189: “Bring ya a**”, marketing spend study, death of the follower

What's behind the drop in average marketing budgets and martech spend? We'll discuss that. Also, strategies to address the shift in how people find and consume news, why corporate social media continues to be the most misunderstood job in comms, and what do do about the death of the social media follower. Plus, an unlikely spokesperson, slogan and real-time campaign for Minnesota tourism, and more! WHAT DO YOU THINK? We want to hear from you! Contact us with your comment about the topics we talk about in this episode. Or, are you looking for advice on some aspect of your communications or marketing work? Ask away! We may include your comment or question on next month's show.  Send us a message Record an audio comment or question, click the microphone at the bottom of HansonandHunt.com. EPISODE SUMMARY Gartner’s 2024 CMO Spend Survey The social media news anchor Spotlight: "Bring ya ass" Why social media is the most misunderstood job The Death of the follower Closing: Over-optimization ARTICLES AND LINKS Gartner CMO survey reveals marketing budgets have dropped to 7.7% of overall company revenue in 2024 How the social media news anchor is redefining journalism Explore Minnesota tourism capitalizes on Anthony Edwards' viral "Bring ya a**" comment Why social media is the most misunderstood job in corporate America Social media marketing: The death of the follower The plague of over-optimization Help Every Reporter Out FOLLOW HANSON AND HUNT Show page - HansonandHunt.com Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS feed SIGN UP FOR ARIK'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Subscribe MARKETING PODCAST NETWORK Hanson & Hunt is part of the Marketing Podcast Network, a community of like-minded podcasters in collaboration to offer advertisers a more effective and efficient way to reach prospective customers. Learn more at MarketingPodcasts.net.