Pnr: This Old Marketing | Content Marketing With Joe Pulizzi And Robert Rose

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 can save X might be Linda's couch pants. Google podcasts is no more. Alphabet decides to cancel the podcast player and move resources over to YouTube. Good move? And new research is out about who exactly is paying for subscriptions these days. What works and what doesn't? Rants and raves include US student debt and the end of the writers' strike. This week's sponsor: Why do all that marketing if you can't close the business? Sales Hub supercharges your sales process so you can find, track, and close deals all in one powerful, easy-to-use platform. Suddenly, making deals is no big deal and you’re freed up to focus on what really matters: your customers.  Get smarter about how you handle and close your sales by trying Hubspot Sales Hub today.  This week's links:

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 a content marketer can make the transition to full-time content creator (as a business). The boys also entertain a question from Paris (in a van) from Australia. Finally...Joe and Robert make a big announcement. ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 Media is not dead (as reported). Good news? And Google plays with politics and Taylor Swift. Rants and raves include Robert's new book (link below) and how we need to buy differently from creators. This week's links: Elon Musk and Subscription Hollywood Giants Slim Down Scribe Is Alive Google to Require AI Disclosure Taylor Swift's Google Easter Egg Robert's Book Content Marketing Strategy ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 continue to shake the regulators? And Amazon decides to kill their periodicals business, putting more media companies and creators out of business. Who's at fault? Rants and raves include the greatest pass in Cleveland history, the Apple iPhone 15 announcement, and CAA selling to Pinault. ----- This episode is sponsored by Streamyard. StreamYard is the easiest way to create content right in your browser. You can multistream to your social media platforms, host a weekly show with special guests, create webinars, record podcasts with local recordings, create videos and more. StreamYard’s a popular tool amongst livestreamers, video creators, YouTubers, and podcasters – With features like live streaming, webinars, local recordings, screen sharing and more, StreamYard makes

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 Gannett (and others) backtracks on their usage of automated news writing. Is this the right decision? Rants and raves include LinkedIn's new verification partnership with Clear and Charter's problem with Disney. This week's links: ChatGPT Blocked by Media Companies ChatGPT Enterprise Launches Gannett and Others Pull AI Writing LinkedIn Verification Disney/Charter Bundle ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.  

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 content best today? Other than AI, what the next thing in content marketing? If you had to start over from scratch - no network, connections, favors, etc... and you had $10K to build a cash flow positive business making six figures within one year, what would you do and how would you do it? If you weren't on your own - Which business would you go to work for, and why?   Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. You can see all the LinkedIn questions here. ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's ne

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? Threads web version is "finally" here. Is it too little too late? And finally, Elon scraps blocking in Twitter X. Does it really matter anymore? Rants and raves include the ongoing writers' strike saga and the musical, Six. This week's links: WPP Lowers Guidance Bored Ape Fights with Opensea Threads On the Web Musk Removes X/Twitter Blocking Writers Strike Update Six: The Musical ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 AI in their searches? The boys discuss a few ways to make sure your content continues to be found. Rants and raves include a gender disparity documentary and a content marketing salary survey. This week's links: AI-Generated Books Are Fakes Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires Zephotha the Fake Movie on TikTok The SEO Apocalypse with Rand Fishkin This Changes Everything Documentary Content Marketing Salary Survey ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advis

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 buying Disney" frenzy continues. Joe and Robert argue about it for 10 minutes and both thinks they won the argument. Spotify and NPR are killing off podcasts. Is the a good business move or a lack of long-term thinking? And Kai Cenat creates a mob in New York City. Should Kai have known better? In rants and raves, Joe raves about the Barbie movie while Robert rants about media's coverage of the recent Zoom news. ----- This episode is sponsored by Streamyard. StreamYard is the easiest way to create content right in your browser. You can multistream to your social media platforms, host a weekly show with special guests, create webinars, record podcasts with local recordings, create videos and more. StreamYard’s a popular tool amongst livestreamers, video creators, Y

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 office expectations. Is this because of a novel marketing approach or something different? In rants and raves, Joe discusses a new content marketing game from Baseball Reference, while Robert talks about Joe. This week's links: Lulu Acquires The Tilt and Creator Economy Expo Created By AI Warning The AI Gartner Hype Cycle Stanford Scientists Find that ChatGPT Is Getting Stupider Meta Starts Blocking News Sites in Canada Sound of Freedom Marketing Sound of Freedom: The Full Story Immaculate Grid Baseball ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newslet

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 Marketing AI Institute. This week's links: Twitter Rebrands as X The Tranformation to the Everything App Threads Unraveling? Don't Count Out Threads Vox Media Halts CMS Marketing AI Conference ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 Twitter, including the fact that they keep losing money AND are cash negative. At the same time, Threads engagement goes down. Does the initial data tell us anything about what will happen to Baby Zuckerberg? And advertising continues to plummet. When will we hit the bottom? Rants and raves include the writer and actor strike and a must-listen-to AI podcast. This week's links: Twitter Cash Negative Threads Engagement Down Advertising Continues to Plummet Mo Gawdat/Prof G Podcast ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to

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 advertising guidelines, but should they even do it? Joe says no and Robert says wait. Finally, the Morning Brew talks about what makes media success, but most of all, the advantages for content marketing are clear. Rants and raves include Aretha Franklin's will and the new Star Trek series. ----- This episode is sponsored by Streamyard. StreamYard is the easiest way to create content right in your browser. You can multistream to your social media platforms, host a weekly show with special guests, create webinars, record podcasts with local recordings, create videos and more. StreamYard’s a popular tool amongst livestreamers, video creators, YouTubers, and podcasters – With features like live streaming, webinars, local recordings, screen sharing and more, StreamYard

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. Could the company finally have found a paid social model that works? Rants and raves includes Margot Robbie and Barbie with a side of advertising rant from Robert. This week's links: Meta's Threads Launches Twitter Backtracks on Logging In Unverified Restrictions on Twitter Tweetdeck for Blue Check Only? Snapchat+ for the Win Advertising Waste Margot Goes Barbie All the Time ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 Seriously What Is the Website? The Video Strategy The Job Market Print Is Back Here Come the Acquisitions ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 Zuck. Robert likes Elon's "walrus" play. TikTok is booming with TikTok coins. Who knew? InBev continues to chase mistakes as it just wants to create "beer for everyone." Rants and raves include the US Open and the continuing saga at Reddit. This week's links: Twitter & Brand Safety The Elon/Zuck Cage Fight TikTok Coins AB InBev Troubles Reddit & the Protest ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 known as Twitter is opening up a flawed advertising model for a handful of people that will pay pennies on the dollar. Rants and raves include the Arnold documentary and the rented land crisis at Reddit. This week's links: Cleveland Browns New Logo Fewer People Getting News, But More from TikTok Google Finally Launches News Product Twitter's New Creator Advertising Program The Arnold Documentary on Netflix The Reddit Crisis ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.site. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.

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 about Apple buying Disney. Is this even close to being possible? And Elon announces that Twitter's subscribers can me moved off-platform. Rants and raves include ChatGPT-5 and Tucker Carlson. ----- This episode is sponsored by Streamyard. StreamYard is the easiest way to create content right in your browser. You can multistream to your social media platforms, host a weekly show with special guests, create webinars, record podcasts with local recordings, create videos and more. StreamYard’s a popular tool amongst livestreamers, video creators, YouTubers, and podcasters – With features like live streaming, webinars, local recordings, screen sharing and more, StreamYard makes it simple to get professional and polished content every time. Sign up today and get a free tri

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 of AI. I know...everything we always wanted. Elon continues to push Twitter over the edge, including a big middle-finger to the EU's Disinformation Code of Practice, and the formal outsourcing of their ad unit. And finally, does purpose-driven content have a place with "everybody" brands today? Rants and raves include a fan moment at the Indy 500 and the hope that Peloton has righted the ship. This week's links: AI Could Destroy Humanity WPP Building AI Content Engine Elon Drops Moderation Twitter Outsources Ads Twitter Worth One-Third Less Purpose-Driven Marketing Peloton's New Brand Move Indy 500 Champ Goes Fans First ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.site

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 competitor any time now. Joe and Robert believe this is false news. And TikTok sues Montana in the goofball move of the year (by Montana, not TikTok). Rants and raves include the creator economy middle class and 71 percent of CMOs want more marketing tech budget. This week's links: Musk Moves in on Murdoch Advertising Is in a Recession Instagram to Release Twitter Competitor? TikTok Sues Montana Marketers Want More Budget [Research] The Creator Economy Middle Class ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.site. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.