# Episode 172—The End of the Social Media Marketing Era

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Podcast: [Print Run Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/print-run-podcast-470572)
Published: 2025-01-17T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week we talk about the functional death of social media as a promotional tool in the publishing industry. Now that we all agree that these platforms are actively corrosive to not only our body politic but literary culture specifically, where do we go next? What forms of cultural production might actually get people excited about books again, once we detach ourselves from the Slop Machines? We explore that vision and more. Join us!

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