Peloton kicks off the show with one of the best real-time marketing examples of our time. Of course, helped by Ryan Reynolds. Social media platforms continue to crush customers without warning. On Instagram, an Australian woman loses her @metaverse acc…
Joe Pulizzi & Robert Rose
New Strategy – Stop Producing Social Media Content (301)
Joe kicks off the show with a special announcement…a new event called CEX – Creator Economy Expo. Joe is partnering with Brian Clark for this May in-person-only event. As part of the show, CEX is launching their NFT project called CEX Never Ending Ti…
Special Episode 300: From Apple to Disney and Why We Still Hate Facebook
Special thanks to Gary Busey for his amazing introduction, to Pamela Muldoon for her sultry voice, and to JK Kalinowski for his design chops. Welcome to a very special 300th episode of This Old Marketing. Big shout out to the sponsor of this episode, P…
Content Marketing Trends, Pet Peeves and the Best Business Books of All Time [Special Episode] (299)
In this special Thanksgiving episode, Joe and Robert answer these seven questions: 1. What are we currently reading? Joe is reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Robert is reading Unflattening by Nick Sousanis and Blockchain: Bubble or Revolution. 2….
NFTs for Marketing: Stunts vs. Utility (298)
Is Disney going metaverse? Of course they are, but should they at this point? Joe and Robert discuss exactly what Disney needs to do (and, of course, they will be correct). Miramax is suing Quentin Tarantino over his launch of “Pulp Fiction” NFTs. Joe …
The Token Subscription Model (297)
With three episodes until the amazing 300th This Old Marketing episode, Joe and Robert discuss the token as a subscription model. Specifically, what would the New York Times look like tokenized? Walgreens goes big with content marketing and now has 87 …
Is Facebook’s Move to Meta Good or Evil? (296)
The big news of the week was Facebook’s name change to Meta (for metaverse). But was the purpose of it to distract the The Facebook Papers? Robert says yes, Joe says no, and Nike starts to create IP for Web 3. In the continued platform wars, Google an…
The Platform Wars Heat Up (295)
Apple’s new mobile privacy terms are creating problems for both Snap and Facebook. Twitter showed improvement. Spotify is shining. eSports and entertainment company FaZe clan is doing a SPAC deal worth about $1 billion dollars US. Joe and Robert believ…
Donald Trump Launches TRUTH Social (294)
In headline news, former President Donald Trump launches a right-wing social network called TRUTH, and does it inside a SPAC. Financial services company PayPal sets to acquire Pinterest in what could be the biggest social media deal in over a decade. A…
The Creator Economy Is Not Failing (293)
Meredith’s sale says big things about the future of media. Joe and Robert break down the what and why. Axios says that the creator economy is failing. Why? Because the platforms aren’t giving out enough? Because there are big winners and some losers? …
Facebook Conspiracy Theories (292)
This week, Joe and Robert discuss the outage heard around the world…Facebook. What does it mean for marketers and creators? At the same time, Facebook is dealing with whistleblower allegations on the Hill. Well, Facebook’s stock tanked and worries su…
9 Content Marketing and Creator Economy Strategies (291 – Special Episode)
In this very special Content Marketing World episode, Joe and Robert break down their 2021 keynote presentations, talking about the opportunities in the creator economy, for content entrepreneurs and for content marketing professionals. Some strategies…
Grading McKinsey’s New Content Marketing Effort (290)
Ted Lasso win’s multiple Emmy’s. Let’s talk about that for 20 minutes please. McKinsey launches a new content marketing program targeting (of all things) kids. Does it play? Sports Illustrated launches a partnership with 888 for a new sports gambling s…
Grading McKinsey’s New Content Marketing Effort (290)
Ted Lasso win’s multiple Emmy’s. Let’s talk about that for 20 minutes please. McKinsey launches a new content marketing program targeting (of all things) kids. Does it play? Sports Illustrated launches a partnership with 888 for a new sports gambling s…
Grading McKinsey’s New Content Marketing Effort (290)
Ted Lasso win’s multiple Emmy’s. Let’s talk about that for 20 minutes please. McKinsey launches a new content marketing program targeting (of all things) kids. Does it play? Sports Illustrated launches a partnership with 888 for a new sports gambling s…
Grading McKinsey’s New Content Marketing Effort (290)
Ted Lasso win’s multiple Emmy’s. Let’s talk about that for 20 minutes please. McKinsey launches a new content marketing program targeting (of all things) kids. Does it play? Sports Illustrated launches a partnership with 888 for a new sports gambling s…
Intuit’s Audience Land Grab (289)
Financial and tax services company Intuit ties the knot with Mailchimp, showing clearly that Intuit is trying to corner the SMB audience market. Opensea, the eBay of NFTs, has an issue with insider trading. Joe and Robert use the time to talk about new…
Content Creation Is Easier Today, Not More Difficult (288)
Joe and Robert go into deep analysis on Rand Fishkin’s latest post on the difficulty of being a web content creator. Twitter launches a new product, Communities. Robert doesn’t like it and Joe thinks Twitter should just buy Discord. In rants and raves,…
Web3, DAOs and the Integration of Marketing/Finance (287)
In acquisition news, Mailchimp could be sold to financial services company Intuit for $10 billion. What does this mean for the future of marketing and finance? The New York Times did a story on Li Jin (from creator economy and passion economy fame). Wh…
It’s Not Just the Platforms (286)
The NSFW sharing site OnlyFans does an about face after outlawing sexual content the previous week. What can content entrepreneurs learn from all this? Vanity Fair believes that creators are in trouble either way. Axel Springer buys Politico and Protoc…