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Aug. 1, 2025

How to Future-Proof Your Brain, Body, and Business [Special Episode] …

This is the last special solo episode for a while. Thankfully, Robert and Joe will be back next week to make nonsense about marketing and content news. But today’s episode is something a little different. In 1937, Napoleon Hi...

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July 25, 2025

The Mullet Content Strategy [Special Episode] (490)

In this solo episode of This Old Marketing, Robert dives headfirst into the uncomfortable - and increasingly urgent - tension at the heart of modern content strategy: Can we still create truly human content, full of nuance, v...

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July 18, 2025

The Marketing Profession Is In Danger. Here's One Solution [Special E…

Get ready for this special episode that you needed to hear years ago. Let me say this plainly: Working for someone else is the riskiest thing you can do right now. For decades, we believed that a "good job" was the ultimate s...

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July 11, 2025

OpenAI Needs a Nap and So Do You [Special Episode] (488)

This week Robert flies solo (Joe’s busy revolutionizing dairy on the blockchain) to ask a question: What if slower is the new smarter? After riffing on OpenAI’s burnout‑induced shutdown, he unveils a sneak peek of his upcomin...

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May 2, 2025

The Rise of the Content Entrepreneur - Research [Special Episode] (47…

Special episode breaking down the state of content creators, content entrepreneurs and how marketers fit in. Including: The Rise of Creators in 2025 Renting vs. Owning The TikTok Effect Community as Currency Revenue Mix How to Get Rich as a Creator ...

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March 28, 2025

The 5 Keys to Content Marketing Success [Special Episode] (473)

A very special episode on what makes a successful content marketer or content creator. Robert and Joe talk about what works today to successfully build and monetize an audience with these five keys. 1. For marketers, setting a clear goal up front -...

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Nov. 29, 2024

Unconventional Content Marketing Strategies [Special Episode] (456)

Another very special episode of This Old Marketing...this time, without Robert Rose. Yes...this episode features Joe Pulizzi talking about unconventional content marketing strategies for 2025. Joe discusses how to leverage ChatGPT for persona...

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Nov. 22, 2024

Valuable Friction [Special Episode] (455)

A special This Old Marketing podcast episode featuring the one and only Robert Rose (with no Joe Pulizzi).  In this special solo episode, Robert takes a deep dive into the state of marketing as we approach the end of 2024. As marketers, we’ve...

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Nov. 15, 2024

Four Secret Questions [Special Episode] (454)

In this special episode Robert and Joe ask each other four secret questions. The answers will surprise you. The boys cover investing, travel, biggest regrets, bigger dreams and what's next in marketing and beyond. ----- This week's sponsor: With...

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June 30, 2023

You Need to Pay Attention to This [Special Episode] (382)

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...

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Jan. 7, 2022

2022 Content Predictions Episode (305)

Yes indeed! Joe and Robert retrieve their broken crystal balls for another amazing episode of failed predictions.

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Dec. 3, 2021

Special Episode 300: From Apple to Disney and Why We Still Hate Faceb…

In this very special 300th Anniversary show, Robert and Joe answer 10 audience questions covering all the things, with a surprise introduction from Gary Busey.

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Nov. 23, 2021

Content Marketing Trends, Pet Peeves and the Best Business Books of A…

A very special Thanksgiving episode where Joe and Robert answer seven earth-shattering questions, including what content marketing trends are on the horizon, and content creation pet peeves.

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Oct. 1, 2021

9 Content Marketing and Creator Economy Strategies (291 - Special Epi…

In this very special Content Marketing World episode, Joe and Robert break down their keynote presentations, talking about the opportunities in the creator economy, for content entrepreneurs and for content marketing professionals.

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Dec. 17, 2020

252: Inside This Old Marketing [Bonus Takeover Episode]

This Old Marketing will never be the same. This episode is taken over by Jay Acunzo who goes through this history, process and success (and failures) of This Old Marketing.

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Nov. 26, 2020

250: Thanksgiving Episode & A Trick Moment for Brands

In this special Turkey Day episode, Joe and Robert cover some touchy brand communication issues and how "the vid" has accelerated major changes in content marketing.

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Oct. 29, 2020

248: The Greatest Marketing Predictions Episode Ever (2021 version)

Joe and Robert bring out the crystal balls to discuss the future of in-person events, the growth of martech, who will be acquired next year, and will the Browns make the playoffs.

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Oct. 1, 2020

246: The Future of Content Marketing, TikTok and Football

In this very special episode, Joe and Robert talk about Content Marketing World's 10 years, the changes in content marketing, and what should happen to the industry. They also throw in a couple news stories about TikTok, Google and talk Browns/Cowboys.

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March 27, 2020

232: What Marketers Need to Do During Lockdown [SPECIAL EPISODE]

Content Marketing with PNR (Pulizzi and Rose)

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March 13, 2020

230: Marketing at a Social Distance [SPECIAL EPISODE]

Content Marketing with PNR (Pulizzi and Rose)

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Feb. 10, 2020

227: Ranking the Best & Worst Super Bowl Ads of 2020

Content Marketing with PNR (Pulizzi and Rose)

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Dec. 30, 2019

224: 8 Big Content Marketing Predictions for 2020

Content Marketing with PNR (Pulizzi and Rose)

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Nov. 25, 2019

222: Our Biggest Failures BONUS Episode + Even More Failures

Content Marketing with PNR (Pulizzi and Rose)

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Oct. 7, 2019

218: Is the Death of Advertising Upon Us?

Content Marketing with PNR (Pulizzi and Rose)

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