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Microdramas Are Taking Over Marketing
Brands are spending big to turn TikTok scrollers into soap opera addicts. Microdramas — short, episodic video series built around characters, cliffhangers, romance, plot twists and ongoing stories — are becoming a serious marketing format. And brands like Crocs, JCPenney, Bilt, P&G and Dr Pepper are already...
Microdramas Are Taking Over Marketing
Brands are spending big to turn TikTok scrollers into soap opera addicts. Microdramas — short, episodic video series built around characters, cliffhangers, romance, plot twists and ongoing stories — are becoming a serious marketing format. And brands like Crocs, JCPenney, Bilt, P&G and Dr Pepper are already...
Meta Muse Will Change How We Use the Internet
Meta just launched Muse, an AI agent designed to do more than answer your questions—it can actually take action for you. In this episode of The Daily Carnage Show, we dive into how Meta Muse works and what it means for digital marketing.
AI CEOs Want to Slow Down. The AI Race Won't.
AI’s biggest players want to slow down the AI race. But there’s one problem: nobody wants to lose. In this episode of The Daily Carnage Show, we break down what the latest AI safety calls really mean for marketers.
Reddit Is Changing SEO & AI Search
Reddit has evolved from an internet forum into an increasingly important part of the search ecosystem. Today, Reddit threads appear in Google results, product researchers are actively adding “Reddit” to their searches, and AI platforms are pulling Reddit conversations into their answers. So what does that mean for...
The Creator Economy Rules Gaming
What happens to video game marketing when physical media disappears? In this episode of The Daily Carnage Show, Shannon sits down with Dwayne Waite Jr, Associate Director of Marketing at Schell Games, to talk about how the video game industry is changing and what marketers in every industry can learn from it....
Dark Patterns Are Becoming a Legal Problem for Meta
Dark patterns have been a UX and marketing problem for years. Now, they’re increasingly becoming a legal one. In this episode of The Daily Carnage Show, we’re looking at Meta’s growing legal scrutiny over the design of Facebook and Instagram—and what it could mean for marketers, UX designers, and anyone building...
Dissecting the Brand Apology
A brand apology is a lot more than just a statement designed to respond to audience reaction, soothe the situation, and calm the backlash. The best brand apologies acknowledge what went wrong, provide specifics on how the internal process broke down, and detail the corrective actions the brand is currently taking to...
Instagram's Controversial New Logo
Instagram debuts a new logo that divides the design community. Let's talk about who gets permission to be experimental, the importance of legibility vs. personality, logo design in the age of AI slop, and the public's tendency to hate design choices they'll later fight to death to preserve (RIP skeumorphic Instagram...
