Agency legend Bob Greenberg on the OMR Podcast

R/GA-Founder Bob Greenberg.

He’ll soon be 70 and still doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Bob Greenberg, R/GA founder is a legend among ad agencies—although he could care less about his legacy. Guest host and Thjnk founder Michael Trautmann sat down to talk with Bob on the OMR Podcast to find out why he likes repositioning the company once every nine years, his thoughts on Gary Vaynerchuk and which companies could make the leap and join the likes of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple.

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600,000 Followers on the 19 year old’s Instagram account

“Yeezy Busta” at work. (Image: Youtube)

The sneaker hype online shows no signs of slowing. Models like “Yeezy” by Adidas and Kanye West and their absolute limited supply give rise to an incredible amount of hype—and to counterfeits. A 19-year-old med student from LA has decided to take up the fight against fakes. On his Instagram account, he not only takes celebs to task for wearing knock-offs, but also helps out regular dudes and dudettes with an authenticity check—and apparently makes bank.
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The Meek shall inherit the Internet

Mary Meeker, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

It’s appointment viewing for the industry. Mary Meeker’s “Internet Trends” turns marketing heads from across the industry. On over 350 slides, Meeker, a partner at Silicon Valley VC firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, presented her outlook and ones to watch for the next year back in July. To make sure that nothing important gets lost in the shuffle we took a closer look and have highlighted 6 eCommerce startups worth keeping your eye on.
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What better way to boost affiliate marketing revenue than by capitalizing on social unrest?

Last week, Hamburg took center stage in the world’s media consciousness—first as host of the much-anticipated G20 Summit, and then as a playground for marauding rioters to clash with police, set fire to cars and plunder local businesses. The coverage garnered significant traction on social media especially, where the at times terrifying videos were shared several million times. But like the old saying goes, every Molotov cocktail has a silver lining (Is that right? Yeah, that’s right.) And marketers loose on morals recognized the chance and pounced to earn money as affiliates. OMR presents the questionable practice.
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Community building in Bavaria and Saxony

Lonely hearts searching for a flirt, or the man or woman of your dreams has long since been relocated to the digital world. Online dating / matchmaking / hookups is a billion-dollar industry dominated by dating apps like Tinder. But while the major mobile players reap the lion’s share, smaller portals with archaically designed forums continue to persist, exist and thrive in their niches. Joyclub is one such example.

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Ruling social media monarch DJ Khaled launches Instagram show and shifts away from Snapchat

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Snap. First Facebook straight up jacked several functions from Snap, then chief executive chosen one Evan Spiegel reported massively disappointing quarterly figures and user growth leading to the collapse of its share price. And now Snap’s top influencer, DJ Khaled, is set to launch his own show on Instagram, i.e. the competition. The show has some hefty backing, too, receiving funding from a media company that is a part of the extended Disney family—and which previously was exclusively active on Snapchat, and is now only on Instagram. Whether it’s a sign of the beginning of the end or merely a bump in the road, it’s not optimal.
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Private pics and promises of direct contact have fans blowing their loads

Videos boasting risqué titles, thumbnails teasing gobs of bare skin and steamy sexual indiscretions—all of which end up being more hot air than hot stuff. Katja Krasavice has teased, baited and badgered her way to a bulging fan base: 800,000 Youtube subscribers and 200 million views. The aspiring sex star has milked the shady practice for everything it’s got—and spread it to other platforms in increasingly dubious ways. OMR got down and dirty for a closer look at the budding fauxporn star.
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