PNR 172: Fake News Creates Huge Opportunity for Branded Content

This week, Joe and Robert discuss the business model of the New York Times, and why the future could be very bright. The crisis that is fake news is creating an amazing opportunity for brands, and get ready for major acquisitions of media companies by brands.  Rants and raves include a Pixar training course on storytelling.  This week's This Old Marketing example: John Yocum Beatty. This week's story links: How Is The New York Times Really Doinghttps://om.co/2017/02/20/how-is-the-new-york-times-really-doing/How Fake News Is Making Real Publishers Look Goodhttp://www.mequoda.com/articles/audience-development/fake-news-making-real-publishers-look-good/Magazine M&A Speculation Heats Uphttps://www.thestreet.com/story/14000194/1/industry-pressures-lead-to-speculation-on-magazine-m-amp-a.htmlEPISODE SPONSOR Content Marketing Institute University - http://contentmarketinguniversity.com   Content Marketing Awards -  http://contentmarketingawards.com   Intelligent Content Conference -  http://intelligentcontentconference.com RANTS AND RAVES https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/16/pixar-free-courses-khan-academy/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/business/dealbook/bundling-online-services.html?mwrsm=Email   http://tim.blog/2017/02/08/soman-chainani-the-school-for-good-and-evil/