
Right About Now with Ryan Alford
The #1 Marketing & Business Show on Apple PodcastsWelcome to Right About Now, where real American business gets a megaphone—and the B.S. gets the boot.Hosted by marketing disrupter Ryan Alford—entrepreneur, founder, and the guy brands call when they want attention—this show slices through the noise with uncensored insights, hard-earned wisdom, and straight-up truths from the frontlines of business.Every week, you’ll get two punchy episodes:Tuesday’s Guest Sessions: The real stories behind the rise of celebrity founders, rebel entrepreneurs, and marketing mavericks who actually do the work.Friday’s No B.S. Business Briefing: Real-time takes on what’s happening across business, culture, and tech—filtered through Ryan’s unfiltered lens.Forget the LinkedIn fluff. This is for doers, builders, and dreamers who want results—not recycled soundbites.Business the way it really works. Real people. Real wins. Real screw-ups.No MBA required. Just guts, hustle, and a sense of humor.Subscribe, listen, and get Right About Now.Because business isn’t broken—it’s just been boring & stale. Until now.
Latest episodes

Jan 10, 2023 • 17min
10X Your Business Alignment with Grant Cardone and Elena Cardone - Combined Episode Highlights
Key notes from the episode:
The power couple shares how they started in real estate and the importance of being a fortified team in running the business and investments (01:15)
How investments work and how Grant and Elena’s system helps big companies and small investors at the same time (06:24)
Grant and Elena’s mission and vision - how they work for it, and their spiritual legacy (11:06)
10X Ladies Movement coming up in February (17:36)
This episode is packed with energy, wisdom, and passion and we know you will get a ton of value from this.To keep up with Grant and Elena, follow them on Instagram @grantcardone and @elenacardone, website https://www.theunbreakablechallenge.com/ and https://cardonecapital.com/Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcastIf you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review!
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 6, 2023 • 33min
The Week of January 06, 2023 Marketing and Business News: DIY or DRY January? Martha Stewart takes on challenge with Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Key points from the episode:
Small talk
Why Martha Stewart Is Using Tito's to Clean Her Home This January (03:05)https://www.lbbonline.com/news/martha-stewart-takes-on-the-diy-january-challenge-for-titos-handmade-vodka
Outer Banks February 23, 3rd season release (04:46)
The Radical Formula (07:15)
Radnews
Last week - Jen Gottlieb named as #2 entrepreneur in the World by Maxim magazine, PR Expert (02:00)
Grant and Elena Cardone - 10X Alignment (07:53)
Sponsors:
VAYCAY - best quality CBD in the country https://takeavaycay.com/ (09:03)
Branded Bills: Beanies and a holiday gift guideRADCAST20 = 20% off on the entire purchase
Social Media News
TikTok begins rolling out the ability for creators to restrict videos to adult viewers (10:50)https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/03/tiktok-ability-creators-restrict-videos-adult-viewers/
Amazon is working on a standalone app for sports content, new report claims (13:28)https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/28/amazon-standalone-app-watching-sports-content-report-claims/
Marketing News
Chipotle targets Gen Z with wellness Snapchat Lens, menu items (17:26)https://www.marketingdive.com/news/chipotle-gen-z-wellness-snapchat-lens-new-year/639497/
Netflix to End Password Sharing Beginning 2023 (20:26)https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/netflix-end-password-sharing-2023-news-info
Elon Musk Is the First Person to Ever Lose $200 Billion USD After becoming the second person ever to amass a fortune of over $200 billion USD in 2021 (22:25)https://hypebeast.com/2023/1/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-twitter-ceo-first-person-to-ever-lose-200-billion-usd-report
How Levi's is tapping into Tiktok, conscious consumerism and live shopping trends (24:32)https://adage.com/article/podcast-marketers-brief/how-levis-tapping-tiktok-conscious-consumerism-and-live-shopping-trends/2461701
Planet Fitness Promotes Big E in New Year's push (28:00)https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/planet-fitness-new-years-ad-focus-energy/2460626
Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcastIf you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review!
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Jan 3, 2023 • 37min
Raise the Bar for Your PR with Jen Gottlieb - Named the #2 Entrepreneur in the World by Maxim Magazine
Keynotes from the episode:
Jen talks about how it was like being featured on Maxim magazine as the #2 entrepreneur in the world and how she did it (01:50)
Jen started with VH1 and she shares how being her authentic self got the role she wanted (04:29)
Ryan and Jen talk about imposter syndrome and being original (08:25)
Jen transitions from being on stage (her dream) to being a businesswoman (and helping people) (13:03)
How resilience and persistence helped Jen overcome the rejection as an actress and as a businesswoman - which framed her entrepreneurial journey (15:31)
Jen shares her PR journey - How she re-aligned her brand, pursued her passion while helping people (20:17)
You need to have Credibility-Influence-Authority (CIA) and Fear-Of-Missed-Opportunity FOMO (28:07)
Authority is like a flashy badge - amplify your wins (32:14)
Event about building your brand with big celebrity speakers in May 2023 (33:51)
This episode is packed with energy, wisdom, and passion and we know you will get a ton of value from this.To keep up with Jen, follow her on Instagram @jen_gottlieb or linktree https://linktr.ee/jengottliebLearn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcastIf you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review!
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 30, 2022 • 32min
The Week of December 30, 2022 Marketing and Business News: The Top Viral Moments of 2022
Welcome back to The Radcast! We have some exciting news and interesting topics coming your way. Join Ryan and Christina as they share with you the latest updates in the world of social media and marketing. Here's to a great new year ahead, filled with loads of inspiring content.Get ready to learn, grow, and celebrate with us. Cheers!Key points from this episode:
Small talk:
New year goals and plans (01:03)
TikTok Days numbered? (04:45)
It pays to be known $99 course (06:46)
Sponsors:
VAYCAY - best quality CBD in the country https://takeavaycay.com/ (09:50)
Branded Bills: Beanies and a holiday gift guide (12:10)RADCAST20 = 20% off on the entire purchase
Radnews:
Last week - Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco (13:40)
Next week - Jen Gottlieb - former VHI host and now #2 ranked entrepreneur in world by Maxim magazine (14:10)
Social Media Holidays:
December 30
National Bacon Day #BaconDay (15:11)
National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day #NationalBicarbonateOfSodaDay #BicarbonateOfSodaDay (15:43)
December 31
New Year’s Eve #NYE #NewYearsEve #NewYears2022 #NewYearsEve2022 (16:20)
National Champagne Day #NationalChampagneDay (16:24)
January 1New Year’s Day #NewYearsDay
January 2Science Fiction Day #ScienceFictionDay (17:11)
January 3National Thank God It's Monday Day #NationalThankGodItsMondayDay (17:37)
Social Media News:
Tumblr launches livestreaming to capture bigger share of creator marketinghttps://www.marketingdive.com/news/tumblr-launches-livestreaming-creator-economy/639203/ (18:20)
Twitter now displays stock and cryptocurrency prices directly in search resultshttps://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/twitter-now-displays-stock-and-cryptocurrency-prices-directly-in-search-results/ (20:00)
Marketing News:
Campaign Trail: How Johnnie Walker's centers women's empowerment in brand creative https://www.marketingdive.com/news/johnnie-walker-lilly-singh-female-empowerment-alcohol-marketing/639257/ (21:06)
Netflix branches out into fitness content with upcoming launch of Nike Training Club Classeshttps://techcrunch.com/2022/12/21/netflix-branches-out-into-fitness-content-nike-training-club-classes/ (22:20)
The top 10 viral moments - 2020 pop culture moments (24:33)
If you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review! Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcast
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 27, 2022 • 24min
Bring Out the Beast in Your Business with Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco - The #1 Rising Influencer in the Business World
Welcome to another episode of The Radcast! This week Ryan interviews Mike C-Roc, the Co-Founder of the innovative tech platform Blooprinted, the powerhouse behind the "What Are You Made Of?" podcast and the best-selling author of Rocket Fuel Convert Setbacks. He is a performance coach, author, dynamic public speaker, tech visionary, and thought leader.He shares his mission and how he is helping people become UNSTOPPABLE in getting their message out. Tune in now to learn from one of the most inspiring figures of our time!Keynotes from the episode:
Croc talks about how he came up with his brand and alias (00:50)
Croc’s background and how he started in 1998 (03:33)
Croc unleashed his beast within and became a serial entrepreneur in 2017/18 (05:10)
How persistency and consistency help to be successful (13:06)
Take responsibility and take action - mission of Blooprinted (15:40)
C-Roc brand overview and open to collaboration (18:50)
This episode is packed with energy, knowledge, and passion and we know you will get a ton of value from this.To keep up with C-roc, follow him on Instagram @mikeycroc or website https://podcast.peoplebuildinginc.com/Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcastIf you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review!
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 23, 2022 • 35min
Original E.T. Animatronic Model Used in Spielberg Classic Auctions for $2.56 Million: Weekly News 12.23.22
Welcome back to The Radcast! Ryan and Christina share with you the latest social media and marketing news! Stay tuned while they discuss the upcoming holiday season and the excitement and the blues it can possibly do - but most importantly, the merriness it brings.Happy Festivus! Cheers!
Small talk:
Ryan and Christina share their special memories made this holiday season (00:49)
E.T. Animatronic Model Used in Steven Spielberg Film Auctions for $2.56 Million USD (07:25)https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/e-t-model-steven-spielberg-movie-2-5-million-usd-auction
Lionel Messi Has Uploaded the Most Liked Picture in Instagram History Surpassing the previous record that was held by a picture of an egg (08:52)https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/messi-most-liked-sports-picture-ever
Radnews:
Last week - Brooke Andler Womack - the founder of www.brookeandler.com, a very bold and passionate mom and entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate (12:25)
Next week - Mike Ciorrocco (13:04)
Sponsors: (14:29)
Branded Bills: Beanies and a holiday gift guide
RADCAST20 = 20% off on the entire purchase
VAYCAY - best quality CBD in the country (16:04)
Social Media Holidays:
December 23: Festivus Day #Festivus #FestivusMiracle (17:13)
December 24:
Christmas Eve (17:18)
National Egg Nog Day #NationalEggNogDay (17:21)
December 25:
Christmas Day
National Pumpkin Pie Day #PumpkinPieDay
December 26:
First Day of Kwanzaa (18:56)
National Thank You Note Day #ThankYouNoteDay
National Candy Cane Day #CandyCaneDay
Social Media News
Elon Musk Officially Confirms He Will Resign as Twitter CEO as Soon as He Finds a Replacement (20:03)
WhatsApp lets you undo ‘Delete for Me’ in case you hit that button too quickly (21:19)
Google Play now lets children send purchase requests to guardians (23:12)
Elon Musk Officially Confirms He Will Resign as Twitter CEO as Soon as He Finds a Replacement (20:03)
WhatsApp lets you undo ‘Delete for Me’ in case you hit that button too quickly (21:19)
Google Play now lets children send purchase requests to guardians (23:12)
Amazon adds free music videos, viral videos and more ad-supported content to Fire TV (25:17)
Marketing News
Ebay Targets Gen Z with First Brand Campaign in Three Years (30:07)
Budweiser helps Argentina celebrate win with World Cup packs (33:01)
If you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review! Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcast
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 20, 2022 • 19min
Empowerment for Proper Nutrition with Brooke Andler-Womack - a Think Billions Experience Guest
In today’s episode, The Radcast is on the road at “The Castle” in Palm Desert California, the home of Billion Dollar Brand builder Howard Panes as part of the Think Billions Experience series.Ryan welcomes Brooke Andler-Womack, the founder of www.brookeandler.com, a very bold and passionate mom and entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate. Ryan talks with Brooke about her mission to support and empower moms through a community app and revolutionary product that will help women feed their babies and access the nutritional health benefits of breastmilk - the liquid gold! She’s very excited to grow the startup with the vision of fighting hunger and malnutrition for babies globally.Key points from the episode:
Brooke’s mission is to create a community to help mothers and their malnourished babies who need access to breastmilk by buying mothers’ milk and dehydrating it and giving it to them. (01:16)
Ryan shares his story with his son who is allergic to cow’s milk protein. (02:31)
Cow’s milk is unnatural for humans to drink and could even cause death. Brooke’s advocacy to educate people about this and revolutionize healthcare. (03:37)
How Brooke’s life adversities made her grow from it and she decided to make a difference in the world. (06:10)
Ryan and Brooke share their own love and marriage - you don’t figure it out until you get through it. (11:58)
The early phase of Booba App - a well tech app providing moms with reliable education and expert advice through a community platform; helping babies get the very best nutritional start in life https://www.brookeandler.com/booba-app. And launching a well-tech app with GPS tracking for moms in general to create partnerships. (13:42)
This episode is packed with great advice and we know you will get a ton of value from the Think Billions Experience Guest lineup. The Think Billions Experience was developed by Howard Panes who assembled a group of the most notable multi-million and billion-dollar brand builders in the business, making the Think Billions Experience one of the highest net worth events of 2022. Learn more about future events at https://events.thinkbillions.com/ or follow Howard on Instagram - https://instagram.com/howardpanesTo keep up with Brooke, follow her on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brookeandler or Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_warrior_1_1/?hl=enIf you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review! Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcast
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 16, 2022 • 23min
TechCrunch Gift Guide 2022: Weekly News 12.16.22
Welcome back to The Radcast! Everyone’s busy this holiday season and it’s a great time to get updated for the latest news in business and marketing! Also, Ryan, Christina, and Nick share some holiday gifting ideas that you’ll surely get some inspiration from. Check it out now!Merry #HappyHolidays from The Radcast!
Small talk
Ryan and Christina talk about the House Club in Greenville - join them on the 9th of January for the National Championship watch party. (01:25)
TechCrunch Gift Guide 2022 - make your Christmas shopping easier with this guide (02:30)https://techcrunch.com/pages/gift-guide-2022/
Rad NewsLast week: John Durante - CEO of Durante Equipment, a Think Billions Experience Series (05:18)
Sponsors:
Branded Bills: Beanies and a holiday gift guide (06:15)
RADCAST20 = 20% off on the entire purchase
Social Media Holidays:
December 16: (07:04)
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day #NationalChocolateCoveredAnythingDay
Ugly Sweater Day #UglyChristmasSweaterDay #UglySweaterDay
Underdog Day #UnderDogDay
December 17: (08:12)
National Maple Syrup Day #NationalMapleSyrupDay #MapleSyrupDay
Wright Brothers Day #WrightBrothersDay
December 18: (08:50)
Hanukkah begins #Hanukkah
Bake Cookies Day #BakeCookiesDay
International Migrants Day #InternationalMigrantsDay #Migrants Day
December 19: (09:55)National Oatmeal Muffin Day #NationalOatmealMuffinDay #OatmealMuffinDay
December 20: 10:05)National Sangria Day #NationalSangriaDay #SangriaDay
Social Media News
Instagram adds 'Notes' feature, challenges BeReal app with 'Candid Stories' (10:23)https://www.fox6now.com/news/instagram-notes-candid-stories-group-profiles-new-features-2022
Elon Musk Hints at Twitter Character Limit Increase from 280 to 4,000 (12:38)https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/elon-musk-twitter-character-limit-bump-280-to-4000-news-info
Marketing News
Pepsi Launches Limited-Time Nutmeg Cola (14:17)https://hypebeast.com/2022/11/pepsi-nutmeg-flavor-introduction-info
BLACKPINK Teams Up With Oreo for Fitting Black and Pink Cookies (15:36)https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/blackpink-oreo-asia-release-info
Doritos launches #NameThatTriangle social media contest - participants can submit photos of their triangle-inspired haircuts for the chance to win tickets to Super Bowl LVII (18:28)https://www.marketingdive.com/news/doritos-name-that-triangle-social-media-contest/638502/
Meghan Trainor Teams with e.l.f. Cosmetics and The Weather Channel on Campaign of Her 'Dreams' (20:10)https://people.com/style/meghan-trainor-elf-cosmetics-weather-channel-campaign-interview-exclusive/
If you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review! Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcast
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Dec 13, 2022 • 20min
Strategic Resilience Leads to Growth with John Durante - a Think Billions Experience Guest
In today’s episode, The Radcast is on the road at “The Castle” in Palm Desert California, the home of Billion Dollar Brand builder Howard Panes as part of the Think Billions Experience series.Ryan welcomes John Durante, the CEO of Durante Equipment. Ryan talks with John about his business journey and what made him have the grit, resilience, and determination to rise above the many obstacles of business and prevail during the difficult times for a prosperous life.You'll learn everything you need to know about being successful from this episode. It's packed full of valuable information that will help you achieve your goals and reach new heights. Don't miss out on this opportunity! Listen and learn.Key points from this episode:
John shares how passionate he was in working for their family business since he was a kid up until he ran it at the young age of 20 and what he did when the business was bought out (01:20)
John decided to change his career to real estate, then to having a law firm, then to having his own equipment rental business (03:30)
John shares how his journey relates with the song from Three Doors Down and how he handled his challenges and how his grit, hustle, and luck finally worked out (08:53)
Being a great leader to your team can earn people’s loyalty (15:14)
You can do whatever you put your mind to (16:03)
This episode is packed with great advice and we know you will get a ton of value from the Think Billions Experience Guest lineup. The Think Billions Experience was developed by Howard Panes who assembled a group of the most notable multi-million and billion-dollar brand builders in the business, making the Think Billions Experience one of the highest net worth events of 2022. Learn more about future events at https://events.thinkbillions.com/ or follow Howard on Instagram https://instagram.com/howardpanesTo keep up with John, follow him on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-durante-9438a84/ or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/durequip or website https://www.duranteequip.com/Learn more by visiting our website at www.theradcast.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHomeofTheRadcastIf you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, Like, Share, and leave us a review!
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 10, 2022 • 31min
Pepsi Brings "Pilk" to the Masses with Lindsay Lohan Holiday Ad: Weekly News 12.10.22
It’s the weekend - and what better way to kick it off than catching up on all the marketing & social media goods from Ryan and Christina while sipping that delicious cocoa or coffee of yours? Kick back, relax, grab a hot cup o' joe or cocoa. Stay ahead of the curve and hit that play button now!
Small talk
Amazon slows Prime delivery - takes up to 5 to 7 days (01:30)
Shoutout to Greenville, South Carolina community - Social House Club will officially launch in January, a co-working place where you can work and play (04:20)
Pepsi brings “pilk” to the masses with Lindsay Lohan Holiday ad. (06:30)
Burger King airdrops 65,000 codes for free whoppers in Times Square and on social media (07:28)
Miller High Life unveils leg lamp beer tower inspired by ‘A Christmas Story’ (09:17)
Rad News:Last episode - David Caldwell, Ex-NFL player and part of NFL Alumni Association and the 300th Episode with Chris Lochhead (11:20)
Sponsors:
Branded Bills: Beanies and a holiday gift guide (13:20)
RADCAST20 = 20% off on the entire purchase
Social Media Holidays:
December 9: Christmas Card Day #ChristmasCardDay (14:27)
National Pastry Day #NationalPastryDay #PastryDay
World Techno Day
National Salesperson Day #SalespersonDay
December 10: Nobel Prize Day #NobelPrize (16:00)
National Lager Day
Gingerbread Decorating Day
December 11: National Noodle Ring Day (17:15)
December 12: Poinsettia Day #PoinsettiaDay (17:54)December National Cream Cheese Frosting
Day13: National Cocoa Day #NationalCocoaDay (18:20)
Social Media News
Whatsapp starts rolling out 3D avatar users that can be used as profile photos or custom stickers (18:48)
Apple Music is getting a new karaoke-like feature called "Apple Sing" which will turn tens of millions of its top songs into karaoke tracks (20:55)
Google Search’s new topic filters make it easier to refine or expand searches (22:15)
Snapchat is testing Lenses with power-ups and upgrades that you can buy (24:14)
Marketing News
Why Coca-Cola is launching a holiday movie series on Amazon Prime Video. (25:48)
Netflix’s ad-supported tier launches today in the U.S., entering a crowded field competing not only with category rivals like HBO Max and Disney, but also social apps like YouTube, Twitch and TikTok which are grabbing the attention of young viewers. (28:28)
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.