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  • In this special episode, Joe and Robert talk about the future of AI in marketing and how each of them use AI for both content creation and marketing ideation.

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  • Mark Zuckerberg says the Biden Administration pressured Facebook to censor COVID comments while Elon Musk gets X banned in Brazil.

    In better news, the Kelce brothers land a $100 million dollar deal with Amazon. The boys talk about how the licensing model has changed in just the past two years.

    Winners and losers include Mammoth Cave National Park and Yelp.

    Rants and raves include LEGO and Adweek.

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    Zuck's Words Against Biden

    Brazil Bans X

    Kelce's Deal with Amazon

    Mammoth Cave on Facebook

    Yelp's Case Against Google

    Search Fragmentation on Adweek

    LEGO's Big Jump

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  • We have all the answers for what's going to happen in the NFL this year. This special episode includes:

    2024 New Kickoff Rules AFC/NFC Top 4 and Championships Super Bowl and Who Wins Cowboys and Browns Final Records MVP Prediction

    And a final bet you don't want to miss.

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  • The boys review how the DNC has courted creators and developed "content moments" that are going viral.

    Chick-Fil-A just launched a streaming strategy and Procreate vows to never leverage generative AI.

    Wins and losses include the Savannah Bananas and Snoop Dogg.

    Rants and raves include Robert's take on DNC creators while Joe talks about the NSYNC and Deadpool integration.

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    This week's links:

    The DNC Finally "Gets" Content

    Chick-Fil-A Launches Streaming Service

    Procreate Says No to Gen AI

    Snoop & Solo Brands Make Up

    Bananas Ink TV Deal

    NSYNC Takes Off w/Deadpool Integration

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  • While X continues to sue advertisers and launch products in chaos, Reddit has risen to the top of the social media sandlot (with the help of Google).

    Winners and losers include Heineken NA and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

    Rants and raves include the Savannah Bananas and surveillance pricing.

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    This week's links:

    X Calls for Ad Industry Reset

    Ad Group Dismantles

    Xai launches Chaotic Image Generator

    Publishers Flock to Reddit

    Heineken's Partnership with US Open Tennis

    Symphony Orchestra's Bad AI Play

    WTF Is Surveillance Pricing?

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  • In a desperation move, X decides the best way to get advertisers back to the platform is to sue them.

    In obvious news, a judge rules that Google is an illegal monopoly. The boys talk about what the repercussions are with this ruling, and what Apple's role will be.

    Speaking of Google (and X), Google ads seem to be popping up on Elon's platform. Curious indeed.

    In winners and losers, the Harris campaign is kicking butt on social while the Army fails with The Rock.

    In rants and raves, Robert changes his mind on the Olympics and Joe thinks the next wave of content marketing is internal creators.

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    This week's links:

    Google Is a Monopoly

    X Files Suit Against Advertisers

    Google Ads End Up on X

    Kamala Social Media Masterclass

    The Army Fails with The Rock

    The Olympics and TikTok

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  • In this episode the boys cover an incredible content marketing case study in New York's largest hospital system.

    Reddit is now blocking big search engines who want its unique content...unless they pay up (which they will).

    And Elon is being Elon, violating his own content policy on X. Here we go again.

    Hits and misses include Bandit Running and Flavor Flav.

    Rants and raves include James Patterson and Google's new AI ad.

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    This week's links:

    Reddit Blocks Search Engines

    Elon Musk Violates X Policy

    Northwell Health Content Marketing Studio

    Bandit's Unsponsored Project

    Flavor Flav and US Water Polo

    Google's Dumb AI Ad

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  • At long last, Google seems to do a 180 on its third-party cookie policy. What does this mean for marketers and advertisers?

    META introduces Llama 3 for developers, apparently giving away its AI technology and investment for free. Could this be for real or is it a Zuckerberg trick?

    And does Spotify use podcasts for loyalty first?

    Hits and misses include Deadpool and Heinz and Informa's purchase of the Cannes Festival.

    Rants and raves include British Airways and Field & Stream magazine.

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    This week's links:

    Google Leaves Cookie Policy

    Llama 3.1 Launch

    Spotify's Bet on Podcasts

    Informa Buys Cannes

    Heinz Partners with Deadpool

    Country Music Stars Buy Field & Stream

    British Airways Flight Video

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  • This week Taboola does a big deal with Apple to sell their advertising space. Great for Taboola, but what does this message for Apple?

    Dax Shepard does an $80 million dollar podcast deal with Amazon. Is Amazon going after Spotify and YouTube for podcast dominance?

    And CMO's are under huge pressure, as stated by the latest research. Are we actually in a marketing recession?

    Rants and raves include VidCon Baltimore and StickerMule.

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    This week's links:

    Ken Griffin Buys Dinosaur

    Taboola to Sell Apple Ads

    Dax Shepard Does Deal with Amazon's Wondery

    CMOs Under Pressure

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  • Has the content creator/influencer business model gone bearish? Glamour seems to think so. We disagree.

    The Paramount/Skydance deal is finally done...we think.

    Spotify is beginning to court more video podcasts. Is it working in their fight against YouTube?

    And BusinessWeek has a 120-page print issue on the way. Does this mean a new opportunity in print?

    Wins and losses include ArtBotAI and Mohawk Chevy. Rants and raves include Trump speaking at the Bitcoin Conference and AI spammers.

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    This week's links:

    Power Slap and Dana White

    Paramount Skydance Deal

    Spotify's Continuing Shift to Video

    Influencers Aren't Getting Famous Like They Used To

    BusinessWeek's Print Move

    Mohawk Chevy on TikTok

    ArtBotAI

    Trump to Speak at Bitcoin Conference

    The Rise of AI Content

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  • A special condensed episode of This Old Marketing. We cover the latest supreme court decision on social media. Good decision or more of the same?

    And do the brand new rules of marketing and advertising include content marketing? If content marketing becomes marketing, what happens to the discipline?

    Rants and raves include mxmtoon and research from Meta and Kantar.

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    This week's links:

    Supreme Court Sends Social Media Back to States

    Brand New Rules of Advertising

    mxmtoon

    Research from Meta and Kantar

    One Million Checkboxes

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  • In breaking news, the Supreme Court is allowing the White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation. Did this really need to go to court in the first place?

    Time strikes a deal with OpenAI, while the recording industry files suit against Suno AI and Uncharted Labs citing copyright infringement.

    And...have we learned anything from moving text to video online?

    Hits and misses include the Verizon logo and the Toys R Us commercial produced with OpenAI.

    Rants and raves include the Olympics and AI forgetting to read the room.

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    This week's links:

    Supreme Court Ruling on Social Media

    Time Strikes Deal with OpenAI

    Recording Industry Sues Sona

    We Learned the Wrong Lessons from Video

    Verizon's New Logo

    Toys R Us's AI Ad

    Al Michaels' AI Voice at the Olympics

    AI Execs Forget to Read the Room

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  • While Wells Fargo is into employee surveillance, the US Surgeon General pushes for a warning on social media much like those on cigarette packages.

    Forbes threatens Perplexity with legal action, while TikTok debuts humanlike AI-generated avatars for advertising.

    Hits and misses include Oscar Mayer and American Express.

    Rants and raves include indie print and the Cannes Lions award winners.

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    This week's links:

    Wells Fargo Fires Employees

    Surgeon General and Social Media

    Forbes Threatens Perplexity

    TikTok Debuts AI Ad Features

    Oscar Mayer Bacon Ad

    Cannes Lions 2024

    High-End Indie Print Publications

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  • Apple's big developer conference meeting saw the launch of IOS 18 and Apple Intelligence? Apple decided to partner with OpenAI and not Google for their AI integration. Is this a big miss for Google Gemini?

    Plus, Adobe and Meta have big terms and conditions issues this week.

    Hits and misses include OpenAI, Google and Nathan's hot dogs.

    Rants and raves include "Infectious Generosity" by Chris Anderson and yet another AI content marketing launch.

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    This week's links:

    Adobe's Missed Terms

    Adobe's Apology

    META's content problems with Europe

    Apple Intelligence Is Launched

    Joey Chestnut and Nathan's Hot Dogs

    AI Content Marketing Agent

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  • Twitter/X leans into NSFW content and vertical video. Is this the sign of a turnaround or more desperate measures to stay alive? Robert and Joe take opposite sides and fight, fight, fight.

    Spotify's CEO makes comments about the cost of content being almost nothing. Should we care or should we boycott?

    Hits include Four Seasons and 10 Cent Beer night.

    Rants and raves include signals from Marcus Sheridan and Suits.

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    This week's links:

    Twitter's New NSFW Strategy

    Twitter/X Will Do Vertical Video

    Spotify CEO Is Out of Touch

    Facebook Going After Gen Z

    10 Cent Beer Night - Craig Irons

    Four Seasons PR Win

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  • Big news this week as leaked Google search API documents are released into the world. The TLDR? Google has been lying about how it formulates search results. What do we know? Google manipulates content like an editor of a media company would. But does it even matter?

    AI scams are hitting a tipping point as we get closer to the US elections.

    OpenAI inks two more content deals and Elon raises money for xAI.

    Hits and misses include a home appliance store and Cheez-Its.

    Rants and raves include marketing agencies and GaryVee's commencement speech.

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    This week's links:

    The Google API Document Leak

    Celebs Getting AI Scammed

    Atlantic/Vox Ink Deal with OpenAI

    Elon Raises $6 Billion for xAI

    HBR Recognizes Creator Economy

    Home Appliance Sales and Service

    Marketing Agencies as Consultants

    GaryVee's Commencement Address

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  • While the world gets distracted by Scarlett Johansson's possible case against OpenAI, the AI giant continues to do deals with media companies.

    This time, Open AI signed a deal with News Corp (owners of WSJ) for $250 million over five years (reported). Who's next?

    Trump Media's quarterly reported was more than a disaster, and yet the stock keeps going up.

    And we have a nice disagreement about whether Chick-fil-A should embrace or fire their internal social media influencers.

    Hits and misses include GaryVee's new book and Coca-Cola lens.

    Rants and raves include content marketing platforms and a nice rave for the Cleveland Guardians baseball team.

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    This week's links:

    OpenAI vs. Black Widow

    OpenAI Signs Deal

    Trump Media Report

    Social Influencers and what to do

    Coca-Cola Lens

    GaryVee's Book Trailer

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  • A special live recording of Joe and Robert with Philip Hernandez from the Haunted Attraction Network, recorded at Content Entrepreneur Expo (CEX) in Cleveland, Ohio on May 5th. Philip goes into detail about how he thinks about and creates content for the network, including the challenges and opportunities in social media content creation.

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    Special thanks to Hubspot for sponsoring the opening reception at CEX, and to our friends at VividFront for producing this recording.

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  • It was another crazy week in AI news.

    On the heals of Google's AI announcement, OpenAI launches ChatGPT4 Omni (o). What does the new iteration mean for creators and marketers?

    If that wasn't enough, TikTok is upgrading its algorithm with AI. Thank you (not so much).

    And is the beef between Kendrick and Drake real? We think it's marketing.

    Hits and misses include John Mulaney's new show and Prof G's podcast strategy.

    Rants and raves include OEF's 100 Holes of Golf model and more on MarTech cuts.

    This week's links:

    OpenAI Releases Omni

    TikTok Is Testing AI in Algo

    The Drake/Kendrick Beef

    John Mulaney's New Show

    Prof G Markets Podcast

    OEF's 100 Holes of Golf

    MarTech Spending Falls

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  • In the latest social media soap opera, TikTok has sued the US Government over its potential "ban," bringing out the unconstitutional card. Is this just a stalling tactic? Yes...and it's working.

    More money is flowing into the creator economy after big product successes from MrBeast and Logan Paul. But will the new algo changes be the end of big content creators?

    And Hollywood continues to lack standards with AI. Is it simply too late?

    Hits and misses include CEX and Joe Biden.

    Rants and raves include Instagram and Meta.

    This week's links:

    TikTok Sues the US Government

    MrBeast and Logal Paul Lead Creator Movement

    Hollywood and AI

    2024 Marketing Technology Landscape

    Meta to Provide Advertisers with Auto Images

    Instagram on Algo Change

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