Are you a marketer and can’t find a series that identifies you or that you think you might like? If you are interested in knowing a little more about marketing and maybe seeing yourself reflected in one of the characters of TV that appear in the series, we mention you 20 marketing series that no marketer can miss.
20 marketing series for all tastes
These marketing series have a common denominator: its protagonists are very controversial, they stand out for something in the field of advertising, and they are capable of creating moments that will take you into the stories they live, and move in an environment that may be familiar to you… or perhaps surprise you.
Abstract
Abstract (2017) shows us the creative challenges of different artists. Is documentary series produced by Netflix is an in-depth look at contemporary design, narrated by some of the world’s best designers. You will be able to take a look behind the scenes of the work of geniuses such as the illustrator Christoph Niemann (who works for The New Yorker), or the designer of the brand’s shoes TinkerHatfield.
A series that teaches us that creativity is not something that simply appears in the form of a muse, but rather a muscle that must be trained daily. It is definitely an inspiring, beautiful and very well done production; a “must” for any lover of ideas who calls themselves creative (or who aspires to be). It consists of two seasons of eight and six chapters.
BlackMirror
Charlie Brooker, creator of this British series produced by Endemol (2011), explained the purpose of this creation indicating that if technology is like a drug, what will be its side effects? This area, between pleasure and discomfort, is where Brooker’s series is set.
Each episode has a different reality, different actors and always revolves around “how technology affects our lives”, how it can be useful to us but, the moment we screw up, how it can turn into a nightmare. This series is available on Netflix and consists of five seasons and 22 chapters in total.
Borgen
Danish fiction series broadcast by the public channel Danmarks Radio, where the backgrounds of Danish politics by means of BIrgitte Nyborgthe first woman to be named First minister of , embodied by the actress Sidse Babett Knudsen.
The series tells the performance of Nyborg’s power, his time in the opposition and the relationship between the media and political power, conditioning each other. The names of the media and political parties have been changed but are equivalent to those that actually exist in Denmark.
Three seasons of 10 episodes each were produced, which were broadcast between 2010, 2011 and 2013. After a 9-year break, Netflix premiered a sequel call Borgen: Kingdom, power and glory. The streaming platform took over the rights to the first three seasons and they can now be enjoyed on it.
In this independent sequel, made up of 8 chapters and with part of the original cast, as well as the same writer, Birgitte Nyborg is seen again in the middle of a fight for Greenland oil and how everything is complicated when the discovery of a deposit is confirmed. in the region, which could lead to an international conflict of major proportions.
Ravens Club
This was the Netflix’s first original series for Latin America in 2015, deals with the history of the Cuervos de Nuevo Toledo soccer team, its contribution to a small community with no impact beyond sports, the relationship between the Iglesias family around the management of the club and what surrounds the world of football .
Some moments of this series such as the hiring of Aitor Cardoné, the change in the uniform design, the team’s relegation, among others, will help you understand the relationship between sport and marketing through 4 seasons and 45 episodes.
Emily in Paris
Emily is a young marketing executive moving to Paris, for an unexpected job opportunity. She is tasked with bringing the American point of view to a major French marketing agency. Culture clashes occur as Emily faces the challenges of her new life in a foreign city, as she juggles her career, new friends and new loves.
The series, released in 2020, is available on Netflix, where it already has two seasons, 20 chapters and has been renewed for a third and fourth season.
In the mind of Bill Gates
This small series of 3 chapters from the year 2019 shows how one of the most revolutionary minds of recent decades carries out his day to day. In addition, it reveals a bit of the history of the creation of Microsoft and how Bill Gates spends his timeintelligence and money to solve world problems, improving the quality of life.
GirlBoss
this series The 2017 Netflix original tells the story of Sophia Amoruso (Britt Robertson), a somewhat rebellious and self-centered girl who started selling vintage clothing through eBay. Why did we include it in our list? The development of an online business and the way in which Amoruso works, identifying her market niche very well and imposing very strict rules on herself, makes this series an unmissable material. Ideal to understand digital marketing for SMEs or entrepreneurs. Without a doubt, this appetizer of a season of 13 episodes will be perfect to liven up your free time.
Halt and catch fire
This 2014 series is set in the eighties right at the beginning of computing and its evolution towards the launch of the Internet and the creation of the World Wide Web. With it, through four seasons of 10 episodes each, we will understand the development of technology and how it has become so important in society. The hyperconnectivity of or immediate access to information are important aspects that are discussed in this series that you can see on Filmin.
House of Cards
This 2013 British drama series stars Kevin Spacey, in the role of a congressman named Frank Underwood wants to occupy the position of Secretary of State even with bad tricks against President Garrett Walker. During its six seasons and 73 episodes, topics such as political marketing, media manipulation or political communication strategies. Nothing will stop him or his wife from reaching power. You can currently enjoy it on Netflix.
Inventing Anna
known as Who is Anna? in Spain, This is a miniseries of nine chapters, released in February 2022 and available on the Netflix streaming platform. It is based on Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article titled “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York ‘s Party People,” published in 2019.
The series follows the journalist Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), when she is investigating the case of Anna Devey (her real name is Anna Sorokin), played by Julia Garner, a Russian-born socialite who came to the United States in 2013 who swindled banks, hotels, and New York socialites for hundreds of thousands of dollars, goods and services by making them believe that she was a German heiress with a substantial fortune.
The mind in a nutshell
This miniseries present on Netflix with five chapters of 20 minutes each, tells one of the most fascinating topics in the world, the human mind. With a format of documentary film explains the way the brain works, touching on topics from dreams to anxiety disorders that people can suffer from.
Another topic discussed and that can be very useful for marketing is memory and the way the brain stores, processes, and retrieves memoriesin addition to the appreciations that can be reached by people, companies, social movements and answering the unknowns of why sometimes everything that is remembered is actually unreliable.
Madam CJ Walker: A Self Made Woman
On Netflix we can find a miniseries that tells us the true story of a great woman, in which self-improvement and business vision are, along with her, the main protagonists. Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919), played by Olivia Spencer, was the first African-American woman to become a millionaire.
During the four episodes that make up its only season, it shows how Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam CJ Walker, a woman from Louisiana, knew how to see a business opportunity and managed to climb to conquer the market and how it overcame the obstacles imposed by the socio-cultural context of the time, until creating an empire of beauty and cosmetic products.
Mad Men
Mad Men is, for many, best drama series on american television and deals with the world of advertising. It is a series released in 2007 but set in the 60s around a advertising agency where you work Don Draper (Jon Hamm), one of the best publicists in New York. He stands out for his historical authenticity, performances, script, and visual style and, in fact, has won 15 Emmys and 4 Golden Globes. Thanks to her you will be able to know How did the world of advertising work at that time? and go much deeper into other topics that it also touches on, such as alcoholism, racism, feminism and many others that will surely catch you. Enjoy it on Amazon Prime Video.
Silicon Valley
Available on HBO Max, eta is a series released in 2014 by Mike Judge about Richard (Thomas Middleditch), a lonely programmer who works at a large Internet company and who, together with his friends, develops a music app in a that features a revolutionary data compression algorithm. This will cause the creation of false friendships and a great battle of interests in which its protagonists they find themselves involved, all this in the house of the millionaire Elrich who lets them live there in exchange for a 10% profit on their projects.
The first season shows us the birth of the idea and how it is created in the incubator, the second unfolds around investor confidence and the third deals more with business operations, and so on until covering the 6 seasons that confirm the Serie. Fun and new knowledge about the great technological projects and startups await you in Silicon Valleyas you can see in this scene in which its protagonists talk about the :
Suits: the key to success
A fairly long series, with 9 seasons and 134 episodes that ran from 2011 to 2019, available on Netflix.
Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), is a very bright law student, but ends up getting kicked out of college before graduating due to dishonest behavior. He happens to stumble upon the law office of the great Manhattan corporate lawyer, Harvey Specter (Gabriel Match), who hires him despite not having graduated. Together they begin to work on the most difficult cases, although sometimes they must break the legality to win them.
The Crazy Ones
Another of our marketing series is a series from 2013, present on Prime Video and starring the famous robin willliams…
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