Andrew Carrier 🍸
@andrewcarrier.com
Marketing and comms guy with a passion for financial services, technology and the media.
Writes #InMarketing This Week (or #IMTW).
Let’s do our best work, together > https://andrewcarrier.com
Writes #InMarketing This Week (or #IMTW).
Let’s do our best work, together > https://andrewcarrier.com
And - while you're at it - you should reconsider your presence on Facebook, Threads, and Instagram.
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
And - while you're at it - you should reconsider your presence on Facebook, Threads, and Instagram.
👋 Hi, I’m Andrew and I’m #InMarketing. I help leadership teams in financial services and technology grow their brands, protect their reputations and generate growth.
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
👋 Hi, I’m Andrew and I’m #InMarketing. I help leadership teams in financial services and technology grow their brands, protect their reputations and generate growth.
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
✅ What to do about it
No financial institution, no fintech, no government agency, no media title, no brand, no right-thinking person should be on X while it’s under its current ownership and governance. Looking for an alternative? Try Threads if you must but I’d recommend Bluesky.
No financial institution, no fintech, no government agency, no media title, no brand, no right-thinking person should be on X while it’s under its current ownership and governance. Looking for an alternative? Try Threads if you must but I’d recommend Bluesky.
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
✅ What to do about it
No financial institution, no fintech, no government agency, no media title, no brand, no right-thinking person should be on X while it’s under its current ownership and governance. Looking for an alternative? Try Threads if you must but I’d recommend Bluesky.
No financial institution, no fintech, no government agency, no media title, no brand, no right-thinking person should be on X while it’s under its current ownership and governance. Looking for an alternative? Try Threads if you must but I’d recommend Bluesky.
💡 Why it matters
Sky writes, “our analysis shows that the platform is boosting right-wing content, extreme content, and politicians X owner Elon Musk favours.” Simply put: Musk's twitter is drenching users with right-wing propaganda. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
Sky writes, “our analysis shows that the platform is boosting right-wing content, extreme content, and politicians X owner Elon Musk favours.” Simply put: Musk's twitter is drenching users with right-wing propaganda. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
💡 Why it matters
Sky writes, “our analysis shows that the platform is boosting right-wing content, extreme content, and politicians X owner Elon Musk favours.” Simply put: Musk's twitter is drenching users with right-wing propaganda. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
Sky writes, “our analysis shows that the platform is boosting right-wing content, extreme content, and politicians X owner Elon Musk favours.” Simply put: Musk's twitter is drenching users with right-wing propaganda. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
Keep asking ‘why’ incessantly and you’ll eventually end up in a psychiatric hospital.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Keep asking ‘why’ incessantly and you’ll eventually end up in a psychiatric hospital.
More like the Offal Office.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
More like the Offal Office.
Can confirm this also applies to the dodgem cars.
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Can confirm this also applies to the dodgem cars.
Joking of course. Wouldn’t go near him or any company he has any involvement in.
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Joking of course. Wouldn’t go near him or any company he has any involvement in.
It’s the only place to get responsive customer service for my Tesla…
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It’s the only place to get responsive customer service for my Tesla…
I’m not bothered about them. I’m worried about there being no hope for us!
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m not bothered about them. I’m worried about there being no hope for us!
Agreed. Would add Kenneth Clarke to the list of best PMs we never had.
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Agreed. Would add Kenneth Clarke to the list of best PMs we never had.
What doesn’t he get?
October 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What doesn’t he get?
👋 Hi, I’m Andrew and I’m #InMarketing. I help leadership teams in financial services and technology grow their brands, protect their reputations and generate growth.
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
👋 Hi, I’m Andrew and I’m #InMarketing. I help leadership teams in financial services and technology grow their brands, protect their reputations and generate growth.
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
Lean more > andrewcarrier.com
✅ What to do about it
It’s as true for product distribution as it is for promotion: meet your customers where they already are. And - just as they’re already increasingly turning to it for information - they’ll soon be turning to AI to transact.
It’s as true for product distribution as it is for promotion: meet your customers where they already are. And - just as they’re already increasingly turning to it for information - they’ll soon be turning to AI to transact.
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
✅ What to do about it
It’s as true for product distribution as it is for promotion: meet your customers where they already are. And - just as they’re already increasingly turning to it for information - they’ll soon be turning to AI to transact.
It’s as true for product distribution as it is for promotion: meet your customers where they already are. And - just as they’re already increasingly turning to it for information - they’ll soon be turning to AI to transact.
💡 Why it matters
‘Agentic commerce’ isn’t theory; it’s reality. ChatGPT users will be able to check out instantly using PayPal, and PayPal will support payments processing for merchants using OpenAI Instant Checkout.
‘Agentic commerce’ isn’t theory; it’s reality. ChatGPT users will be able to check out instantly using PayPal, and PayPal will support payments processing for merchants using OpenAI Instant Checkout.
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
💡 Why it matters
‘Agentic commerce’ isn’t theory; it’s reality. ChatGPT users will be able to check out instantly using PayPal, and PayPal will support payments processing for merchants using OpenAI Instant Checkout.
‘Agentic commerce’ isn’t theory; it’s reality. ChatGPT users will be able to check out instantly using PayPal, and PayPal will support payments processing for merchants using OpenAI Instant Checkout.
Indeed. Except, you know, he wouldn’t.
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Indeed. Except, you know, he wouldn’t.