The GaryVee Audio Experience

The Death of Social Media and the Rise of Interest Media

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Mar 12, 2026
A fast-paced breakdown of why traditional marketing metrics are dying and what should replace them. He argues for measuring creative merit through organic views and exposes corporate reporting flaws. The conversation pushes a barbell strategy: extreme digital creative plus high-impact real-world activations. There is a heavy focus on experiential content, analog gestures, and iterating at high volume.
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ADVICE

Use A Barbell Strategy Of Extreme Digital And Analog

  • Adopt a barbell strategy: go extreme on digital/AI-driven creative and extreme on analog experiential executions simultaneously.
  • Film experiential activations so they become high-value organic content amid abundant AI-generated media.
ANECDOTE

Nike Running Clubs As A Scalable Experiential Model

  • Gary imagines Nike running thousands of local running clubs with cameras, free gear, and community to create experiential content.
  • The example shows how branded local clubs scale community and produce filmable moments for social.
ADVICE

Invest In Handwritten Notes And Local Analog Touches

  • Invest in analog tactile touches like handwritten notes or local events as scalable differentiators in an AI-saturated world.
  • Gary calculates someone writing 200 handwritten notes/day could produce 45,000 notes/year, a justifiable ROI for deep intent-building.
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