Brand Roast – Pitch It or Roast It
Reading between the lines
- 23 days out. Long enough to forget. Copy the link now.
- No PPO. Enter for the prize or the practice — just be honest about which.
The ask
Brand Roast is a marketing-themed entertainment competition where participants humorously critique well-known brands using genuine business and marketing insights - entertaining the audience while demonstrating understanding of branding, advertising, customer perception, and innovation. Event Flow: Round 1 - Prepared Brand Roast (4 mins): Teams are assigned a brand 3-5 days in advance and deliver a humorous roast covering the brand's strengths, funny observations, real marketing missteps, and one or two innovative improvement ideas. Round 2 - Spin the Brand Challenge (2 mins prep + 2 mins performance): Teams draw a surprise brand and deliver an impromptu roast plus one creative marketing fix - testing presence of mind, creativity, and confidence under pressure. Rules: No personal, political, or defamatory comments - roast the brand, not individuals. Time limits are strict. Judges' decision is final. The competition will run across 2 rounds, conducted on-campus, with a total duration of approximately 2.5 hours.
Skills involved
And the ones you'll add to LinkedIn on Sunday night.
- Brand Strategy
- Innovation Management
- Marketing Analytics