In episode 215 of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss Twitter’s decision to ban “state-run” media and how this will, effectively, lead to a huge change in how content is published on social media. Social media sites, like Facebook and YouTube, kn…
218: Is the Death of Advertising Upon Us?
Episode #218 of #ThisOldMarketing focuses on the death of advertising. Is it really a thing? Or perhaps an evolution to a new form and function? What would a future with no advertising look like? In other news, the Washington Post begins licensing its …
217: How to Launch a Show Network the Right (and Wrong) Way
In episode #217 of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert first discuss Disney CEO Bob Iger’s statement that if Steve Jobs were still alive, Apple and Disney would be one company. Let’s all just pause right to ponder that possibility. Then the boys dissect …
216: Is Google Killing the Website?
In episode 216 of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the trend that more and more searches on mobile and desktop end without a click. In the future will the website, as we know it, cease to exist? In other news, the boys elaborate on how audio …
215: The End of Social Media As We Know It
In episode 215 of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss Twitter’s decision to ban “state-run” media and how this will, effectively, lead to a huge change in how content is published on social media. Social media sites, like Facebook and YouTube, kn…
214: Brand Marketers (Hopefully) Starting to Sniff Acquisition Opportunities
In episode 214 of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the death of journalism (through newspaper media) and how brands are missing an opportunity by not purchasing more newspaper properties. Procter & Gamble (P&G) is growing like crazy but spendi…
213: Content Brands Launching Everywhere While Audio Marketing Blooms
In episode 213 of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the death of influencer marketing, which isn’t dead at all…just changing. Two big brands, Outdoor Voice and Staples, launch content brands The Recreationalist and Worklife. The opportunities…
213: Content Brands Launching Everywhere While Audio Marketing Blooms
In episode 213 of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the death of influencer marketing, which isn’t dead at all…just changing. Two big brands, Outdoor Voice and Staples, launch content brands The Recreationalist and Worklife. The opportunities…
Finale (The Last Waltz)
The final episode of This Old Marketing includes answering listener questions on the future of content marketing, Joe and Robert asking each other their own questions, and a few other surprises along the way. It’s been an amazing ride. Thank you for …
PNR 209: Latest Content Marketing Spending Stats Hard to Believe
In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Robert and Joe unpack the latest content marketing spending research and whether or not we can actually believe it. Marketing predictions are back again, while the boys discuss the success or failure of Casper’s co…
PNR 206: Marketing Associations to Blame Publishers for Allowing Bad Ads
In this episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss the new initiative from three marketing associations that put the blame for bad online advertising directly on the shoulders of publishers (excuse me). In other news, media companies still r…
PNR 204: Is Google’s Subscription Gift to Publishers a Trojan Horse?
In this episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss Google’s olive branch to publishers and why it may not mean what we think it means. Amazon gets into the advertising business, while Blue Apron doubles down on podcasting. Rants and raves in…
PNR 203: Google and Amazon Prepare for Internet War
In this episode of This Old Marketing the boys discuss the week that was Advertising Week. Google and Amazon begin the war to end all wars, while Twitter is wasting everyone’s time going to 280 characters. Rants and raves include Time’s new membership…
PNR 202: Mayo Clinic Invests in Voice Search with Amazon
In this episode of This Old Marketing, Google buys HTC, talent is drying up in advertising, and the Mayo Clinic figures out how to dominate Alexa’s voice search results. Rants and raves include predictive analytics and this week’s This Old Marketing ex…
PNR 201: Advertising Groups Loathe Apple’s New Browser Policy
In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss Apple’s new browser settings that have the advertising associations crying wolf. Google kills their “first click free” setting for all pay walls and Rolling Stone gets put up for sale. Rants …
PNR 198: Advertising Industry Prepares for Plummet
In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the latest quarterly results from WPP and how the slowing of advertising could mark something more than a cyclical blip. Add to that, Google begins to reimburse clients and agencies for ad fr…
PNR 175: Is Native Advertising’s Fail on Brands or Publishers?
In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert dissect the latest native advertising research and see if native is winning or losing and why. The latest CMO research is amazingly optimistic…and technology and analytics will save the day. Rants…
PNR 148: The Business Model of More Versus Less Content
In this post-show Content Marketing World (#CMWorld) edition of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert (of course) discuss the events surrounding this year’s big event. In addition, the boys discussed whether more or less content will win the day for brand…
PNR 147: 2017 Content Marketing Predictions
This very special episode of #ThisOldMarketing is Joe and Robert’s 2017 content marketing predictions episode. We can’t tell you what they are in this abstract, but both PNR add three very special predictions each that are sure to actually come true. …
PNR 146: Google Lays Down Pop Over Punishment
In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Google announces major changes to search engine rankings based on your pop over status. Is there really a future in advertising (trick question) and will YouTube’s new backstage give them a hall pass with the big …
PNR 145: The Future Owners of Newspapers? Brand Marketers
For this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss John Oliver’s take on the broken business model of newspapers. The boys believe that in the near future, you’ll see brands actually owning these media properties. In other news, Gartner’s …