About 12 months ago, I covered some content marketing trends to watch for 2017. I recently reread that post and most of the trends are very much in play for 2018 and beyond. Most enterprises are still working through creation of a true, living content marketing strategy for their organizations. Native advertising is still the gateway drug for many content marketing programs, and mobile is, well, it continues to be the flavor of every month as consumer use grows.

But some truly interesting events have occurred over the past few months that, I believe, begin to speak to the evolution of the content marketing practice itself.

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For our very special 200th episode, Robert ponders what it means to experience gratitude. We start off the show with some clips from the past – and our thoughts on how we managed to make it this far (we really can’t believe it). Next, we focus on the orange-filled week that was Content Marketing World, and all its joyful and audience-building activities. In other news, we review the latest CMO trend findings and Facebook’s billion-dollar push into original content. Our rants and raves include Facebook metrics, Equifax, and how M&A is getting real; then we close the show with an example of the week on the Rock Island Line.

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Let’s think more like George Lucas.

In 1973, he wanted to make a sci-fi movie, but Hollywood studios weren’t big fans of science fiction.

So George negotiated a deal with 20^th Century Fox to forgo up-front payment for his services on Star Wars. In exchange, he retained the sequel rights (and eventually merchandising rights).

George didn’t make the deal because he believed he would make millions (or billions as was the eventual case). He made the deal because he wanted to create the movies he wanted to make. He didn’t want them to get lost in “development.”

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PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. If you enjoy our show, we would love it if you would rate it or post a review on iTunes.

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In this pre-Content Marketing World episode, Robert muses on time and the waypoints we choose to mark it. In the news, we discuss the possibility of Google buying Marketo, and why the big money will continue to go to marketing tech rather than advertising tech. Trade Desk tries to fight the ad fraud battle, which we believe is one big waste of time. Our rants and raves include Rob Scallon and Taylor Swift; then we wrap up with an example of the week on Warsaw, Indiana.

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PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. If you enjoy our show, we would love it if you would rate it or post a review on iTunes.

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Robert muses on inventing our best possible villain. In the news, we discuss the latest quarterly results from WPP and how the slowing of advertising could mark something more than just a cyclical blip. In addition, Google begins to reimburse clients and agencies for ad fraud, the Washington Post adds artificial intelligence to native, and Goop gets leveled by Truth in Advertising. Our rants and raves include Australia (yes, the entire continent) and U-Haul; then we close the show with an example of the week from CTO Advisor.

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PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. If you enjoy our show, we would love it if you would rate it or post a review on iTunes.

In this week’s episode

Robert muses on inventing our own traditions. In the news, we cover Apple’s $1 billion investment in original content, the rise and fall of fidget spinners, and newsjackers on the eclipse. Our deep dives explore whether it’s Facebook that’s failing or the research behind it, and if publishers realize how much their business model is actually changing. Our rants and raves include Zillow’s book on real estate and Harvard Business Review; then we wrap up with an example of the week on AAHA Magazine.

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PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. If you enjoy our show, we would love it if you would rate it or post a review on iTunes.

In this week’s episode

Robert ponders whether to learn to be big or accept that you’d rather stay small. In the news, Facebook launches YouTube competitor Watch, while Netflix begins a buying spree for content brands. Meanwhile, Disney decides to pull its films off Netflix, and Google may still buy Snap. We dive into discussions on how Quartz is delivering real results for branded content and why email subscription has never been more important. Rants and raves include Deadpool and Time Inc.; then we wrap up the show with an example of the week on J. Walter Thompson.

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“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – mostly credited to Mark Twain

Robert Rose and I will launch our combined sixth book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit, at Content Marketing World this September. The book’s key idea makes a case that the majority of businesses approach marketing entirely the wrong way … and that we need to kill the marketing we know and replace it with a new approach: marketing as a profit center.Continue Reading