The one about Communications Skills, Toy Story 5’s Anti-Tech stance and Americana - TG134

00:00:00 Introduction

Here are your hosts, Roger and Pascal.

00:03:28 In the News

A selection of announcements and news releases from the world of marketing and technology that caught our attention.

00:14:36 Content Spotlights

ROGER: 12 reasons Warren Buffett believes strong communicators have an edge in life by Pearl Patience on The Queen Zone: https://www.thequeenzone.com/12-reasons-warren-buffett-believes-strong-communicators-have-an-edge-in-life/

PASCAL: Will Toy Story 5 start an anti-tech revolution? By James Harvey and Maria Latilla for Film Stories: https://filmstories.co.uk/reviews/toy-story-5-review-the-toys-are-back-in-town/?utm_source=film_stories_newsletter

00:35:44 This Week in History

Our selection of historical events and anniversaries from the world of science, technology and popular culture.

00:44:57 Marketing Tech and Apps

ROGER: It’s all about revisiting Video Apps

Handbrake - Convert and Compress Video: https://handbrake.frhttps://handbrake.fr

InShot Mobile Video Production: https://inshot.com/

PASCAL: It’s all about AI workspaces

Claude Projects: https://beginswithai.com/claude-projects-feature/

Perplexity Spaces: https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/introducing-internal-knowledge-search-and-spaces

00:56.22 Film Marketing

Americana (2025)

Director: Tony Tost

Writer: Tony Tost

Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Eric Dane, Eric Hinkley

The lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town.

The marketing for Americana came in 2 phases. One for the premier in 2023 and again for the general release in 2025. We look at the marketing changes this he created.

About Two Geeks and A Marketing Podcast

Hosted by the two geeks, Roger Edwards and Pascal Fintoni, to keep you up to date with the latest news, tech, content and wisdom from the world of marketing.

Roger is a marketing speaker and consultant who’s spent his whole career helping his customers keep their marketing simple but effective. He’s the author of Cats, Mats and Marketing Plans and the creator of the RogVLOG video series.

Pascal is a digital marketing veteran, he is a speaker, trainer and advisor with nearly three decades of experience who enjoys revealing visual storytelling techniques to help you build better online campaigns faster.

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• In the News.
• Content Spotlight
• This Week in History
• Marketing Tech and Apps
• Film Marketing

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