SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I've been President of my marketing, branding, creative and advertising firm for, yikes, 30 years. I was on the way back to LA from a ski vacation in Switzerland where I decided while sliding down a glacier that if I survived I would start my own advertising agency. It has been fun to get to know her again.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

. + web storage, elastic computing) from how you consume the Internet as a user (the front end – HTML). Brands took out advertisements espousing their “AOL Keyword.&#. The initial web HTML / browser experience was very limited. And now brands are advertising “www.facebook.com/brandname.&# Plus ça change.

Web 300

Web HTML SMTP Google 300

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. They controlled distribution to the masses.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Jonah was working on his masters thesis and he asked Nike to produce a customized shoe with the word “Sweatshop” on it. Video is the new HTML.” He thinks the history of media businesses show that they have three fundamental pillars: news, entertainment and advertising and you need to be great at all three of these things.

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210