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Gruen

Season 9 2017
TV-PG

  • 2017-09-13T10:00:00Z on ABC
  • 40m
  • 6h 40m (10 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Comedy
Gruen is about advertising, how it works, and how it works on us. It decodes and defuses the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts. It's the show that tracks advertising almost as closely as advertising tracks you!

10 episodes

Season Premiere

2017-09-13T10:00:00Z

9x01 NBN & Hipsters

Season Premiere

9x01 NBN & Hipsters

  • 2017-09-13T10:00:00Z40m

Gruen returns to ask: How do you sell the NBN, why big companies are bashing hipsters and the weird advertising trend of rapid aging. A Pitch to convince North Korea to aim somewhere else and Ads You Couldn't Make in 2017.

The 100th episode of the show that unpicks the dark arts of advertising, branding & spin.

How to sell online dating when the product is you. A new Apple Watch campaign which is a matter of life & death. The Pitch smashes brand avocado & a look at who we were & how far we've come in Ads You Couldn't Make in 2017.

How brands are hijacking the same-sex postal vote. Ads that attempt to fix racism using comedy. Plus a Pitch for a one house policy, the science of marketing and more ads you couldn't make in 2017.

2017-10-04T09:30:00Z

9x04 ATM Fees & Shopkins

9x04 ATM Fees & Shopkins

  • 2017-10-04T09:30:00Z40m

How banks are slashing ATM fees while still cashing in; Aussie toy Shopkins and the business of selling shopping to kids; what's going on in betting ads and a pitch to push for politicians to be born overseas.

2017-10-11T09:30:00Z

9x05 Eggs & BHP

9x05 Eggs & BHP

  • 2017-10-11T09:30:00Z40m

This week: something we consume 15.9 million of a day & barely advertise: eggs; why BHP is banging on about superannuation & a Pitch to convince men to go to the doctor. Plus a mind-boggling ad that couldn't get made in 2017.

2017-10-18T09:30:00Z

9x06 Amazon & McHappy Day

9x06 Amazon & McHappy Day

  • 2017-10-18T09:30:00Z40m

Amazon is coming, so what are Aussie retailers doing to defend themselves? A Pitch to rehabilitate the image of the creepy clown. Plus we look at McHappy Day - when charity and brands collide.

How advertising is tackling equal pay. One of Australia's biggest brands: the Hillsong church. A Pitch to make us turn off the news and why limited edition products are swamping supermarket shelves.

2017-11-01T09:30:00Z

9x08 Wine & Piracy

9x08 Wine & Piracy

  • 2017-11-01T09:30:00Z40m

Uncorking the marketing successes and failures of the six billion dollar Australian wine industry. A Pitch to convince parents not to have kids. A new push against piracy. Plus more ads from the vault labelled 'never again'.

2017-11-08T09:30:00Z

9x09 A.I. & Streets

9x09 A.I. & Streets

  • 2017-11-08T09:30:00Z40m

The AI assistant arms race - how Amazon, Google & Apple are trying to move in to your home; Streets ice cream & consumer boycotts; a Pitch to make uni free plus another commercial from the museum of advertising shame

2017-11-15T09:30:00Z

9x10 Taylor Swift & Headaches

9x10 Taylor Swift & Headaches

  • 2017-11-15T09:30:00Z40m

On the series final of Gruen we look at Taylor Swift's launch of her PR-tinged new album Reputation & how she's changing the music industry in 2017; we rebrand the humble headache; plus a Pitch for a jingle to unite us all.

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