The boys kick off the show with highlights from the just finished Content Marketing World 2020. The streaming wars have begun. Disney has committed to it. Amazon and Apple are dabbling in it. But Netflix owns it. An AMC purchase (who might run out of cash by the end of the year) could be […]
Continue ReadingThis Old Marketing Podcast with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose
This Old Marketing podcast, from Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose, has been downloaded over two million times in 150 countries. Every other week, since 2013, Joe and Robert share their insights into the marketing, media and content marketing worlds. Always useful, mostly entertaining and pretty much 60 minutes long.
246: The Future of Content Marketing, TikTok and Football
In this very special episode, Joe and Robert talk about Content Marketing World’s 10 year anniversary, the changes in content marketing, and what should happen to the industry. News stories include TikTok’s sale. Will it go through and when will that be? In addition, it looks like Google is going to bail out the […]
Continue Reading245: Why the TikTok Deal Will Absolutely Happen
The TikTok/Oracle deal comes under scrutiny, but both Joe and Robert think the deal with absolutely go through, especially while TikTok’s numbers continue to grow. Facebook is getting in the email marketing business. Will they buy a business or consumer-side email marketing company, or go organic? The Taboola/Outbrain deal is off the table. The […]
Continue Reading244: Facebook Cleans Up Political Ads…But that’s Not the Problem
Facebook makes an announcement about curbing political ads, but still has a major problem with false organic content, as Russia again infiltrates the site. LEGO leverages user-generated content as new product development, while CVS launches a new media network. In rants and raves, Adweek buys Target Marketing and Publishing Executive, Facebook’s CMO resigns to […]
Continue Reading243: Rented Land and Native Advertising Disaster
Major media companies from around the United States are divesting their real estate properties to right-size their business models. Washington Post pushes forward into native advertising territory as traditional advertising falters. Audio is even bigger than we thought it would be, while creators at TikTok don’t understand that they built their homes on rented […]
Continue Reading242: TikTok, the Nike Ad and Surprising Acquisitions
First, watch the Nike ad if you haven’t. Required watching. TikTok was in the news this week, with a crazy deal in progress with Microsoft. In other news, Industry Dive purchased Newscred’s content marketing studio business, while Digiday finds that branded content and native advertising spending is on a downward trend. Freightwaves media business […]
Continue Reading241: Double Down or Diversify? That Is the Question
While Coca-Cola begins killing zombie brands in favor of old standbys, companies like The New York Times are diversifying like crazy. Who’s right? Carnage is hitting digital media during the pandemic, affecting publishers just when they started to turn the corner, while content marketing, according to ANA research, is beginning to boom. Joe raves […]
Continue Reading240: Social Media Is Out to Destroy Us
Facebook was under fire this week for possibly spreading hate speech and misinformation (what’s new?). Some people think Zuckerberg should be out. At the same time, TikTok may possibly be forced out of the United States as concern of Chinese data tampering persists. In other news, Lululemon buys Mirror in a content/technology deal that […]
Continue Reading239: Who’s Going to Be the Netflix of Business Content?
Almost all physical events are canceled for 2020. This means there will be a lot of innovation in the virtual events space. This also means a huge opportunity for a large tech brand to become the Netflix for business video content. The Girl Scouts are launching a new content brand called CircleAround. Both Joe […]
Continue Reading238: Is Your Social Media Your Property?
Continuing the acquisition movement, Adweek was purchased by Shamrock Capital Advisors. More to come? The boys will answer. Microsoft lays of 50 journalists, instead opting to use “computer robots.” Robert reviews what journalists need to do now to protect their jobs. And Nic Carter from Coindesk details a fascinating take on perhaps, in the […]
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