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

More shenanigans at Meta with not one but two executives leaving.

Twitter crumbles under the weight of Elon as more employees seek to leave.

Media companies are leaving pay-wall strategies for sponsorships, while more regulations coming for Web3.

Rants and raves include the Michelob Ultra guy and social media rulings.

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This week's links:

Twitter Hurting

Media Companies Move to Sponsorships

NP Digital's Acquisition

Will SMS work for Subs?

OpenSea Exec in Trouble

Michelob Ultra Guy

"Fans First" by Jesse Cole

Texas Social Media Law

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Is Seth Green's missing BAYC NFT an actual thing, or is it part of a larger marketing conspiracy.

Conan sells Team Coco to SiriusXM for $150 million. Will we see more? Absolutely.

Politicians gang up against Google and Facebook over antitrust concerns. Probably nothing.

In rants and raves, Joe comments on a16z's State of Crypto Report and the latest creator economy report. Robert rants about Google as a common carrier.

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This week's links:

Seth Green's NFT Problem

Conan Sells Out

Antitrust Violations for Google/Facebook

2022 State of Crypto Report

2022 Creator Economy Report

Google as Carrier

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This episode could be our ticket to Webby fame. You'll just have to listen to be sure.

We, of course, go through the latest Twitter disaster that is Elon Musk, and then detail the new THE Spotify NFT integration. All that, and Netflix is getting into live streaming. Who knew?

Rants and raves include a TED Talk from the Instagram CEO and more Star Trek.

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This week's links:

Elon Musk Can't Stop Tweeting

20 Percent Spam Accounts on Twitter

Spotify Goes NFT

Netflix & Livestreaming

Instagram TED Talk

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Joe and Robert do an overview of the crazy week in crypto. Is this an opportunity or has Web3's time come to pass?

The New York Times and Disney release earnings and the boys run through the highlights.

The Wall Street Journal says NFTs are dead. Other sources say the WSJ didn't do their homework. Who's correct?

And Instagram launches a test NFT program. Good move?

Rants and raves include Starbucks moving their rewards program to Web3 and a rant on personalization you don't want to miss.

This week's links:

New York Times Results

Disney+ Ramping Up

NFTs Are Dead

Wall Street Journal Is Dead Wrong

Instagram Testing NFTs

Forget Personalization

SBUX NFT Loyalty Program

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A special episode covering the latest content creator/content entrepreneur research from The Tilt as Joe and Robert head out to Creator Economy Expo (CEX).

Data points include-

- How long until content creators get to revenue.

- How long to financial independence.

- What are the aspects that move a content creator to a content entrepreneur.

- Key points for both content marketers and content creators to consider.

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The Elon/Twitter saga continues. Joe and Robert break down the real reason why Elon is trying to buy Twitter.

Ad spending is mostly up at MSFT, Meta and Google. Is this the golden age of advertising?

The subscriber model is getting a lot of hate lately, but there is still hope.

Rants and raves include an interesting NFT launch and a try at Gen Z social media.

This week's links:

Google & Microsoft Ad Growth

YouTube Falls on Lower Growth

Twitter Mulls Ad-Free Platform

Subscriptions Aren't Doomed

Morning Brew Gets to 4 Million Subs

Security Token Launched

Non-Fungible Testicles

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While the Elon Musk/Twitter saga rages on, Robert and Joe cover major changes (or not) in the native advertising/sponsored content industry. In other news, Netflix's subscriber loss is a warning sign for streaming paid media.

And...Rolling Stone goes creator economy. What does that mean for the brand and for media in general?

Rants and raves includes a content entrepreneur story from AdWeek and analysis on whether web scraping is legal.

This week's links:

Netflix Subscriber Loss

Netflix Looks at Ad-Supported Model

Rolling Stone Goes Creator Economy

Rolling Stone MrBeast Case Study

Integrity and Sponsored Content

Influencers Are Becoming Entrepreneurs

Web Scraping

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It's breaking news time as Joe and Robert discuss Elon Musk's intent to purchase Twitter.

CNN+ looks more like CNN minus as the new project begins cutbacks after barely starting.

Coinbase will partner with BAYC on a film project. Robert is not impressed.

Meta begins their metaverse project with price gouging, while BeReal is the new social app darling.

Rants and raves includes true quality content and the dark side of content marketing.

This week's links:

Elon Musk to Buy Twitter

Jack Dorsey's First Tweet Does Nothing

Big Cuts at CNN+

Coinbase and BAYC

Meta Overcharges

BeReal Growth

Marketing Dive Sponsored Research

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Robert and Joe discuss what happens to Twitter now than Elon put one percent of his net worth into the company. Podcasting is down, but is that a problem? And the boys predict that Web3 will soon be dominated by a centralized player. Is that bad? Probably not.

This week's links:

Elon Musk and Twitter

YouTube to Launch Podcast Player

Podcasting Stats See First Drop

Tech Startup Doesn't Mention NFTs or Web3

Journalists and Personal Brands

The Hero - Movie

What Is the Metaverse?

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Well, Joe and Robert are finally seeing their 10-year prediction come to fruition. It seems that just about every tech company out there is turning into a significant media company.

This week, the boys share the news about Hubspot's creator network, Wendy's does a Meta bacon fake, while a BAYC owner launches a bored restaurant. And...what's up with Vimeo and their pricing?

This week's links:

Hubspot's Creator Program

Vimeo Price Aches

Wendy's and Meta Partner on a Cheeseburger

BAYC Pop-Up Store

Big Money with a Small Audience

Jay Acunzo's Accountability Program

Understanding Web3

Tech Company Wins Oscar

Jeff Charney's New Gig

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