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 31, 2014 | Blog, Business, Internet, Radio, Television
Now is a good time to think about being a great creative, not about being a human labelmaker. I’ve been posting a lot about what the era of media convergence means. It means opportunity. It means money. It means barriers to entry into the creative business are...
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...
Jul 17, 2014 | Blog, Business, Movies, Television
Rupert Murdoch likes money. He likes making money. He likes spending money – lots of it – in order to make lots more money. Rupert Murdoch doesn’t do things unless he thinks they’re the best way to make as much money as possible. So, when you...
Jul 8, 2014 | Advertising, Blog, Business, Core Principles, Internet
Opportunities for performers and content creators who can truly stand out from the pack have never been greater. Available audience is so much bigger than ever before. So, how do you cut through the clutter of so many performers and creators flooding the market with...
Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Internet
Sometimes, we all need a reminder of things we already know but have a tendency to lose sight of. Not long ago, Silicon Valley’s newspaper of record did an eight-part series entitled “How Tech Redefines Us”. One of the eight parts was simply labeled “Fame”. The...
