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Observation one: A double-dose of diversity in latenight talk/variety programs was launched two years ago almost to the week, when TBS announced Lopez Tonight and BET greenlighted a weeknight excursion headlined by Oscar-winning actress/comedian/specials host Monique. Last week, Lopez Tonight signed off for good at TBS, and the final Monique Show episode surfaces before Labor Continue Reading →

Latinos wishing to watch the Summer Olympics from Beijing in Spanish three years ago couldn’t do so in primetime, just like the rest of America. Or during the daytime hours. They had to wake up at 4 a.m.(Eastern time) in the morning, every morning events were presented, and be as glued to the action as Continue Reading →

The Chrysler two-minute “Born of Fire” commercial featuring Detroit rapper Eminem generated significant pride in American workers, Detroit and America when it first aired during the super bowl among a lot of otherwise forgettable advertisements. When I first saw it, I thought the “Imported from Detroit” message was strong and the execution superb. I also Continue Reading →

You can’t predict an earthquake. Why? Let’s just say, we’re dealing with a lot of moving parts. And a lot of mythology. We’re really good at modeling and analyzing the data once the event has happened. Working after the quake event, reactions are behind the curve. No matter how hard you study the past, find Continue Reading →

Re-syndicated from MediaBizBloggers.com On July 25, a headline in Media Post read, “Meredith Teams With Nielsen To Guarantee Sales To Magazine Advertisers.” Joe Mandese wrote in the accompanying article: In a surprise development that signals how pressed print media is to compete with the ROI of digital media, one of the biggest publishers of consumer Continue Reading →

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I believe it is time to step back from the online marketing mindset to ask a simple question; are we becoming less worthy of big ideas because we expend so much time chasing minutia? This is Continue Reading →

I am willing to bet that every person reading this page knows someone great who found a relationship through an online dating site. These days, it’s not only a viable way to find a partner, it’s one of the most popular. Over 40 million Americans, close to half of the single population, subscribe to online Continue Reading →

Originally posted at NY Videogame Critics Circle Despite a deep love for breakthrough technology and videogames, I’m still old school. If I spot a magazine I’ve never before seen, I’ll check it out with an enthusiastic curiosity. So it was as I approached a table far away from the concert at Summerstage in Central Park. Continue Reading →

I have stated the above words several hundred times to audiences around the world since my speaking career as a futurist started to take off in 2007. The context of the statement is my general “The Shift Age” presentation, when I say that we have entered the global stage of human evolution. Up through the Continue Reading →

Quotation from Amar Gopal Bose Inventor of Bose speaker technonolgy Founder of Bose Corporation Re-syndicated from MENGonline.com This great quote was included in an email by Herman Sperling, a fellow MENG member, a marketer of all things audio, a former Bose employee, and an audiophile. The difference that Amar Bose emphasized was focused on his Continue Reading →