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In today’s episode of “Ahead of the Curve w Coco Mocoe”, we will be talking about what comes next for Alex Cooper and “Call Her Daddy” as her 3-year, $60 million deal with Spotify comes to a close. In 2023, she launched the “Unwell Network” and signed Alix Earle, Madeline Argy and Harry Jowsey to her new podcast network. Dave Portnoy, himself, has called her new network a “mini Barstool Sports”. Is Alex Cooper trying to create the sorority house of the internet?

We will also react to some of her best, and worst, interviews on “Call Her Daddy”. 3-years into her record-breaking contract with Spotify, has Alex Cooper gotten better at celebrity interviews or has she gotten worse?

And lastly, we will talk about what comes next for Alex Cooper and why I think she is going to position herself as the Tyra Banks or RuPaul of the podcasting world.

Reference Links:

* The “Call Her Daddy” Effect (Part 1)

* Jojo Siwa “Call Her Daddy” Episode

* Ariana Madix “Call Her Daddy” Episode

* Leah Kateb “Call Her Daddy” Episode (Love Island USA)

* Rob Rausch “Call Her Daddy” Episode

* Tana Mongeau “Call Her Daddy” Episode

* Dave Portnoy “Call Her Daddy” Episode

Time Stamps:

* Introduction — 0:00 

* Table of Contents — 3:57 

* Why did Alex Cooper start the “Unwell” Network — 8:30 

* Comparisons to “Dear Media” — 10:00 

* Barstool Sports vs. BuzzFeed — 11:00 

* Alex Cooper Business Smarts — 16:20 

* Analyzing episodes of “Call Her Daddy” — 22:40 

* Jojo Siwa “CHD” Episode — 22:58 

* Ariana Madix “CHD” Episode — 26:15 

* Leah Kateb “CHD” Episode — 30:50

PAID EXTENDED EPISODE — 33:45 

* Rob Rausch “CHD” Episode — 33:50 

* Tana Mongeau “CHD” Episode — 40:40

* Dave Portnoy “CHD” Episode — 46:40 

* Alex Cooper’s Husband, Matt Kaplan — 54:44

* Why Alex Cooper should launch a show —  56:49 

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In today’s episode of “Ahead of the Curve with Coco Mocoe”, we will be talking about the rise of “Call Her Daddy” and it’s host, Alex Cooper. In 2021, she became the highest-paid female podcaster when she got a $60 million deal from Spotify — shortly falling the highly-covered "Call Her Daddy” break up with her ex co-host, Sofia Franklyn.

As her 3-year contract with Spotify nears a close, rumor has it she is gunning for a $100 million pay day. But is the show worth it? Or will Alex Cooper branch off into another lane?

Reference Links:

The Diary of a CEO: Alex Cooper Interview

Hannah Berner interviews Alex Cooper in 2020

Alex Cooper WSJ article about her $100 million goal for “Call Her Daddy”

Alex Cooper’s interview with Miley Cyrus for “Call Her Daddy”

Alex Cooper’s interview with Tana Mongeau for “Call Her Daddy”

Fluently Forward’s Deep Dive into “Call Her Daddy”

Time Stamps:

Introduction — 0:00 

Alex Cooper Before Fame — 4:20 

Alex Cooper on Hannah Berner’s podcast in 2020 — 6:10

The “Joe Rogan Effect” in marketing — 11:33

Alex Cooper dad in media — 12:00 

The start of “Call Her Daddy” vs now (Sofia Franklyn and Alex Cooper) — 13:30 

YouTube’s Adpocalypse and the end of messy storytimes — 14:43 

“Call Her Daddy” reaching #1 on the Comedy Charts — 18:15 

“Call Her Daddy” signing to Barstool Sports 19:35 

Why Alex Cooper began doing celeb interviews 22:40 

Alex Cooper’s privacy 24:00 

What makes a good podcast — 25:15 

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What was the tipping point where “Call Her Daddy” went mainstream — 29:00 

Sofia Franklyn & Alex Cooper Fall Out — 30:40

Alex Cooper interviews Miley Cyrus — 31:45 

Alex Cooper’s struggle with celebrity interviews — 36:10 

Alex Cooper’s awkward interview with Megan Fox — 37:15

Hot Ones & Chicken Shop Date vs Call Her Daddy — 38:05

How signing to Spotify helped “Call Her Daddy” get celeb guests — 40:30 

Why it seems like she is leaving Spotify — 47:40 

Why “Call Her Daddy” is falling on the charts — 48:50 

Emma Chamberlain vs. Alex Cooper Spotify Future — 51:15 

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Today we are joined by Kyle Fitzpatrick from The Trend Report™! Subscribe to his Substack to be notified of our conversation about Gen Alpha and our predictions for how they will differentiate from Gen-Z online.

In this episode of '“Ahead of the Curve with Coco Mocoe” podcast, we discuss how the different generations use the internet and more specifically, why Millennials got the reputation of being “cringe” despite creating the trends that Gen-Z is obsessed with re-creating.

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Introduction — 0:00 

Meet Kyle from “The Trend Report” — 5:10 

Why Baby Boomers love Facebook — 10:23 

Why Baby Boomers are “loyalists” — 16:26 

Why Gen X is so “forgotten” — 19:55 

Why Millennials are “perfectionist” online — 26:30

The definition of “digital fomo” — 33:40 

The “internet black hole” theory — 36:25

Why Gen-Z is so ironic online — 38:04 

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Gen-Z’s relationship to Millennials — 43:27 

Millennials starting the “reality TV” trend — 45:04 

Why millennials are so earnest — 46:20 

Gen-Z’s “Brain Rot” language will not age well— 47:20 

Why millennials don’t “fight back” — 50:15 

Gen-Z’s obsession with trends and “cores” — 53:57 

Gen-Z’s animosity towards Millennials — 56:20 

Why Gen-Z is terrified of individuality — 1:00:09

Will Gen Alpha be anonymous — 1:02:50 

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Did you know that on TikTok (and almost all social platforms) there is a thing called “warming”? This is (allegedly) where employees at an app will find a creator or account that they like and they will “heat them up” in the algorithm. There is also an alleged button where they can “cool down” an account or have it slow down in the algorithm if they do something they deem unacceptable or they want a trend to die down on the platform. This has never been confirmed by TikTok but it was discussed in a Forbes article from 2023 titled, “TikTok has a secret button to make anything go viral”. 

In the article, Forbes spoke to six current and former employees of TikTok and reviewed internal documents. The article states that some employees can hand pick creators or specific videos and “supercharge” their distribution on the FYP. 

While this might sound unfair, and in some ways it is. One employee was thought to have violated company policy when they heated their spouses account on the FYP. But this is a common practice for large platforms. One reason for “heating” is when the platform wants users to begin using a particular feature on the app so they will hand pick and promote creators who are early adopters and leaning into the feature when everyone else is afraid to. 

In today’s episode, I am going to talk about my theories about how the TikTok algorithm is shifting right now using the Brooke Schofield vs. Clinton Kane viral storytime as a great case study. Why did TikTok push out the story now vs when it was told on the Canceled Podcast with Tana Mongeau or the Zach Sang podcast multiple times? I have a few theories.

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In this episode, we talk about;

Introduction — 0:00 

Quick Life Updates — 5:09 

Brooke Schofield Vs. Clinton Kane Timeline — 9:56 

Why did TikTok push out Brooke’s videos — 14:29 

What creators will TikTok make famous in 2024 and 2025 — 17:32

Why Reesa Tessa got pushed by TikTok — 19:10

Why the Brooke Schofield story went viral now vs when she told it in the past — 20:38 

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What will TikTok change in the next year — 23:44 

How to fix your TikTok if videos are not uploading and sitting a 0 views 30:35 

One hack to get your recent TikTok on the FYP — 32:57

“Leave hawk tuah girl alone!” — 35:02

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In this episode of ‘Ahead of the Curve with Coco Mocoe’, we talk about the power of association and anti-branding by studying the roll-out of Charli XCX’s highly acclaimed “brat” album. Not only is the music great, but the album branding matches the honesty and brutalism of the hyperpop album. And now, her fans are declaring 2024 a "brat summer”. Plus, how you can get your audience to think of you daily by associating your content with something they do repeatedly.

We will be discussing the power of associating yourself with a word like “summer” and why the music industry is obsessed with this specific word. From Meg Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” to Charli XCX’s “brat summer”. Plus, how you can get your audience to think of you daily by associating your content with something they do repeatedly in their routine.

Table of Contents:

0:00 - Introduction 

3:19 - Life Updates

6:55 - Charli XCX “Brat” Summer

11:24 - Meg Thee Stallion & “Summer” Branding

14:08 - The “Barbie Summer” of 2023

15:07 - The Pavlov’s Dog Experiment & Power of Association 

18:00 - Why brands are obsessed with the word “summer”

—— PAID ——

21:24 - Examples of the Power of Association

* Mariah Carey “All I Want For Christmas is You” 

* Shonda Rhimes “Thank God It’s Thursday” 

* Rebecca Black “Friday”

* Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.”

33:30 - How TikTokers like Alix Earle and Reese Teesa grow by repetition 

36:49 - How to use power of association for yourself 

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Would TikTok be as big as it is today if it wasn’t for the death of Vine? We talk about this and more in the comeback episode of “Ahead of the Curve with Coco Mocoe”

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This podcast has opened so many doors for me and I am eternally grateful. I will be focusing my time on creating the best show I can with "The Middle Row w Coco Mocoe" where every episode, I sit down with a music artist as we watch their music video on the big screen and break it down scene by scene.

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CNN: "House passes bill that could lead to US ban of TikTok"

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Today's episode of #AheadOfTheCurve with Coco Mocoe is all about what makes content or trends go viral, and most importantly become memorable, according to "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell. The book was written in 2000 but I apply his brilliant concepts to how to go viral on TikTok, YouTube and more in 2024 and beyond.

In this episode, we discuss 3 of my major takeaways after reading the book:

1. The power of repetition or "The Blues Clues Effect"


2. The power of reverse marketing or "The Barbara Streisand Effect:


3. The power of ritual or "The Airwalk Effect"

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Today we are talking about how to break out of a shadowban on TikTok, how to find a new niche when feeling stale about your content and what is changing about TikTok's algorithm (Reesa Teesa's 10 minute series takes over!)

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