TikTok is still going full steam ahead with its social media marketing plans, despite a high-profile showdown with president Trump. Parent company ByteDance tapped social media expert, branding guru, and VaynerMedia founder Gary Vaynerchuk to lead TikTok’s U.S. marketing strategy. Gary Vee discusses the app’s content, its users, and its controversy, and give ... Show More
Aug 21
Debating a California Wealth Tax & Adding AI to Therapy 8/21/26
Proposition 40, a proposed wealth tax in California, has sparked heated debate among investors, tech founders, and billionaires. Venture capitalist Ben Narasin argues that the tax and the solutions put forward by politicians including Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) would harm the business ... Show More
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Aug 20
U.S. Debt, Data Centers in the Midterms, & Coinbase CEO 8/20/26
The morning after crypto and tech leaders met President Trump at the White House, attendee and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong discusses the Clarity Act vote in September. Armstrong is optimistic that crypto will begin a new bull run in the fall. AI data center construction has beco ... Show More
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Oct 2025
TikTok’s Trojan Horse Strategy
When TikTok videos started to go viral on Instagram and Reddit, TikTok turned to professional sound designers to protect their content.More and more companies are paying to develop a “sonic identity” – a series of sounds, songs, and micro-jingles to help maintain a unified brand. ... Show More
25m 3s
Feb 2024
Temu's $2B Marketing Blitz & Campaigns Take to TikTok
Episode 256: Neal and Toby get into why politicians are using TikTok to engage new voters...and new users such as President Biden. Then, Beyoncé shocks the world with the announcement of her country album, but she isn't the only one who's jumping on the bandwagon. Next, Temu look ... Show More
25m 8s
Feb 2025
TikTok vs the U.S.A. | Trending Upwards | 1
In 2018, Chinese tech company ByteDance launched TikTok in the United States, determined to make the app one of the top entertainment platforms in the country. And by spring 2020, ByteDance achieved its goal, thanks, in part, to a global pandemic that sees people spending more ti ... Show More
32m 1s
Sep 2024
TikTok on the Clock the $earch Party Don’t Stop | Search Campaigns Are Coming to TikTok
<p>TikTok Search Ads Campaigns, Video Enhancements for PMAX, & More | Marketing O’Clock Episode 350
This week on Marketing O’Clock, Google’s dominance over search ads could be TikToking away, Meta is rUIning their ad platform one senseless change at a time, and advertisers “ ... Show More
48m 41s
Jul 2023
TikTok is coming for books, music and e-commerce
TikTok is one of the biggest, most influential social media networks in the world — and its parent company ByteDance is making moves to capitalize on its enormous cultural influence. The company has announced plans to launch a music streaming service, a book publishing division a ... Show More
30m 32s