Content Licensing Has A New Force
In March, I joined the EVG team as Executive Vice President of Licensing. In a short few weeks, we’ve on-boarded a nice stable of publishing partners and are successfully campaigning on their behalf....
View ArticleRise Above the Noise
I’ve had several instances over the past few weeks that have reminded me of people’s self-serving, self-righteous ways. The me mentality. And I’ve jumped right back in it as well. It’s how we’re...
View ArticlePublishers: Agents of Change?
The only problem I’ve ever had in life, is not getting my own way. I’ve spent the last 24 hours with some of the brightest minds in publishing. The C-level folks from organizations like Hearst, CNN,...
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Keep Talking. I Can’t Hear You.
“I shot an elephant in my pajamas.” Sure, it may seem as natural as breathing to you and me, but English is a mighty perplexing language to the non-native speaker. Some words are spelled the same but...
View ArticleCan’t Fix Stupid
Those of you with a few miles under your belt may remember this little ditty from the original hard core troubadour, Jez “JJ” Jefferson: “Jack up that old truck so you can change your bent wheel, Whip...
View ArticleKeyboard Courage
keyboard courage Function: noun 1: A quality or characteristic displayed by a person through the written word that this person would not ordinarily possess. 2: The confrontational attitude exhibited by...
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Take The Money And Run
So I have good news and bad news. The world of media has been turned inside out by the internet. By now everyone knows that fact represents both the good and bad news. On the negative side, the online...
View ArticleThe Long Slow Burn of a Good Deal
Consider the cigar Long, contoured, and fragrant. Hecho a mano with a few carefully selected ingredients and an unflagging dedication to tradition, integrity, and ultimately, satisfaction. Done...
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Nike is right – just do it
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard publishers say: “We’ve been considering monetizing our archives.” Excellent – in the time it took you to craft that profound thought you could have made...
View ArticleThe #Textalyzer Is Coming
Finally! A real common sense solution for those folks missing common sense. And good judgement. Every day during my commute I see folks swerving in the road, slowing down traffic in the fast lanes and...
View ArticleBuild Your Personal Brand……Or Someone Else Will.
Who do you want to be? If you don’t have an answer, think about it for a couple minutes and I’ll check back because it’s important. Everyone agrees that to be successful today, a company must develop a...
View ArticleChallenge Possible.
I believe it was French author André Gide who wrote: “There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.” Hmmm. Coming from a Nobel Prize winner, I have to say that...
View ArticleHow To Get My Attention Via Email
If you’re at all like me, I’m sure that your journey through life creates many opportunities for distraction. Over here, Brian – talk to me! Please Brian – what’s your sign? Hi Brian, didn’t we meet...
View ArticleWhat I Learned From Tony Danza
So what do the Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints have in common? The funny thing about blogging is that 99.9% of the time, I know more or...
View ArticleWould You Rather Be Right….Or Happy?
One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is listening to uninformed people talk about themselves. (I also enjoy gas station cigars, binge-watching reality TV, and sorting rusty razor blades...
View ArticlePulling The Shitweeds
GE used to do something like this – have their managers rank all their direct reports into three groups, with the bottom feeders (the underperformers) singled out for smaller (or no) raises,...
View ArticleGo To Hell?
When you are face down on the dirty concrete, laying in a pool of sweat and skank and still bleeding from the impact, what do you do? First thing I recommend – since you have some time to kill (until...
View ArticleSuit Up & Show Up
You know me – I don’t shy away from the tough topics. I blog about what I believe and let the chips fall where they may. And oh yes, they do fall. Recently, I have blogged about conquering your fears,...
View ArticleGood ain’t good enough
Do you think you’re successful? Believe your personal engine is firing on all cylinders? Happy to sit back and watch the money and accolades roll in? Content with the current level of backslapping,...
View ArticleEveryone Hates You and They Should
What is luck? Is it some ephemeral elixir that magically anoints a chosen few at birth? Maybe it’s just a math equation, and all anyone needs to create luck is sufficient knowledge of the universe (and...
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