Media company profitability in 2013
Much of the conversation in media companies still hangs on how the organization defines what it means to be digital first. Often, it seems,…
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Why I wore jeans to work yesterday
I wore jeans and a shirt to work on a Wednesday. Usually I’m a shirt and tie kind of guy. It’s not a big…
The truth about innovation
Innovation is a buzzword. Easy to use. Easy to cite. But it’s difficult to understand the complexities of what it actually takes to do…
Two links worth reading
Two of the better links from my reader this morning: Are you Experienced? – At a minimum, everyone using social media and participating in…
One big startup world
More reason for speed, flexibility and risk-taking within existing industries including media. The Internet no longer belongs to the young tech genius with a…
What to do with all those ideas
10 things needed to execute good ideas. Ideation is fun and exciting. Execution is hard work and sometimes boring. Ideas can come from chaos.…
Don’t hold back
Entrepreneur Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, says “what’s obvious to me may be amazing to someone else.” In a time where too much…
Launch something new every 30 days
The need for culture change in newsrooms is well documented, including most recently from Doug Fisher citing Earl Wilkinson. I won’t recite past specifics…
Every business and brand is a publisher and vice versa
I find the new media discussion on personal branding and whether its ruining journalism to be one big waste of time. But it has…
Running into the fire
We find inspiration in ways that simply amaze me with their timing. It’s even more impressive when it comes at challenging and difficult times.…