The Digital Decision Series

The rules of engagement have changed and so have the ways we communicate with each other in business and entertainment. The Digital Decision Series is a weekly video blog featuring leading experts and an in depth look at the massive paradigm shift happening across every media channel today. Our goal is [...]

Transmedia, Branding and Marketing

In Part I and Part II of this blog series we outlined the basics of Transmedia storytelling, as it pertains to entertainment, and how technology is helping to shape the way we consume story across multiple platforms.  The Transmedia approach is also fast becoming popular with brands because the rules [...]

One of the key components of our company’s branding mantra is the need for personal engagement through authentic messaging.  Our formula always stresses (1) specific and personal = loyal and (2) keep it real.  In other words, no brand is going to earn consumer attention and loyalty without delivering something of real value (content) that [...]

There is an excellent article in TechCrunch today by Robin Wauters in which the author takes a well-reasoned swat at the concept of micropayments as the savior of the print world.  “Paying for quality” in this fashion, as a way out of this crash in demand for the printed word, is, according to the author, [...]

Just when I thought the wonders of the information age were being used for the power of good, the negative side of the free flow of information rears its ugly head.  We just came off of an election in which the power of niche marketing, personal messaging and a powerful brand message in the form [...]

I sometimes work with local high school film students and I’m fascinated to see how technology has infiltrated every part of their lives, changing the way they view language and communication.  Phones, iPods and other digital devices are practically fused to their bodies!  The other day, two students sat in front of me having a [...]