Holiday Marketing & Spotify + Ellen

By David Erickson | December 15, 2018
Beyond Social Media - Holiday Marketing - Episode 253

Episode 253: BL and David discuss a clever ugly Christmas sweater marketing campaign; WordPress 5.0 innovation; Spotify and Ellen joining forces; Google Lens on iPhones; NPR innovating podcast measurement; Expert Trolling by Monopoly Guy and Army cadets; Burger King’s app fail; a Vikings fan’s attempt to sell US Bank stadium; Shrek, Retold; Santa’s home appraised by Zillow; holiday commercials; working moms disrespected; clueless Rep. Steven King; Facebook’s photo ‘bug’;…and much, much more.

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Logan Paul Is Still Appalling & 2018 Women's March

By David Erickson | January 26, 2018
Beyond Social Media - Logan Paul - Episode 215

Episode 215: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the 2018 Women’s March; the best of the Consumer Electronics Show; a Saudi camel beauty contest scandal; a clever convention positioning tactic; the Natural Light Super Bowl ad offering to pay down student debt; a Google Street View soundtrack; Vikings quarterback Case Keenum’s virtual reality training; Hawaii governor’s Twitter password problem; YouTube moving the goal posts on small time creators; Logal Paul’s slap on the wrist; Donald Trump’s media attacks; HP Spectre’s unfortunate naming problem; the latest Edelman Trust Barometer; Starbucks attacked with fake news; the Steve Bannon and Brietbart conspiracy to sink Twitter; plus great new apps and stats you should know…and much, much more.

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