The Daily Carnage Show
Weekly stories, cool campaigns, and insights from the digital marketing and advertising world. A podcast by Carney, the digital agency behind The Daily Carnage newsletter.
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Dissecting the Brand Apology (opens the original)
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A brand apology is a lot more than just a statement designed to respond to audience reaction, soothe the situation, and calm the backlash. The best brand apologies acknowledge what went wrong, provide specifics on how the internal process broke down, and detail the corrective actions the brand is currently taking to address it.Let's dissect some recent brand apologies from Neutrogena, Target, Good Good Golf, and Callaway to understand what worked and what backfired.
Instagram's Controversial New Logo (opens the original)
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Instagram debuts a new logo that divides the design community. Let's talk about who gets permission to be experimental, the importance of legibility vs. personality, logo design in the age of AI slop, and the public's tendency to hate design choices they'll later fight to death to preserve (RIP skeumorphic Instagram camera icon from 2010).
Google Image Search is... Pinterest? (opens the original)
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Google is making the biggest change to Image Search since it was created 25 years ago: The homepage is being redesigned into a personalized, Pinterest-like feed. AI can now generate images directly inside Search. The interface itself is getting a major refresh. And together, these updates signal a substantial shift from Google Image Search as simple visual retrieval tool into a place for discovery . How will this affect image SEO for marketers, brands, and publishers?
Sony & The Death of Physical Media (opens the original)
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Sony has announced it will stop production of physical discs in January 2028, shifting to digital only. The public backlash was swift, sparking a conversation about physical media and the meaning of ownership. In this episode, Shannon breaks down why consumers respond emotionally to business decisions, how Sony mishandled the PR, and ways you can use physical media and ownership to differentiate your brand and build positive sentiment.
Brand vs. Planet: The Marketer's AI Footprint (opens the original)
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Today, AI is integrated into nearly all of our marketing workflows, whether we like it or not. It's tempting to think of it as a free productivity tool, but the truth is that it comes with significant energy, water, land, and social costs. In the latest episode of The Daily Carnage Show, Shannon gives an overview of: How AI demand is stressing global infrastructures Increasing efficiency vs. exponential demand Calls for more transparency ...and how marketers can better understand their relations
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