Joe and Robert take time out of their regular programming to talk about key marketing career challenges and how they overcame them. In addition, the boys do a speed round on content marketing pet peeves.

This week's links:

Sahil Bloom's Annual Review

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It's here! The annual episode where Robert and Joe predict everything that will not go right in the content marketing and media world. This year, the boys predict:

• A social media collapse - TikTok and YouTube see big surges as the waves of the strike Tsunami hit.
• AI goes mainstream and actually starts to earn its keep – but NOT in creating externally focused content  but rather conversational Advertising and behind the scenes marketing work.
• Brands go "all in" on owned media  - especially video.
• Local news and journalism make a big comeback.
• At least three, major brands launch new, shiny print publications and send them through the post.
• X will see a huge advertising turnaround (due to the fact that most everyone left). More eyeballs for less dollars.
• Newsletters will continue their hot stream, led by creator referral networks, and you'll see more creators stop producing their lagging podcasts.
• More AI-driven news networks continue to launch, followed by an AI running for president in 2028.

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The latest social media usage results by Pew are out and...surprise, surprise...almost half of all teenagers are on social media "literally all the time." It seems that short-form videos are ruling the day on nearly all platforms.

Mega-publisher Axel Springer does a deal with ChatGPT to include news. What does this mean for media companies and the future of search?

And everything you know about podcasts might actually be wrong.

Rants and raves include permissions on Dropbox and Magna/OpenAP doing a deal.

This week's links:

Axel Springer Deals with OpenAI

Pew Research on Teen Social Media Usage

Everything You Know about Podcasts Is Wrong

Sounds Profitable Podcast Research

Spotify and Audiobook Streaming

Dropbox and Third-Party AI

How Anxiety Became Content

Magna and OpenAP Data Deal

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Google makes their big AI announcement regarding Google Gemini. Can the new AI suite save Google's stalling search business?

Is purpose-driven content dead after failures by Bud Light and Target? Joe is skeptical but Robert thinks there is a big opportunity.

Spotify announces some big layoffs and a strategic change, while the NCAA might be hiring students in the very near future.

Rants and raves include TikTok shopping and a new model for digital ad revenue.

This week's links:

Google's Gemini Announced

Brand Backlash

Spotify's Strategic Changes

NCAA and NIL

Digital Ad Revenue's Up

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Elon Musk's remarks at the recent Dealbook conference show (inconclusive) evidence that he is actually trying to lower X's valuation to such a point to where he can buy the company back (from debtors) at pennies on the dollar.

Synthetic (AI) content is on the rise. Google is having major problems with it, and some (experts) say that over 90 percent of all content will be AI generated by 2026.

And finally, should creators (and marketers) start thinking about protecting their digital likeness? The boys say yes.

Rants and raves include an interesting move by Weibo and Google paying off publishers.

This week's links:

Joe's Studio Setup Details Here

Elon says "Go F' Yourself"

The Rapid Rise of Synthetic Content

How Creators Own Their Digital Likeness

Weibo and Anonymous Creators

Google's Publisher Group Shutting Down

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Note: This was recorded before Sam Altman was reinstated at OpenAI. Go figure!

Joe and Robert go indepth on the soap opera that is OpenAI, and the ramifications on marketers and content creators.

X sees another exodus of advertisers. Is this the end of the road for the former blue bird?

And TikTok is now used at a key news source for 30 percent of young adults. Should we be scared?

Rants and raves include ideas to save local journalism and Buzzfeed's new business model.

This week's links:

Paul Roetzer's AI Podcast about the History of OpenAI

Sam Altman Returns to OpenAI (added link)

Sam Altman Joins Microsoft

Why OpenAI Blew Up

X Responds to Advertisers Jumping Ship

Media Matters Grills Elon and X

Crisis in Local News

BuzzFeed Shifts Business Model

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The new actors' agreement and Meta's newly released guide for political advertisements tell us one big thing - AI content will begin to flourish. Get ready for massive process and job changes in the very near future directly because of these two announcements.

In other news, YouTube has ad blockers going crazy with their new AI-sniffer tools. Have we seen the end of ad blockers?

In rants and raves, Joe raves about SNAP's CEO and rants about the new ESPN Bet. Robert raves about Mark Ritson's US marketer call-to-arms.

This week's links:

The New Actors' Agreement

OpenAI Announces New Agents Program

Meta to Require AI Disclosures

YouTube and Ad Blockers

A Challenge to US Marketers

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A very special episode where Joe and Robert review their content and marketing predictions from the previous year.

Do they make the grade? You need to judge for yourself.

• TikTok will be banned.
• Netflix will merge with another streaming platform.
• LinkedIn will rise to the top.
• First party data will rule.
• AI dominates.
• Google uses AI detector.
• Content acquisitions on the rise.
• Recession will be localized to tech only.
• Cryptopunks and Bored Apes double.
• Apple will introduce a headset.

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A special 400th episode of This Old Marketing. And yes, the boys are getting up there!

Joe and Robert discuss AI announcements by the US President and Microsoft (launching of Copilot), as well as Google integrating AI into search. For AI to work well, it needs to be working from a correct set of information. Is that the case or should we be worried?

Elon holds a company meeting and talks about X doing almost everything. It's too bad that Apple and Google have a head start in this area.

And Disney buys out the rest of Hulu. Good thing? Regardless, Disney is having operational challenges.

Rants and raves include Joe's new website, IP addresses and Omnicom buying Flywheel.

This week's links:

Biden Signs AI Order

Microsoft Launches Copilot

Elon's Company Meeting about the Everything App

Disney to Buy Rest of Hulu

What the Heck is Disney's Problem?

Joe Pulizzi's Website

IP Addresses Aren't the Answer

Omnicom Buys Flywheel

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Breaking news as X year-over-year numbers plummet. Can the Elon-run social media site recover?

Meta, and more specifically Instagram, is being sued by 33 states. The charge? That the company repeatedly misled the public about the dangers of being on their platform.

Joe and Robert discuss the sad truth: Meta puts profits (and addiction) ahead of the future of America. Done and done.

And finally, new research suggests that trust in media is at an all-time low (and getting worse by the minute). But there is an opportunity.

Rants and raves include the B2B creator, TikTok launches an event, and new DC funding for local news.

This week's links:

X Usage Plummets

Meta Instagram Being Sued

Media Confidence in the US at a Low

DC Lawmakers Introduce Local News Bill

Marketing Needs More Marketing

The B2B Creator Opportunity

TikTok Events

OEF Night at the Races

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