Event Marketing Archives - Beyond Social Media

Tickets For Twitter Spaces

By David Erickson | August 30, 2021

Beyond Social Media - Twitter Spaces Tickets - Episode 361

BL and David discuss paid tickets for Twitter Spaces; Lyft and Oscar Meyer co-brand a Weinermobile lift; the White House’s pro-vax influencer campaign; Google My Business’ prominence signal; robot lawyers; Walmart’s advertising network; moms against misinformation; Alan Page isn’t notable enough for Twitter; Facebook post plagiarism; the Milk Crate Challenge; Microsoft 11 support; Influencer compensation survey;…and much, much more.

10 Most Horrific Marketing Stories Of 2020

By David Erickson | October 31, 2020

Episode 329: BL and David discuss the ten most horrific stories they covered during 2020.

Biden Town Hall Ratings

By David Erickson | October 17, 2020

Episode 327: BL and David discuss the viewership of the dueling Trump/Biden Town Hall forums; an array of new Zoom apps; Google Analytics version 4; Coinbase’s no-politics policy; Alexa notifications; Apple pays hackers to hack; Snapchat’s LiDAR lenses; vintage downloadable cookbooks; a social media wellness check; funeral flyers;…and much, much more.

TikTok Deal?

By David Erickson | August 2, 2020

Episode 317: BL and David discuss the pending/paused TikTok acquisition by Microsoft; Deadspinners split to Defector Media; Nike’s amazing You Can’t Stop Us ad; denying Holocaust deniers; Country Time’s little bailout fund; virtual influencers’ time may have come; the whole Stella Immanuel strangeness; the Walmart Nazis; the Consumer Electronics Show goes virtual until 2022; the Harper’s Letter decrying cancel culture;…and much, much more.

Celebrity Conspiracy Debunkers

By David Erickson | July 26, 2020

Episode 317: BL and David discuss John Oliver’s celebrity conspiracy debunkers; Netflix enlists Reddit digital detectives; Minnesota Search Engine Marketing Association’s virtual happy hours; the return of Apple’s Underdogs; reporter’s email newsletters; Amazon delays Prime Day; Hootsuite adds Google My Business; Brickrolling; Yelp’s economic indicators; Facebook’s parallel universe;…and much, much more.

Apple Glass Leaks

By David Erickson | May 22, 2020

Episode 309: BL and David discuss a leak of details for Apple’s reported upcoming augmented reality glasses; DEVO’s face shield PPE; a literal happy hour courtesy of the Finns; the bookcases of the cloistered and famous; a Twitter parasite; cutout customers popullating a restaurant; Playboy’s sexy safe six; Feedly’s Leo AI; Instagram guides; Facebook’s new eCommerce bid; exclusive Twitter threads; the future of conferences; how the debunked viral Plandemic conspiracy spread;…and much, much more.

New Prince Music

By David Erickson | October 20, 2019

Episode 285: BL and David discuss a surprise new release from the Prince estate’s vault; dead musicians on tour; Annie Leibovitz Pixel 4 project; the evolution of job descriptions; Facebook’s new oversight committee; LinkedIn launches Events; AMC streaming (sort of); free education; Amazon Top Toy List fails to mention the $2 million charge to rank; the Alpha generation; Nancy Pelosi vs Trump photo called a masterpiece; Elizabeth Warren trolls Facebook to make a point…and much, much more.

LinkedIn Voicemail, Augmented Therapy & Ryan's Toy Line

By David Erickson | August 4, 2018

Episode 237: BL and David discuss LinkedIn’s new voicemail feature; autism therapy via Google Glass; the value of long-form content; government regulation of social media; Google’s new mobile search results for events; six-year-old toy reviewer Ryan’s new line of merch; illustrations of decaying social media; a gross chicken virtual reality experience; the social media backlash over an ISIS burger; and much, much more.

#IStandWiithAhmed & Tide Mocks Kim Davis

By David Erickson | September 20, 2015

Beyond Social Media - Pope Francis Emojis - Episode 112

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Pope Francis emojis; the #IStandWithAhmed social media storm; the #NursesUnited fallout over flippant comments on The View; what’s really behind Apple’s inclusion of ad-blocking apps in iOS 9; a Don’t Drive & Smoke Weed PSA; Mikki Willis’ A Boy & His Doll viral video; Tide’s online video commercial mocking Kim Davis; Flickr’s VP photos; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.