In this final episode of 2016, Joe and Robert discuss the best of 2016 and add some trends for 2017 including: Facebook and Google will ramp up their content buying efforts next year; Brands will bet big on buying media companies; As publishing continues to diversify its business model, so will marketing. Rants and raves include George Michael and The Undoing Project from Michael Lewis. This week's TOM: House Organs.

This week's show links:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/howardhomonoff/2016/12/16/what-facebooks-status-as-a-media-company-means-for-media/#aaf7181c1a4f

http://www.recode.net/2016/12/14/13955348/facebook-original-video

SPONSOR: CMI Events at http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/events/

RANTS AND RAVES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvuENG3O9TM

This Old Marketing: An Article on House Organs

https://books.google.com/books?id=8uA7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA16&lpg=RA5-PA16&dq=%22house+organ%22+magazine+1800s&source=bl&ots=LugDdPSwn6&sig=hKE8Qne2C_Pth1UkMMp4EQgZy4I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE3e70r5DRAhVo6IMKHaN5CuMQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=%22house%20organ%22%20magazine%201800s&f=false

PNR 163: Google, Facebook to Purchase Content in 2017