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In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the rumors of Twitter expanding to 10,000 characters from 140, and what it means to brands. Turner's slew of television stations begin their quest for native advertising dominance, while the boys discuss the possibility of how native opportunities could fuel future owned content brands.  Rants and raves include Cisco calling digital marketing redundant and how brands are paying consumers to watch their ads. This Old Marketing example of the week: Lincoln Electric. This week's story links: Twitter Considering Killing the 140 Character Limithttp://nerdist.com/twitter-is-considering-new-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/ Turner Seeks To Become One Big Native Ad Platformhttp://adage.com/article/media/turner-seeks-big-native-ad-platform/301959/   Publishers to Hit Bottom with Nativehttp://digiday.com/publishers/peak-native-ads/ Top Challenges For B2B CMO’s 2016, Customers, Data and Content http://adage.com/article/btob/top-challenges-cmos-2016-customers-d

In this first recorded episode of the 2016 year, Joe and Robert review a number of articles on the FTC, native advertising and what the future will hold for sponsored content. Ad blocking and podcasting dominate the key trends of 2015, where the boys uncover "content friction" as a key issue of 2015. Joe and Robert expand on the opportunities in podcast advertising and then rant and rave about the future of SnapChat.  Official rants and raves include the definition of content marketing and whether we should build our house on rented land.  This week's #ThisOldMarketing example of the week: Pennsylvania Rural Electric Cooperative This week's story links: Consumers Can’t Tell Native Ads from Editorial Content http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/265789/consumers-cant-tell-native-ads-from-editorial-con.html http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/30/telegraph-criticised-asa-watchdog-michelin-advertorial http://adage.com/article/media/iab-concerned-ftc-s-native-advertising-rules/301948/ The Ten Key Med

In this New Year's edition of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the most recent FTC statement on native advertising and what it means to brands and publishers.  Forbes announces a "light ad" site for ad blockers and ANA chooses "content marketing" as the phrase of the year.  The boys cap it off with another Medium story, and why CEO Ev Williams is a master seducer.  Rants and raves include YouTube vs. Facebook and The Business Romantic.  This week's TOM example: Komputronik buys Benchmark. This week's news stories: Forbes blocks Ad Blockershttp://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/265502/forbes-blocks-ad-blockers-launches-agency-counc.html ANA Says “content marketing” is this Year’s word of the yearhttp://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/12/21/ana-says-content-marketing-word-year FTC Releases Native Advertising Guidelineshttp://adage.com/article/media/federal-trade-commission-releases-native-ad-guidelines/301921/ Medium’s Ev Williams: ‘It’s Going to Make Less and Less Sense to Publish on the Webhttp://l

In this special pre-Christmas episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the New York Times big revenue move into native advertising, with some commentary about the WSJ as well. Content marketing predictions flood this episode, but the majority of time is spent ranting about Basecamp moving their blog over to Medium full time.  Rants and raves include the trouble in TV Land and Hollywood and a breakdown of Joe's 2016 predictions.  This week's TOM example: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. This week's story links: Industrial Strength Branded Content http://www.mondaynote.com/2015/12/14/industrial-scale-branded-content/   2016 Content Marketing Predictions http://mashable.com/2015/12/18/content-marketing-predictions/#mz6i0n96XuqF   Signal Vs. Noise Moves Its Blog To Medium https://m.signalvnoise.com/signal-v-noise-moves-to-medium-c8083ce19686#.f7e2inazl     SPONSOR Widen and Visual Storytelling - http://bit.ly/widen-visual-storytelling   RANTS AND RAVES   Robert's Rant/Rave on TV and Hollywood htt

In this special Star Wars themed episode, Joe and Robert discuss what will happen with Airbnb's content marketing initiative "Pineapple". Ad blocking continues to be all the rage in 2015, and the boys talk about the impact of ad blocking on business models into 2016 and beyond.  And don't miss Ann Handley's take on content marketing in 2016 as well. Rants and raves include a take on the Publicis reorganization and how a small ice-cream shop landed the official ice cream of Star Wars.  This week's #ThisOldMarketing example: Star Wars Comic Books. This week's links: Here’s what happened to Pineapple - AirBNB’s Print Magazine http://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-what-happened-to-pineapple-airbnbs-one-off-print-magazine-1449684006?mod=djemCMOToday   Ad Blocking Will Force Industry to put the user experience first http://digiday.com/publishers/2016yearinpreview-ad-blocking-debate-gets-bigger-advertising/   Content Marketing Grows Up - 2016 Prediction http://www.annhandley.com/2015/12/10/content-marketing-grows-up-my

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss GE's move away from prime-time advertising and increasing move toward branded content.  "Homeless" media is a huge opportunity for media companies and brands, but it comes with a big risk that most organizations are not aware of. Credit Suisse may or may not build a social network for super-rich people and John Bell has some wise words for marketers regarding content marketing.  Raves include Clayton Christiansen and WSJ launching an annual print magazine. This week's TOM example: Ancestry.com. This week's story links: GE Is Dumping Prime Time Advertisinghttp://qz.com/564910/general-electric-is-dumping-prime-time-tv-advertising/ The Rise OF Homeless Mediahttps://medium.com/thoughts-on-media/the-rise-of-homeless-media-97e031c8b319#.o0saw6r9q Credit Suisse Building A Social Network of Rich Peoplehttp://adage.com/article/agency-news/credit-suisse-building-a-social-network-rich-people/301540/ There’s A Fresh Business Case for Content Marketinghttp://joh

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the very funny South Park episode all about sponsored content and native advertising.  Yahoo! experiments with actually blocking ad blockers, and Google Plus gets a makeover, but it is worth it to take a second look?  Rants and raves include Seth Godin and Alibaba buying a media company.  This week's TOM example: The Chicken Whisperer. This week's article links: South Park Hysterically Satirized Ad Blocking And Sponsored Contenthttp://www.adweek.com/news/television/south-park-hysterically-satirized-ad-blocking-and-sponsored-content-168206Yahoo Restrics Ad Blocking Software For Email usershttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/yahoo-restricts-ad-blocking-software-for-some-email-users/Watching The Content Marketing Trend Fade To Blackhttp://geofflivingston.com/2015/11/16/watching-the-content-marketing-trend-fade-to-black/New Ways To Find and Stream App contenthttp://insidesearch.blogspot.com/2015/11/new-ways-to-find-and-stream-app-content.htmlMeet T

In this special Thanksgiving episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the amazing new content marketing launch for Y Combinator called "The Macro". Facebook Instant Articles is (surprise, surprise) not working for the 20 publishers...Robert Rose has a solution that involves content syndication, not advertising. In addition, the boys strongly disagree with a Gerry McGovern post about quality content.  Rants and raves include what is NOT content marketing.  This week's TOM example: US Military Hospitals. This week's article links: Facebook Instant Articleshttp://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-mulls-ad-changes-for-instant-articles-after-publisher-pushback-1447281399?alg=yPaired Withhttp://www.engadget.com/2015/11/12/facebook-instant-article-ad-revenue/ Y Combinator Launches The Macrohttp://techcrunch.com/2015/11/20/sifting-through-secrets/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000634Less Content Marketing, More Quality Contenthttp://www.gerrymcgovern.com/new-thinking/less-content-marketing-more-quality-contentB2B Data D

In this week's episode, Joe and Robert discuss why YouTube has a leg up on the streaming music business, and someone actually wants to kill the term native advertising.  Dollar Shave Club launches a new content marketing program called MEL, and the boys fight over whether it's transparent enough.  Rants and raves include NYTimes Virtual Reality project and a Wharton article.  This week's TOM example: Fold Factory. This week's show links: YouTube Opens Enormous Music Collection To Allhttp://www.wired.com/2015/11/youtube-music-opens-sites-enormous-music-collection-to-all/Can We Kill The Term Native Advertising?http://www.alleywatch.com/2015/11/can-kill-term-native-advertising/Dollar Shave Club Launches Mens Interest Editorial Destinationhttp://www.wsj.com/articles/dollar-shave-club-launches-mens-interest-editorial-destination-called-mel-1447270170 Sponsor: Marketo and Solved Mysteries - http://bit.ly/marketo-solved-mysteries Joe's Ravehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/magazine/virtual-reality-a-new-way-to-tell-

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss the latest findings on Facebook, specifically how Facebookers are turning into lurkers and moving away from actually creating content.  Ad blockers are transforming the next level of the web and one startup goes big by launching a documentary. Rants and raves include Amazon launching a physical bookstore and Activision launches a film studio.  This week's TOM example: Interface Age Magazine. This week's story: 9 Fascinating Stats In Digital Marketing this Last Weekhttp://www.adweek.com/news/technology/here-are-9-fascinating-digital-marketing-stats-past-week-167919Ad Blockers And The Next Chapter Of The internethttps://hbr.org/2015/11/ad-blockers-and-the-next-chapter-of-the-internetInside Story On Design Disruptors Documentary Filmhttp://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/design-disruptors?utm_campaign=blog-rss-emails&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23028931Publishers Create New Job “Platform Wranglers"http://digiday.com/publishe

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss some major plays in podcasting, from Google Play adding podcasts to Serial's deal with Pandora.  PewDiePie says that the reason YouTube is launching YouTube Red is because of ad blockers (is he right?) and Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook believes that ads make Facebook better (really?).  Rants and raves include IBM buying part of the Weather Channel and Nike should buy Grantland.com.  This week's TOM example: Pro Football Talk. This week's story links:    Google Gets Back Into Podcast Distribution http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/google-gets-back-into-podcast-distribution-with-google-play-music-podcasts/   Pandora Exclusive Streaming Partner for Serial http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151102005476/en/Pandora-Exclusive-Streaming-Partner-Serial-Season   PewdiePie Says Ad Blockers Lead to YouTube Red http://www.businessinsider.com/pewdiepie-says-ad-blockers-led-to-youtube-red-2015-10     Zuckerberg Talks about the Crowding of Ads Vs. Cont

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert go in-depth into YouTube's decision to "force" content creators to be part of their new paid subscription program - YouTube Red.  Adobe releases some interesting research on consumer behavior and content (hint: focus on the mobile experience) and the boys dissect some interesting research on the future of digital.  Rants and raves include why publishers are missing the boat.  This week's TOM example of the week: Johnson & Johnson and BabyCenter.   YouTube Will Completely Remove Videos Of Creators Who Don’t Sign Its Red Subscription Dealhttp://techcrunch.com/2015/10/21/an-offer-creators-cant-refuse/#.mudbml:0AwH paired with...ESPN Takes It’s Videos Off Of Youtube http://www.fastcompany.com/3052695/fast-feed/espn-pulls-videos-from-youtube-due-to-terms-of-upcoming-paid-tier Study: What Consumers Want From Digital Contenthttp://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/report-what-consumers-want-from-digital-content/627753 Epic Deck From Yahoo - Predicts What’s Happening

In this episode number 101, Joe and Robert discuss whether content marketing can save advertising.  Does it have to be either/or?  Actually, we think not.  Mitch Joel contends that it may be the end of blogging as we know it, and Pepsi's CMO thinks that digital agencies are destroying themselves.  Rants and raves include some sketchy content marketing stats and a native advertisement from LexCorp.  This week's #ThisOldMarketing example: Westinghouse. This week's articles: Can Content Save Advertisinghttp://adage.com/article/news/content-save-advertising/300842/ Is this The End Of Blogging?http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/the-end-of-blogging/ PepsiCo Executive Says Agency Model Is Going To Breakhttp://www.wsj.com/articles/pepsico-executive-says-agency-model-is-going-to-break-1444926957?mod=djemCMOToday   SPONSOR: BrandPointHUB - http://bit.ly/brandpointhub2 on the 10 considerations to selecting a content marketing platform   RANTS/RAVES   Robert http://fortune.com/contentfrom/2015/10/05/lex-luthor-jr/n

In this special 100th anniversary edition of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert do a little "celebration time" and reflect on the past 100 episodes.  The format is changed for this episode, and includes four major trends that Joe and Robert expect to see in 2016, as well as some major content marketing predictions for 2017.  Discussed topics include quality vs. quantity, the rise of the content brand, content marketing M&A, and a battle on terminology.  This week's TOM example: Content Marketing Institute. This week's links: 1. Less Velocity, More Quality Marcus Sheridan - who thinks the debate is a false choicehttp://www.thesaleslion.com/quality-vs-quantity-for-content-marketing-success-the-frank-truth/Doug Kessler’s Crap The Single Biggest Threat to B2B Content Marketinghttps://velocitypartners.com/resources/crap-the-single-biggest-threat-to-b2b-content-marketing/Robert Rose - Post on 2015 State of The Enterprise of Content Marketinghttp://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2015/06/content-marketing-2015-stat

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss Jay Acunzo's fantastic report on content marketing pods, possibly a better way to structure teams for content marketing.  The Washington Post announces that they are going to distribute every article they have directly on Facebook, and Twitter shocks the world by getting rid of tweet counts.  Rants and raves include who's going to save advertising and a new solution for print newspapers.  This week's TOM example: Thomas Edison. This week's articles: Rethinking How We Structure Content Marketing Teams: The Pod Approach http://www.sorryformarketing.com/blog/structuring-content-marketing-teams-the-pod-approach   The Only Game In Town Why The Washington Post Is Pushing All its Content to Facebook Instant Articles http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/the-only-game-in-town-why-the-washington-post-is-pushing-all-its-content-to-facebook-instant-articles   Twitter Removing Share Counts  http://warfareplugins.com/is-twitter-seriously-removing-share-counts-

In this episode number 98, Joe and Robert continue to explore the world of ad blocking. Are Apple, Google and Facebook all in this together, or are they conspiring against each other?  Could there be a world in the future with all digital ads as content?  In other news, Google launches mass a Gmail retargeting program to an inbox near you.  Facebook launches 360 video, while Facebook Signal goes for the Twitter death march.  Rants and raves include content strategy salaries and a great example of native advertising.  This week's #ThisOldMarketing example: The House of Mewar (India). This week's story links: ScribbleLive Raises 35 Million In Expansion Round Fundinghttp://www.marketwired.com/press-release/scribblelive-raises-35-million-in-expansion-round-funding-2057826.htmThe Ad Blocking Controversy Explainedhttp://www.vox.com/2015/9/18/9351759/ad-blocking-controversypaired with….Welcome to Hell - Apple Vs. Google Vs. Facebook and the Slow Death of the Web http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9338963/welcome-to-h

In this episode number 97, Joe and Robert discuss the launch of Apple's IOS9 update and what it means for publishers and brands as it pertains to advertising and content blockers. Following on that, the boys discuss the future of digital advertising, in particular native advertising, where Joe and Robert analyze a number of charts on the present situation with native.  Twitter and Bloomberg partner on a key data deal, and Facebook announces the "dislike" button (or something like it). Rants and raves include content marketing measurement and the content marketing hype cycle.  This week's #ThisOldMarketing example: Burger Chef. This week's articles include: A Correction from last week.. John Cleese… http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/terrorismalert.aspIOS9’s Ad blocking features - will not only be for ads but... well for a lot of things… http://marketingland.com/not-just-ads-ios-9-content-blockers-can-also-block-analytics-143123 paired with...Advertising’s Existential Moment - the Value of Traditional Adver

In this post-Content Marketing World episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss how content is moving to the middle, and investments in content marketing technology top the $1 billion mark.  Just 17% can follow the buyer's journey and GroupM announce a deal with Buzzfeed that may or may not be big news.  On the paper front, Uber announces a new "in car" magazine, which is printed...on real paper.  Rants and raves include Beth Comstock of GE and John Cleese.  This week's TOM example: The Story of Content: Rise of the New Marketing. This week's story links: Content Moves To The Middlehttp://www.cmo.com/articles/2015/9/8/content-moves-to-the-middle.html paired with….http://blog.newscred.com/how-much-investment-industry-money-is-in-content-marketing-technology/ and... http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2015/09/roi-what-looking-for/   Only 17% of Brands Have The Ability to Fully Analyze Customer Journeyhttps://econsultancy.com/blog/66913-only-17-of-brands-have-the-ability-to-fully-analyse-the-customer-

In this pre-Content Marketing World podcast number 95, Joe and Robert talk about Newscred's $42 million dollar round and what it means for the content marketing industry.  Google pushes hard on native ads inside Gmail, and what's wrong with content calendars (hint: you'll find out)?  Rumors swirl around Apple launching original programming, and a CMO survey says content development tops the budget charts for 2016.  Rants and raves include an "ode to Joe" and a publishing crisis.  This week's TOM example: Weight Watchers. This week's story links: NewsCred Raises $42 Milion and sets its sights beyond content marketing http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/02/newscred-42-million/   Google launches new native ad format in Gmail http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/google-launches-new-native-ad-format-in-gmail/   The 10 commandments of Content Marketing http://www.briansolis.com/2015/09/10-commandments-content-marketing-2/   Apple Eyes Move Into Original Programming Exclusive http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/apple-eyes-mo

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Joe and Robert discuss an article about social media marketing being dead.  Well, is it dead, or are most brands just using it wrong (the latter)?  Podcasting is bigger and better than ever, and native advertising is NOT content marketing (let's say that together, shall we?).  Rants and raves include experiences and a clear lack of strategy.  This week's TOM example of the week: White Castle. This week's story links include: Can We Admit Now That Social Media Marketing Is Dead http://withoutbullshit.com/blog/augie-ray-can-we-admit-now-that-social-media-marketing-is-dead   Podcasting Embraces A New Era of Cool http://mashable.com/2015/08/29/podcasting-mainstream/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfY2o5bWZ3YTlqZ2xja2t2MCJ9   Native Advertising Is Not Content Marketing http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2015/08/native-advertising-content-marketing/   This week's Sponsor: StudioD presenting the Content Marketing Files.  Download here - bit.ly/studiod-cmfiles   Rants/Raves   Robert's Rave