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Cybertruck, GTA 6 and Domino's Snow Plows: Weekly News
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Tesla's Cybertruck stunt, GTA 6's $2 billion budget, Panera's coffee subscription and Domino's plowing grants.
Spotify Joins Roblox: Marketing News, May 6, 2022
Ryan Alford and Christina Yasi break down Spotify Island on Roblox, Facebook killing podcasts, TikTok AR, Gatorade's metaverse trademark and Starbucks
Gary Vaynerchuk on VeeFriends and the Card Business
Gary Vaynerchuk joins Ryan Alford to talk VeeFriends x Topps Chrome, the state of the trading card hobby, dollar-box arbitrage, and collecting with your
Railroad Merger, Prebiotic Pepsi and TikTok's 60-Min Test
Ryan Alford breaks down Shopify's AI Sidekick, the $85B railroad merger, Pepsi's prebiotic cola, Nike's 3D sneaker lab, and TikTok's long-form test.
Inside Icons.com: Messi Memorabilia and Scarcity
Icons.com CEO Dan Jamieson on signed Messi shirts, why mass-signed memorabilia loses value, FIFA licensing, and the company's new U.S. launch.
Superplastic on Collectibles, Scarcity and Vegas Retail
Superplastic's Jennifer Van Dijk and Zach Sugarman on character-driven IP, staged toy drops, collector psychology and the new Dopeameme Institute in Vegas.
Print Isn't Dead, YouTube Is TV, and Eye Scans Are Here
Ryan Alford breaks down Microsoft's print magazine play, the NBA's Amazon streaming deal, Sam Altman's eye scanning, YouTube as TV, and MLB digital cards.
AI Leverage, Cooling Real Estate & Meta's New AI App
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down May 2025 business news: tariffs, housing price cuts, Meta's free AI app, Fanatics' card boom and BNPL groceries.
Right About Now Evolves: Collectibles on SI Launches
Ryan Alford announces more guest interviews, the new 'Now in Ten' format, and Collectibles on SI, his new Sports Illustrated show launching August 25th.
Real American Beer's Playbook for Breaking Into Big Beer
Chad Bronstein and Terri Francis on building Real American Beer with Hulk Hogan, winning distributors, and outmarketing big beer without big budgets.
Podcast Advertising Is About to Change | Jeff Umbro
Jeff Umbro of The Podglomerate joins Ryan Alford on the shift to programmatic podcast ads, video, consolidation and the decline of narrative shows.
Camera IQ's Allison Ferenci on AR and the Metaverse
Camera IQ CEO Allison Ferenci explains AR's 34x reach, 3.5x conversion lift, digital twins, and what the metaverse actually means for brands.
Anya Cheng on AI, Data Moats and the Future of Shopping
Taelor founder Anya Cheng tells Ryan Alford why unique data beats building AI models, how ChatGPT SEO works, and why U.S. live shopping still lags Asia.
Marketing News: Burger King NFTs, Subway's Big August
Ryan Alford and Joe Hamric break down Burger King's NFT game, Subway's best August in eight years, the Army's new CMO, and Netflix buying Roald Dahl.
Is Roblox Deceiving Kids? Metaverse Marketing News
Ryan Alford and Cristina Yasi break down the Roblox ad watchdog investigation, Hermès in the metaverse, Jameson on Pinterest and Netflix going
Elon Buys Twitter, Meta Opens a Store: Marketing News
Ryan Alford and Cristina Yasi cover Musk's Twitter deal, Facebook hitting 50% video, Meta's first retail store, Nike's $8k NFT sneakers and KFC's new
Crypto in the Metaverse, Starbucks NFTs and TikTok Sales
Ryan Alford, Joe Hamric and Cristina Yasi break down metaverse crypto trading, Starbucks NFTs, Chipotle on Roblox, Miller Lite flavor drops and more.
Super Bowl Ads, Quest 3 vs Vision Pro, and Gemini
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down 2024 Super Bowl ads, Kanye's $7M spot, Zuckerberg vs Apple Vision Pro, Adidas, Coke's TikTok launch and Google
Anya Cheng on AI Styling, Branding & Live Shopping
Taelor.style founder Anya Cheng joins Ryan Alford to unpack AI clothing rental, ChatGPT SEO, proprietary data moats and why live shopping lags in the U.S.
Ken Goldin on Attention, Hype and Collectibles
Ken Goldin tells Ryan Alford how he built Goldin from $100K into a half-billion-dollar auction business, and where the collectibles market is really
Tariffs, ESPN Streaming and the Trading Card Boom
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen talk tariff strategy with author Arjan Singh, plus ESPN's streaming launch, Airbnb services and Apple's brain interface.
Meta Delays Creator Revenue Cut to 2024 | Marketing News
Ryan Alford and Christina Yasi break down Meta's creator revenue delay, brand NFT PR plays, Nerf's mascot Murph, Liquid Death's prank ads and Lexus on
Mike Sancho on Automated Income, Amazon FBA and NFTs
Mike Sancho tells Ryan Alford how jail at 21 led to Wealth Accelerators, plus the truth about Amazon automation, YouTube Shorts, the metaverse and NFTs.
Easter's $23.6B, Tom Brady's Card Vault, Katy Perry in Space
Ryan Alford breaks down record $23.6B Easter spending, Tom Brady's 50% Card Vault stake, the live shopping boom in trading cards, and Katy Perry's space
John Benson on Why AI Content Isn't Converting
VSL inventor John Benson joins Ryan Alford to explain why most AI copy fails, how values-driven messaging converts, and how to use AI as a second brain.
Podcast Ads Win, Veo 3 Hits, TikTok Shop Charges
Ryan Alford breaks down new podcast ad research, Google's Veo 3 video AI, TikTok Shop's paid reach shift, Prime Day dates and Starbucks rewards changes.
Tariffs, AI Teams, Crypto and the Trading Card Boom
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down US-China tariffs, luxury markups, AI personas replacing white-collar work, crypto's rebound and Instagram Edits.
Justin Brennan on Multifamily and Other People's Money
Real estate investor Justin Brennan explains syndication, check equity vs. sweat equity, bonus depreciation, and how to buy apartments without your own
Inside the Trading Card Boom with Matty Rich
Matty Rich of Bryan's Sports Cards on building a card shop as an experience, how group breaking works, sourcing product, and the money in live selling.
Facebook's Metaverse, Popeyes Nuggets & Pizza Hut Merch
Ryan Alford, Josh Hill and comedy trio Joey Joe and Sean break down Facebook's metaverse plan, Popeyes' nugget truce, Kanye's stadium album and Pizza Hut
Cameron Diaz Wine, Cloud Paper and Walmart's TikTok Deal
Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Cameron Diaz's Avaline red wine, Mark Cuban's Cloud Paper bet, Walmart and Oracle's TikTok stake and Mailchimp AI.
Dan Novaes: Turning Phone Attention Into Income
Mode Mobile CEO Dan Novaes on scaling from $100K to $25M, launching the EarnPhone, and why data plus action is what brands really pay for.
Mother's Day Gifts, Amazon Robots, Crypto & Trading Cards
Ryan Alford and Chris Hanson break down the top 10 Mother's Day gifts, Amazon's Vulcan robot and Zoox robotaxis, crypto moves, and trading cards.
Agentic AI and Atoms: Ideas to Revenue With Ethan Ouyang
Ethan Ouyang of DeepWisdom explains how Atoms uses agentic AI to research, build, launch and monetize products without code or a big team.
Kyle Cooke on Summer House, Loverboy and Content
Summer House star and Loverboy CEO Kyle Cooke on using reality TV as a platform, alcohol's three-tier system, and creating real consumer demand.
Pelosi Tracker to $1B Fintech: Chris Josephs of Autopilot
Autopilot co-founder Chris Josephs on the Pelosi Tracker, copy-trading politicians and hedge funds, 401k fees, and why virality is overrated without a
Anik Singal on the FTC, Compliance and Brand Building
Anik Singal on building a $40M business, losing it to an FTC investigation, and the five compliance rules every marketer needs to know.
Instagram Threads Launch: What It Means for Brands
Ryan Alford breaks down Instagram's Threads launch, Booking.com's ChatGPT trip planner, TweetDeck going verified-only, and Modelo passing Bud Light.
AI Is Coming for White-Collar Jobs, LeBron, and Bitcoin
Ryan Alford on AI replacing entry-level white-collar work, LeBron's new grooming line, booming Bitcoin miners, and the FTC's click-to-cancel delay.
Dan Novaes on Mode Mobile's Earn-While-You-Scroll Model
Mode Mobile CEO Dan Novaes on paying users for their attention, launching a phone, the arbitrage brands pay for, and choosing profit over growth at all