Aug 18, 2014 | Advertising, Blog, Internet, Radio, Talent
Media convergence: it’s a trip through the looking glass for everyone and everything associated with entertainment and media, including advertisers. What used to be important is becoming less and less so every day. Rushing into the vacuum that used to be filled...
Aug 11, 2014 | Blog, Print, Radio, Talent, Television
Have you noticed how many “sportswriters” are ending up on-camera at ESPN? There’s a huge lesson in this for all media talent, no matter whether you come from television, radio, or print. If you’re media talent and you feel like the number of...
Aug 5, 2014 | Blog, Business, Print, Radio, Talent, Television
If you owned the world’s greatest race car, would you take the engine, the suspension, and the drive train, put them in separate cars, and then hire different drivers – instead of the single, best driver – to race the newly separated cars?...
Jul 26, 2014 | Blog, Business, Internet, Music, Print, Radio, Talent
Read to the end of this post for a great example of a Jetsons Future opportunity. Do you know what part of my job I absolutely hate? Reviewing separation agreements. Luckily, I’ve seen fewer of them in 2014 than I did in 2013, but layoffs are still a reality in...
Jun 20, 2014 | Blog, Business, Internet, Print, Talent, Television
The New York Times is under the strange impression that, to paraphrase its own headline, Katie Couric has moved from television to the Internet. Why on Earth would they think that? Kevin Spacey has already figured this one out, and you wouldn’t expect...
Jun 7, 2014 | Blog, Internet, Talent, Television
Once upon a time, getting discovered required being in the right place at the right time. You wandered into Schwab’s, the Brown Derby, or some other old Hollywood landmark completely unaware, and the next thing you knew – BAM! – you were on your way...
