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Aug 2025
🥸 “Espionage Advertising” — Bilt’s comedy series. Taco Bell’s everything plan. Hertz’s Amazon deal. +Summer Song Recession.
Taco Bell is launching a new thing every month… because instant gratification is a recipe.Hertz is the 2nd biggest car-seller in America… and now it’s on Amazon.Bilt does credit cards, but also a comedy series? … Roomies is an example of Espionage Advertising.Plus, there is no “S ... Show More
22m 43s
Mar 2025
A PMax Campaign is Worth 10,000 Negative Keywords. Google Ads Increases the Limit of Campaign-Level Negatives.
This week on Marketing O’Clock: From 100 to 10,000—PMax negatives just leveled up! Search Max beta is expanding, but questions remain about its effectiveness. Meanwhile, reports suggest that channel reporting for PMax may finally be rolling out, though Google has yet to confirm. ... Show More
59m 34s
Sep 2025
Is Amazon Prime Too Hard to Cancel? & Tylenol-maker Tanks From Autism Claims
Episode 676: Toby and Kyle dive into two big trials tackling Big Tech. First, the FTC is alleging Amazon makes Prime too complicated to cancel. Then, it’s a redux of the Justice Department accusing Google of holding a monopoly over digital advertising. Plus, President Trump makes ... Show More
30m 21s
Sep 2025
🛵 “Who is Mamadou?” — Uber’s perfect delivery guy. Nvidia’s OpenAI circularity. Exec Assistants-for-All. +Sorority $$$ Surge.
Who is Mamadou?... The 5.0 perfect delivery mystery is Uber’s big marketing opportunity.Nvidia paid OpenAI $100B, so that OpenAI can pay Nvidia $100B?... It’s circular financing.The new flex at work? Having an Executive Assistant… It’s the “EAs-for-All” TrendPlus, Sororities are ... Show More
22m 53s
Aug 2024
😎 “Ray-Gram” — Meta’s smart-glasses acquisition idea. Auntie Anne’s perfume. The Disruption Decline.
Our final pod before vacation, but look to this feed for 2 bonus episodes while we’re off. We return Monday, August 26 for our regular programming.Ray-Bans may get acquired by Zuck’s Meta… that’s how Zuck wins the hardware wars.Auntie Anne’s, Kahlua, & Dolce & Gabbana all launche ... Show More
24m 50s
Jul 2024
📺 “$4.7B for NFL fans” — NFL Ticket’s lawsuit loss. Grindr’s AI wingman. The Return of the Billboard.
The NFL just lost an antitrust lawsuit over how you watch the NFL… so fans are getting paid.Every dating app stock is down except for Grindr… because Grindr’s got an AI wingman.And Billboards are back, baby… we’ll tell you how in an age of digital ads, Billboards are big.Plus, if ... Show More
23m 23s
