Out of nowhere, Snapchat announced itself as the fastest-growing social media platform of 2023 so far, outperforming the likes of TikTok, Instagram and, yes, Threads. Did we secretly time-travel back to 2013? And what does it mean for advertising?

In other news, Elon Musk keeps stepping on rakes he places in front of himself by announcing the end of the block feature on X/Twitter, Meta weighs up a subscription system for ad-free experiences on their apps, Peacock embraces the power of email to increase subscriber engagement, the NFL returns to Amazon Prime on Thursday nights, and La-Z Boy dip there seated and reclined toes into the AI pool.

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What would you do if your monthly revenue grew from $6k to over $90k in less than a year? That's exactly what happened to AdClass student Dr. Matt Shiver, who launched his coaching offer into the stratosphere through paid advertising!

To find out how it all went down, Dakota and Caleb discuss with Matt the critical changes he made to both his organic and paid strategy to generate a perfect lead flow system, how Matt is using his passion and personality to drive the business forward, and where he hopes to be a year from now in an ever-changing industry.

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Sometimes in life, you just have to tip your hat to the greats...

Dakota and Caleb consider what is at the core of some of the greatest and most expensive ad campaigns of all time, the legacy they left, and whether they really were worth the billions of dollars worth of cash needed to create them in the first place.

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One normal day of marketing. All we ask. Will never happen.

The human riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-an-enigma that is Elon Musk decided to let the bluebird fly the cage by rebranding Twitter to X (1:55). All the while, Threads (Meta's competitor to X (ugh seriously)) struggled to maintain it's record-breaking pace as post-launch engagement fell by 70% (13:30)! The battle between Elon and Zuckerberg rolls on...

In other news, a potentially industry-changing meeting went down at the White House to put safeguards around AI development (21:59), Popeyes jumped on the "girl dinner" trend on TikTok with some genius viral marketing (29:50), and Barbenheimer showed there's plenty of life left in the movie industry (39:38) while Netflix showed there's plenty of life left in streaming too (47:27).

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Out of left field on July 3rd, Threads appeared on the Apple App Store with a shockingly-soon release date of July 6th. Within a week of the launch, Threads had over 100 MILLION active users on the platform thanks to one of the most impressive organic campaigns ever undertaken in the social media age. The Elon vs Zuck war has officially begun! 

Caleb and Dakota talk through the insane launch campaign of Threads, how Zuckerberg managed to draw first blood in his battle with Elon Musk, what Meta needs to do to ensure user retention, what advertisers can expect (or at least hope for), and whether Threads truly is a worthy successor to Twitter's text-based throne.

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In a turn of events that shocked literally nobody, because this is 2023 and we live in a simulation, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are reportedly preparing to fight it out IRL. Not satisfied with waging an online war of culture-defining proportions, the two billionaire man-babies are training to square up against each other in the octagon. Who will win? Will it even take place? Is this actually just about ad revenue?

Caleb and Dakota talk through what the fallout of the fight could mean for the digital landscape before taking a look at some other standout stories from the month including Gary V putting ads in fortune cookies, Circle K putting coffee in Pokemon Go, and will.i.am putting confusion in everyone's minds.

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Late in 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced the decision to rebrand Facebook to Meta with the intent of building the social media giant around the Metaverse, a virtual reality platform. That was cute! Then Apple announced the Vision Pro; RIP Metaverse 2021-2023.

Caleb and Dakota react to the huge Apple WWDC announcement and its impact on the AR/VR industry, whether the Vision Pro is a good thing for society, how it could revolutionize the advertising landscape, and finally play with ideas of what ads could look like with virtual or augmented reality integration.

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Things are always changing in the world of advertising and marketing, so here's a State of the Union to get you caught up on everything we're clued in on (plus the usual amount of singing).

After reflecting on the state of the economy (5:15), Caleb and Dakota talk through the major changes impacting advertising at YouTube (8:40), reappraise the place of Bing as a legit platform thanks to GPT-4 (22:14) and the wider rise of AI automation tools including Bard (32:24), while hitting on everything else in between (including the current state of bath mats).

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We can all point to an ad or two, either from our childhood or more recently, that just stuck with us. It could have been down to any number on factors; did it have cute animals, a catchy jingle, great humor, or something else that set it apart?

In this episode of AdTalk, Caleb and Dakota look back on some of their favorite ads growing up and why they had such a lasting impact (2:26).

After, they dissect the psychology of fundamentally why some ads burrow homes in our memories (25:51) before considering what ads will look like for future generations growing up being exposed to new forms of media and marketing (27:54).

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The state of Montana just passed legislation to ban the crazy-popular social media app TikTok. What does that mean for users, advertisers and the future of social media in America?

In this episode of AdTalk, Caleb and Dakota delve into the murky situation surrounding TikTok and consider what effect a nationwide ban of the app could have.

First, Caleb and Dakota discuss their own experiences of using TikTok compared to other social media platforms (1:34), the legal rollercoaster the company has been riding over the past few years (9:53) before considering some other reactions to the whole fiasco 27:46)!

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