What do you do when all of your analysis and strategic planning ending up with answers that suggest “stay the course”? Especially when there is no evidence to support a shift but your gut is telling you to move. Business and strategic plans can be great operational tools if they are appropriately
Media Reforestation – the ‘un’ business model
When you think about media business models the last thing that would come into your mind is the desired outcome being unassigned, unknown, and just plain old out in the wind. But this exactly what Steve Ruble believes will happen; media weaving an even tighter connection between those initiating the
New Publishing Financial Model; Pull Out The Old Number 2s
We got it, the print news business model of yore is gone. Properties that can deliver more targeted results at a lower expense with quicker turn times have a way of prevailing. Now, Facebook is piling on... but wait it is also the key to a model that can save traditional publishing entities? Look
Digital Media: Cross-Platform Express
For those, like myself, that weren’t at MIP 2010 take heart. Just like the past few years there was a lot of buzz surrounding the speed at which technology is forcing existing business models into irrelevancy while opening the door for new experiences. The the MIP Digital Wrap-Up Session, see video
Business Planning vs Modeling
Business plans get beat up a lot. The realization that I’ve come to over time is that the entire development paradigm needs to be the context. I’m talking stepping back and looking at the entire plan-launch-monitor-adjust process. Business plans are just one facet of the equation. More precisely, it
The Key to Venture Investing, It’s Personal
In business, and definitely in life, it’s always been about who knows, likes, and trust you. Andrew Hargadon has written an excellent piece that examines (via Ben Horowitz ), the investing framework of Ron Conway one of the Silicon Valley's uber angels. Key points: Social capital (connections)
Is it Time for Business Models to Reboot?
Would you be willing to blow-up your successful business for the opportunity for it to survive. Mitch Joel thinks that many businesses need to pull a Hernan Cortes (Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire) and force new business models by eliminating the
Top 5 Insights From Mobile Upfront 2010
I had the pleasure last week of being able to attend the 2010 Mobile Upfront Conference. Yes, most of the panel dialog was around advertising but I have two very sound reasons for being interested not only in the space but also in the insights of those in the interactive/digital media world that
ADMS Conversation: “Next New Media”
The Abu Dhabi Media Summit was a three day event focused on bringing together top media players and their counterparts to discuss the future of the Media Industry. This session was focused on how bandwidth and mobile devices are rewriting the rules. In particular what are the next business models?