This Old Marketing - Content Marketing News with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose

As we head into 2025, we look back on the crazy year that was 2024. What did we learn? What were the major marketing and life trends?

Topics include:

  • Going after that shiny (AI) object.
  • Podcasts and can they even be successful anymore.
  • Forgiveness in 2024
  • Forget influencers. Invest in your creators.

And many more. You don't want to miss this special episode.

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This week we break down Pew research on the Big Four in social media as it pertains to the youth of America. You may be surprised which four platforms they are...and...are you there?

We look at the opportunities and challenges ahead.

What are the most overhyped marketing strategies for 2024? I bet you can guess number one.

Winners and losers include the Pivot podcast and McKinsey.

Rants and raves include the OpenAI Santa and Sesame Street.

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This week's links:

Teen Social Media Research from Pew

The Most Overhyped Marketing Strategies of 2024

Content Creators Find a Place in Newsrooms

Pivot's New Deal

McKinsey Pays

OpenAI and Santa Mode

MAX Kills Sesame Street

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Like Breeze — a suite of new AI-powered tools that help you say goodbye to busywork and
hello to better work.

With HubSpot, it's never been easier to be a marketer. Create content that breaks through and campaigns that drive revenue. 

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The first ever This Old Marketing where both Robert and Joe are NOT recording at the same time. If anything, you'll get a kick out of this episode for that reason.

TikTok is in the news again. Does the impending ban and their emergency motion mean anything at all?

Ad giant Omnicom merges with Interpublic in a $13 billion dollar deal.

And OpenAI releases Sora, increasing the fight over generative AI video.

Winners and losers include print catalogs and the Starbucks origin story.

Rants and raves include an article from The Australian and the idea of change in content marketing.

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This week's links:

TikTok Files Emergency Motion

Ad Giant Omnicom's Big Deal

OpenAI Releases Sora

Print Catalogs on the Rise

Il Giornale and Starbucks Mission Letter

Can Businesses Build Human-Centric Tech?

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With HubSpot, it's never been easier to be a marketer. Create content that breaks through and campaigns that drive revenue. 

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

The boys are back with a regular episode this week!

In big social media news, the Australian government plans to ban social media for children 16 or under. Could this actually work or is this a bluff?

Black Friday is bigger than ever, with TikTok showing its retail teeth. Could TikTok actually be Amazon's biggest competitor?

And Bluesky continues to hit on all cylinders. But will it last?

Marketing winners include direct book sales and Jaguar.

Rants and raves include ChatGPT for travel and the Elvis documentary.

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This week's links:

Australia to Ban Social Media

Black Friday Hits Record

Is TikTok Ready to Take on Amazon?

What is Bluesky?

Hat's off to Jaguar

Louis Grenier's Book Launch Plan

The Taylor Swift Direct Model

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Another very special episode of This Old Marketing...this time, without Robert Rose. Yes...this episode features Joe Pulizzi talking about unconventional content marketing strategies for 2025.

Joe discusses how to leverage ChatGPT for persona building, treating employees as creators, leveraging more email and physical events, a big yes to print and much, much more.

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A special This Old Marketing podcast episode featuring the one and only Robert Rose (with no Joe Pulizzi). 

In this special solo episode, Robert takes a deep dive into the state of marketing as we approach the end of 2024. As marketers, we’ve spent the last 25 years adapting to paradigm-shifting technologies — from the internet and social media to mobile computing. But now, we’re navigating the latest disruptor: Generative AI.

Robert explores the concept of "Valuable Friction," the deliberate resistance that slows us down, fostering critical thinking and creativity. In an industry obsessed with efficiency and automation, are we losing the joy and creativity that make marketing truly impactful? This episode challenges the status quo and asks: Are we outsourcing our human spark to technology, or are we using it to amplify our creative potential?

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growth feel impossibly easy.

Like Breeze — a suite of new AI-powered tools that help you say goodbye to busywork and
hello to better work.

With HubSpot, it's never been easier to be a marketer. Create content that breaks through and campaigns that drive revenue. 

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In this special episode Robert and Joe ask each other four secret questions.

The answers will surprise you. The boys cover investing, travel, biggest regrets, bigger dreams and what's next in marketing and beyond.

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Like Breeze — a suite of new AI-powered tools that help you say goodbye to busywork and
hello to better work.

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

The boys do a debrief of why Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential election. We can talk policies and character, but it's possible the Trump campaign outmarketed Harris.

Winners and losers include Goldfish Crackers and the Nomad Capitalist.

Rants and raves include ChatGPT Search and the Content Creator/Influencer.

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This week's links:

A Trump Second Term

Will Trump Ban TikTok?

Goldfish Crackers and Marketing

The Nomad Capitalist

ChatGPT Search

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But HubSpot just announced more than 200 major product updates to make impossible
growth feel impossibly easy.

Like Breeze — a suite of new AI-powered tools that help you say goodbye to busywork and
hello to better work.

With HubSpot, it's never been easier to be a marketer. Create content that breaks through and campaigns that drive revenue. 

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

A continuing story on the content gaps available in local news. With more people trusting businesses than ever before, could this be the biggest content marketing opportunity in history?

In other news, The Washington Post makes a horrible strategic decision to kill endorsements, costing them over 200,000 subscribers.

Microsoft, Google and Apple report incredible earnings on the back of AI.

And young TikTok influencers are finding it hard to maintain a real life while being an online content creator. Is the worst to come?

Winners and losers include Strauss and the Dallas Cowboys.

Rants and raves include another newsletter acquisition and ghost jobs.

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This week's links:

Washington Posts Kills Endorsements

Local News Content Gap

Microsoft Earnings Grow

TikTok High School Influencers

The NFL Goes Simpsons

Strauss Sponsorship with MLB

Another Newsletter Acquisition

Ghost Jobs

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hello to better work.

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The boys go deep into CMI's 2025 content marketing research report.

While the results look pretty similar to last year's report, Joe and Robert offer some prescriptions for 2025 content marketing strategies, including:

  • Think more local in 2025
  • Who's your "with"?
  • Paid promotion of content for the win
  • Less is more
  • Time to kill some things
  • Let's get risky in 2025

See the full research here.

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Breeze Intelligence — to give you the richest, most comprehensive picture of your prospects
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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

The boys are back with breaking news. Semrush, the online visibility company, purchases Search Engine Land and MarTech (plus all the conferences). Is this the start of acquisition season?

Americans' trust in media sinks to an all-time low. Or did it? Actually, there's a big opportunity for content marketers here.

TikTok's own research reveals it's hurting kids. What are we going to do about it?

And author James Patterson launches a new channel on, of all places, Substack.

Winners and losers include Nick Chubb, Apple's killing of social apps and content creator deaths.

Rants and raves include Steven Pressfield and an AI article.

This week's links:

Semrush Acquires Third Door Media

Americans' Trust at All-Time Low

TikTok's Horrible New Research

James Patterson Launches Substack

Nick Chubb Tells All

Did Apple Kill Social Apps?

Content Creator Falls to Death

AI Is Going to Kill Advertising

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But HubSpot just announced more than 200 major product updates to make impossible
growth feel impossibly easy.

Like Breeze — a suite of new AI-powered tools that help you say goodbye to busywork and
hello to better work.

Breeze Intelligence — to give you the richest, most comprehensive picture of your prospects
and customers.

And reimagined Marketing and Content Hubs — to attract and convert more leads, and send
your revenue soaring.

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Joe and Robert unpack Google's NotebookLM and how the AI audio machine has taken over the internet. Listen to the sample and see if you think it's usable.

In other Google news, the DOJ is trying to break up Google into smaller pieces for better competition. This happens at the same time Google is losing its strength in the search market.

And someone used Meta's glasses to instantly dox strangers. Should we be scared? Yes...yes we should.

Winners and losers include Mountain Dew and Wordpress.

Rants and raves include TikTok and CMI's latest benchmark study.

This week's links:

Google's Notebook LM

Google Faces the DOJ

Google's Domination as Search Leader Going Away?

Meta's Glasses Used to Dox Strangers

Mountain Dew's New Brand

WordPress Community In Trouble?

TikTok Sued Again

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But HubSpot just announced more than 200 major product updates to make impossible
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Like Breeze — a suite of new AI-powered tools that help you say goodbye to busywork and
hello to better work.

Breeze Intelligence — to give you the richest, most comprehensive picture of your prospects
and customers.

And reimagined Marketing and Content Hubs — to attract and convert more leads, and send
your revenue soaring.

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

A special episode of This Old Marketing where Joe and Robert answer AI and content marketing questions from some of the world leaders of marketing. 

Find your answers to content marketing spending, how AI is affecting content marketing, advice for new marketers, how to handle a personal brand in a business, how much to invest into internal content creators and much, much more.

Special thanks to our marketing experts:

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Breeze Intelligence — to give you the richest, most comprehensive picture of your prospects
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And reimagined Marketing and Content Hubs — to attract and convert more leads, and send
your revenue soaring.

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Our old friend Leon rolls back another X feature and the haters go crazy. At the same time, X releases their Global Transparency Report (which is anything but transparent).

The New York Times unveils a plan to sell audio subscriptions via Apple Music and Spotify. The boys aren't sure the plan has merit (uh, data concerns anyone?).

And The Onion creates a membership program with a print newspaper at the center. Joe is very happy about this.

Winners and losers include Tim Walz and LinkedIn's AI rollout.

Rants and raves include new books from Brian Piper and Pam Didner and a Dreamforce appearance from John Mulaney.

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This week's links:

X and Blocked Users

X's Global Transparency Report

New York Times to Sell Pod Subs

Why the Onion Launched a Membership Program

Tim Walz's YouTube Show

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

OpenAI launches the "Strawberry" version within ChatGPT claiming better reasoning and complex thinking. Joe and Robert take it to the test.

TikTok heads back to court with a January 19th ban date looming. Joe predicts what will happen.

And Instagram launches a version for teens only. Is it enough?

Finally, MrBeast "leaks" his personal YouTube production manual. Is there gold within?

Winners and losers include Sun Studio and the 2024 Content Marketing Award winner.

Rants and raves include MAICON's headsets and CMI's marketing career study.

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This week's links:

OpenAI's Strawberry Is Scary Good at Deception

TikTok Goes to Court

Inst Launches Teen Accounts

MrBeast's Playbook Uncovered

MrBeast: How to Succeed at YouTube Playbook

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In this special episode, Joe and Robert talk about the future of AI in marketing and how each of them use AI for both content creation and marketing ideation.

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Mark Zuckerberg says the Biden Administration pressured Facebook to censor COVID comments while Elon Musk gets X banned in Brazil.

In better news, the Kelce brothers land a $100 million dollar deal with Amazon. The boys talk about how the licensing model has changed in just the past two years.

Winners and losers include Mammoth Cave National Park and Yelp.

Rants and raves include LEGO and Adweek.

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This week's links:

Zuck's Words Against Biden

Brazil Bans X

Kelce's Deal with Amazon

Mammoth Cave on Facebook

Yelp's Case Against Google

Search Fragmentation on Adweek

LEGO's Big Jump

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

We have all the answers for what's going to happen in the NFL this year. This special episode includes:

  1. 2024 New Kickoff Rules
  2. AFC/NFC Top 4 and Championships
  3. Super Bowl and Who Wins
  4. Cowboys and Browns Final Records
  5. MVP Prediction

And a final bet you don't want to miss.

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

The boys review how the DNC has courted creators and developed "content moments" that are going viral.

Chick-Fil-A just launched a streaming strategy and Procreate vows to never leverage generative AI.

Wins and losses include the Savannah Bananas and Snoop Dogg.

Rants and raves include Robert's take on DNC creators while Joe talks about the NSYNC and Deadpool integration.

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This week's links:

The DNC Finally "Gets" Content

Chick-Fil-A Launches Streaming Service

Procreate Says No to Gen AI

Snoop & Solo Brands Make Up

Bananas Ink TV Deal

NSYNC Takes Off w/Deadpool Integration

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

While X continues to sue advertisers and launch products in chaos, Reddit has risen to the top of the social media sandlot (with the help of Google).

Winners and losers include Heineken NA and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Rants and raves include the Savannah Bananas and surveillance pricing.

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This week's links:

X Calls for Ad Industry Reset

Ad Group Dismantles

Xai launches Chaotic Image Generator

Publishers Flock to Reddit

Heineken's Partnership with US Open Tennis

Symphony Orchestra's Bad AI Play

WTF Is Surveillance Pricing?

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In a desperation move, X decides the best way to get advertisers back to the platform is to sue them.

In obvious news, a judge rules that Google is an illegal monopoly. The boys talk about what the repercussions are with this ruling, and what Apple's role will be.

Speaking of Google (and X), Google ads seem to be popping up on Elon's platform. Curious indeed.

In winners and losers, the Harris campaign is kicking butt on social while the Army fails with The Rock.

In rants and raves, Robert changes his mind on the Olympics and Joe thinks the next wave of content marketing is internal creators.

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This week's links:

Google Is a Monopoly

X Files Suit Against Advertisers

Google Ads End Up on X

Kamala Social Media Masterclass

The Army Fails with The Rock

The Olympics and TikTok

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In this episode the boys cover an incredible content marketing case study in New York's largest hospital system.

Reddit is now blocking big search engines who want its unique content...unless they pay up (which they will).

And Elon is being Elon, violating his own content policy on X. Here we go again.

Hits and misses include Bandit Running and Flavor Flav.

Rants and raves include James Patterson and Google's new AI ad.

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This week's links:

Reddit Blocks Search Engines

Elon Musk Violates X Policy

Northwell Health Content Marketing Studio

Bandit's Unsponsored Project

Flavor Flav and US Water Polo

Google's Dumb AI Ad

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

At long last, Google seems to do a 180 on its third-party cookie policy. What does this mean for marketers and advertisers?

META introduces Llama 3 for developers, apparently giving away its AI technology and investment for free. Could this be for real or is it a Zuckerberg trick?

And does Spotify use podcasts for loyalty first?

Hits and misses include Deadpool and Heinz and Informa's purchase of the Cannes Festival.

Rants and raves include British Airways and Field & Stream magazine.

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Google Leaves Cookie Policy

Llama 3.1 Launch

Spotify's Bet on Podcasts

Informa Buys Cannes

Heinz Partners with Deadpool

Country Music Stars Buy Field & Stream

British Airways Flight Video

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

This week Taboola does a big deal with Apple to sell their advertising space. Great for Taboola, but what does this message for Apple?

Dax Shepard does an $80 million dollar podcast deal with Amazon. Is Amazon going after Spotify and YouTube for podcast dominance?

And CMO's are under huge pressure, as stated by the latest research. Are we actually in a marketing recession?

Rants and raves include VidCon Baltimore and StickerMule.

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Ken Griffin Buys Dinosaur

Taboola to Sell Apple Ads

Dax Shepard Does Deal with Amazon's Wondery

CMOs Under Pressure

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Has the content creator/influencer business model gone bearish? Glamour seems to think so. We  disagree.

The Paramount/Skydance deal is finally done...we think.

Spotify is beginning to court more video podcasts. Is it working in their fight against YouTube?

And BusinessWeek has a 120-page print issue on the way. Does this mean a new opportunity in print?

Wins and losses include ArtBotAI and Mohawk Chevy. Rants and raves include Trump speaking at the Bitcoin Conference and AI spammers.

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This week's links:

Power Slap and Dana White

Paramount Skydance Deal

Spotify's Continuing Shift to Video

Influencers Aren't Getting Famous Like They Used To

BusinessWeek's Print Move

Mohawk Chevy on TikTok

ArtBotAI

Trump to Speak at Bitcoin Conference

The Rise of AI Content

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

A special condensed episode of This Old Marketing. We cover the latest supreme court decision on social media. Good decision or more of the same?

And do the brand new rules of marketing and advertising include content marketing? If content marketing becomes marketing, what happens to the discipline?

Rants and raves include mxmtoon and research from Meta and Kantar.

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Supreme Court Sends Social Media Back to States

Brand New Rules of Advertising

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Research from Meta and Kantar

One Million Checkboxes

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In breaking news, the Supreme Court is allowing the White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation. Did this really need to go to court in the first place?

Time strikes a deal with OpenAI, while the recording industry files suit against Suno AI and Uncharted Labs citing copyright infringement.

And...have we learned anything from moving text to video online?

Hits and misses include the Verizon logo and the Toys R Us commercial produced with OpenAI.

Rants and raves include the Olympics and AI forgetting to read the room.

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This week's links:

Supreme Court Ruling on Social Media

Time Strikes Deal with OpenAI

Recording Industry Sues Sona

We Learned the Wrong Lessons from Video

Verizon's New Logo

Toys R Us's AI Ad

Al Michaels' AI Voice at the Olympics

AI Execs Forget to Read the Room

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

While Wells Fargo is into employee surveillance, the US Surgeon General pushes for a warning on social media much like those on cigarette packages.

Forbes threatens Perplexity with legal action, while TikTok debuts humanlike AI-generated avatars for advertising.

Hits and misses include Oscar Mayer and American Express.

Rants and raves include indie print and the Cannes Lions award winners.

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Wells Fargo Fires Employees

Surgeon General and Social Media

Forbes Threatens Perplexity

TikTok Debuts AI Ad Features

Oscar Mayer Bacon Ad

Cannes Lions 2024

High-End Indie Print Publications

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Apple's big developer conference meeting saw the launch of IOS 18 and Apple Intelligence? Apple decided to partner with OpenAI and not Google for their AI integration. Is this a big miss for Google Gemini? 

Plus, Adobe and Meta have big terms and conditions issues this week.

Hits and misses include OpenAI, Google and Nathan's hot dogs.

Rants and raves include "Infectious Generosity" by Chris Anderson and yet another AI content marketing launch.

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Adobe's Missed Terms

Adobe's Apology

META's content problems with Europe

Apple Intelligence Is Launched

Joey Chestnut and Nathan's Hot Dogs

AI Content Marketing Agent

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Twitter/X leans into NSFW content and vertical video. Is this the sign of a turnaround or more desperate measures to stay alive? Robert and Joe take opposite sides and fight, fight, fight.

Spotify's CEO makes comments about the cost of content being almost nothing. Should we care or should we boycott?

Hits include Four Seasons and 10 Cent Beer night.

Rants and raves include signals from Marcus Sheridan and Suits.

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Twitter's New NSFW Strategy

Twitter/X Will Do Vertical Video

Spotify CEO Is Out of Touch

Facebook Going After Gen Z

10 Cent Beer Night - Craig Irons

Four Seasons PR Win

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Big news this week as leaked Google search API documents are released into the world. The TLDR? Google has been lying about how it formulates search results. What do we know? Google manipulates content like an editor of a media company would. But does it even matter?

AI scams are hitting a tipping point as we get closer to the US elections.

OpenAI inks two more content deals and Elon raises money for xAI.

Hits and misses include a home appliance store and Cheez-Its. 

Rants and raves include marketing agencies and GaryVee's commencement speech.

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The Google API Document Leak

Celebs Getting AI Scammed

Atlantic/Vox Ink Deal with OpenAI

Elon Raises $6 Billion for xAI

HBR Recognizes Creator Economy

Home Appliance Sales and Service

Marketing Agencies as Consultants

GaryVee's Commencement Address

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

While the world gets distracted by Scarlett Johansson's possible case against OpenAI, the AI giant continues to do deals with media companies. 

This time, Open AI signed a deal with News Corp (owners of WSJ) for $250 million over five years (reported). Who's next?

Trump Media's quarterly reported was more than a disaster, and yet the stock keeps going up.

And we have a nice disagreement about whether Chick-fil-A should embrace or fire their internal social media influencers. 

Hits and misses include GaryVee's new book and Coca-Cola lens.

Rants and raves include content marketing platforms and a nice rave for the Cleveland Guardians baseball team.

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OpenAI vs. Black Widow

OpenAI Signs Deal

Trump Media Report

Social Influencers and what to do

Coca-Cola Lens

GaryVee's Book Trailer

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

A special live recording of Joe and Robert with Philip Hernandez from the Haunted Attraction Network, recorded at Content Entrepreneur Expo (CEX) in Cleveland, Ohio on May 5th. Philip goes into detail about how he thinks about and creates content for the network, including the challenges and opportunities in social media content creation.

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 11:25am EDT

It was another crazy week in AI news.

On the heals of Google's AI announcement, OpenAI launches ChatGPT4 Omni (o). What does the new iteration mean for creators and marketers?

If that wasn't enough, TikTok is upgrading its algorithm with AI. Thank you (not so much).

And is the beef between Kendrick and Drake real? We think it's marketing.

Hits and misses include John Mulaney's new show and Prof G's podcast strategy.

Rants and raves include OEF's 100 Holes of Golf model and more on MarTech cuts.

This week's links:

OpenAI Releases Omni

TikTok Is Testing AI in Algo

The Drake/Kendrick Beef

John Mulaney's New Show

Prof G Markets Podcast

OEF's 100 Holes of Golf

MarTech Spending Falls

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In the latest social media soap opera, TikTok has sued the US Government over its potential "ban," bringing out the unconstitutional card. Is this just a stalling tactic? Yes...and it's working.

More money is flowing into the creator economy after big product successes from MrBeast and Logan Paul. But will the new algo changes be the end of big content creators?

And Hollywood continues to lack standards with AI. Is it simply too late?

Hits and misses include CEX and Joe Biden.

Rants and raves include Instagram and Meta.

This week's links:

TikTok Sues the US Government

MrBeast and Logal Paul Lead Creator Movement

Hollywood and AI

2024 Marketing Technology Landscape

Meta to Provide Advertisers with Auto Images

Instagram on Algo Change

 

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Joe and Robert do a deep dive into their CEX presentations...Joe's on the new business model for content creators and Robert's on the marketing MBA.

In the news, Instagram launches a new program that will highlight new content creators. They make it sound amazing. The problem is that this will hurt full-time content creators and content marketers.

Hits this week include Adidas and Phish (at the Sphere). Rants and raves include the trouble with books and third-party cookies.

This week's links:

Instagram and Twitch Roll Out New Algos

Amazon's Killer Quarterly Numbers

Adidas to Overinvest in Marketing

Phish at the Sphere

No One Buys Books

Yes, People Still Buy Books

Google's Cookie Delay

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In a whirlwind week on The Hill, a TikTok ultimatum (sell or be banned) passed the House, the Senate and was quickly signed by the President. What happens now?

META's quarterly results were outstanding...and then the stock dropped 20 percent. What happened?

Taylor Swift does her own deal with TikTok, making the executive team at UMG furious. Is this something for creators and marketers to follow?

Hits and misses include Cedar Point and Google.

Rants and raves include a big rant against Telsa marketing and an important reminder social media from Jay Clouse.

This week's links:

Biden Signs Bill Against TikTok

TikTok's Creator Economy Stares Into the Abyss

META Announces Earnings...Stock Sinks

Taylor Swift Goes Direct with TikTok

Google Fires Protesters

Cedar Point's Content Creators

Tesla's No Marketing Move

Jay Clouse on Social Media

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

John Deere's search for a new social media creator leads to an important conversation - are corporate social media handles dead?

Faced with possibly paying for the news, Google starts removing links to California news sites for some users. And the winner for the dumb move of the year goes to...

The VC market for creator startups is up the the first time in multiple quarters, while a group of TikTok influencers send a nasty gram to Joe Biden.

Hits and misses include Dove and AI and Caitlin Clark on SNL.

Rants and raves include gaming Spotify and the Chief Marketing Officer tenure.

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This week's links:

Google Won't Pay for News

John Deere Hunts for Chief Tractor Officer

Creator Startups and VCs

TikTok Influencers Send Letter to Joe Biden

Dove and AI

SNL and Caitlin Clark

CMO Tenures

Spotify and SEO

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Could marketers finally be waking up to the advantages of direct print? The relaunch of some high-profile magazines, and the launch of Robinhood's new print magazine leads our discussion.

In other news, Alphabet is reportedly looking at acquiring Hubspot and a new privacy bill is being drafted in Congress.

And...is synthetic AI training data setting us up for disaster?

Hits and misses include Jack Conte and Suno.ai. Rants and raves include creators Kelsey Russell and Andrew Huberman.

And Joe's new book is out...get a copy here: https://www.joepulizzi.com/books/content-entrepreneur/

This week's links:

Women's NCAA Ratings Bonanza

Google/Hubspot Deal

New Privacy Bill

Nylon Re-launches in Print

Robinhood Creates Media Arm

Tech Giants and AI Training Data

Jack Conte's SXSW Presentation - The Death of the Follower

Kelsey Russell and Print Newspapers

Crisis Communications and Alex Huberman

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Robert and Joe run through the business books that have made the most impact on their lives and careers. They include:

  • Marketing Management – Philip Kotler
  • Discovery Driven Growth  – Rita Gunther McGrath
  • Different – Youngme Moon
  • How Will You Measure Your Life – Clayton Christensen
  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig
  • Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
  • Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein
  • IMC: Integrated Marketing Communication - Don Schultz
  • David & Goliath - Malcolm Gladwell

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

News this week as Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs a law restricting social media access for children. Is this the first step to full-on social media verification or just another fruitless attempt to tell people how to parent?

Trump's Truth Social goes public and hits meme stock territory. How long with the party last?

Spotify adds video learning to its platform. Is YouTube in Spotify's sights?

And print is back baby!

Hits and misses include a Ryan's World movie and Comscore. Rants and raves include rants against Accenture and Meta's Threads.

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This week's links:

Florida Age-Gating Law

Trump's Truth Social Meme Stock

Truth Social's Revenue Problem

Spotify Adds Video Learning

Print On the Move

Pew Research on Print

Comscore Deal

Ryan's World Movie

Accenture and Adobe AI Release

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In this special episode #420, Joe and Robert dissect the upcoming Apple/Google deal for AI and the iPhone. Is this a sign of weakness for Apple or are they just buying time?

OpenAI's chatbot store is filling up with spam. Are you surprised?

And a group of publishing experts launch Authors Equity to give more rights back to authors. Uh, we don't think so.

Hits and misses include Liquid Death and Coca-Cola.

Rants and raves includes a full overview of the TikTok banning bill and why it's harder to become a creator today.

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Don Lemon Pivot Interview

Apple and Google to Partner on AI

OpenAI Spam

New Publishing Model Isn't Great

It's Harder to Become a Creator Today

No TikTok Bill

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

We are in post-social media and, now, a post-search environment. The next 12 months are critical to start getting your content assets in order for the AI Content wave.

The House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban. Uh, we told you so. But does it really matter?

Google's Gemini AI refuses to answer political questions (among other things). This leads to a conversation on how AI Truth is coordinated and what we can do about it.

MrBeast tells everyone to slow down a bit...that less content is more. Thank you sir!

And OpenAI starts doing publisher deals. Hello Google circa 2002.

Hits and misses include Kate Middleton and Da'Vine Joy Randolph.

Rants and raves include Kara Swisher's new book (rant) and the quote by Sam Altman heard round the world.

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TikTok House Ban

Google Gemini Is Mum on Elections

MrBeast Slows Down

OpenAI Publisher Deals

Sam Altman and 95 Percent Quote

Da'Vine's Oscar Speech

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In this special #ThisOldMarketing episode, Joe and Robert review their presentations from Social Media Marketing World 2024.

Robert shares his insights, including:

  • The Value of Relationships
  • The Product Content Mindset
  • The Point of View Architecture
  • The Trust Exercise - Audit Your Experiences

Joe runs through his secrets for content marketing success, including:

  • Building the Base
  • The Content Tilt
  • Acquiring Content Assets
  • Creators over Content
  • Pillar Content Projects
  • The NEW Print Opportunity
  • Email, Email, Email
  • The Content Revenue Model

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Another media company bites the dust. This time it's the once-darling Vice Media.

Is the news media business model broken or is there something else at work here?

A big supreme court case involving social media moderation is being reviewed by SCOTUS. Could it happen? We'll see this summer.

Is Google on death row? It's clear the product is getting worse. Will ChatGPT come to the rescue?

And Tyler Perry shelves his studio project because of Sora.

Hits and misses include Bitcoin and Air Canada.

Rants and raves involve the fractional CMO and a Florida law banning social media usage for youngsters.

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This week's links:

Supreme Court Social Media Case

Vice Media Shutting Down

Is Google Search Dying?

Tyler Perry Shelves Studio

Air Canada Is Stupid

The Fractional CMO

Florida Lawmakers Pass Social Law

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

It's been a crazy two weeks for artificial intelligence.

OpenAI officially launched Sora, the text-to-video tool. At the same time, Google launched their AI-version of Gemini inside workplace.

Is podcasting really a racket? Maybe it's just more of the same.

Hits and misses include Paramount's bad timing and Nvidia's HUGE quarter.

Rants and raves includes the NYTime's ad tool and Billy Joel's new AI video.

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OpenAI Launches Sora

Google Launches Gemini

The Podcast Business is a Racket

Paramount Lays off 800

Nvidia Booms with AI

NYTimes AI Ad Tool

Billy Joel's New AI Video

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Direct download: 416.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

In this special Blossom episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss the insights and secrets into creating a profitable content brand, for both content marketing and content creator goals.

Topics discussed include:

  • How to truly differentiate and grow an audience
  • How to create a content tilt
  • Do you build or buy?
  • Focus on creator, brand or content brand?
  • and many more content marketing insights

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

The boys discuss Joe Rogan's new content deal with Spotify. Is this the future of podcast and YouTube deals, or is this just for the one percenters? Also, how should a brand approach this kind of deal?

Meta will label AI images across all their properties. Is this just a point in time or will it have lasting impact?

In addition, Meta cut off Facebook to developers. Like we didn't see that coming.

In hits and misses, Robert praises L'Oreal and misses on Taylor and the right. Joe hits on Spotify and audiobooks, and misses on Grant Cardone's new magazine.

Rants and raves include Billy Joel and B2B companies lack of big ideas.

This week's links:

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Joe Rogan Deal with Spotify

Is Content Exclusivity Over?

Meta to Label AI Images

Facebook Cuts Out Developers

L'Oreal Hits Big

Taylor Swift Outrage

Billy Joel Writes Again

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Big tech CEOs ran to Washington to explain why they haven't protected US children.

YouTube and TikTok continue to dominate and grow in profit and usage. Is it imperative that all companies market on these channels today?

And George Carlin and Taylor Swift deepfakes dominate the news. Is there anything we can do about them or have we unleashed Pandora's box.

Rants and raves include small audience wins and a new place for the chief marketing officer.

This week's links:

Elmo's Wellness Check

Social Media Execs Explain Behavior to Congress

YouTube Revenues Soar

TikTok Usage Way Up

George Carlin Lawsuit

X Blocks Taylor Swift Search

UPS Scraps CEO

TikTok Usage Up with Minors

The State of the Creator Economy [Report]

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Direct download: 413.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Netflix Q4 earnings show how far the company is ahead in the streaming wars...plus...their licensing deal with WWE vaults them into a live-events leadership position. So, what's next and what can we learn from their strategy?

Sports Illustrated is "mostly" dead. Here's a big opportunity for a brand like Nike or Under Armour to make a content marketing buy. Why isn't this happening more often?

And does the creator economy need a creators' union? The boys say no.

Rants and raves include Google finally killing off the cookie, while MrBeast goes to China.

This week's links:

Netflix Rocks Earnings

SI Almost Dead

Do We Need a Creators' Union?

G/O Media In Trouble

Google Finally Killing Cookies

MrBeast Goes to China

B.J. Novak Headlining Content Entrepreneur Expo (CEX) 2024

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Direct download: 412.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Big news in media and marketing as Informa purchases a majority stake in TechTarget. Is their strategy of "focused scaling" correct for B2B?

Apple overhauls their podcast download system, sending podcast leaders into a panic over revised download numbers. Ah...rented land.

And OpenAI launches Chat GPTeams.

Rants and raves include Reddit's court victory over WallStreetBets and a big marketing mistake at Solo brands.

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TechTarget x Informa

The Incredible Shrinking Podcast

So Much Media Consumption that's Wrong

OpenAI Debuts Teams

Reddit Wins Lawsuit

Solo Brands Names New CEO

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

If you don't get the title, stay until the end.

In this episode, Joe and Robert discuss what's happening at CES, including the role of the creator/influencer inside a media company.

Netflix, Instagram and Amazon all make major streaming cutbacks. Is this just "right sizing" the business, or is everyone trying to figure out how to compete with TikTok?

In rants and raves, it's the end of the third-party cookie on Google, and a new sports bar opens with access to sports from women athletes only.

This week's links:

CES 2024 Kicks Off

What Happens When the Creator Goes Crazy?

Netflix Cuts Over 100 Shows

CNBC to Start Courses

Third-Party Cookies

The Sports Bra

A Great Kickstarter Example

The True Crime Podcast from Robert Riggs

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Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Joe and Robert are back from a crazy 2023 with thoughts of Elon and crowdiness.

In this episode, Steamboat Willie is released from its copyright shackles. Is there an opportunity for brands in out-of-date content?

Fidelity lowers X's valuation even more. Is a turnaround to come?

Time appoints a new Chief Events Officer in a clear signal that there is a bull market for in-person events.

In rants and raves, Joe comments on the right-sizing of creator businesses, while Robert pontificates on clickbait.

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Mickey Mouse Public Domain

Elon's X Gets Another Valuation Drop

Time Appoints Chief Events Officer

Creators Are Downsizing

Advertisers and Clickbait

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Direct download: 409.mp3
Category:Content Marketing -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

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