SBP 056: The Barber's Brief - February 1, 2024

Welcome back to another episode of The Barber’s Brief. A segment where we cover news that caught our eye, a marketing moment where we highlight a case study, and our ad of the week. We hope you enjoy the show! Our Hosts: Follow our updates here: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sleeping-barber/⁠⁠ Get in touch with our hosts: Marc Binkley: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbinkley/ Vassilis Douros: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassilisdouros/⁠ In the News: Search Engine Land - Google search CPCs up 19%, pushing ad spend up 17% Link: https://searchengineland.com/google-search-ads-cpc-spend-436959 Search Engine Land - Microsoft Search and News Advertising revenue up 8% Link: https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-search-news-advertising-revenue-q2-2024-437044 Marketing Dive - Gaming once again proves useful to advertisers: Here’s what the numbers say. https://www.marketingdive.com/news/gaming-again-proves-useful-advertisers-heres-what-the-numbers-say/705695/ Ad of the Week Victoria and David recreate the viral ‘we grew up very working class’ moment from their Netflix Link: https://youtu.be/s4uxGe7gU5I Why we like it: It’s current, their documentary came out roughly four months ago. So speed was imperative to capitalize on the working class meme. The attention to detail is great, Victoria's t-shirt, pokes fun at her working-class comment in the docu-series Using teasers to create intrigue. Where to Listen: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-sleeping-barber-a-business-and-marketing-podcast/id1609811324 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4v0kaM350zEY7X2VBuyfrF?si=7083317d5afd488b ⁠⁠ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MWVjYWJhNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji_oSOopP-AhXnlo4IHTZKBgYQ9sEGegQIARAC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sleepingbarberpodcast © 2024 Sleeping Barber

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Welcome to the Sleeping Barber podcast with your hosts, Marc Binkley and Vassilis Douros. The sleeping barber is a classic computer programming problem that illustrates the challenges of effectively managing multiple systems processes. In business, we're faced with similar challenges. How do we align operations, IT and HR to execute a strategy and drive growth? How can accounting and legal help build and defend brands? How do marketing, sales and customer service teams effectively and efficiently acquire and serve customers? These challenging problems are exactly what this podcast is about.