PNR 141: How Brands Could Inherit the Web

In this week's episode, we cover two major acquisitions that are content marketing related: Yahoo! by Verizon and Dollar Shave Club by Unilever. Medium launches a content marketplace that might be a category killer, and the New York Times content studio is now a full agency (who would have guessed?). Rants and raves include stopping and how publishers love for native advertising may mean that brands will inherit the web.  This week's TOM example: Houghton.

This week's story links:

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Yahoo Sells Core Business to Verizon For 4.8 Billion
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/business/yahoo-sale.html?_r=1

Unilever Buys Dollar Shave Club for $1 Billion
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/business/dealbook/unilever-dollar-shave-club.html

Medium Is Launching A Creative Exchange for Writers
https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/221393947-The-Creative-Exchange-for-Writers

T-Brand Studio Is Now A Full Fledged Agency
https://digiday.com/publishers/beyond-native-ny-times-plans-turn-t-brand-studio-full-fledged-agency/


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Rants and Raves
https://vimeopro.com/user48581009/the-ballad-of-the-dreadnought
http://www.wsj.com/articles/martin-guitar-tries-long-form-branded-content-with-40-minute-documentary-1469206775
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/business/sponsored-content-takes-larger-role-in-media-companies.html?_r=0