Sep 16, 2014
So, Clear Channel Communications is now iHeart Media. The single biggest operator in radio just nailed it. When it’s not just your company that’s changing massively, but your entire brand, a fresh coat of paint is an extremely good idea. Given that (1)...
Sep 4, 2014
Hopefully, we’ll see each other at the NAB Radio Show in Indianapolis next week. (Actually, drop me a line, and let’s make sure that happens.) One question heading into NAB Week: Whether you’re talent or a broadcast company, what creative means are...
Aug 11, 2014
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
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
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...
