
← Stuff About Advertising7 Aug 2025 · 12 min
The Creative Graveyard: Resurrecting Great Ideas with Dead Ad Society
<p>For every ad you see on TV, dozens of brilliant ideas were killed along the way. That gut-wrenching feeling of losing a script you loved is a universal part of the creative process. </p><p>In this episode, we're going behind the scenes with the creators of the <strong>Dead Ad Society</strong>, a unique anti-award show where dead ads get a second chance at life.</p><p>We'll talk about why great ideas die, how creatives cope with rejection, and the story of one ad that was too good to stay buried.</p><p><br></p><p>Big thanks to my special guests:</p><p>Caleb Dewart (hungryman)</p><p>LJ Johnson (hungryman)</p><p>Chad Broude (Highdive)</p><p><br></p><p>💀 Enter your favorite dead scripts at <a href="https://www.deadadsociety.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">deadadsociety.com</a> 💀</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://hungryman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">hungryman</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Stuff About Advertising?</p><p>Join the <a href="https://www.stuffaboutadvertising.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Internal Review community</a></p><p>Follow on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@stuffaboutadvertising" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a></p><p>Follow on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stuffaboutadvertising" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></p><p>Follow on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@StuffAboutAdvertising" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a></p>