
12 - Social Media Game-Changers: Gen Z and the Subscription Revolution
Episode 012
In today’s episode, Chris and April are unpacking the impact of two long-standing media trends: “Cancel Culture” and subscription-based content. They’re also covering changes to Google’s free G-Suite service, a PR perspective on Adele’s emotional concert announcement, and how Gen Z is reviving interest in Tumblr as an escape from the ad-heavy social media landscapes of Instagram and Facebook. This week’s “Cash or Trash?” segment features our hosts’ hot takes on some bizarre branding moves, including: Campbell’s soup candles, Oscar-Mayer’s bologna-themed face masks, the Blockbuster + Oreo Cakesters collab, and one funeral home’s modern take on rebranding death.
SHOW NOTES:
Breaking News
Cancel Culture: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/cancel-culture-trouble-for-brands-or-just-noise/616983/
No More Free G-Suite: https://apps.google.com/supportwidget/articlehome?hl=en&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.google.com%2Fa%2Fanswer%2F2855120%3Fhl%3Den&product_context=2855120&product_name=UnuFlow&trigger_context=a
Gen Z Tumblr: https://thehustle.co/01202022-tumblr/
Cash or Trash?
Soup Candles: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/campbells-teams-with-experiential-toy-company-camp-on-candles-activity-gu/617094/
Funeral Home: https://www.morningbrew.com/marketing/stories/2022/01/19/how-a-brooklyn-funeral-home-is-trying-to-put-a-modern-spin-on-death
Bologna Face Mask: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/oscar-mayers-bologna-inspired-face-masks-poke-fun-at-self-care/617342/
Blockbuster Cakesters: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/oreo-rewinds-to-2007-with-blockbuster-takeover-promoting-cakesters-return/616816/
Point & Counterpoint
Garbage Trends: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/19/1071815117/garbage-trends-internet-tiktok
Cheugy: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html
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