Podcasting
Podcast Movement 2026: My Takeaways
The Annual Podcast Movement podcast conference took on the Big Apple Thursday and Friday. Here's are some of my takeaways
Marketing
Business
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Business
Why "Build Trust" Is the Wrong Instruction
Every piece of marketing advice eventually lands on trust. Build it. Earn it. Demonstrate it. Show up consistently until people trust you. It's not wrong. It's just incomplete in a way that costs people a lot of wasted effort.
Business
The Default Slot
The market doesn't leave you unfiled. Every business gets placed somewhere in a buyer's mental category system, whether the business chose that category or not. The buyer has to put you somewhere. They can't hold you in suspension while they figure out what you
Google Is Still The Gorilla In The Room But There Are New Kids On The Playground
Google at it's I/O Conference Is Changing The Search Game Again. Damn It! 🤪 But other players are making waves.
Marketing
With The Old Twitter Gone Customer Service Online Is Horrible
I used to use the old Twitter (Pre-Musk) for all things customer service. From Comcast to delivery issues, I could deal with customer service via Twitter. That's no more and there's not really a replacement.
Business
Meeting With Business Colleagues One-To-One Is Great For Marketing
Honestly, this is how I built Goldstein Media. Though relationship building and 1:1 meetings colleagues and business associates.
Podcasting
Maybe AI Can Fix Podcast Discovery?
Spotify has released a new feature that uses AI to help listeners find new shows.
Content Marketing
A Bunch Of Firsts
Like the Artemis II mission, marketing can have lots of firsts. And that's both scary and exciting.
Podcasting
Podcasting Isn't Video-First
A recent study by Triton Digital says 80% of those surveyed consume podcasts both in audio and video. But only 7% only consume the video.
Branding
QR Codes And Marketing
Before the pandemic these codes were just hype and not really taking off. Now it looks like they're here to stay.
Podcasting
Podcasting Is The New Kind Of Influence
Acast, the podcast hosting company, released Podcast Pulse 2025 with some remarkable findings.