Content Acquisitions Episodes

June 3, 2022

Sponsorships & the Solar System (326)

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....

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May 27, 2022

DarkWing84 & Other Marketing Conspiracies (325)

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 …

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May 20, 2022

The Webby Award-Winning Episode (324)

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 …

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April 29, 2022

Marketing Is Marketing (321)

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 …

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April 22, 2022

When Everything Is Sponsored Content (320)

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...

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March 25, 2022

BAYC's $4 Billion Valuation - A Disagreement (316)

Yuga Labs gets $450 million, giving it a $4 billion dollar valuation. Robert is suspect whether the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and CryptoPunks owner can drive that much value. Joe, of course, completely disagrees. In other news, Time and …

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March 18, 2022

Brands Still Shortsighted with #NFTs (315)

In this episode, the boys discuss the future of NFTs and content marketing, the mixture of HBO and Discovery, Web3 gimmicks and the normalization of podcasting. Rants and raves include more Nielsen drama and Yuga Labs buying CryptoPunks. Links this...

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March 11, 2022

Disney's New Streaming Mistake (314)

After the launch of the very successful Disney+, mouse executives have decided to screw the entire thing up by offering an ad-supported streaming option. Good job! One anonymous user just got an $8 million dollar loan backed by CryptoPunk NFTs. …

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March 4, 2022

TikTok Goes Ted Talk (313)

This week we discuss the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the impact on crypto and media coverage. M&A continues to go crazy as Epic Games buys Bandcamp. Elsewhere, Salesforce goes NFT and their employees revolt. And as expected, TikTok announces the...

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Feb. 18, 2022

The Super Bowl Ad Winner Is... (311)

In this episode Joe and Robert run through the Super Bowl ad winners and losers. There may be some surprises. Spotify buys more and more podcast companies as it makes a business model shift. And Binance, of all companies, takes …

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Feb. 4, 2022

Spotify's Rogan Pains (309)

The Spotify/Joe Rogan situation seems to be gaining momentum as for Apple pastures. , while product analytics company as the M&A market heats up. In rants and raves, Robert . Joe comments on the , and . Robert's book recommendation: …

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Jan. 21, 2022

It's a Web3 Food Fight and We Want In... (307)

MSFT is buying out the gaming world while a Web3 fight ensues online and we want in.

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Jan. 14, 2022

LinkedIn Goes ALL IN with Journalism (306)

Paid subscription companies are going M&A crazy, while LinkedIn starts to take B2B media seriously.

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Jan. 7, 2022

2022 Content Predictions Episode (305)

Yes indeed! Joe and Robert retrieve their broken crystal balls for another amazing episode of failed predictions.

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Dec. 17, 2021

Social Platforms Burn Content Creators (302)

Another two examples of how social media platforms are throwing content creators to the curb.

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