Joe Pulizzi & Robert Rose

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss how content marketing and advertising don’t compete with each other and, believe it or not, are actually different (to some people’s dismay). Facebook acts like a real media company, and infl…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss UK research that states content marketing/native advertising is predicted to double by 2020. Long-form content actually does have a chance on the smartphone and influencer marketing is not wi…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, the boys discuss the endof the media business as we know it, and follow up with the keys tofinding subscriber success. Native advertising terms continue toconfuse and Marriott shows us what content marketing at sca…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Facebook looks to create
its own content and yet another prediction for the death of content
marketing is reviewed.  SNL announces a big play in native
advertising and Google says that YouTube ads are vastly superi…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss a contrarian article on whether or not content marketing actually exists. Could content marketing follow in the path of advertising?  Publishers are now fully focused on e-commerce, and Buzzf…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss major decisions from Facebook around allowing for third-party branded content.  In addition, Medium offers “instaCMS” and goes into the software business.  Rented land?  We aren’t quite sure….

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the latest content marketing research, where findings look to a greater importance on content marketing.  The boys love the report, but doubt that many will execute the approach properly.  Mi…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss Instagram’s move to duplicate Facebook’s algorithm, making it ever clearer that Instagram will be “pay to play” for most brands.  Scott Brinker releases the 2016 Marketing Technology Landscap…

In this week’s episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert take a close look at honesty in content marketing. The FTC comes down hard on Lord & Taylor for untoward native advertising practices, while publishers struggle with content recommendations di…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Google launches a new Tumblr-style spot on search engine results, leaving an opening (and risk) for brand publishers. The NYTimes buys an agency, social media organic content now seems left for dead, and Google’s d…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert review two important changes by Google – ad links in display search and AMP (accelerated mobile pages). A publisher is now in the business of selling cars and television networks are looking to nativ…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss how unfair it is to major publishers that Facebook opened up instant articles to everyone. The BBC restructures away from television and Google drops right-side ads on the desktop. Rants and …

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert report on Time buying MySpace (which actually has very little to do with myspace). Twitter announces an opt-in feed change that will most likely go “Full Facebook” in six months, while new research a…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss what you can really buy for the price of a Super Bowl advertisement. Gary V gets into the publishing business, and LinkedIn announces ditching its Bizo purchase…while the WSJ decides to dro…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss why publishing an article anywhere but Medium might be a good thing.  PwC launches research about the state of content marketing in enterprises, and the Guardian goes “full monty” with labeli…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the recent exodus at Twitter and what it means for the future of the infamous unicorn. IBM buys Ustream, and the boys discuss the merits of an article that hates on content marketing. Rants a…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the idea of “peak content” and how there are two camps – one of more content and more traffic and one of the right content and the right traffic.  Email, of all things, could be a big opportu…

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the rumors of Twitter expanding to 10,000 characters from 140, and what it means to brands. Turner’s slew of television stations begin their quest for native advertising dominance, while the …

In this first recorded episode of the 2016 year, Joe and Robert review a number of articles on the FTC, native advertising and what the future will hold for sponsored content. Ad blocking and podcasting dominate the key trends of 2015, where the boys u…