marketing and creative figures will join host, Alastair Duncan, to bring some clarity to the marketing of politics in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The Drum

Category

business · news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Dec 2023

Latest episode

31 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jul 2025

   What makes Zohran Mamdami’s unorthodox play for New York Mayor so effective?

   Ned Mendez analyzes Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral campaign and its effectiveness in reaching voters beyond traditional media, addressing AI misinformation in this interview with Alastair.

2. 

   13 Mar 2025

   The Only Way is Ethics with Harriet Kingaby

   In this episode Alastair interviews Harriet Kingaby, joint founder of The Conscious Advertising Network. With her background in climate action to advocating information integrity at the UN, she explains the commercial value of ethical communications for brands and how to make it happen. Harriet has a strong message for the industry that goes far beyond brand safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   29 Jan 2025

   Cal Roscow on Political Messaging & Managing Brexit Damage

   In this latest episode of Politics for Drummies, Best For Britain's executive director of marketing Cal Roscow outlines his thoughts on the challenge of balancing rational argument with emotional engagement in political messaging and recovering from the damage of Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

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