❗️'BrightBurn,' 'Stranger Things' Lego Set, Gen X Runs for President, and the New CMO

Move over, Eggo' Waffles: 'Stranger Things' got its own Lego Playset, now. Gen X runs for President and gets upstaged by a Millennial. 'BrightBurn' may be Ma and Pa Kent's worst nightmare. Why the role of the CMO isn't want it used to be—plus a whole lot more.

IN THIS EPISODE:

🍿 'Wick' wows Wootten (at :50 seconds)

🐲 Name 'Game': 'GoT' finale and the babies named after the show's characters (at 1:42)

😡 Red Son: 'BrightBurn' reimagines the mythology of Superman (at 2:42)

🧟‍♂️ New Lego playset is one of the 'Stranger Things' we've seen this week (at 3:47)

🎮 Sony's gaming pact with Microsoft—did anyone tell the PlayStation team?(at 4:56)

💑 LaCoste commercial is a visual tour de force (at 8:03)

🤹🏻‍♀️ Meet the Chief Engagement Officer: The changing role of the CMO (at 10:48)

🇺🇸 Molly Ringwald for President? Gen X runs for office (at 14:02)

⏳ At T-minus 6 months, are you ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act? (at 15:07)

💋 The lip-lock that broke the Internet (at 16:03) Approx 17 min, 35 sec. For US audiences only. See cookie and privacy policies for SoundCloud, iTunes, Spotify, and all other applicable sites, apps, and streaming services.

🐉 AR Dragons, CX Sells, ASMR Affirmations for Creative Directors, KFC Busts a Move and More

🍗 KFC's new 'Bucket Bangers' Spotify playlist. AR dragons dive-bomb baseball fans. Parents name their kids after 'Game of Thrones' characters. ASMR affirmations for creative directors. Plus: The secrets of CX appeal and a whole lot more.

IN THIS EPISODE: 

🎉 A shout out to special listener (at :40 sec)

🐲 SK Telecom's augmented reality dragons dive-bomb baseball fans (at 1:03)

🏰 Parents are naming their children after their favorite 'Game of Thrones' characters (at 3:15)

👟 Move over, Laurel & Yanny: How you see these tennis shoes tells you whether you're right- or left-brained (at 4:20)

🎧 Top 5 ASMR Affirmations for Creative Directors (at 6:10)

🍔 Traffic Jam Whopper: Burger King will deliver right to your car door when you're stuck traffic (at 9:30)

🎶 KFC busts a move with a finger-licking playlist with all 46 hip hop tunes that mention the brand (at 11:20)

🛒 CX Appeal: Top 4 things customers value most when it comes to a positive customer experience (at 12:57)

🚶‍♀️🚶 The high price of even one bad customer experience (at 15:53)

👩‍👧‍👦 Age-old Mom-isms that apply to CX (at 17:28)

(Approx. 19 min, 5 sec. For US audiences. See cookie and privacy policies for Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify and all streaming services.)

🥽 Oculus Whiffed? Cool New Products, But Will Best Ecosystem Ultimately Win?

Oculus rolls out cool new VR headsets. But could an ecosystem player like Valve apply some pressure? And will it be the best devices, or the best total ecosystem, that ultimately wins the VR wars?

IN THIS EPISODE: 

🥽 A look at the full suite of Oculus devices (at :04 sec)

✌🏻 How Oculus has enhanced its motion sensing capabilities (at 2:32)

🤓 Which one will Rick W. get? The difference between each, and their buyers (3:16)

👾 Why Rift may not be the best option for Rick M. (at 6:15)

❓ Quest v. Rift ... (6:25)

🆚 … vs. Valve and its new Index device? (at 7:05)

👁‍🗨 Why not 3D movies and TV, too? (at 9:34)

🎉 Will the best ecosystem ultimately win the VR wars? (at 10:17)

Approx. 12 min, 46 sec. For US audiences. Review cookie policies for SoundCloud, iTunes, and your streaming channels of choice.

🎙 Silent Print Ads You Can Hear, BK's Unhappy Meals & How to Think Like a Futurist

Coca-Cola's silent print ads you can hear. Burger King's New Unhappy Meals. Leadership Advice from Artificial Intelligence. Plus: How to think like a futurist, ASMR for Artists, and a whole lot more.

IN THIS EPISODE:

🍿  Will 'Avengers' End 'Avatar's' Reign and Top $3 Billion? (at :35 seconds)

🧠  Leadership Slogans from Artificial Intelligence (at 2:30)

🎧ASMR Affirmations for Artists (at 3:48)

🗣  Social Media Toughens Up (at 6:36)

🥤Coca-Cola's Silent Print Ads You Can Hear (at 10:09)

🍔        Burger King's Unhappy Meals (at 13:14)

🛍        The #1 Channel for Customer/Retailer Communications (at 16:14)

🔮5 Top Ways to Think Like a Futurist (at 16:14)

🛒The #1 Most Powerful Tool for Driving In-Store Traffic

(Approx. 21 min, 35 sec. For US audiences. See cookie and privacy policies for Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify and all streaming services.)

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Our Second Annual Marketing Predictions Episode

The Ricks get in touch with their inner Pre-Cogs as they reveal their top three predictions for digital marketing , media, and more in the year ahead. That's right: It's our 2nd Annual Predictions Episode, and if our recent Predictions Scorecard episode is any indication, this is an episode you don't want to miss! From March 7. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

👑 Is Disney Domination at risk this year? (at 1:07)

🎬 Will 'Avengers: Endgame' really be 2019's box office champ?
(at 1:15)

⚡️ … Or will 'Captain Marvel' blast her way to the top? (at 1:44)

👾 Are you ready to hit the GaaS - as in, "Games-as-a-Service"? (at 2:02)

🤖 Is MarTech cruising on autopilot, or in for a turbulent reality check this year? (at 7:07)

📚Will marketing go old-school in the months ahead? And what would that even mean? (at 8:35)

📣 Will 'Deep Fakes' mean real headaches for business and society this year? (at 10:34)

👨🏻‍🎨 Will AI replace the advertising creative director? (at 12:47)

🛒 Will shortsighted C-suites give up on CX initiatives in a softening economy? (at 15:08)

😎 Is VR ready for the arena? And what happens if it's not? (at 16:53)

Approximate 20 min, 16 seconds.

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🍿 The Ricks Review: 'Avengers: Endgame' (Major Spoilers)

The inevitable has arrived: It's time for our spoiler-rich review of Marvel's latest blockbuster hit, "Avengers: Endgame." In a show recorded on the film's first Sunday in theaters, Rick and Rick well, marvel at its $1.2 billion opening weekend box office, and deconstruct what flies, and what flops, in the era-ending climax to what has by mid-week would become the #1 most successful movie franchise of all time. From April 28.

 

In This Episode:

💰Box Office: A Case of Reach = Revenue (at :40 sec)

🎉  Opening Weekend Excitement (at 1:56)

📈  Avengers: By the Numbers (at 3:20)

😎  First Reactions (at 4:09)

🥊  The Fight of Their Lives (at 4:47)

♾To Here from 'Infinity' (at 5:27)

👩‍✈️Enter: Captain Cameo? (at 7:00)

😶Strange Love (at 8:17)

🥤  Snackage: 'Zero + Hero (at 8:45)

⬆️  Elevating Hydra (at 9:25)

🤓Hulk Has Something to Say (at 10:33)

🎭Rating Performances (at 11:23)

🕷Widow No More (at 11:56)

🥝  How the Other Half Lives (at 13:30)

⏳Time's a Stich and Then You Die (at 14:09)

🎓High School and the 5+ Year Plan (at 16:25)

🦋Loki and the Butterfly Effect (at 17:26)

𝑨, 𝐁, 𝐂 or?  Final Grades (at 17:55)

 

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(Approx. 20 min. For US audiences. Be sure to review cookie, privacy policies for SoundCloud and iTunes)