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Media Unplugged: Introducing your New Favorite TV Network: Facebook!

Mar 7, 2016

Media Unplugged: Introducing your New Favorite TV Network: Facebook!

How the magazine business is winning – that’s right, winning! And… Introducing your new favorite TV network: Facebook! It’s episode 38 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, rants and raves about Tina Fey’s secret to a long life and Chris Rock’s Oscar Girl Scout cookie stunt. Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the play button below: And if you’re reading this by email, click here for the audio.

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Media Unplugged: Will Media Unicorns Go Extinct?

Feb 23, 2016

Media Unplugged: Will Media Unicorns Go Extinct?

Will media unicorns go extinct? And… Are platform businesses eating the world? It’s episode 37 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, rants and raves on Kanye West, a great podcast for X-Files fans, and the most effective Super Bowl ad – which wasn’t even an ad. Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the play button below: And if you’re reading this by email, click here for the audio. For show notes

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7 Predictions about the Future of Media

Jan 12, 2016

7 Predictions about the Future of Media

7 predictions about the future of media. And… Great advice for musicians – and marketers! It’s episode 34 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, rants and raves on your chance to own your own movie theater for just $100 – and more. Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the play button below: And if you’re reading this by email, click here for the audio. For show notes go to the Media Unplugged site

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Can Taylor Swift Save Apple Music?

Dec 20, 2015

Can Taylor Swift Save Apple Music?

Have you checked out the Media Unplugged podcast I do with Tom Asacker? If not, the holiday season is a great time to catch up. Just go here for the iTunes link (other links are below). We reveal what’s really happening in media. And so far, the ‘cast has been good enough to be distributed by Media Village, NetNewsCheck, the prestigious American Marketing Association, and more. Maybe you’re missing something! About this new episode (the last of 2015): Meet your new cable comp

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What Radio Can Learn from TV

Dec 11, 2015

What Radio Can Learn from TV

…and what TV learned from the Serial podcast. Disruption is rampaging through the TV industry, and there are a lot of lessons there for radio. That’s according to a great source: TV Guide Executive Editor Michael Schneider, who also c0-hosts the excellent KCRW podcast The Spinoff. Mike spoke with me at hivio, the audio future festival in Los Angeles. Here are just some of the questions we covered: How do TV people see audio? What can the audio space learn from the TV space? W

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The Future of Podcasting – PRX’s Jake Shapiro

Nov 5, 2015

The Future of Podcasting – PRX’s Jake Shapiro

What is the future of Podcasting? Nobody knows better than Jake Shapiro. Jake is founding CEO of PRX – an award-winning nonprofit whose mission is to deliver significant stories to millions of people. Since its launch in 2003 PRX has been a leader and innovator in public media. PRX programs include The Moth Radio Hour, This American Life, Snap Judgment, Reveal, 99% Invisible and the Radiotopia podcast network. Fast Company named PRX as one of the world’s Top 10 Most Innovativ

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Pandora to Exclusively Stream Serial Podcast – and What It Means

Nov 3, 2015

Pandora to Exclusively Stream Serial Podcast – and What It Means

Beginning later this month, Pandora becomes the exclusive streaming home for the uber-popular Serial podcast. And starting next year, Pandora adds Serial’s sister radio show/podcast This American Life (on what can only be a non-exclusive basis). I’ve been thinking about the consequence of this announcement, and here’s the best I can come up with: It’s good PR for Pandora in an otherwise quiet time It’s great news for Serial, which gets to add an all-new distribution partner w

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Here’s How America’s Most Popular Apps Will Reshape Media

Oct 5, 2015

Here’s How America’s Most Popular Apps Will Reshape Media

Look out! America’s most popular apps will reshape media! And… Was media’s “crisis of proliferation” predicted…back in 1976? It’s episode 28 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, the “Happy Birthday paradox” and HBO’s Westworld nudity PR stunt. Brand authority Tom Asacker and Media Strategist Mark Ramsey go inside what’s really happening in media. Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the play but

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How Serial Went from Podcast to TV Show

Oct 1, 2015

How Serial Went from Podcast to TV Show

Anyone who knows me or who has been following this blog for a while knows that I am a champion for the primacy of unique and compelling content. You see, media is really about two things: Content and distribution. And distribution channels are inherently dumb conduits that need to be filled with the stuff audiences care about: Great content. That’s true of all dumb conduits, whether they be digital, analog, TV, podcasting, or radio. I have long argued that unique and compelli

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Is the ESPN Bubble About to Burst?

Jul 28, 2015

Is the ESPN Bubble About to Burst?

How to make Buzzfeed-style videos – but SHOULD you? And… Is the ESPN bubble about to burst? It’s episode 24 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, rants and raves about Staples’ school supplies designed by actual students, a wacky marketing lesson from Donald Trump, and a horror movie podcast so bad it’s great! Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the play button below: And if you’re reading this

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How to Get Rich with Online Video

Jul 16, 2015

How to Get Rich with Online Video

Yes, you can get rich with online video – but not through YouTube. And… Paramount’s new business model makes theater owners AND consumers happy. It’s episode 23 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, rants and raves about Google’s new chat-bot that can debate the meaning of life, how Sony Music is “disfavoring” artists through its investment in Spotify, and how J.J. Abrams Star Wars presentation at Comic-Con is footage-f

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Too Much Content Marketing, Not Enough Consumers?

May 28, 2015

Too Much Content Marketing, Not Enough Consumers?

When we all create content, nobody’s left to consume it! And… Will Facebook’s new Instant Articles wreck your favorite media brands? It’s episode 20 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus rants and raves on topics like crap articles with brand pedigrees, a silly plea for Google to spend more money on ads, the Pizza Hut movie projector, and “I had UBER’s idea first!” Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! C

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The Dawn of Audio UpFronts

Apr 28, 2015

The Dawn of Audio UpFronts

If you’re in the TV business, you’re familiar with the UpFronts. That’s the annual dog and pony show put on by the networks to debut their new shows and to impress and dazzle advertisers and media. On the digital side, we have the more recent NewFronts. Sponsored by the IAB, this event features 20 or more companies in the digital video space, including Google, Yahoo, Hulu, and others. And as of this month we finally have some equivalent events in the audio space. And for the

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Jay Z’s Tidal is Doomed – and Facebook Doesn’t Sell Cars

Apr 14, 2015

Jay Z’s Tidal is Doomed – and Facebook Doesn’t Sell Cars

Jay Z’s new streaming service Tidal is in for a tsunami of doom! And… Auto dealers say Facebook doesn’t sell cars. Really? It’s episode 17 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, rants and raves on Madonna’s Meerkat fiasco, Selena back on tour – twenty years after her death, HBO REALLY wants your money, and why are “No Kardashian Parking” signs all over LA? Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the

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See you at NAB and NMX

Apr 11, 2015

See you at NAB and NMX

This week I’m pleased to be a featured speaker at NMX, which is concurrent with the NAB in Las Vegas. If you’re in town for either event, I invite you to come to my session, 7 Radio Lessons that can Transform Your Podcast. It’s on Tuesday, April 15 at 2pm. And if you’d like to connect to talk business, please reach out to me. I’ll be there through Wednesday, midday. #speaker #7radiolessons #newmedia #radio #podcast #2015 #markramsey #lasvegas #nmx #radioindustry #nab #broadca

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Periscope…Meerkat…When We All Stream Live, Big Media Pays the Price

Apr 3, 2015

Periscope…Meerkat…When We All Stream Live, Big Media Pays the Price

Periscope…Meerkat…When we all stream live, will Big Media pay the price? And… Facebook is about to EAT your news brand! It’s episode 16 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, Tom rants about Fox News icon Bill O’Reilly. Mark rants about over-complicated decision trees for folks trying to decide whether or not to cut the cable cord. Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the play button below: And if

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How to Disrupt Public Radio

Apr 2, 2015

How to Disrupt Public Radio

Lots of people have been talking about the phenomenon of This American Life’s Serial podcast and what it has meant to the booming ecosystem of on-demand audio. But there’s more to the story. There’s something nobody’s talking about. And that’s how Serial demonstrated with great clarity how to disrupt public radio. Now I’m not making a value judgment here. Disruption is neither good, nor bad. It just is. And if you’re a content-maker, disruption of traditional content/distribu

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Missing Leonard Nimoy and Unruly Breast Physics

Mar 5, 2015

Missing Leonard Nimoy and Unruly Breast Physics

Who needs an agency when brands want CONTENT, not ADS? And… Disruption comes and goes, but human desire is forever. Then Tom Asacker rants/raves about advertisers who don’t seem to mind that their ads aren’t seen. And Mark rants/raves about his first experience “going viral” with a piece on Leonard Nimoy and how video game breasts are made and why they can go so wrong. It’s episode 14 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Lis

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The Media Are Wrong About Brian Williams

Feb 18, 2015

The Media Are Wrong About Brian Williams

How the media got the Brian Williams story all wrong. And… Hey newspapers! Want a younger video audience? Try a sock puppet! It’s episode 13 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey. Plus, Tom rants about Cindy Crawford’s face and so much more, while Mark rants about HLN’s pathetic “News and a Movie” Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth! Click the play button below: And if you’re reading this by email, click here

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Snapchat goes Big Media and Amazon becomes a Movie Studio

Feb 4, 2015

Snapchat goes Big Media and Amazon becomes a Movie Studio

Snapchat introduces Discover and goes from messaging to big media. Also: Amazon’s making their own original movies – here’s why the movie business will never be the same. Plus, Tom raves about Taylor Swift’s move to gobble up trademark protection to many of her phrases, while Mark rants about the utter absence of ideas for season two of the popular podcast, Serial. Mark also raves about the most popular Superbowl commercials – many of which didn’t even exist. It’s episode 12

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