The movie and TV digital tipping point
The advent of Blu-ray may have slowed the march for a short while, but here it is – what we all knew was coming eventually. This is the year in which the number of movies and TV shows legally streamed...
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Another bad week for Groupon. The latest problem for the adolescent daily deals company is revenue restatements arising from greater-than-expected customer refund provisions. As a result of this...
View ArticleApple, Amazon, DOJ and 16 States
In this detailed PaidContent post, Laura Hazard Owen discusses the fascinating dance now underway involving the “Big Six” book publishing companies – Penguin, Macmillan, Hachette, Simon & Schuster,...
View ArticleSocial Media and the 800 Pound Gorilla
Nilofer Merchant has, in a series of five posts for the Harvard Business Review blog, examined what she terms the “Social Era” and what it can teach large organizations. The five separate posts are...
View ArticleWhite Paper: Pitching to Investors – Tips for Entrepreneurs
In this White Paper I examine some of the elements required in a successful investor pitch. WPPDF – Entrepreneur Pitching
View ArticleSecond Screen TV – What’s the big deal?
Based on media interest and good old hype, 2012 is shaping up to be the breakout year for so-called Second Screen TV viewing. For those who have not yet heard of it, this is the phenomenon of watching...
View ArticleWhite Paper: Enterprise Business Development
This white paper discusses a process for enterprise (B2B) business development WPPDF -Enterprise Business Development
View ArticleA scary subscription economy story. And not the last one you’ll hear.
We all love the subscription economy. As consumers of it, we get access to what we need – like a car (Zipcar), a DVD (Netflix) or even dog food (Pet Flow) – when we need it, without having to commit to...
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When selling to enterprises, heed the emotional need
In the business world, we all know rational needs when we see them. We’re looking for them everywhere, we’re speaking to them all the time – the need for performance, efficiency, functionality, and...
View ArticleDissolving the Leader/Manager Dichotomy
Still, after all these years, business magazines (including, about every third issue, The Harvard Business Review) are publishing examinations of the Leader/Manager dichotomy. They ask whether leaders...
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