The Week of May 12, 2023 Marketing and Business News: Alcohol Purchasing Trends Are Changing

Welcome to this week's edition of The Radcast! Our hosts, Ryan and Christina bring you the latest in business and marketing news. 

In this episode, we'll be discussing a wide range of topics, including how 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's new chatbot "MomVerse" can create personalized poems and songs just in time for Mother's Day, how Taco Bell is helping musicians "Live Más," and the changing trends in alcohol purchasing. Plus, we'll be sharing some insider news about Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk's Twitter feud, and more interesting news!

Whether you're an entrepreneur, a marketer, or just someone curious about the world of business, tune in to invaluable insights and trends that can take your business to the next level. Tune in now!

Key notes from the episode:

• Small talk
  • Tucker Carlson headed to Twitter (02:24)
  • 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Dubbed the "MomVerse" (04:52)
  • How Taco Bell feeds hungry musicians and helps them ‘Live Más’ (06:15)
  • Alcohol purchasing trends are changing — here’s what the numbers say (07:14)
• Radnews
  • This week: David Segura: Monetizing and Increasing the Intellectual Property of Your Podcast (08:40)
  • Next week: Jen Larson - Mens Dating Coach and TikTok Star (09:35)
     
• Sponsor
  • Good Ranchers: American Meat Delivered (10:44)
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• Social Media News
  • Meta reworks its Ads on Reels monetization program with a new performance-based payout model (11:50) https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/09/meta-reworks-ads-reels-monetization-program-performance-based-payout-model
  • TikTok launches a new hub to help brands better connect with its audiences (12:52)
    https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/09/tiktok-hub-brands-better-connect-with-audiences/
  • Elon Musk says Twitter is purging old accounts, freeing up desired usernames (14:10)
    https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/08/elon-musk-says-twitter-is-purging-old-accounts-freeing-up-desired-usernames/
  • Twitter now allows you to react to DMs with a wide range of emojis (15:11)
    https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/10/twitter-now-allows-you-to-react-to-dms-with-a-wide-range-of-emojis/
     
• Marketing News
  • Apple is launching Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro on iPad later this month (16:09)
    https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/09/apple-is-launching-final-cut-pro-and-logic-pro-on-ipad-later-this-month/
  • Amazon’s new service lets users buy physical items in games and apps (17:21)
    https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/09/amazons-new-service-lets-users-buy-physical-items-in-games-and-apps/
  • Chick-fil-A’s geofencing pilot reduced wait times (19:50)
    https://www.marketingdive.com/news/chick-fil-as-geofencing-pilot-reduced-wait-times/649482/
     
• Sponsor
  • www.takeavaycay.com  (22:23)

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