← All Episodes
Unmasking The Family Fallacy

S2 · E35

Unmasking The Family Fallacy

28 Nov 2023 · 32 min

About this episode

Today’s episode features Laura Daley and Eimear Fitzmaurice from Folk Wunderman Thompson, a Dublin-based advertising agency. Laura and Eimear join to discuss a recently released report called "Family Fallacy". The report investigates the changing makeup and dynamics of modern families and how this impacts advertising and marketing practices. The report reveals an overrepresentation of 'traditional' family units in advertising, while discussions, data, and personal examples highlight the reality of diverse family structures in Ireland. Advertisers can tap into the largely overlooked 64% non-traditional families by creating engaging narratives that resonate with them. This important conversation casts light on the need to recalibrate brand storytelling and reflect societal changes within advertising spaces in order to unlock new growth opportunities for brands. This episode is in partnership with The Indie List www.indielist.ie

23:17 The Commercial Impact of Positive Portrayal

To contact That’s What I Call Marketing 

Email thatswhaticallmarketing@gmail.com 

Instagram www.instagram.com/thatswhaticallmarketing/ 

X twitter twitter.com/thats_marketing .

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@thatswhaticallmarketing 

You can listen to all old episodes www.thatswhaticallmarketing.com/listen

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chapters

  1. 00:0002:49 Discussing the Journey of the Report
  2. 02:4904:29 Unpacking the Impact of Stereotypes in Advertising
  3. 04:2911:09 The Role of Clients in the Conversation
  4. 11:0923:17 The Impact of Positive Portrayal in Advertising

Enjoyed this episode?

Get every new episode in your inbox — free.

Subscribe on Substack