Content Marketing Podcast Episodes

Oct. 13, 2023

AI Chatbots Run Amok (397)

The boys ramp up the show talking about Kendall Jenner's new AI chatbot Billie, brought to you by Meta. Scary? Yes. More to come? Absolutely. Social media sites have been making changes for years that are hurting traffic to media and brand sites. The...
Oct. 6, 2023

The Painful Death of X: The Everything App (396)

The boys are back in real-time talking all things X, Google's podcast moves, and how to drive subscriptions. X CEO Linda Yaccarino does the company no favors with her interview at Vox's CODE conference. Ads are down. Usage is down. The only thing that...
Sept. 29, 2023

Surviving a Content Marketing World [Special Episode] (395)

A special Content Marketing World week episode where Joe and Robert break down their talks from the big event.  Robert goes indepth on content marketing's evolution into, just, marketing. Or is it vice versa? Joe goes through 20+ points about how...
Sept. 22, 2023

A Media Business Dumpster Fire (394)

Can anyone save the media business? Joe and Robert discuss the downfall of big media and where the opportunities are for content marketers and creators. Elon is pivoting X/Twitter to subscription only. Incredibly smart or inherently stupid? Scribe...
Sept. 15, 2023

Amazon Evicts More Creators (393)

Is Quibi finally dead? Maybe...but the bigger issue is the "right sizing" of the streaming business as a whole. Valuations and investment continue to go lower. The DOJ's trial against Google begins this week. Will anything stand or will Google...
Sept. 8, 2023

AI Continues To Eat Media Business Models (392)

Disney, NY Times and CNN are among dozens of major media companies blocking access to ChatGPT. Is this the right move or completely short sighted? Joe and Robert think the latter. At the same time, OpenAI launches their new enterprise product. And...
Sept. 1, 2023

The Next Thing in Content, Amazing Cases, and "If We Had a Job" - Office Hours Special Episode (391)

A very special episode of This Old Marketing where Joe and Robert take questions from LinkedIn. The boys answer such questions as: Which marketing trend died out faster than expected, and which one will come back? Which company/organization is doing...
Aug. 25, 2023

Is the Advertising Crisis Over? (390)

The marketing and advertising recession continues on per a WPP earnings report. Is there an end in site? Will 2024 be better? The boys discuss. Yuga Labs fights with Opensea about crypto revenues. Who is right? And...will crypto winter ever end?...
Aug. 18, 2023

Fake Content Everywhere [and what to do] (389)

What do marketers and creators do about all the fake content? Joe and Robert discuss a slew of AI-generated books, while an 80s horror film that never actually happened goes viral on TikTok. And does Google care about your content as they employ more...
Aug. 11, 2023

ESPN - The Sportsbook (388)

Big news this week as PENN sells Barstool Sports back to David Portnoy and (in an obvious move) partners with ESPN to create ESPN-branded sportsbooks around the country. Could this be the end of civilization as we know it? In other news, the "Apple...
Aug. 4, 2023

AI Everywhere All At Once (387)

This week Joe and Robert discuss how every piece of content created has "at least" a little bit of AI in it. Meta blocks news links in Canada. Is this a negotiation tactic or a sign of things to come? The movie Sound of Freedom continues to defy box...
July 28, 2023

Elon Flips the Bird (386)

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...
July 21, 2023

The Death of Business Books? (385)

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...
July 14, 2023

The Mouse Meets the Mac (384)

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...
July 7, 2023

Elon Gets Tangled in Threads (383)

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....
June 30, 2023

You Need to Pay Attention to This [Special Episode] (382)

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...
June 23, 2023

The Elon Zuckerberg Ultimate Cage Fight (381)

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...
June 16, 2023

In TikTok We Trust? (380)

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...
June 9, 2023

The LIV/PGA Merger: What Can Brands Learn? (379)

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...
June 2, 2023

AI: The End Is Near (378)

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...
May 26, 2023

Meta to Announce Twitter Competitor Called Instaflop (377)

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...
May 19, 2023

Clear & Present Altman (376)

The battle for AI continues...this time on the Hill. Sam Altman testified to Congress, doing his best Harrison Ford impression (you'll get the reference after listening). The writers' strike continues, and now includes generative AI at the center. And...
May 12, 2023

The Battle for Trust (375)

The next great online battle is that over trust. We are seeing this play out in front of us, first with the news of Tucker Carlson moving from Fox to Twitter, then Elon's "trust nothing" decree, and then as millions flood to follow MrBeast. Google and...
May 5, 2023

Robert and Joe Live from CEX: Creator Economy Expo (374)

For only the fourth time in history, Joe and Robert record a live episode face-to-face. Creator Economy Expo (CEX) 2023 brought content creators from all over the world together between May 1st and 3rd. The boys do a complete roundup of the latest...