Over the past three years I’ve spoken with a wide variety of media companies struggling to develop a database-driven lead generation business. All have come to the realization that the media business is going through seismic changes, and that performance-based advertising models are far more than just... more »

It’s no secret that consumer media, no matter how competitive it seems on the newsstand, is infinitely more cluttered on the Web. Whether we’re talking baseball, jazz, gardening, cars, weddings, home theatre or travel, the dense racks at Barnes & Noble are just the tip of the iceberg, the... more »

"It’s a good problem to have" – this is the reassuring statement we tell ourselves when faced with a deluge of opportunities we can’t possibly handle and are forced to prioritize. It’s a phrase I have heard many times over the last few months from almost everyone in the... more »

There has been much written about the launch of iPad. Many have written about it as the new Holy Grail and the savior of the publishing world. Others have taken it to task (or taken it apart) chip by chip for not having a video cam or for being too big to be used as a phone or for fear that the iBookstore... more »

Should you conduct a Google search for 'Media Industry Newsletter,' you will find that having barely typed “media industry” Google will helpfully try to complete your search terms with its Google Suggestions feature. Media Industry Newsletter (min) is the eighth suggestion, just below... more »