PNR 151: Audience, not Content, Is the Real Asset

In this episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert discuss the results of CMI's 2017 content marketing benchmarks report and find that content marketing is indeed all about building audience.  Rolling Stone finds a buyer; and who really should be the agency in charge of content creation?  Rants and raves include a Robert Rose book review while Mental Floss folds print.  This week's TOM example: Saindbury's.  This week's show notes: Singapore-based music startup buys 49% stake in Rolling Stone https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/25/bandlab-rolling-stone/   Content Marketing Takes A Turn For The Better - New 2017 Research http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2016/09/content-marketing-research-b2b/   Content Creation Who’s Job Is It Anyway http://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/2016/09/27/content-creation-whose-job-is-it-anyway/   EPISODE SPONSOR  ION Interactive and their interactive ebook - 50 Ways to Engage Your Audience http://cmi.media/pnr151   RANTS AND RAVES      https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LK7GXKM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1   http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/09/24/paramount_has_some_regrets_about_monster_trucks.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_ru   http://www.foliomag.com/mental-floss-shutters-print-edition/   http://digiday.com/publishers/publishers-appear-cooling-facebook-instant-articles/   TOM http://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk