Marketing Is Marketing (321)

<p>The Elon/Twitter saga continues. Joe and Robert break down the real reason why Elon is trying to buy Twitter.</p> <p>Ad spending is mostly up at MSFT, Meta and Google. Is this the golden age of advertising?</p> <p>The subscriber model is getting a lot of hate lately, but there is still hope.</p> <p>Rants and raves include an interesting NFT launch and a try at Gen Z social media.</p> <p>This week's links:</p> <p><a href= "https://searchengineland.com/alphabet-q1-microsoft-q3-earnings-search-advertising-383869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google & Microsoft Ad Growth</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/373354/double-digit-youtube-ad-gain-sends-alphabet-stock.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube Falls on Lower Growth</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/373343/twitter-mulls-ad-free-platform-do-tv-networks-be.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter Mulls Ad-Free Platform</a></p> <p><a href= "https://thefix.media/2022/4/22/no-subscriptions-arent-doomed-despite-what-netflix-and-cnn-signal-to-the-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscriptions Aren't Doomed</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/morning-brew-tops-4-million-subscribers-as-it-looks-to-expand-with-ma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morning Brew Gets to 4 Million Subs</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/beauty-company-oddity-to-offer-crypto-token-tied-to-ipo-11650934255?st=rc8p7ovcr6ljb8m&reflink=article_email_share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Security Token Launched</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nonfungibletesticles.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Non-Fungible Testicles</a></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">---------</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZCcAoMJEULFZfZu61QRVd" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id760760485?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>,