This Week (testing)

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The BeanCast
BeanCast 811: Precocious Baby Robots

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Holding Social Media Accountable

The Real Issue with Agentic

IRL Experiences

Gaming Still Wants Your Ads

BeanCast 810: It's Harder Than You Would Think

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The Trade Desk’s Slide

Meta’s Plan For Influencers

Roblox Wants Their Cut

Breaking e-Commerce Rules

BeanCast 809: The Dark Canal

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Prediction Marketplace Issues

Amazon Gets a Win on Perplexity

Making Digital a Cool Job Again

The End of Free YouTube

BeanCast 808: Baby Bites

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Agency AI Platforms

Over-Zealous Bots

Creators as Production Partners

X’s New Features

BeanCast 807: Pain

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WPP’s New Structure

No More White Collar

Using a Competitor’s Brand

F1 Finds It’s US Fanbase

 


Blog
Finding Your Voice For Voice

The truly pivotal thing that Amazon has done with Alexa is they’ve given their brand a voice – an actual voice – and I can’t possibly over-state how important that is for them.

The Fallacy of Digital Marketing as a Discipline

Bob examines why there is no place for a distinct discipline of digital marketing (or social media marketing or mobile marketing, for that matter) any more than there is a place for television or print marketing as disciplines.

What Big Company Executives Always Misunderstand About Entrepreneurs

There are many ways the transition from entrepreneurial endeavor to corporate bureaucracy can go off the rails...but misunderstanding the entrepreneurial mindset is the biggest culprit of failed acquisitions.

Recording or Experiencing?

Is the camera a recording device or a seeing device? Is this even an important distinction? Well, a little social unicorn called Snap, Inc. thinks that it’s the latter — and maybe it’s important that we understand why.

Why Google Is Killing Your Keywords

For any of you who spend a majority of your day agonizing over keyword lists and campaigns...you may be shocked to hear that your efforts may soon be superfluous. Here's a look at the newly released functionality of Google’s Dynamic Search Ads.