In this episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss the Upworthy/Good merger and what it means for more agency/publisher deals. The boys also discuss the possible revenue models for Medium, and it seems that digital advertising is shrinking for all publishers...except for Google and Facebook. Rants and raves include CMO.com and Digital Sense. This week's TOM example: The Hop Grenade Tap Room and Bottle Shop.

This week's show links:

Upworthy and Good Announce Merger to Join Forces
http://www.goodinc.com/news/blog/upworthy-and-good-announce-merger-join-forces-to-become-the-leader-in-social-good-media

What does Medium’s Profit Model Pivot Say About The Future Of Online Advertising
http://marketingland.com/medium-coms-profit-model-pivot-say-future-online-advertising-202887

Leaked Report Shows How Much Money Publishers Make From Platforms Like Facebook, Google and Snapchat
http://www.businessinsider.com/dcn-report-shows-publisher-revenue-from-google-facebook-snapchat-2017-1

EPISODE SPONSOR - Pressly’s "Starter’s Guide to Sales Enablement" http://cmi.media/pnr168

RANTS AND RAVES
http://www.prweek.com/article/1422439/ogilvy-consolidates-agencies-one-p-l
http://www.cmo.com/features/articles/2017/1/16/why-personas-dont-work-and-what-innovators-are-doing-differently.html#gs.e0QjNwM

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Sense-Effectively-Technology-Experience/dp/1119291704

THIS OLD MARKETING - The Hop Grenade Tap Room and Bottle Shop with The Brewing Network

http://www.thehopgrenade.com/beer/

http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/about/

PNR 168: Digital Advertising Shrinking, Except for Google and Facebook

This Old Marketing - News Podcast Weekly with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose