Episode 125

The one about GWR’s Famous 5 Campaign, What AI says about you and The Imitation Game - TG125

Published on: 14th May, 2025

The one about GWR’s Famous 5 Campaign, What AI says about you and The Imitation Game - TG125 

00:00:00 Introduction  

Here are your hosts, Roger and Pascal.   

00:02:52 In the News  

A selection of announcements and news releases from the world of marketing and technology that caught our attention. 


00:15:33 Content Spotlights  

ROGER: Why It Works: Why the Famous Five did a jolly clever job for GWR by Richard Shotton for Marketing Week: https://www.marketingweek.com/why-it-works-famous-five-gwr/ 

PASCAL: What AI says about you when you’re not in the room by  Muhammad Zulhusni for Marketing Tech News: https://www.marketingtechnews.net/news/what-ai-says-about-you-when-youre-not-in-the-room/ 

 

00:35:51 This Week in History  

Our selection of historical events and anniversaries from the world of science, technology and popular culture. 


00:43:43 Marketing Tech and Apps 

ROGER: It’s all about earphones: 

Starts with a rant. What are the best earbuds? https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-wireless-earbuds/ 

  • Sony WF-1000XM5 
  • Technics EAH-AZ100 
  • Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C) 

PASCAL: It’s all about building authority and relevancy: 

https://sparktoro.com/ your digital market research assistant – find out what your customers visit, read, watch, listen-to, and follow 

https://buzzsumo.com/ your content ideas engine – find out the most popular content in any niche, from viral trends to timeless classics 

 

00:53:11 Film Marketing  

THE IMITATION GAME (2014)  

Directed by: by Morten Tyldum (Headhunters (2011) The Imitation Game (2014) Passengers (2016) Written by: Graham Moore, based on the 1983 biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges  

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong  

Music by: Alexandre Desplat  

Tagline: The true enigma was the man who cracked the code 

The Imitation Game was considered an independent production with a mere 14 million dollars budget. We look at the ‘festival run or circuit’ which was at the heart of the film marketing campaign. 

 

About Two Geeks and A Marketing Podcast    

Hosted by the two geeks, Roger Edwards and Pascal Fintoni, to keep you up to date with the latest news, tech, content and wisdom from the world of marketing.  

Roger is a marketing speaker and consultant who’s spent his whole career helping his customers keep their marketing simple but effective. He’s the author of Cats, Mats and Marketing Plans and the creator of the RogVLOG video series.   

Pascal is a digital marketing veteran, he is a speaker, trainer and advisor with nearly three decades of experience who enjoys revealing visual storytelling techniques to help you build better online campaigns faster.  

Every week we'll bring you the following segments.  

  • In the News.  
  • Content Spotlight  
  • This Week in History 
  • Marketing Tech and Apps 
  • Film Marketing  

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Watch the show on video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChv7HnP_ZqGoFQbzqkeaKA?  

Pascal Fintoni: https://pascalfintoni.com/  

Roger Edwards: https://rogeredwards.co.uk/services/ 

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Two Geeks and A Marketing Podcast
Roger Edwards and Pascal Fintoni keep you up to date with the latest news, tech, content and wisdom from the world of marketing
Welcome to Two Geeks and A Marketing Podcast

We are your hosts, the two geeks, Roger Edwards and Pascal Fintoni, here to keep you up to date with the latest news, tech, content and wisdom from the world of marketing.

Roger is a man on a mission to keep marketing simple. He is the voice of the Marketing & Finance Podcast and the host of the RogVLOG series.

Pascal is also on a mission to demystify digital marketing. He's the host of the Content Marketing Studio video podcast and many other video series.

Every week we'll bring you the following segments.

• In the news.
• Content Spotlight
• Marketing Tech and Apps
• This week in history
• Creator shout outs
• Film marketing

Please subscribe and leave comments and suggestions in the usual places.

More information about Pascal Fintoni and Roger Edwards.

https://pascalfintoni.com/

https://rogeredwards.co.uk/services/