This Old Marketing

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the very funny South Park episode all about sponsored content and native advertising.  Yahoo! experiments with actually blocking ad blockers, and Google Plus gets a makeover, but it is worth it to take a second look?  Rants and raves include Seth Godin and Alibaba buying a media company.  This week's TOM example: The Chicken Whisperer.

This week's article links:

 
This week's Sponsor: The DAM Decision Guide from Widen - http://bit.ly/widen-dam-guide
 
 
 
 
Direct download: 15-11-29-Episode-107.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 5:00pm EDT

In this special Thanksgiving episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the amazing new content marketing launch for Y Combinator called "The Macro". Facebook Instant Articles is (surprise, surprise) not working for the 20 publishers...Robert Rose has a solution that involves content syndication, not advertising. In addition, the boys strongly disagree with a Gerry McGovern post about quality content.  Rants and raves include what is NOT content marketing.  This week's TOM example: US Military Hospitals.

This week's article links:

Facebook Instant Articles
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-mulls-ad-changes-for-instant-articles-after-publisher-pushback-1447281399?alg=y

Paired With
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/12/facebook-instant-article-ad-revenue/

Y Combinator Launches The Macro
http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/20/sifting-through-secrets/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000634

Less Content Marketing, More Quality Content
http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/new-thinking/less-content-marketing-more-quality-content


B2B Data Driven Trends
http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/data-transform-b-b-marketing-2016/301386/

Sponsor Message: http://ContentMarketingUniversity.com

Rants and Raves

8 Examples of Content Marketing
http://marketingland.com/content-marketing-done-right-8-examples-can-learn-149088

 

 

Direct download: 15-11-22-Episode-106.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 5:00pm EDT

In this week's episode, Joe and Robert discuss why YouTube has a leg up on the streaming music business, and someone actually wants to kill the term native advertising.  Dollar Shave Club launches a new content marketing program called MEL, and the boys fight over whether it's transparent enough.  Rants and raves include NYTimes Virtual Reality project and a Wharton article.  This week's TOM example: Fold Factory.

This week's show links:

YouTube Opens Enormous Music Collection To All
http://www.wired.com/2015/11/youtube-music-opens-sites-enormous-music-collection-to-all/

Can We Kill The Term Native Advertising?
http://www.alleywatch.com/2015/11/can-kill-term-native-advertising/

Dollar Shave Club Launches Mens Interest Editorial Destination
http://www.wsj.com/articles/dollar-shave-club-launches-mens-interest-editorial-destination-called-mel-1447270170

Sponsor: Marketo and Solved Mysteries - http://bit.ly/marketo-solved-mysteries

Joe's Rave
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/magazine/virtual-reality-a-new-way-to-tell-stories.html?_r=0
https://contently.com/strategist/2015/11/09/are-the-nyts-virtual-reality-films-for-brands-the-next-big-thing/

 
Robert's Rant
 
#ThisOldMarketing
Fold Factory - https://www.youtube.com/user/foldfactory
Direct download: 15-11-15-Episode-105.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:58pm EDT

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the latest findings on Facebook, specifically how Facebookers are turning into lurkers and moving away from actually creating content.  Ad blockers are transforming the next level of the web and one startup goes big by launching a documentary. Rants and raves include Amazon launching a physical bookstore and Activision launches a film studio.  This week's TOM example: Interface Age Magazine.

This week's story:

9 Fascinating Stats In Digital Marketing this Last Week
http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/here-are-9-fascinating-digital-marketing-stats-past-week-167919

Ad Blockers And The Next Chapter Of The internet
https://hbr.org/2015/11/ad-blockers-and-the-next-chapter-of-the-internet

Inside Story On Design Disruptors Documentary Film
http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/design-disruptors?utm_campaign=blog-rss-emails&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23028931

Publishers Create New Job “Platform Wranglers"
http://digiday.com/publishers/rise-platforms-publishers-scramble-point-persons/


SPONSOR
Lean Content Marketing by Marketo - http://bit.ly/marketo-lean-marketing

RANTS AND RAVES

Robert
https://hbr.org/2015/11/what-a-great-digital-customer-experience-actually-looks-like

Joe
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/11/06/amazon-brick-and-mortar-bonobos-modcloth/75235308/

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-activision-studio-20151106-story.html

https://medium.com/thoughts-on-media/could-nike-have-saved-grantland-really-5c4f3d69718c

TOM…..
http://apple2history.org/history/ah20/

Direct download: 15-11-09-Episode-104.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 9:04am EDT

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss some major plays in podcasting, from Google Play adding podcasts to Serial's deal with Pandora.  PewDiePie says that the reason YouTube is launching YouTube Red is because of ad blockers (is he right?) and Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook believes that ads make Facebook better (really?).  Rants and raves include IBM buying part of the Weather Channel and Nike should buy Grantland.com.  This week's TOM example: Pro Football Talk.

This week's story links: 

 
Google Gets Back Into Podcast Distribution
 
Pandora Exclusive Streaming Partner for Serial
 
PewdiePie Says Ad Blockers Lead to YouTube Red
 
 
Zuckerberg Talks about the Crowding of Ads Vs. Content
 
Brands It’s You Not Consumers
 
This week's Sponsor: Marketo on A/B Testing - http://bit.ly/marketo-ab-testing
 
Rants and Raves
Robert - http://fortune.com/2015/10/27/ibm-weather-company-acquisition/
 
This Old Marketing
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/01/pft-turns-14-today/
 
 
Direct download: 15-11-02-Episode-103.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 10:02pm EDT

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