Posted on May 9, 2013
by steve bradbury
in Digital Marketing, Internet Companies, Television, Web Publishing
The recent Digital Hollywood conference included a track dedicated to the expanding influence and opportunities to reach the U.S. Latino community. The two sessions I attended were effectively moderated by Ginger Zumaeta, founder & partner of the Beehive Group. Both panels featured a wealth of useful information and vibrant dialogue pointing up both the opportunities [...]
Posted on February 1, 2013
by steve bradbury
in Internet Companies, Web Publishing
YouTube has announced it is looking to experiment with subscription channels, pay-per-view events and access to libraries as it seeks to identify new sources of revenue. Read the Ad Age here – http://adage.com/article/digital/youtube-set-introduce-paid-subscriptions-spring/239437/
Posted on October 26, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Internet Companies, Web Publishing
I recently attended the Digital Hollywood conference in Los Angeles and sat in on a couple of sessions that got me thinking… Creating A Brand – There’s still a real opportunity in 2012 to create and own your brand in the digital Wild West (yes it still is wild out there, even as some platforms [...]
Posted on August 29, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Internet Companies, Television
This provocative article in Ad Age poses the theory that many more established internet brands could get into the hardware business given Apple’s success at vertical integration.
Posted on July 11, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Internet Companies, Social Engagement, Television
The deal just announced is being billed as the next stage in two-screen collaboration. Data from Facebook will be used by the NBC family of channels to “inform television coverage.” The partnership is not advertising-based and no money is supposedly changing hands. But both entities are clearly allocating serious resources to make this co-marketing venture [...]
Posted on May 29, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Buzz60, Social Engagement, Social Media
Last month, Facebook rolled out a new feature called “trending articles,” ostensibly to help you find stories that became buried within the avalanche of your News Feed. Now they have officially launched “trending videos,” again purporting to make your life easier. Wanting to check out this latest trend from Zuckerburg & Co, I visited my [...]
Posted on May 29, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Buzz60, Social Engagement, Social Media
Greetings! I joined Zazoom around 2 months ago to help run all of Zazoom’s social media initiatives. Prior to Zazoom, I worked at an online brokerage focused on professional investors. My mission at the brokerage was to create educational/informative content that would be shared socially. At Zazoom, my focus is a bit different: instead of [...]
Posted on May 9, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Internet Companies, Social Engagement, Social Media, Web Publishing, Zazoom
Who knew Marshall McLuhan’s sage 1964 observation “the medium is the message” would be more relevant than ever? Today’s business mantra is “reach the consumer through as many touch points as possible.” From a cost efficiency perspective (and who is not carefully scrutinizing their bottom line?) it’s more than tempting to cut corners and treat [...]
Posted on May 2, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Social Engagement, Social Media
Two years ago, if you asked the question: Which New York Yankees players will set up their own Facebook accounts? the two players that would have been put under the never-happening category would have included Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Both are known for controlling information about their off-the-field lives. Why would they ever open [...]
Posted on April 17, 2012
by steve bradbury
in Internet Companies, Social Engagement, Zazoom
Does this sound familiar? A new company makes an initial splash and becomes the flavor of the moment as press and blogs gush all over themselves because: a) It is better than other similar products or services in the marketplace, b) It takes a complex idea and makes it simple, c) It’s a new twist [...]