Memes & Machines
Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev & Catty Berragan have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest, and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry.
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The 5 Best AI Audio Tools in 2025 & How to Monetise AI Content
08/11/2025
The 5 Best AI Audio Tools in 2025 & How to Monetise AI Content
We're back and this week's topics include: 🔗Major AI updates: ChatGPT-5, Google, ElevenLabs, Runway, Grok 4. 🔗 The front-runners in the AI tool space (Udio, Riffusion/Producer AI, ElevenLabs, Suno, Mureka AI). 🔗 How to monetise AI content and turn your content into a business. 🔗AI security threats, ethical hacking, and the risks no one’s talking about. 🔗5 steps to position yourself ahead of the competition when it comes to AI. 🔗The future of AI? Inside Google’s Genie 3 (AI world simulator). Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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MrBeast Pulls AI Thumbnail Maker?? The Future Of AI Content Creation And Content Theft...
06/27/2025
MrBeast Pulls AI Thumbnail Maker?? The Future Of AI Content Creation And Content Theft...
We’re back again! This week’s topics include: 🔗Networking & filtering noise: The importance of in-person connections. 🔗Dopamine loops & the future of content: Are AI characters here to stay or are we just diluting content even further. 🔗The MrBeast thumbnail controversy: MrBeast pulls AI thumbnail generator after backlash - Should all AI tools be held to the same standards? 🔗Real Use Cases for AI Tools: Our breakdown on where AI is practically helpful and how to use it properly. 🔗Virality as Central Currency: Are we optimising for impact or just visibility? 🔗Closing thoughts: Reactions and overarching point of how creative expertise will always win. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn:
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INSANE New AI Video Generator... Higgsfield: Full Breakdown & Live Reactions
05/22/2025
INSANE New AI Video Generator... Higgsfield: Full Breakdown & Live Reactions
We’re back! This week’s topics include: 🔗Higgsfield: The new leader in AI content creation? 🔗Who wins? Competing in a content world that never stops evolving. 🔗The AI baby podcast trend: What's the long term value? 🔗Zuckerberg's advertising theory: New gen marketing or the death of human emotion in feedback loops? 🔗Leveraging your existing skills in to AI– How to apply what you already know to thrive in the AI spaces. 🔗Whop: The dangerous positioning of advertising that's undervaluing creators. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Vibe Marketing is Here: Agentic AI Tools (ChatGPT, Higgsfield, Claude, Slack, Notebook LM…)
04/13/2025
Vibe Marketing is Here: Agentic AI Tools (ChatGPT, Higgsfield, Claude, Slack, Notebook LM…)
The return of Catty! This week’s topics include: 🔗Vibe marketing: The next step from vibe marketing. 🔗Agentic era: The best marketing use cases, for smarter tools and bigger wins. 🔗The power of distribution: Are the accumbens (Apple & Microsoft) best placed to win the AI war? 🔗Ethics and privacy: Do people actually care? 🔗How to win: The steps we’re taking to stay ahead and get the most out of these models. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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ChatGPT Update: The Good, The Bad And The Dark...
04/04/2025
ChatGPT Update: The Good, The Bad And The Dark...
We’ve took the pod live! This week’s topics include: 🔗The New Benchmark: Why ChatGPT’s latest update Is a actually a true game-changer this time. 🔗 Text is here: Prompting text to 100% accuracy is here and why it feels like the next step in AI generation. 🔗The AI Impact on Young People: How younger generations will navigate an AI-driven world. 🔗The Metrics of AI Harm: Exploring risks, scams and challenges of widespread AI adoption. 🔗 Winning Strategies vs. Lazy Marketing: Community-driven content wins—while generic, AI-generated marketing fails. 🔗Personal brands: The importance of keeping truly authentic. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Short Form Content Is Broken: The Age Of Plagiarism And Deceit🚨
03/19/2025
Short Form Content Is Broken: The Age Of Plagiarism And Deceit🚨
This week’s topics include: 🔗Manus AI: The Deepseek 2.0? 🔗Truth seeking operators: How great products gain mass adoption without the need of marketing. 🔗The importance of being a practitioner, not just a reporter: Real platforms - Giving real opinions. 🔗Short form content is dying? Shorts plagiarism, clickbait, lack of integrity and even a Vine comeback on the cards🧐? Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: / ben-kaluza Follow Chris on LinkedIn: / chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips
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AI Influencers... They Need BANNING
03/12/2025
AI Influencers... They Need BANNING
This week’s topics include: 🔗Creator marketing in 2025: Pricing structures and how to target your ads more effectively. 🔗 The world of faceless influencers: How it differs and do the same trust principles apply? 🔗 UGC ads are not user generated content: Here's why. 🔗AI ads should be banned: The overwhelming argument needed with advertising standards over UGC advertising. 🔗The dark side of AI content: How scalability could be the biggest threat. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Want To Start An AI Business??? 5 Things You Must Do…
02/20/2025
Want To Start An AI Business??? 5 Things You Must Do…
This week’s topics include: 🔗A playground for entrepreneurship: The Google VO2 release & why big tech is playing catch-up. 🔗Y Combinator: Why starting with AI ideas as a first principle may not be as effective. 🔗Measuring trust: An exposé on the scammers and creators stealing your business. 🔗The key benefits of partnering with industry insiders early in your entrepreneurial journey. 🔗Our new business idea: How lifted barriers to entry is changing tech as we know it. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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How To Grow On Linkedin in 2025🚨
02/06/2025
How To Grow On Linkedin in 2025🚨
This week’s topics include: 🔗LinkedIn’s Big Shift: How to get ahead of the evolution. 🔗Which is more important: Follower based feeds or discoverability? 🔗Winning on LinkedIn and the steps you need to take. 🔗How to stand out and get noticed using these engagement behaviour hacks. 🔗Finding you're self-serving motivation. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0/ Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliveryonchev/ Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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The TikTok Ban Explained: Who Wins, Who Loses, and What's Next???
01/17/2025
The TikTok Ban Explained: Who Wins, Who Loses, and What's Next???
This week’s topics include: 📱The TikTok Ban: What’s next, and how we think it’ll shake out. 📱Impact on Music: Why this could be a major blow to artists and the U.S. music scene. 📱The Domino Effect: Will other countries follow suit, and what could it mean globally? 📱Winners & Losers: How brands are reacting—and who stands to gain if TikTok disappears. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kaluza/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Top 10 Major AI Predictions That Will Completely Revolutionise Life In 2025: Full AI Workforces?
01/16/2025
Top 10 Major AI Predictions That Will Completely Revolutionise Life In 2025: Full AI Workforces?
This week’s topics include: 📖The good, the bad and the ugly: The full rundown of our AI predictions for 2025. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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The Big Fat Festive Roast of 2024 🎄🍾
12/30/2024
The Big Fat Festive Roast of 2024 🎄🍾
Thank you for tuning in to Memes and Machines throughout 2024 🍾 This week’s topics include: 🎄 What we got wrong this year: Unpacking the turkey and trimmings of everything that missed the mark. 🎄 What we got right this year: A festive sprinkle of cheer as we celebrate all our right predictions from this year. 🎄What we predict for next year: Peeking under the tree at what Santa may deliver in 2025. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn:
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TikTok Creator SCAMS ❌ Australia’s Ban On Social Media & The IMPORTANCE Of AD Placement👀
12/16/2024
TikTok Creator SCAMS ❌ Australia’s Ban On Social Media & The IMPORTANCE Of AD Placement👀
This week’s topics include: ✔️TikTok Battles & Creator Scams: The growing trend of creators exploiting impressionable audiences for financial gain. ✔️Australia to implement ban on social media for U16’s: A positive step in tackling phone addiction and how it applies to the older generations. ✔️’Context is seldomly thought about’: Why ad placement is often overlooked. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kaluza/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Celebrities Turned Content Creators, Rise of AI Businesses & How To Get BETTER Outcomes 📈
12/05/2024
Celebrities Turned Content Creators, Rise of AI Businesses & How To Get BETTER Outcomes 📈
This week’s topics include: 🐐Redefining celebrities and influence: Why your favourite sports stars are opting for content creation. 🐐AI first businesses which are taking over: The importance of staying ahead and how to maximise your workflow. 🐐Time is money: How small teams can achieve more by simply valuing time. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kaluza/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Why Trump’s Election win is the DEATH of Mainstream Media, HYPE Houses and AI CREATION🤖
11/14/2024
Why Trump’s Election win is the DEATH of Mainstream Media, HYPE Houses and AI CREATION🤖
This week’s topics include: 🦅Memes and Machines: Our new format! 🦅The rise in content influencer houses and the evolution of co creation. 🦅Runway’s new features: The next step for AI and the importance of staying ahead. 🦅Trumps election: Why the social landscape of the election was the final nail in the coffin for traditional media. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn:
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AI Agents Are Here! Elon’s Robot Scam & The Reality Of The 4-Day Work Week👀
10/31/2024
AI Agents Are Here! Elon’s Robot Scam & The Reality Of The 4-Day Work Week👀
This week’s topics include: 🎃The Adobe Max event: An AI infused future and the benefits for creators. 🎃AI and copyright: Where’s the Line? Ethics, Ownership, and the Future. 🎃Elon’s AI robot scam and why this is the new precedent for product launches. 🎃Unlimited PTO and four day work weeks: Progressive step forward or productivity nightmare. 🎃AI agents: The next big phrase we will all be hearing about. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kaluza/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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The Best AI Video Creation Tools... Memes, Ad of the Year & Custom GPTs👾
10/09/2024
The Best AI Video Creation Tools... Memes, Ad of the Year & Custom GPTs👾
This week’s topics include: 👾James Blunt's ad of the year: Why leaning in to meme culture is so important. 👾The best internet trends: Novel ideas that just work! 👾Personalised GPTs: Are hyper personalised algorithms the future of social? 👾Staying ahead: Practical AI use cases and why prioritising consuming over creating is so important. 👾Video creation top tips: Tools and advice. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Why Hollywood's biggest CGI director, James Cameron: Is all in on AI🚨👀
10/02/2024
Why Hollywood's biggest CGI director, James Cameron: Is all in on AI🚨👀
This week’s topics include: 🎬Marques Brownlee’s new app: Why the Internet is calling MKBHD a hypocrite. 🎬Zuckerberg the goat? Meta’s new ‘Orion’ glasses and why they’re the augmented baby step into a virtual world. 🎬Culture battles: Meta, Spotify, and YouTube’s AI translation roll out. 🎬James Cameron: The godfather of CGI joining the AI board of Stability and why you should be jumping on the hype train. 🎬Going mainstream: The productivity dilemma Nvidia face when silk sheets killi the hustle. 🎬LinkedIn's Yellow Badge Drama: Stories of scams. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kaluza/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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How to Create Better Content with AI in 2024... Concept to End Product:Things we Wish we Knew Sooner
09/25/2024
How to Create Better Content with AI in 2024... Concept to End Product:Things we Wish we Knew Sooner
This week’s topics include: 🗣️Content creation: Our definitive top tips. 🗣️Starting from a blank canvas? Here’s our step-by-step creation process. 🗣️10x’ing your creative output: The best tools you need to know. 🗣️The full production process and how to distribute your work effectively. 🗣️Culture over everything: The value of having creative sparring partners. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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The Next Generation AI Tool Review... MiniMax, Heygen, Perplexity, Hedra, Loopy & Open AI etc.
09/18/2024
The Next Generation AI Tool Review... MiniMax, Heygen, Perplexity, Hedra, Loopy & Open AI etc.
This week’s topics include: 🤟 OpenAI’s latest innovation, 'Strawberry': Why this release is truly a gamechanger this time. 🤟 The newest tools (Adobe, Heygen, MiniMax, Hedra, Loopy): A full breakdown. 🤟How this six-person startup is taking on tech giants — and winning: What’s behind their success? 🤟The best AI search engine: How Perplexity are setting the gold standard and what you can apply to your own work. 🤟The boring creator pandemic: Treading the line of integrity and clickbait, while staying true to yourself. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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LINKEDIN: How to go VIRAL
09/11/2024
LINKEDIN: How to go VIRAL
This week’s topics include: 📊LinkedIn’s play for vertical video: How you can garner millions of views by being an early adopter. 📊Content is king: Why perfecting video content will always keep you ahead of the curve. 📊 Perplexity now implementing ad products? The new era of advertising. 📊 Hardware developments and why they’re lacking in an AI age. 📊The dangers of big tech superpowers. 📊Is photographing a dying art in a AI world. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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The ''Asch Paradigm'' - Why People Copy Online?
09/04/2024
The ''Asch Paradigm'' - Why People Copy Online?
This week’s topics include: ✅ A16Z's Top 100 Gen AI tools: Some unexpected picks. ✅ Proactive or reactive: Why is no-one talking about Predictive AI? ✅ The asch paradigm: The psychological principles that influence our online habits ✅ How to maintain authenticity and our guide to steering clear of those pesky 'binfluencers'. ✅ The Trust Dilemma: Why you should aim for the magic 4.6-star review. ✅ Conspiracy Theories: Is there a perfect time for posting your content? Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Will AI END the 9-5 workday?
08/28/2024
Will AI END the 9-5 workday?
This week’s topics include: 🔥Why within the next ten years, we will see the death of the 9-5. 🔥The gig economy: Why people are opting to go independent. 🔥Is remote working detrimental to your mental health, friendships and work ethic? 🔥The importance of prioritising friendships and the struggles of nurturing real connection post covid. 🔥Are 'workplace families' a scam? 🔥The top three 'boring' marketing tactics are why they continue to be so effective. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn:
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Why being ''BAD'' is a good thing when marketing YOURSELF!
08/21/2024
Why being ''BAD'' is a good thing when marketing YOURSELF!
This week’s topics include: 🙋♂️Flux AI: Why no censorship may be detrimental for brands. 🙋♂️How far is too far?: How creators, small and big businesses should be acting. 🙋♂️The bad guy redemption arc: The importance of your online reputation. 🙋♂️Knowing your mission: Which pockets should you as an individual, and as a brand play? 🙋♂️Steven Bartlett's ad disclosure controversy: Injustice or part of a broader crackdown? Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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The Fundamentals of SCALING a Business in 1 Hour 18 Minutes and 7 Seconds⏰
08/14/2024
The Fundamentals of SCALING a Business in 1 Hour 18 Minutes and 7 Seconds⏰
This week’s topics include: 👟Business models of the future: How you can adapt. 👟How open source is revolutionising the game for tech companies. 👟Navigating business as a small agency: Why the incumbents are at risk. 👟 Influencer & creator marketing: Why are companies so damn lazy? 👟 Do you really care about your data? 👟 Abusing brand influence: The benefit of bringing the creators onboard. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn:
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AI and Music: Is This the START of a New Era of Music, or the END?👀
08/07/2024
AI and Music: Is This the START of a New Era of Music, or the END?👀
This week’s topics include: 🚀The breakthrough of AI music: How AI will change music production forever. 🚀AI use cases: Who benefits, and who suffers? 🚀Creator tools: How next gen will look and which brands need to adapt. 🚀Lessons and insights in to growing and scaling million pound AI businesses. 🚀VTubers: Samurais, chihuahuas & wily foxes. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kaluza/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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Why Content THEFT is BIG Business🤫
07/25/2024
Why Content THEFT is BIG Business🤫
This week’s topics include: 🔈The theft economy: Why curating relevant and genuine ethics and beliefs is so important. 🔈Why we share: Corporate brand or personal brand? 🔈Toxic personal brand. 🔈Finding your brand voice: How industry giant Liquid Death just seem to get it right. 🔈There's no shortcuts to virality: How AI can help nurture creativity. 🔈GPTs: Should you be training your likeness? 🔈The six principles of curation. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kaluza/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-branch-digital-marketing-tips/
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The Top AI Tools For Content Creation 👀
07/19/2024
The Top AI Tools For Content Creation 👀
We’re back with new co-hosts! And this week’s topics include: 🫵 An introduction to Chris & Ben. 🫵 Gen AI: What a future landscape will look like in a generative AI era. 🫵What are the moral implications of generative AI? 🫵We each discuss our three top tools which 10x our workflow. 🫵’Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should’: Exactly where you should be implementing AI tools in to your workflow. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev, Catty Berragan, Chris Branch & Ben Kaluza have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn:  / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn:  / oliveryonchev Follow Ben on Linkedin: Follow Chris on LinkedIn:
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The Behavioural Science Behind Rory Sutherland’s B2B Marketing Framework 👀
06/20/2024
The Behavioural Science Behind Rory Sutherland’s B2B Marketing Framework 👀
This week’s topics include: 🫱Algorithms: Some of the key touch points and trends to accelerate your visibility. 🫱B2B marketing: How Rory Sutherland’s philosophy on B2B marketing is reframing the science behind what really matters. 🫱How will ad companies look in the future. 🫱The burden of choice: How AI is supplying the through balls for more shots on goal. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev & Catty Berragan have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev
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How Apple Are Monopolising the AI Eco-System👀
06/16/2024
How Apple Are Monopolising the AI Eco-System👀
This week’s topics include: 🔎Apple Intelligence: Have Apple lost their edge or are they showing up right on time. 🔎The best marketing strategy ever: How Nicole the Intern’s ‘solo’ marketing strategy, is taking over the internet. 🔎 Orchestrated media tactics: Why relying on individuals may not be in your best interests. 🔎 MSCHF: From marketing agency to cult heroes in the fashion world. 🔎Jacquemus, Jacamo, Jacamez or Jack Moose: How luxury fashion is becoming social first. 🔎 Why you should focus on building an audience before building distribution. Memes & Machines is a podcast for marketers, entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to understand how to capture attention. Oliver Yonchev & Catty Berragan have supported the world's biggest brands for over a decade and want to give you their unfiltered, honest and occasionally humorous opinions on the industry. Follow Catty on LinkedIn: / cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0 Follow Oliver on LinkedIn: / oliveryonchev
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