PNR 152: Thought Leadership Requires Actual Leading Thoughts

In this episode of Pulizzi and Rose with This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss the New York Times and their new Flex Frame native advertising unit - and what markets can learn about user experience. The boys then dissect the art of thought leadership, which requires both thought and leadership, while McDonald's YouTube channel goes down, flame-broiled style. Rants and raves include the Twitter sale and Facebook's marketplace launch.  This week's TOM example: Pressed Juicery This week's show links: NYTimes Shuns Banner Ads In Favor of Proprietary Ad format http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-times-shuns-banner-ads-in-favor-of-proprietary-ad-format-1475661662 Thought Leadership Disrupted http://tldisrupted.com What McDonalds Has Learned From Its Failed YouTube Channel http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/10/06/what-mcdonald-s-has-learned-its-failed-youtube-channel EPISODE SPONSOR Ion Interactive and the User Engagement Lookbook - Check it out here: http://cmi.media/pnr152 RANTS AND RAVES http://www.wsj.com/video/analyst-dont-count-google-out-of-twitter-merger-talk/B9C61660-8AD6-4995-89F3-11616217026E.html http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2016/10/03/facebook-joins-the-collaborative-economy-with-marketplace/ THIS OLD MARKETING: Pressed Juicery http://thechalkboardmag.com/ https://growtheverywhere.com/growth-everywhere-interview/hayden-slater-pressed-juicery/