In this episode, Meredith’s husband reacts to Meta’s marketing email promoting Click Here, a new book by Meta’s CMO, Alex Schultz. He and Meredith dissect the irony of a spammy marketing email from a supposed marketing expert, discuss the ethics of self-promotion, and reflect on the larger problem of how social media platforms manipulate attention. The episode offers valuable lessons for small-business owners on trust, transparency, and ethical digital marketing.

Timestamps

[0:00] Introduction: Meredith’s husband and Meredith open the episode with a discussion about a new marketing book.

[0:24] Discovering “Click Here”: They introduce Click Here, written by Meta’s CMO, and react to the confusing promotional email.

[1:00] Email Confusion Begins: Meredith’s husband decodes Meredith’s forwarded email and begins exploring its headline.

[1:31] The Mark Zuckerberg Endorsement: They react to Zuckerberg’s quote and how it overshadows the author.

[3:47] Early Amazon Reviews: Discussion about the initial reviews—mostly Meta insiders—and what that says about credibility.

[5:13] Spam from Meta: They point out that the marketing email itself is spam—sent without consent.

[5:50] Questionable Marketing Ethics: Meredith’s husband critiques Meta’s tactics as tasteless and self-serving.

[7:43] Meta’s Massive Email Power: They note how Meta can easily contact millions of small businesses for free.

[9:23] Social Media Reflections: They close by discussing social media’s broader effects and future content plans.

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