Durex Condoms Makes Podcast Buy

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Taking advantage of the FCC-free Podcast medium, condom maker Durex has made a deal with popular podcast show, Dawn and Drew, a Wisconsin husband and wife podcast team. The deal with the PodcastAlley number 2 ranked podcast involves “unscripted X-rated banter” as reported by Ad Age. Omnicom Group’s Fitzgerald & Co. SVP and Chief Media Officer (how’s that for a fancy title?) explained approach to the buy to Ad Age, saying, “Nobody wants to get slapped with an FCC fine. … The thing about condoms is that young adults look at them and are kind of concerned about how they’re going to feel, and they’re a little embarrassed to spend a lot of time in front of the store display. By showing people interacting with the brand makes it seem like something you don’t need to be embarrassed about.”

A podcast is an audio file that is automatically downloaded to any MP3 player via subscription. Even though one of the first statements on the Dawn and Drew website (and many other podcast related sites) makes clear podcasts are not only for iPods but for any MP3 players, many, including Ad Age, still classify Podcasts as something you download to your iPod.

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