MediaBizBloggers.com: Cory Treffiletti's Websites of the Week
Website of the Week Published: October 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM GMT Last Updated: October 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM GMT By Cory Treffiletti "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing... Read Full Story
Comcastic Broadband Cap Has Net Geeks Up In Arms! – Shelly Palmer Report
Published: October 3, 2008 at 07:00 AM GMT Last Updated: October 3, 2008 at 07:00 AM GMT By Shelly Palmer Here’s a knee-slapper: “What did Comcast just say to its broadband customers?” Answer: “250GB of data per month ought to be enough bandwidth for anyone!” Get it? Sorry, it’s an inside joke. In response to getting busted by the FCC for illegally throttling consumer Internet traffic, Comcast put a 250GB per billing cycle cap on consumer bandwidth. What... Read Full Story
In Tough Economic Times, Marketers Reconnect to Marketing's Core Purpose: Classic Jack
Reconnecting with Customers Published: October 1, 2008 at 10:57 AM GMT Last Updated: September 30, 2008 at 10:57 AM GMT By Jack Myers This Classic Jack commentary is excerpted from Jack Myers’ 1998 book: Reconnecting with Customers: Building Brands and Profits in The Relationship Age.® It’s especially relevant in these times of economic turmoil. In times of great change and upheaval, marketers will reconnect to the core purpose of their advertising spending... Read Full Story
Tina Fey Saves the Republic! Not to Mention Saturday Nights
Generating Ad Revenue Growth: Content-Based Communities-of-Common-Interest
Online Advertising Published: September 30, 2008 at 03:57 AM GMT Last Updated: September 29, 2008 at 03:57 AM GMT By Jack Myers The growth of ad network monetization for many media content owners – whether they be online or offline – revolves around a core issue: does the ad network aggregate an audience that represents a community of common interest? Is there a clear connective tissue that brings the audience under a single content-based umbrella? The death... Read Full Story
Network TV 2008/2009 Upfront Pricing Report
Published: September 29, 2008 at 05:50 AM GMT Last Updated: September 29, 2008 at 05:50 AM GMT By Jack Myers As the advertising economy softens heading into the holiday season, and as 2009 forecasts look increasingly bleak, the broadcast and cable networks are looking smart for having sold a higher percentage of their inventory for the 2008/2009 Upfront season. The five broadcast networks sold an estimated four to six percent more commercial inventory in... Read Full Story
Emmy Award Show Missing The Point - The Shelly Palmer Report
60th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS - THEATRE - Primetime Emmys in 29 categories were presented before a black-tie audience and televised from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 on the ABC Television Network. HEIDI KLUM, TOM BERGERON Published: September 26, 2008 at 07:35 PM GMT Last Updated: September 26, 2008 at 07:35 PM GMT By Shelly Palmer Read Ed Martin's commentary, Emmy's Ultimate Embarrassment at www.JackMyers.com The Hollywood Reporter asks... Read Full Story
The Future is Now; Are You Embracing It Quickly Enough? Classic Jack
Reconnecting with Customers Published: September 24, 2008 at 12:31 AM GMT Last Updated: September 24, 2008 at 12:31 AM GMT By Jack Myers This Classic Jack commentary is excerpted from Jack Myers' 1998 book: Reconnecting with Customers: Building Brands and Profits in The Relationship Age.® There is no better industry than television to understand the realities and nature of change. Television is the medium that imported a view of world capitalism behind the... Read Full Story
The Future is Now; Are You Embracing It Quickly Enough? Classic Jack
Reconnecting with Customers Published: September 24, 2008 at 06:12 AM GMT Last Updated: September 24, 2008 at 06:12 AM GMT By Jack Myers This Classic Jack commentary is excerpted from Jack Myers' 1998 book: Reconnecting with Customers: Building Brands and Profits in The Relationship Age.® There is no better industry than television to understand the realities and nature of change. Television is the medium that imported a view of world capitalism behind the... Read Full Story
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