In this episode of This Old Marketing… The New York Times reports that big tech such as Facebook and Google should pay media companies reparations for lost revenue. Joe and Robert think differently. The media business continues to kill itself due to a short-sighted revenue strategy. In other news, the Financial Times launches a […]
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This week, I heard Kara Swisher from ReCode say that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t changing trends, just accelerating what was already happening. A few minutes later, I heard Professor Scott Galloway from NYU Stern say the same thing on his podcast. It’s happening in grocery pick up and delivery. It’s happening with plant-based meat. And
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What do marketers do while we wait for a turnaround? Cosmo magazine details a number of key content marketing tactics that should be used by every enterprise, while Orbit Media offers 26 marketing ideas you could use now to get your house in order. Vayner Media continues an acquisition trend and there is a
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NOTE: Before you read the information below, I want you to know that I’m generally a very optimistic person. For example, I believe there are so many good things to come in the next three to five years. I believe that the economy in the next decade is going to flourish. I believe we’ll be
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In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Robert and Joe discuss why marketers need to aggressively invest in marketing now and not cut back. In other news, Joe Biden and team (finally) launch an enewsletter and podcast program, while a few airlines announce the suspension of their print onboard magazines in response to the coronavirus. Then
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My wife and I were watching the last 20 minutes of Angel Has Fallen on Netflix. We hardly ever watch full movies. We just pick the last part of a movie and watch the end. Go figure. In it, Morgan Freeman (the President) says this – It’s our moments of struggle that define us. I
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Everything feels weird. Maybe you know the feeling. I live in Cleveland, Ohio, and we are all under “shelter in place” orders to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Of course, you are dealing with this as well…literally wherever you are at. What’s going on is tragic. People are dying, and will continue to
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