I had one of those “convergence of thoughts” reminders the other day. In the content and tech business sectors it has recently been impossible to go a day without a story on Netflix – further evidence this morning – a WSJ story on Netflix being added to the S&P 500 (kicking out the NYTimes and [...]
BuyWidget, the social commerce network, launched 2 brand extension sites today. You can read about them in this release. SchoolBuyWidget is focused on the educational market, allowing schools to place a BuyWidget on their sites and monetize content sales. Perfect for motivational school songs and anthems, pep rally music, drama or glee club performances etc. Similarly, [...]
Interesting times for the World Triathlon Corporation, owners of the Ironman brand. As 1) a repeat Ironman competitor myself, at both full (140.6) and 70.3 distances, 2) a professional who works with brands everyday and 3) respects the Ironman brand… although I don’t have it tattooed on me… it’s intriguing to watch the stumbles made [...]
Facebook and Twitter get the headlines, but one of the biggest developments in socialized content and expression enabled by the internet has been the rise of the Mom Blogging communities. At the center of this ecosystem are a number of high ranking aggregators that act as hubs to the spokes of all the Mom Blogs. [...]
I think constantly about these two business fundamentals. When all facets of a business – operational, financial, product development or innovation and marketing are distilled to the most valuable assets, in the end I believe the essence is found in Innovation and Marketing. So it is that I find myself assessing the merits of all [...]
Here’s an overview of the BuyWidget Application from slideshare: BuyWidget Overview 05.01.10 View more presentations from fortyninegroup.