Weekly Marketing and Advertising News, May 13, 2022: R.I.P iPod

Right About Now with Ryan Alford

Weekly Marketing and Advertising News, May 13, 2022: R.I.P iPod

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Published on May 13, 2022, 8:30:00 AM
Total time: 00:33:32

Episode Description

Welcome to this week's episode of The Radcast! In this news episode, Host Ryan Alford and Co-Host Christina Yasi talk about Apple’s announcement that they will discontinue the iPod Touch, Tom Brady is expected to make $375M over 10 years for joining Fox Sports as its lead NFL analyst after he retires, Social Holidays and a recap about our previous guest, Mark “The Deal Maker” Evans and a brief introduction on our upcoming guest, Alvin Johnson.

Here are this week’s biggest metaverse and marketing headlines:

  • Introducing The World's First 24-Hour Metaverse Festival (And Everyone's Invited!)
  • NASA Partners With Epic Games To Create A Martian Metaverse Simulation
  • Real Madrid Metaverse Offers Virtual Stadium And Real Time Translation Tools
  • Material Girl In The Metaverse: Madonna And Beeple Team Up On An NFT Triptych
  • Kraft Heinz Wants To Solve Its Supply Chain Problems — In The Metaverse
  • Sneaker Supremacy: Nike And Adidas Battle For Brand Love
  • Doritos Hosts Virtual Concert From The Upside Down For “Stranger Things”
  • Taco Bell Asks Diners To Swap Out Mundane Meals Via Tiktok Dance Challenge
  • Airbnb’s Huge Summer Update Preps For A New Era Of Travel
  • Netflix Could Launch Streaming With Ads Even Sooner Than We Expected
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