Robert and Joe run through the business books that have made the most impact on their lives and careers. They include: Marketing Management – Philip Kotler Discovery Driven Growth  – Rita Gunther McGrath Different – Youngme Moon How Will You Measure Your Life – Clayton Christensen Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein IMC: Integrated Marketing Communication - Don Schultz David & Goliath - Malcolm Gladwell This week's sponsor ..read more

News this week as Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs a law restricting social media access for children. Is this the first step to full-on social media verification or just another fruitless attempt to tell people how to parent? Trump's Truth Social goes public and hits meme stock territory. How long with the party last? Spotify adds video learning to its platform. Is YouTube in Spotify's sights? And print is back baby! Hits and misses include a Ryan's World movie and Comscore. Rants and raves include rants against Accenture and Meta's Threads. Sign up to CEX and use code TOM100 to win a gues ..read more

In this special episode #420, Joe and Robert dissect the upcoming Apple/Google deal for AI and the iPhone. Is this a sign of weakness for Apple or are they just buying time? OpenAI's chatbot store is filling up with spam. Are you surprised? And a group of publishing experts launch Authors Equity to give more rights back to authors. Uh, we don't think so. Hits and misses include Liquid Death and Coca-Cola. Rants and raves includes a full overview of the TikTok banning bill and why it's harder to become a creator today. Sign up to CEX and use code TOM100 to win a guest spot on This Old Marketing ..read more

We are in post-social media and, now, a post-search environment. The next 12 months are critical to start getting your content assets in order for the AI Content wave. The House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban. Uh, we told you so. But does it really matter? Google's Gemini AI refuses to answer political questions (among other things). This leads to a conversation on how AI Truth is coordinated and what we can do about it. MrBeast tells everyone to slow down a bit...that less content is more. Thank you sir! And OpenAI starts doing publisher deals. Hello Google circa 2002. Hits and ..read more

In this special #ThisOldMarketing episode, Joe and Robert review their presentations from Social Media Marketing World 2024. Robert shares his insights, including: The Value of Relationships The Product Content Mindset The Point of View Architecture The Trust Exercise - Audit Your Experiences Joe runs through his secrets for content marketing success, including: Building the Base The Content Tilt Acquiring Content Assets Creators over Content Pillar Content Projects The NEW Print Opportunity Email, Email, Email The Content Revenue Model For the full content marketing revenue model, check o ..read more

Another media company bites the dust. This time it's the once-darling Vice Media. Is the news media business model broken or is there something else at work here? A big supreme court case involving social media moderation is being reviewed by SCOTUS. Could it happen? We'll see this summer. Is Google on death row? It's clear the product is getting worse. Will ChatGPT come to the rescue? And Tyler Perry shelves his studio project because of Sora. Hits and misses include Bitcoin and Air Canada. Rants and raves involve the fractional CMO and a Florida law banning social media usage for youngsters ..read more

It's been a crazy two weeks for artificial intelligence. OpenAI officially launched Sora, the text-to-video tool. At the same time, Google launched their AI-version of Gemini inside workplace. Is podcasting really a racket? Maybe it's just more of the same. Hits and misses include Paramount's bad timing and Nvidia's HUGE quarter. Rants and raves includes the NYTime's ad tool and Billy Joel's new AI video. This week's links: Sign up to CEX and use code TOM100 to win a guest spot on This Old Marketing. OpenAI Launches Sora Google Launches Gemini The Podcast Business is a Racket Paramount Lays of ..read more

In this special Blossom episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss the insights and secrets into creating a profitable content brand, for both content marketing and content creator goals. Topics discussed include: How to truly differentiate and grow an audience How to create a content tilt Do you build or buy? Focus on creator, brand or content brand? and many more content marketing insights This week's sponsors: Smart sales software for today's multitasking reps that's built to help you manage every stage of your sales pipeline with ease. Work smarter, not harder at Hubspot.com/s ..read more

The boys discuss Joe Rogan's new content deal with Spotify. Is this the future of podcast and YouTube deals, or is this just for the one percenters? Also, how should a brand approach this kind of deal? Meta will label AI images across all their properties. Is this just a point in time or will it have lasting impact? In addition, Meta cut off Facebook to developers. Like we didn't see that coming. In hits and misses, Robert praises L'Oreal and misses on Taylor and the right. Joe hits on Spotify and audiobooks, and misses on Grant Cardone's new magazine. Rants and raves include Billy Joel and B2 ..read more

Big tech CEOs ran to Washington to explain why they haven't protected US children. YouTube and TikTok continue to dominate and grow in profit and usage. Is it imperative that all companies market on these channels today? And George Carlin and Taylor Swift deepfakes dominate the news. Is there anything we can do about them or have we unleashed Pandora's box. Rants and raves include small audience wins and a new place for the chief marketing officer. This week's links: Elmo's Wellness Check Social Media Execs Explain Behavior to Congress YouTube Revenues Soar TikTok Usage Way Up George Carlin La ..read more