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Each week Grey brings you five important things happening in the world of social and digital media. This round table panel covers platform updates, creative inspiration, stories in the news, and more. Powered by Grey, Famously effective since 1917
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March 11, 202421 min
TikTok is Facing the Music
All eyes are on TikTok this week and they contend with Congress, are seeing less brand engagement, and everyone is talking about "Who TF Did I Marry?"The 5 Things: Congress Revisits TikTok Ban Amid National Security ConcernsBrands are seeing less engagement on TikTokMeta Predicts the FutureTarte’s Brand Trips: Are consumers over it?Reesa Teesa and the Honesty EraSources: Reuters, SMT, NYT Hosts: Joey Scarillo, Shylene Radinsky, Jayda Hinds To subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
February 26, 202425 min
Grey’s 2024 Super Bowl Trends Report
This week Grey dives into Super Bowl 58 trends! According to Nielsen the 2024 Super Bowl was the second most watched TV program of all time only behind was the 1969 moon landing broadcast. The game was watched on CBS, Paramount+, and Nickelodeon to a whopping 123 million viewers. Joey Scarillo and Mijal Buchsbaum discuss their favorite THINGS from brands who advertised during the game, and of course Taylor Swift! The 5 Things: Brands tapping into scarcity. Two celebrities are better than one! Brands and Fever Dreams.Mascots Never Die! The Taylor Swift of it all!Hosts: Joey Scarillo, Mijal BuchsbaumSources: Brandwatch, Adweek, Sportico & iSpot.tv, Nielsen estimates from Forbes; NumeratorSpecial Thanks: Gabrielle Marchand, Claire Heaps, Samantha Fischer, Jean Donahue, Gabriella Mercier, Shylene Radinsky, Emily Rizzo, Montana Allen, Brianna Hunt, Will Leonard, Alix Black and Ari SantanaTo subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
February 13, 202428 min
Your Friend Facebook Turns 20
This week we wish Facebook a happy 20th birthday, discuss AI tools that help shoppers, dive into a host of trend reports, and so much more. The 5 Things: Happy Birthday to Facebook, who turns 20!Amazon rolls out new AI tools to help shoppers. A slew of trend reports explore the latest in social behaviors. Walmart steps into the ring against Amazon's omnichannel ecomm tech. TikTok continues to incentivize creators towards shoppable posts. Sources: Aljazeera, Reuters, Pew Research, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, pymnts.com, Social Media ExaminerHosts: Joey Scarillo, Abby Ness, Rick Shuman To subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
February 6, 202429 min
Florida Ban
This week on the pod, we dive into the potential social media bans in Florida and break down stories from Meta, X formerly Twitter, and BeReal plus the return of One More Thing!The 5 Things: Florida Houses passes a bill to ban social media for teens Meta launches Llama, an AI programming tool, to compete with GitHub Copilot Meta announced a new program to share data with academics In December, Threads it reached top 10 downloads, X reached No. 36 BeReal (like we predicted 😉) adds celebs and brands One more thing: Elmo asked "How is everybody doing?" and the internet was not greatSources: AP, Business Insider, The Verge, Social Media Today, Tech Crunch, Social Media Today, NYT, BBCHosts: Joey Scarillo, Daniel Avon, Jayda Hinds To subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
January 15, 202425 min
Ghosted by AI
This week X pivots to video, AI tricks people, and TikTokers are mad at the kids in Sephora. We break it all down and share our resolutions! The 5 Things: X has TV shows now?Instagram Adds New Restrictions for Teens Watch out for… AI Books?Tiktokers rant about ‘Sephora Kids'People are Getting Emotionally Attached to Chat BotsSources: Social Media Today, Rueters, Wired, DistractifyHosts: Joey Scarillo, Jayda Hinds, Kofi RobertsTo subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
December 18, 202339 min
Party Pod: What's Next in 2024
As 2023 draws to a close we pod-tificate about 2024! It’s our annual Party Pod with five panelists – we’re discussing what we see for the future of social media in the year ahead our favorite Things from 2023. We get into dating apps, subscription based social media, de-influence, Meta, and X, and we break down how AI will be intertwined with all of it. (Plus a few surprises!)The 5 Things: The future of dating appsWhat a world of subscription social apps might looks likeDe-InfluencingWhat's next for InstagramX’s next chapterHosts: Joey Scarillo, Beth Rolfs, Hannah Loeff, Caine Fair, Daniel Avon, Jessica WomackTo subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
December 11, 202323 min
FOMO and Four Letter Words
This week on the pod, Elon had some four letter words for advertisers and FOMO is a key driver of what keeps us on social platforms. The 5 Things: Elon Musk has Some Choice Words for Advertisers A New Study Suggests Young People Are Only on Social because of FOMOTikTok has launched a new series of Creative Cards, data-backed prompts designed to help businesses thinking on content ideasThe older population in China are using social apps to find connectionsInstagram launches podcast with Doja Cat and Ice Spice called Close Friends OnlyHosts: Joey Scarillo, Alix Black, Abby NessTo subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
December 4, 202323 min
Make The Goose Sillier
This week on the pod, we learn why Burlington, VT is a cultural center for music listeners and how AI users are making images "more," "tastier," and "sillier". The 5 Things: Other Platforms Should Watch Out, as TikTok Expands it's Territory Burlington, Vermont is Weirdly Popular on Spotify WrappedThe Anti-Instagram has arrived… Lapse Pinterest Test New Search Tool for Body DiversityA trend exploded online pushing the limits of AI - making sillier gooses and cuter animalsSources: Social Media Today, Glossy, Tech Crunch, Express Sky, NYT, ComplexHosts: Joey Scarillo, Ari Santana, Jayda HindsTo subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
November 20, 202327 min
5Things with Amelia Hruby
On this episode of 5Things we welcome Amelia Hruby. Amelia is a writer, educator and podcaster with a PhD in philosophy from DePaul University. Amelia departed from social media and launched Off the Grid, a podcast that talks about how to leave social media without losing all your clients. To learn more about Amelia and her podcast, Off the Grid, visit: offthegrid.funThe 5 Things:1. Social Media’s impact on Mental health2. Data privacy3. Substack as a social platform4. Online Dating and Personal relationships5. Alternatives to Doom-Scrolling during family timeSources: MSNBC, Tech Policy Press, Wired, NBC News, NYT, Gizmodo, Futurism.com, The Verge, Wired, Softer Sounds, Sydney Morning HeraldHost: Joey ScarilloSpecial Guest: Amelia HrubyTo subscribe to our newsletter, click HEREEmail us: Podcasts@Grey.com
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