In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Google launches a new Tumblr-style spot on search engine results, leaving an opening (and risk) for brand publishers. The NYTimes buys an agency, social media organic content now seems left for dead, and Google's digital evangelist tells us all to focus on owned audiences. Rants and raves include the most interesting man in the world and bot content. This week's TOM example of the week: Hydraulic Pressed Steel Company.

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Google Is Letting Celebrities And Businesses Post Directly to Search Results
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/4/11164046/google-posts-search-results-self-promotion-advertising

New York Times Acquires Influencer Marketing Agency HelloSociety
http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/11/new-york-times-acquires-hellosociety/

The Engagement Crisis In Content Marketing and Social Media
http://marketingland.com/engagement-crisis-content-marketing-social-media-happening-fix-166257

I’m starting a New Newsletter- Rented Vs. Owned
http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/marketing-analytics-intersect-newsletter-avinash/

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RANTS AND RAVES

Robert
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/surfstitchs-online-content-strategy-raises-questions-20160311-gngix3.html
http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/dos-equis-end-most-interesting-man/

Joe
http://www.cjr.org/analysis/facebook_and_media.php
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/08/opinion/sunday/algorithm-human-quiz.html?_r=1

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