We used to be fans of the Across The Sound podcast with Joseph Jaffe and Steven Rubel. As podcasts go, it was often inciteful and intelligent discourse between two innovative marketing professionals exploring new technologies and schools of thought on affecting consumer behaviour using PR, advertising and marketing. However, since Rubel’s departure the show seems to have drifted from it’s focus and succomed to Jaffe’s arrogant need to listen to his own voice, even singing a good portion of the last show, often interrupting or talking over guests with his long rambling diatribes. The last episode, where he invited Piers Fawkes to be his co-host, included loud ticking noises and a horn blast over Fawke’s “On The Clock” segment rendering it virtually indiscernible. Combined with the poor sound quality, excessive episode length, endless begging for sponsorship and sucking up to Jaffe’s idol Adam Curry, the Jaffe Juice has gone bad I’m afraid. Hopefully in the future it will get back on track, but for now it’s been nice, but farewell.
Posted by Mark Busse
Tags: Advertising, Inspiration, Learning, Marketing, Websites
Nasal Dan (January 31st, 2006)
“..arrogant need to listen to his own voice, even singing a good portion of the last show, often interrupting or talking over guests with his long rambling diatribes”
Isn’t this something like the pot calling the kettle black or the people in glass houses? Hilarious.
Mark Busse (January 31st, 2006)
Thanks for your comments Nasal Dan, but is this a slight against me personally without the confidence to use your real name, or are you making a broad judgment about the opinions on this site? I’m not sure if you listen to the podcast in question or heard the latest episode, but I think most would agree my comments are accurate and fair. If you want to make a difference, forward them to Mr. Jaffe and invite him to comment or debate.
Joseph Jaffe (February 6th, 2006)
Dan – thank you for speaking up.
Mark – you’re entitled to your opinion of course.
But if I may, rather than post your comments (without tracking back to me), why not send suggestions for the show?
Mark Busse (February 6th, 2006)
Hi Joe,
I can appreciate your want of feedback, but frankly I’ve heard the way you treat people who disagree with you, so…
Anyway, I’m a designer and a blogger, not an experienced podcaster like yourself, but I’ll clarify my posting if my posting wasn’t clear:
Have a little more respect for your guests and the opinions of others. Let your guests speak instead of interrupting and talking over them. The show should be about the issues and 2. Tone down obnoxious sound effects (like the ticking). It?s very distracting, gimmicky and amateur. 3. Learn from and perhaps emulate him, but stop kissing Adam Curry’s lily white ass. It’s unbecoming and unnecessary. He has a completely different show, approach, sound and audience. To compare yourself to him is wrong. 4. Stop begging for advertising. You sound desperate. Do your sales efforts offline on the merits of your show, not during the show itself. 5. Invest in some better sound equipment or hire a producer to set you up. The sound quality has tanked since Rubel left. 6. Keep the show length under 45 minutes. 30 minutes would be better for commuters. 7. For god sakes, don’t sing. :-)
I hope these are useful to you and make some improvements to the show. Like I said, we were fans and listened to just about every episode, but just can;t tolerate the current grating that it has become.
Sorry to be so blunt.
Mark
Chemist (February 1st, 2007)
What components definition includes a healthy way of life? Whether it is necessary to add in food of the additive? WBR LeoP