PNR 160: The Business Case for Content Marketing as PR

In this episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss the result of focusing too much on Facebook for content distribution. GoPro closes down their media division and CNN hires Casey Neistat to launch a new media property. Rants and raves include Breitbart.com and the business case for leveraging content marketing as public relations. This Old Marketing example - UK National Trust. This week's story links: Two years after buying Elite Daily, the Daily Mail says the Facebook publisher is worthless http://www.recode.net/2016/12/1/13806610/daily-mail-elite-daily-writedown-31-million-loss GoPro Cutting 15% of Workforce, Closes Entertainment Unithttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-30/gopro-cutting-15-of-workforce-shuts-down-entertainment-unit How Casey Neistat Used Content Marketing To Sell Bemehttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-casey-neistat-used-content-marketing-sell-his-beme-daniel-hochuli CNN to launch new media platform with Casey Neistathttp://www.theverge.com/2016/11/28/13762792/cnn-beme-shut-down-casey-neistat-new-startup EPISODE SPONSOR  Intelligent Content Conference - Sign up now at http://IntelligentContentConference.com RANTS AND RAVES  http://www.wsj.com/articles/breitbart-controversy-spotlights-ad-technology-confusion-1480737178 https://contently.com/strategist/2016/11/22/publishers-threaten-ad-agencies/ http://digiday.com/publishers/wake-declines-time-inc-centralizes-digital-desks/ https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/hearst-and-other-publishers-consolidate TOM - The National Trusthttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/about-us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Trust_Magazine