Trust in the Media Industry
Thursday, 13 April 2017
by Jack Myers
“Trust in business and other institutions is mostly at an all-time low,” write Don and Alex Tapscott in their new book Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business and the World. With business ranking second only to the U.S. Congress as the least trusted institution in America, recent debates and investigations
- Published in Media, Marketing & Advertising, Uncategorized
Here's Why the Upfront is Upside-Down
Thursday, 13 April 2017
by Jack Myers
As the Upfront season winds to a close, press reports are heralding advertisers’ return to network television, spurring both volume and cost-per-thousand increases. However, there are behind-the-scenes realities that tell a more complex story. When the press reports broadcast network Upfront increases, as the Wall St. Journal did last week based on data provided by
- Published in Media, Marketing & Advertising
Legacy Media Companies: A 3-Box Approach to Reinvention
Thursday, 13 April 2017
by Jack Myers
Media, entertainment and marketing are among the world’s most influential and innovative industries. While innovation is at the heart of investment in these businesses, most executives and legacy companies remain embedded in decades old systems and business models. The industry is caught in the crosshairs of a tectonic shift from legacy media — that remain
- Published in Media, Marketing & Advertising, Tech & Economy
The Truth About Lying in Political Advertising
Thursday, 13 April 2017
by Jack Myers
All of us in the advertising and media business should be concerned about the repercussions our industry will most certainly confront as this election season is analyzed and deconstructed over the next months and years. First and foremost, we need to ask why the rules and regulations requiring honesty and factual proof of claims are
- Published in Media, Marketing & Advertising
How Media Agencies are Leading Industry Transformation
Thursday, 13 April 2017
by Jack Myers
2016 may prove to be one of the most pivotal years in advertising history, and 2017 the most important. We will look back upon transparency issues, data miscalculations, over-the-top video advances, mergers & acquisitions, and economic fluctuations as by-products of a transformational shift in media business models that is being led, somewhat shockingly, by leading
- Published in Uncategorized