This Old Marketing - News Podcast Weekly with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose

TikTok is all over the news again. This time, a bipartisan committee has come up with a bill for Biden to ban TikTok. But not just that. It will give executive powers to ban pretty much anything that they "deem" a security risk. Joe and Robert believe this bill goes too far. In other news, Medium makes a "meh" announcement about Mastodon, while this week just about every major tech company launche...

The godfather is back for the special #ThisOldMarketing 365 reunion show. In this episode the boys break down Meta's new verified subscription program. Could it be that they say good things about Facebook for the first time ever? Substack hits two million paid subscriptions. Is this important for creators? Bing continues to get all the news with its ongoing issues with AI. Could marketing be the a...

With Joe on another sabbatical, Robert hosts the amazing Paul Roetzer, the world's foremost expert on marketing and AI content. Robert asks Paul the following: 1. How do you think the development of AI-based search affects brands willingness to make content available to search engines? Will people start putting more of their content behind a gate? 2. From a content and marketing perspective – wher...

In this episode, Time and Taboola team up (is that Timeboola?) for a new eCommerce experiment. Is eCommerce the new sponsorship for publishers? The disinformation war is over. Disinformation won. And AI content is changing the business model for creators and the fight for search. Does this open a real opportunity for those who have audiences? Is AI content just a race to the bottom? In rants and r...

In this very special episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert break down the good, the bad and the ugly for social media platforms in 2023 and beyond, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter and more. This week's sponsor is Streamyard . StreamYard is the easiest way to create content right in your browser. You can multistream to your social media platforms, host a weekly show...

More ChatGPT news this week, as Microsoft works to integrate the AI tool into Bing, while Buzzfeed's stock soars as the company announces their new work process that includes ChatGPT. It's earnings time, as Spotify and Meta both announce...and bounce. What's Spotify's new podcast plan? Can Meta make a comeback? And the boys get bullish on LinkedIn, as their newsletter plan jumps 10x in the past ye...

This friday is the last day to save $500 at Creator Economy Expo. Register here and save an extra $100 by using coupon code TOM. This week the boys discuss a breaking story about OpenAI and Kenya. The memes are everywhere. Spotify is laying off six percent of its workforce. Are they signaling something about a podcast bear market we should know about? The DOJ is coming down hard on Google. Are the...

The past few weeks have been everything ChatGPT and AI. Joe and Robert cover multiple AI lawsuits, as well as Microsoft's $10 billion dollar bet on OpenAI. JPMorgan forgets to do major due diligence in its content marketing purchase, while Parler seems to be saying bye bye. In "musky scent" Elon has a garage sale. Oh...and the boys are still arguing about the definition of content marketing. This...

In this very special This Old Marketing episode, Joe and Robert peel back the curtain and talk about their business models. What's working? What's changed? What's next? What can you learn? The gents hold nothing back in this very special episode. --------- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify , Apple , Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.site ....

The big "leak" this week is Apple's announcement about an AR/VR device that is sure to be more cumbersome and uglier than anything Meta could launch. And with a battery life of one hour, who knows what will happen? META gets fined $400 million in the EU over ad targeting practices. Zuckerberg wrote a personal check. In "Musky Scent," Twitter stops paying rent and keeps firing people. And Microsoft...

In our big year-end predictions episode, Joe and Robert review their missed 2022 marketing predictions...and then unleash 10 new marketing predictions that are sure to be wrong. The boys discuss: - The fate of TikTok - Where data privacy is going? - AI in 2023 - Which social network to place your money on - Content marketing acquisitions - Apple buys Disney??? And much, much more. This week's spon...

We add music to our "Musky Scent of Twitter" segment, featuring Elon in all his glory...banning social competitors while Elon thinks about resigning. Trump NFTs are a big hit. What worked? What didn't? Does this mean a comback is in store for tokenization? Spotify begins its big challenge to Apple and Amazon with Spotify Creator Studio. Rants and raves include a big sale for Theorists, Inc., and a...

Breaking news as the US Government bans TikTok on all government employee devices. In addition, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers put forth a bill to end TikTok's existance on all devices in the United States. Will this actually happen? Will TikTok be sold? What will the EU do? Get all your answers in this episode. In our weekly Musky Scent update, Elon might buy Substack, and can liberal Twitter...

Another crazy Twitter update...plus, will ChatGPT take over the world? All the talk this week was about the pros and cons of the new AI content tool that "may" replace humans and lead to a new reality. Robert and Joe have their own thoughts. GE does a first with a takeover of the New York Times. Good move? And the boys talk about another warning toward a full ban of TikTok. Rants and raves include...

So much Twitter news to cover. Twitter PR (or whoever is left) creates a blog post that says everything is actually okay. In the meantime, brands are still concerned about their safety on Twitter, especially with the botched verification process. Layoffs and resignations abound. Does all this create a special opportunity for those who stay on the platform? At the same time, Post News, Mastadon and...

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Joe and Robert review the latest with Twitter and make predictions on what Twitter is trying to become. Disney is a mess. But the good news? Joe and Robert have some solid ideas on how to fix the mouse. BONUS - a renewed discussion on Apple buying Disney. CMOs are now working on their personal brands, while MrBeast has developed a course for content creators....

We start with a review of Twitter. What's the business model going to be? Why should content creators care? And...is there a place for something new? Robert reviews Mastodon and why it makes sense for content and marketing people to take a look at the six-year old company. Plus, more on FTX. What did we learn? Is crypto dead or have we hit bottom? NFT marketplaces are stopping creator royalties. H...

An indepth look at the state of B2B (business-to-business) content marketing, including the opportunities and action items for marketing professionals. In this special episode, Joe and Robert review: - Focus and killing things. - Diversification of owned properties. - Strong differentiation (TILT). - Email first opportunities. - Acquisitions. - Driving diverse revenue streams. - Next-step career m...

A special early-episode drop of This Old Marketing where Joe and Robert go through all the latest stories on Elon Musk's Twitter and how it will affect marketing pros and content creators. We cover: - Should Twitter relaunch Vine? - Who's "really" leading Twitter now? - Will creators pay for the blue check mark? - Is it Meta's time to develop a competitive product? - and much more... This week's l...

Twitter gets a new Chief Twit, while Meta (Facebook) sees its stock plummet to levels not seen since 2016. Is a drop in advertising to blame or is there something deeper marketers should worry about? MrBeast's content brand could be valued at $1.5 billion dollars. What can we learn from MrBeast's strategy from a content and diversification perspective? Joe leverages a US government ban on China to...

The formerly known Kanye West (now Ye) buys Parler for (most likely) nothing. Will this lead to more celebs buying media properties? Netflix launches a new ad-supported platform...but will they have enough takers to fill the sponsor slots? And former Internet mayor Steve Case predicts nothing but good things and equality for business startups in the future. Later we will report that Steve Case was...

In this episode, Joe and Robert discuss how much a content creator can make by platforming on social media networks. Both see that more and more of those billions will be going to the social media networks...not the creators. PayPal makes a rather large error in their terms and conditions. Is this the sign for more financial issues to come? And CNN does yet another rug pull on their NFT program. B...

Elon Musk is all over the news, as he finally faces the inevitable...he signed an agreement and must actually buy Twitter. Joe and Robert go through different outcomes as to what becomes of the little blue bird. Fandom just acquired a boat load of content sites for a song from Red Ventures. How big is the opportunity in acquiring media and content sites for brands? Facebook winds down their newsle...

Joe and Robert discuss the impending (or ongoing) bear market in the creator economy. This means less sponsorships and different business models for both content marketers and creators. Disney goes all Web3, while social media networks continue to take, take, take. Rants and raves include a Robert downer on the Democratic party (listen first!) and Joe's rant about TikTok going bye bye. This week's...

Spotify announced a new audiobook strategy, aiming directly at Amazon (plus Apple and Google). Twitch bans online gambling after a soap-opera type scamming by a popular streamer. But, will it last? ESPN launches a creator network, investing a bucket of pucks into the initiative. Both Joe and Robert agree, it's "meh". And Starbucks launches a new Web3 loyalty program, investing a double bucket of p...