At the intersection of publishing, technology, and marketing.

Can Publishers Scale Verticals?

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Several years ago in a very large conference room I heard Mike Shatzkin give his “The End of Trade Publishers” presentation. Despite working for a trade publisher, I thought it was terrific. In my opinion, Mike didn’t get everything right, but he sure was shaking the right trees. He placed great emphasis on consumers and “communities [...]

How to Learn from Luck and Innovate

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One of the benefits of digital marketing is our ability to test and iterate. If the A version of the ad outperforms B, pause B; if landing page C out-converts D, drive users to B; and so on. A willingness to learn is, I believe, a digital marketer’s greatest asset. No dogma, just data…for the [...]