Is flag football the future of the NFL? Why is Instagram lowering video quality for certain users? And what’s on our Christmas list this year? For this week’s Big Things we’re talking about social media, marathons, SNL and more. Be sure to subscribe, follow and rate the show if you’re enjoying it!

More from us:

• Mitzi Payne @mmmitziP
• Mike Payne @mmmiiike

Timestamps:

• 01:00 – What we’ve been up to and highlights from The Gathering summit (Gary Vee, the NFL, sonic branding, huge brands & more).
• 10:00 – The most important part of the conference: Our team karaoke picks.
• 12:00 – Big Thing #1: Why is Instagram lowering the video quality on videos that don’t get as many views?
• 16:00 – Ideas to improve your Instagram engagement.
• 20:00 – The role of IG highlights.
• 23:00 – Mitzi can’t stop crying at the New York Marathon.
• 29:20 – We can’t stop singing Domingo (is SNL back on the rise?).
• 31:40 – On our Christmas list this year.
• 40:00 – Big Thing #3: Morgan Stanley is now letting investors invest in a portfolio tied to sports.
• 45:00 – Flag football and the future of the NFL.

Show notes:

• Arcade’s TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@helloarcade
• SCAN 👀 CLUB’s 2024 Trend Report: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/what-digital-audiences-want-in-2024

Big Things with Mitzi (@mmmitzi) and Mike (@mmmiiike).

For more from Arcade, follow us on Instagram and TikTok @helloarcade. https://www.arcadearcade.ca/

Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.

Should we be kind to our future AI overlords? What happened to airline etiquette? And does Mike have a praise kink? That’s before we even get into this week’s Big Things. We also chat about ByteDance taking over BookTok and Jessica Campbell making history as the first full-time female coach in the NHL.

More from us:

• Mitzi Payne @mmmitziP
• Mike Payne @mmmiiike

Timestamps:

• 01:00 – Thing 1: Should you be nice to AI chatbots?
• 03:20 – Gen Z are the nicest to bots & what happens if you’re rude.
• 07:00 – Should you recline your seat on an airplane?
• 12:20 – Tip your servers!
• 22:50 – Thing 2: ByteDance is moving into print. All about their new publication business.
• 25:00 – The impact #booktok has on print sales & some of our top books right now.
• 32:00 – Thing 3: Jessica Campbell has made history as the first full-time female coach in the National Hockey League. Why is this good for the game?
• 37:00 – What could the NHL do to attract new fans?
• 41:30 – How the NFL drew women in with WAGS, celebrities, post-game interviews, storytelling and more.

Show notes:

1. Easy Reads podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/easy-reads/id1728312993

Big Things with Mitzi (@mmmitzi) and Mike (@mmmiiike).

For more from Arcade, follow us on Instagram and TikTok @helloarcade. https://www.arcadearcade.ca/

Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.

This week on Big Things: olive oil is the gift of the season, modern parenting is bad for your health and Instagram doubles down on group chats. We share a teaser about our upcoming holiday gift guide, a shocking stat about working moms and get annoyed about Snapchat (again).

More from us:

• Mitzi Payne @mmmitziP
• Mike Payne @mmmiiike

Timestamps:

• 01:00 – What we’ll be chatting about today.
• 01:40 – Thing 1: Olive oil is set to replace bottles of wine this holiday season.
• 05:00 – What gifts we will be giving this year.
• 8:50 – Mitzi develops an emotional connection with a chicken.
• 11:12 – The upcoming special addition of SCAN 👀 CLUB.
• 14:00 – A little teaser about our halloween costume (tune in next week on YouTube to see it).
• 18:20 – Thing 2: Modern parenting is so stressful that the U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory about it.
• 21:30 – A shocking stat about working moms.
• 29:20 – Thing 3: Instagram is adding a WhatsApp button that will allow brands and creators to link directly into group chats.
• 31:35 – Snapchat is adding advertising placements into the DMs.
• 35:30 – What we’d like to see from Instagram Broadcast channels.

Show notes:

• SCAN 👀 CLUB: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/what-digital-audiences-want-in-2024
• Snapchat is bringing ads to the Chat tab: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/08/snapchat-is-bringing-ads-to-the-chat-tab/

Big Things with Mitzi (@mmmitzi) and Mike (@mmmiiike).

For more from Arcade, follow us on Instagram and TikTok @helloarcade. https://www.arcadearcade.ca/

Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.