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

The boys go in-depth discussing the Twitter move to X. What's the future of Twitter X and is there a future at all? What does this mean for Threads?

Could there be a deal to bring the two together?

Rants and raves include the battle for CMS and Marketing AI Institute.

This week's links:

Twitter Rebrands as X

The Tranformation to the Everything App

Threads Unraveling?

Don't Count Out Threads

Vox Media Halts CMS

Marketing AI Conference

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This week we cover breaking news from McGraw-Hill Education. MHE made the decision last week to kill their business book division. What does this mean for new business books and the future of business publishing?

Elon announces more problems at Twitter, including the fact that they keep losing money AND are cash negative.

At the same time, Threads engagement goes down. Does the initial data tell us anything about what will happen to Baby Zuckerberg?

And advertising continues to plummet. When will we hit the bottom?

Rants and raves include the writer and actor strike and a must-listen-to AI podcast.

This week's links:

Twitter Cash Negative

Threads Engagement Down

Advertising Continues to Plummet

Mo Gawdat/Prof G Podcast

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Disney CEO Bob Iger received an extension to stay as CEO until the end of 2026. Joe believes this is just enough time to sell the company to Apple (of course). Robert and Joe discuss what it will take to make that happen.

Threads starts laying out advertising guidelines, but should they even do it? Joe says no and Robert says wait.

Finally, the Morning Brew talks about what makes media success, but most of all, the advantages for content marketing are clear.

Rants and raves include Aretha Franklin's will and the new Star Trek series.

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This week's links:

Analyst Expects Disney to Sell

Threads to Launch Branded Content

Meta Is Pitching Threads Advertising

Morning Brew Breakdown

Aretha's Will Disaster

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The big news of the week is Meta's launch of Twitter-competitor Threads in the United States. Is this finally the Twitter killer we were looking for, or just another also ran?

In other news, Snap continues to impress with its new subscription product. Could the company finally have found a paid social model that works?

Rants and raves includes Margot Robbie and Barbie with a side of advertising rant from Robert.

This week's links:

Meta's Threads Launches

Twitter Backtracks on Logging In

Unverified Restrictions on Twitter

Tweetdeck for Blue Check Only?

Snapchat+ for the Win

Advertising Waste

Margot Goes Barbie All the Time

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A #ThisOldMarketing mid-year special episode where Joe and Robert cover what marketers and content creators should be paying attention to, including:

• Creating Too Much Content (and not enough activation)
• AI in Content
• Taking Your Email Newsletter Seriously
• What Is the Website?
• The Video Strategy
• The Job Market
• Print Is Back
• Here Come the Acquisitions

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In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Twitter goes on a brand safety publicity tour, but it won't help their advertising sales.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk trade threats about an actual cage fight. If it happens, Joe is putting is money on the Zuck. Robert likes Elon's "walrus" play.

TikTok is booming with TikTok coins. Who knew?

InBev continues to chase mistakes as it just wants to create "beer for everyone."

Rants and raves include the US Open and the continuing saga at Reddit.

This week's links:

Twitter & Brand Safety

The Elon/Zuck Cage Fight

TikTok Coins

AB InBev Troubles

Reddit & the Protest

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Could it be that the future of the US will get their news from TikTok? Robert and Joe discuss how this can go down a dark, lonely path for many.

Google News announces (yet again) that it will launch soon (very soon!).

And the creator-friendly site known as Twitter is opening up a flawed advertising model for a handful of people that will pay pennies on the dollar.

Rants and raves include the Arnold documentary and the rented land crisis at Reddit.

This week's links:

Cleveland Browns New Logo

Fewer People Getting News, But More from TikTok

Google Finally Launches News Product

Twitter's New Creator Advertising Program

The Arnold Documentary on Netflix

The Reddit Crisis

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Big news of the week is the PGA tour merging with the Saudi-backed LIV tour. Joe and Robert talk about what this means for brands in the future.

Apple launches the Vision Pro. Will there be a long-term market for the product?

Rumors again surface about Apple buying Disney. Is this even close to being possible?

And Elon announces that Twitter's subscribers can me moved off-platform.

Rants and raves include ChatGPT-5 and Tucker Carlson.

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This week's links:

PGA/LIV Merger

Apple Launches Vision Pro

Disney/Apple Rumors

Twitter to Launch Subscriber Offer?

ChatGPT-5

Tucker Carlson's New Twitter Show

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In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert talk about the 22-word statement from the creators of AI. Simply put, we are in big trouble.

WPP launches a content engine with Nvidia that will make the production of ads quicker and easier because of AI. I know...everything we always wanted.

Elon continues to push Twitter over the edge, including a big middle-finger to the EU's Disinformation Code of Practice, and the formal outsourcing of their ad unit.

And finally, does purpose-driven content have a place with "everybody" brands today?

Rants and raves include a fan moment at the Indy 500 and the hope that Peloton has righted the ship.

This week's links:

AI Could Destroy Humanity

WPP Building AI Content Engine

Elon Drops Moderation

Twitter Outsources Ads

Twitter Worth One-Third Less

Purpose-Driven Marketing

Peloton's New Brand Move

Indy 500 Champ Goes Fans First

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In this episode, Elon goes full Murdoch, trying to build Twitter into the next Fox News.

Advertising continues to plummet for media companies and creators. How long will this ad recession last?

There are rumors that Meta will announce a Twitter competitor any time now. Joe and Robert believe this is false news.

And TikTok sues Montana in the goofball move of the year (by Montana, not TikTok).

Rants and raves include the creator economy middle class and 71 percent of CMOs want more marketing tech budget.

This week's links:

Musk Moves in on Murdoch

Advertising Is in a Recession

Instagram to Release Twitter Competitor?

TikTok Sues Montana

Marketers Want More Budget [Research]

The Creator Economy Middle Class

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