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373 episodes for “should I run ads on TikTokReading this as Advertising & Paid Media, Content Strategy, Social Media Strategy
Oct 22, 2024

DIY Facebook Ads for 2025: The Hot 30 Retargeting Play

Stephen Blackburn and Stephen Johnson of Rich From Anywhere break down Facebook ad strategy, CAC vs LTV, TikTok vs Google, and their Hot 30 retargeting

Stephen BlackburnStephen Johnson· Advertising & Paid Media· Customer Acquisition & Growthon topic
54 min
Jan 29, 2021

GameStop, Walmart Ads and Budweiser's Super Bowl Skip

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down the GameStop squeeze, Walmart Connect, Coca-Cola drone coffee, TikTok Tailgate and Budweiser's Super Bowl exit.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Money, Investing & Wealthon topic
23 min
Mar 30, 2021

Why TikTok Hits Different: The Neuroscience of Ads

Neuro-Insight's Samrat Saran shares brain-response research on why TikTok holds attention four times faster and what actually makes ads stick there.

Samrat Saran· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytellingon topic
30 min
Oct 7, 2022

Gen Z Breaks the Marketing Mold - Weekly Marketing News

Ryan Alford and Christina Gossi cover Musk's Twitter deal, Instagram's new ad placements, TikTok fake profiles and how Gen Z is ending mass marketing.

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
44 min
Sep 3, 2021

TikTok Ad Trust Doubles: Marketing News Sept 3, 2021

Ryan Alford, Joey, Joe and Sean break down doubling TikTok ad trust, LinkedIn live events, Nissan's ecommerce Heisman House push and rented-land platforms.

JoeyJoe· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
45 min
Apr 9, 2024

Jason Wojo on Paid Ads, Offers and Building a Brand

Jason 'Wojo' Wojciechowicz breaks down what makes an offer sell, how to research the market, and why performance marketing cash should fund your brand.

Jason 'Wojo' Wojciechowicz· Advertising & Paid Media· Personal Brand & Positioningon topic
34 min
Feb 9, 2021

Do Super Bowl Ads Work on You? Inside the Neuroscience

Neuro-Insight's Tyler Lewis joins Ryan Alford, Mike Weston and Josh Hill to break down 2021 Super Bowl ads and what brain data says about what actually

Tyler Lewis· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytellingon topic
53 min
Feb 17, 2023

Super Bowl LVII Ads Reviewed: Why Most Spots Fell Flat

Ryan Alford, Christina Yasi and Nick Weaver break down Super Bowl LVII ads, Instagram killing live shopping, TikTok's paywall and Coke's new flavor.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytellingon topic
35 min
Oct 27, 2023

Tinder Matchmaker, TikTok 15-Min Videos & IG Verified Feed

Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Tinder's Matchmaker feature, Instagram's verified-only feed test, TikTok's 15-minute uploads and Time's best

· Social Media Strategy· Product & Innovationon topic
26 min
Nov 3, 2020

2021 Marketing Trends: Get Your Audience Involved

Ryan Alford and Radical's Josh Hill preview 2021 marketing trends: social selling, user-generated content, brand community, purpose and ad platform picks.

Josh Hill· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytellingon topic
40 min
May 5, 2023

AI Can't Replace Human Writers: WGA Strike & Ad News

Ryan Alford, Christina and Chris Hansen break down the WGA strike over AI, Gmail blue checks, YouTube Shorts ads, TikTok's creator fund and more.

Chris Hansen· Advertising & Paid Media· Social Media Strategyon topic
35 min
Oct 20, 2023

X Tests Annual Fee, TikTok Goes Out of Phone

Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down X's $1 unverified account test, TikTok's Out of Phone ads, Netflix binge ads and Taylor Swift's box office run.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Social Media Strategyon topic
37 min
Mar 31, 2023

Pepsi's New Logo, Lemon8 and Twitter's Paid Reach

Ryan Alford, Christina and Sawyer break down Pepsi's first rebrand in 14 years, ByteDance's Lemon8, Twitter verification as ad spend, and Heinz Ketchup

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
27 min
May 10, 2024

Spotify Video Ads, TikTok's Lawsuit & Microsoft's AI Model

Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Spotify's video ad push, TikTok suing the US government, Microsoft's MAI-1 and Liquid IV's rebrand.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Podcasting & Creator Businesson topic
29 min
Nov 4, 2022

Ralph Lauren x Fortnite and Twitter's $8 Blue Check

Ryan Alford breaks down Musk's $8 Twitter Blue, brands pausing Twitter ads, Ralph Lauren's Fortnite collab, and American Eagle's 'revenge living' holiday

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
43 min
Dec 9, 2021

2022 Marketing Trends with Ryan Alford and Reh Harvey

Ryan Alford and Reh Harvey break down 2022 marketing trends: short-form video, live stream shopping, SMS vs email, LinkedIn, the metaverse and branding.

Reh Harvey· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
42 min
Jun 6, 2025

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.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Podcasting & Creator Businesson topic
34 min
Aug 21, 2020

TikTok Bids, Cookie Loss and B2B Ecommerce

Ryan and Reiley break down Oracle's TikTok bid, the end of third-party cookies, Touchland's B2B ecommerce launch and Amazon's small business academy.

· Ecommerce & DTC· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
37 min
Jul 19, 2022

Crumbl Cookies COO Sawyer Hemsley on Building the Brand

Crumbl Cookies co-founder Sawyer Hemsley tells Ryan Alford how a college side hustle became 500-plus stores, from the pink box to rotating weekly flavors.

Sawyer Hemsley· Social Media Strategy· Startups & Foundingon topic
35 min
Feb 16, 2024

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

· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytellingon topic
31 min
Jun 28, 2022

Tom Roach on Brand Building vs Performance Marketing

Jellyfish VP Tom Roach breaks down the 60/40 brand-building rule, the 70/20/10 budget split, real ad attention data and why advertising will never die.

Tom Roach· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytellingon topic
50 min
May 19, 2023

Frankmobile, Candy Crush Jonas Bros & Tesla Ads

Ryan and Christina cover Oscar Mayer's Frankmobile, Candy Crush's Jonas Brothers tie-up, Google Bard plug-ins, Taco Tuesday's trademark fight and Tesla

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
25 min
Apr 23, 2021

Influencer Marketing, Starbucks Oat Milk & Kids Instagram

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark cover influencer marketing budgets, Simmons x D'Amelio, EOS on TikTok, Starbucks' oat milk shortage and Facebook's kids app.

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
38 min
Mar 10, 2023

Facebook Reels Hits 90 Seconds & TikTok Adds Paywalls

Ryan, Christina, and Nick cover 90-second Facebook Reels, TikTok's paywalled Series, Hard Mtn Dew's retirement community bash, and Corona's virtual

· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytellingon topic
30 min
Jun 25, 2021

TikTok Beats YouTube at VidCon, Plus Google Ads Takeaways

Ryan Alford and Josh Hill cover TikTok replacing YouTube as VidCon's top sponsor, John McAfee's death, Google Marketing Livestream takeaways and Nielsen's

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
25 min
Dec 1, 2020

Instagram Engagement Tips: What the Data Actually Says

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Instagram engagement data: best posting times, why tagging hurts reach, and the rise of social commerce.

· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytellingon topic
27 min
May 27, 2022

TikTok Ads and Microsoft's Industrial Metaverse

Ryan Alford and Christina Yasi break down TikTok live subscriptions and Branded Mission, Microsoft's industrial metaverse, and Sprite's global campaign.

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
35 min
Aug 12, 2022

HBO Max + Discovery+ Merge and the Instagram vs TikTok Gap

Ryan Alford and Ray Harvey break down the HBO Max and Discovery+ merger, Walmart+ streaming talks, SweeTarts on TikTok, and Netflix's return to ads.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Social Media Strategyon topic
40 min
Mar 15, 2024

TikTok Ban Push, Bitcoin at $70K, and WWE Mat Sponsors

Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down TikTok's ban fight, Bitcoin past $70K, YouTube TV's rise, WWE mat sponsorships and Tesla Autopilot ratings.

· Money, Investing & Wealth· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
38 min
Oct 18, 2022

Marian Esanu on Personal Branding That Actually Sells

Marian Esanu tells Ryan Alford why you should build the business before the personal brand, how to research competitors, and when to use paid ads.

Marian Esanu· Personal Brand & Positioning· Content & Storytellingon topic
49 min
Dec 31, 2020

Radical's Account Executives on Life in an Agency

Ryan Alford talks with Radical AEs Alex Finley and Kaitlin Bowler about agency client service, 2021 marketing trends, TikTok ads and one-word goals.

Alex FinleyKaitlin Bowler· Customer Experience & Community· Social Media Strategyon topic
39 min
Aug 7, 2020

Joe Rogan on Gaming, Twitch Military Ads & TikTok

Ryan Alford and Riley Clark break down Joe Rogan's video game comments, military recruiting on Twitch, the TikTok sale talk and drive-in eSports arenas.

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
26 min
Aug 19, 2022

Apple's Ad Business, TikTok Search & Recession Hype

Ryan Alford covers Apple selling iPhone ads, TikTok as a search engine, Penn's $387M Barstool buyout, Tony the Tiger on Twitch, and recession sentiment.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Social Media Strategyon topic
39 min
Aug 25, 2023

Coke's AI Ads, TikTok Search Ads, Netflix DVD Giveaway

Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Coke's Real Magic AI ads, TikTok search ads, YouTube's AI music payouts, Apple Podcasts analytics and AR wine

· Advertising & Paid Media· Product & Innovationon topic
37 min
Aug 3, 2021

Radcast Best of 2021: Marketing, Fame and TikTok Lessons

The best Radcast moments from the first half of 2021: category design, Whoop's no-pay rule, fame engineering, meal prep franchising and why TikTok hooks

Christopher LochheadNoah Sims· Personal Brand & Positioning· Social Media Strategyon topic
19 min
Nov 28, 2025

How Crumbl Cookies Grew to 500+ Stores

Crumbl co-founder Sawyer Hemsley on the rotating menu, pink boxes, in-house tech, and the organic Instagram and TikTok strategy behind 500+ stores.

Sawyer Hemsley· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytellingon topic
17 min
Dec 15, 2023

Rizz, TikTok's $10B and Pizza Hut's QR Doormat

Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen cover Oxford's word of the year 'rizz,' TikTok's $10 billion in user spending, Starlink growth and Pizza Hut's QR doormat.

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
34 min
May 6, 2022

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

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Mediaon topic
35 min
Jan 13, 2026

Jon Davids: Build a Movement, Not a Marketing Funnel

Influicity CEO Jon Davids on why paid ads alone fail, how to own demand instead of renting it, and the community formula behind magnetic brands.

Jon Davids· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytellingon topic
17 min
Jul 13, 2021

MarTech's Kim Davis on Data, Cookies and Brand Building

MarTech Editorial Director Kim Davis joins Ryan Alford to unpack media fragmentation, the end of third-party cookies, and why brand still matters.

Kim Davis· Content & Storytelling· Data, Research & Measurementon topic
30 min
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