Content Acquisitions Episodes

The boys are back and the buys are heating up. Food-delivery startup Wonder purchased Tastemade, now boasting content creation to meal preparation to delivery all in one. Is more on the way? We think so. Spotify paid $5 billion dollars to indie...

The boys return with a cornucopia of news.  TikTok returns (or did it?). We discuss what is really going on with the Chinese-owned app, whether a US company will buy them, and which one actually will. In other news, Instagram is throwing money at...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Stella drop...

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...

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. What...

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...

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 a $200 million dollar...

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: . ---------...

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

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

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

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

Is it possible that stopping social media content production could help, not hurt, your business? Lush gives it a try. Plus Marriott NFTs and a big announcement.

A very special Thanksgiving episode where Joe and Robert answer seven earth-shattering questions, including what content marketing trends are on the horizon, and content creation pet peeves.

Crazy news week. The former President launches a social network inside a SPAC, and rumors swirl around PayPal buying Pinterest. Plus, a new martech report tells all.

If you read the headlines, you might think that the creator economy is failing. That couldn't be further from the truth.

Oh yes...Joe and Robert have a number of conspiracy theories that may be but are most likely not true about our favorite company we love to hate...Facebook.

This week, McKinsey launches a content marketing effort for kids? Wait, what? Plus, Joe and Robert break down SI's new gambling site. Good decision?

Intuit's $12 billion dollar purchase of Mailchimp is all about audience acquisition. And the boys talk more about NFTs...so much more.