Big Brands In The News Episodes

Google's big marketing event was an explosion of AI - a new home screen, more agents, AI video and even smart bidding. Why? Google's main revenue stream (search ads) is in big trouble. Is Google going the way of the yellow pa...

Possibly our dumbest episode yet. Joe and Robert go deep into the dumbery to try to make sense of an incredibly weird (and dumb) week. TikTok is for sale. No it's not. Maybe it is. Will we know this week? Elon Musk merges his two companies into one,...

New data suggests that advertising growth is slowing. Overall marketing is soon to follow. Will the current political environment drive us into a marketing recession? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proclaims that AI will take over all coding in the next...

The boys are back with commentary on the death of media. It's a sad case on both political spectrum. And the opportunity in the future belongs to non-media brands. Let's see what happens. In other news, more and more creators are going full AI. How...

Reddit announced quarterly results and the stock got hammered. Is Google's changing algorithm to blame? And, if it is, could Google be primed to acquire the 9th largest website on the planet? In other news, episodic video programs and shows are...

Our Super Bowl predictions were dead on, as Joe predicted an Eagles win and Robert predicted a Kendrick Lamar controversy. But more importantly, who were the advertising winners and losers? And...is the Super Bowl the last remaining moment where...

The boys return with a cornucopia of news.  TikTok returns (or did it?). We discuss what is really going on with the Chinese-owned app, whether a US company will buy them, and which one actually will. In other news, Instagram is throwing money at...

Joe and Robert detail the latest Web3 and crypto bad news. But could now be the very best time to invest your time and talent? Canada unleashes a controversial law that seems like way more problem than solution. Facebook engages in another rug pull....

As the boys dive head first into Mamby Pamby Land, they discuss whether Elon is hot or cold for Twitter. Is social audio dead? And how about SPACs for that matter? A new creator-friendly search engine is born, and yet another social-token player...

More shenanigans at Meta with not one but two executives leaving. Twitter crumbles under the weight of Elon as more employees seek to leave. Media companies are leaving pay-wall strategies for sponsorships, while more regulations coming for Web3....

Is Seth Green's missing BAYC NFT an actual thing, or is it part of a larger marketing conspiracy. Conan sells Team Coco to SiriusXM for $150 million. Will we see more? Absolutely. Politicians gang up against Google and Facebook over antitrust...

The Elon/Twitter saga continues. Joe and Robert break down the real reason why Elon is trying to buy Twitter. Ad spending is mostly up at MSFT, Meta and Google. Is this the golden age of advertising? The subscriber model is getting a lot of hate...

It's breaking news time as Joe and Robert discuss Elon Musk's intent to purchase Twitter. CNN+ looks more like CNN minus as the new project begins cutbacks after barely starting. Coinbase will partner with BAYC on a film project. Robert is not...

Robert and Joe discuss what happens to Twitter now than Elon put one percent of his net worth into the company. Podcasting is down, but is that a problem? And the boys predict that Web3 will soon be dominated by a centralized player. Is that bad?...

Well, Joe and Robert are finally seeing their 10-year prediction come to fruition. It seems that just about every tech company out there is turning into a significant media company. This week, the boys share the news about Hubspot's creator network...

In this episode, the boys discuss the future of NFTs and content marketing, the mixture of HBO and Discovery, Web3 gimmicks and the normalization of podcasting. Rants and raves include more Nielsen drama and Yuga Labs buying CryptoPunks. Links this...

In this episode Joe and Robert run through the Super Bowl ad winners and losers. There may be some surprises. Spotify buys more and more podcast companies as it makes a business model shift. And Binance, of all companies, takes a $200 million dollar...

The boys cover the ongoing Spotify/Joe Rogan saga, while Robert's new book title should be "Epic Marketing Rant." The continuing soap opera at Spotify calls into question the editorial control needs of a platform. And yes, platform also means media company. . Was this the right thing to do?

The Spotify/Joe Rogan situation seems to be gaining momentum as for Apple pastures. , while product analytics company as the M&A market heats up. In rants and raves, Robert . Joe comments on the , and . Robert's book recommendation: . ---------...

MSFT is buying out the gaming world while a Web3 fight ensues online and we want in.

Buzzfeed and Forbes get SPACish while the UK advertising police tries to corral Arsenal's token launch.

Could the next subscription model for marketers and media companies rely on the token? Uh, pretty much yes.

Facebook's move to Meta might seem like a PR move, but Zuckerberg wants to create the IOI of the metaverse and this is step one.

This week, McKinsey launches a content marketing effort for kids? Wait, what? Plus, Joe and Robert break down SI's new gambling site. Good decision?