Mediabistro
5 Things You Need to Know This Week - June 21, 2011
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- 5 Things You Need to Know This Week - June 21, 2011
- Runtime
- 4:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In this week's episode of "5 Things You Need to Know This Week," we discuss the president's B.O., Mark Zuckerberg's new jukebox, and America's hottest religion. Plus, an invisibility cloak!
"5 Things You Need to Know This Week" is the internet's most popular list-based weekly news show.
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- Meet the Instructor: Kelly McMasters
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Kelly McMasters teaches memoir writing for mediabistro.com.
Kelly McMasters is the author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town, which has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Metropolis, Ms., Plenty, and on The Brian Lehrer Show. Her writing has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Newsday, Elle Decor, Time Out New York, and MrBellersNeighborhood.com.
Kelly teaches writing in the undergraduate and journalism graduate school at Columbia University and is the co-director of the KGB Nonfiction Reading Series in the East Village.
You can check out all of Kelly's courses here: http://www.mediabistro.com/courses
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- Andrew Rossi on Getting Your Film to Sundance (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:28
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Andrew Rossi's new documentary, Page One: Inside the New York Times, was featured at Sundance and has made waves ever since (a moviemaker's dream). In today's Media Beat, Rossi offers up visual storytelling tips for journos and Sundance insight for aspiring filmmakers.
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- 5 Things You Need To Know This Week - June 14, 2011
- Runtime
- 4:55
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- This week's episode of "5 Things You Need to Know This Week" includes an interview with Speaker of the House John Boehner, a discussion about Chris Cuomo's stash of nudie photos, and a very special musical performance. Hosted by Andrew Gauthier.
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- Andrew Rossi: The New York Times Sets The Public Agenda (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 3:56
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Filmmaker Andrew Rossi ("Page One: Inside The New York Times") discusses how The New York Times sets the public agenda.
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- Filmmaker Andrew Rossi Goes 'Inside The New York Times' (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:12
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In "Page One: Inside The New York Times," filmmaker Andrew Rossi trails reporters at the paper's media desk to document what he calls the "play within a play," or how the Times must cover the struggles of traditional media while facing its own uncertain future. In our Media Beat interview, Rossi explains how he received permission to get inside the country's notoriously private paper and film for a year.
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- CBS News VP Chris Licht Battles a Health Scare (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:55
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- What 11-year-old has a makeshift TV news studio in his basement, or sits in school in front of a world map as though he's anchoring NBC Nightly News? The vice president of programming for CBS News, that's who. In part 3 of our Media Beat interview, Licht talks about how suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage mid-career put life in perspective.
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- CBS News VP Chris Licht on Almost Dying (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 6:39
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Chris Licht starts his new job at CBS News this week with new perspective. A life-threatening brain hemorrhage can do that. In part II of this week's Media Beat, the former Morning Joe EP talks about what happened, how he was treated, and what it meant to his career spent in TV news: "One of the fears you have is, as a guy running a show and something like this happens, are they going to think less of you."
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- Chris Licht on Leaving 'Morning Joe' for CBS News (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:27
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- This is the first day on the job for Chris Licht, the new vice president of programming at CBS News. The longtime NBC/MSNBC staffer and former Morning Joe EP has a new book out, "What I Learned When I Almost Died," which details life after surviving a brain hemorrhage. In part one of this week's Media Beat, we talk with Licht about his new gig at CBS News.
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- 5 Things You Need to Know This Week - June 1st, 2011
- Runtime
- 5:59
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- "5 Things You Need to Know This Week" is the internet's most popular list-based weekly news show.
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- Columbia Pictures VP Devon Franklin Talks Netflix, Social Media (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The competition for eyeballs is intense these days, and with film prices sometimes $12 and up, Netflix can deter viewers from going to the theater. But in our Media Beat interview, Columbia/Sony Pictures VP of production Devon Franklin says that the digital age has made his industry go back to basics: produce great films. "The biggest challenge that we face quite honestly is we still have to make great movies, and we can't let the dialogue about what's going on with Netflix and the digital media world affect making great films."
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- 5 Things You Need to Know This Week - May 24th, 2011
- Runtime
- 4:54
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Here's the second episode of what many consider to be the internet's best list-based weekly news show, "5 Things You Need to Know This Week."
This week's episode includes a very special audience giveaway, gratuitous Gaga, and an update on the biggest loser in the history of "American Idol."
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- Columbia Pictures VP Devon Franklin: 'If You Write a Good Script, We'll Find It' (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:53
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- So, how can aspiring screenwriters keep their work out of the Hollywood slush pile? Devon Franklin explains in our Media Beat interview: "Do everything you can to work on these ideas," said Franklin, VP of production for Columbia/Sony Pictures who's responsible for buying film scripts. "We need good scripts in Hollywood. If you write a good script, I promise you somehow we'll find it."
- Title
- Devon Franklin Talks 'Jumping the Broom' (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:58
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- As one of the few African-American executives in Hollywood, Sony Pictures VP of production Devon Franklin says there's room for all types of films for people of color, from the religious leanings of Tyler Perry to the thought-provoking work of Spike Lee. "Would you ever say, 'Hey, I'm going to see the Jerry Bruckheimer movie over going to see the Brian Grazer movie'?" he asked in our Media Beat interview. "No. It doesn't even make sense."
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- 5 Things You Need to Know This Week - May 18th, 2011
- Runtime
- 4:41
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The debut episode of "5 Things You Need to Know This Week" (the internet's most popular list-based weekly news show).
- Title
- How To Target Influencers in Your Market: Mediabistro Webcast with Dominique Lahaix (3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 12:38
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Dominique Lahaix is the co-founder of eCairn, a software startup specializing in social media marketing. The tool enables marketers and agencies to identify relevant conversations, communities, and influencers for efficient listening, learning, and engagement.
Discover how to use social media tools and create effective content strategies to build your fans quickly and increase your business with Mediabistro's Social Media Marketing Boot Camp. Create and implement a social media strategy, track results, and get feedback from advisors and peers.
For more information, please go to http://www.mediabistro.com/socialmediamarketingbootcamp/.
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- How To Target Influencers in Your Market: Mediabistro Webcast with Dominique Lahaix (2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 13:58
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Dominique Lahaix is the co-founder of eCairn, a software startup specializing in social media marketing. The tool enables marketers and agencies to identify relevant conversations, communities, and influencers for efficient listening, learning, and engagement.
Discover how to use social media tools and create effective content strategies to build your fans quickly and increase your business with Mediabistro's Social Media Marketing Boot Camp. Create and implement a social media strategy, track results, and get feedback from advisors and peers.
For more information, please go to http://www.mediabistro.com/socialmediamarketingbootcamp/.
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- How To Target Influencers in Your Market: Mediabistro Webcast with Dominique Lahaix (1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 14:50
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Dominique Lahaix is the co-founder of eCairn, a software startup specializing in social media marketing. The tool enables marketers and agencies to identify relevant conversations, communities, and influencers for efficient listening, learning, and engagement.
Discover how to use social media tools and create effective content strategies to build your fans quickly and increase your business with Mediabistro's Social Media Marketing Boot Camp. Create and implement a social media strategy, track results, and get feedback from advisors and peers.
For more information, please go to http://www.mediabistro.com/socialmediamarketingbootcamp/
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- Billboard's Bill Werde on iTunes and Digital Music Charts (3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The lifeblood of Billboard has always been its music charts, like the Hot 100 or Top 200 Albums. Yet, now that Apple has officially killed Tower Records, it's easy to assume that the Billboard brand is suffering right along with physical album sales. Not true, says editorial director Bill Werde. With conferences like its upcoming Country Music Summit and cover subjects that keep folks buzzing, Werde says his mag has been able to adapt (thrive, even) with the times.
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- Billboard's Bill Werde on American Idol, Music Reality TV (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- For the second installment of our @MediaBeat interview, we got Billboard's editorial director Bill Werde to weigh in on why American Idol has produced more flops than platinum plaques. "Once you get off of Idol, it's just such a fleeting window of opportunity generally," Werde said.
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- Billboard's Bill Werde: 'If You're Gonna Write About Music, You Better Love It' (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:14
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Think you've got it bad as a writer? Try being a music journalist when not one, but two of the industries you rely on are struggling. "If you want a career writing about music, my advice to you would probably be medical school, maybe law," joked Billboard editorial director Bill Werde in our Media Beat interview. Watch the full interview for Werde's tips on scoring that Beyonce byline, and to find out why the Kanye's of the world are making his job just a tad more, well, interesting.
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- Adweek's Michael Wolff: 'The New York Times is a Bore' (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Adweek's Michael Wolff: "The New York Times is a Bore"
In the final installment of our Media Beat interview with Adweek editorial director Michael Wolff, the veteran media man discusses his news aggregation operation, Newser.com. Wolff says, among other things, that in his long history of starting businesses, "[Newser] is the best experience I've ever had," adding that it serves its purpose because "people have a need for shorter information."
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- Adweek's Michael Wolff on NYT Paywall, State of News Corp. (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:09
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Adweek's Michael Wolff Talks NYT Paywall, the State of News Corp.
In part two of our Media Beat discussion with Adweek editorial director Michael Wolff, the media vet discusses The New York Times paywall, saying among other things, if it doesn't work, then "the Times is imperiled." And what interview with Wolff wouldn't include the topic of News Corp. and its chief Rupert Murdoch, who our interviewee profiled in his 2008 book, The Man Who Owns the News. Wolff offers his theories on the gigantic media entity's future.
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- Michael Wolff on Relaunching AdWeek (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:11
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Adweek editorial director Michael Wolff sat down with us for a three-part Media Beat chat. In the first installment, Wolff discusses the relaunch of Adweek, its current role/purpose in the industry, and the trade's relationship with parent company, Prometheus Global Media. Regarding the revamp of Adweek, Wolff says, "It was a very necessary, obvious and even inevitable thing that had to happen."
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- Stephen A. Smith: 'I am hell-bent on getting a television show' (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:13
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In the final installment of our Media Beat interview with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, we chatted about a potential Stephen A. Smith talk show. Last year Smith was meeting with Showtime about a late-night show, but the the deal fizzled out. That isn't stopping Smith however, who tells us he has "unfinished business."
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- Stephen A. Smith: 'It Bothers Me When Nobody Is Criticizing Me' (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:23
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- ESPN's Stephen A. Smith does not get bothered when people criticize or attack him. "In my heart of hearts, I really don't give a damn, I cannot emphasize enough how little it bothers me," he told us in part two of our Media Beat interview. We also talked about how athletes and journalists have become tabloid fodder, and why scandals -- like the recent Kobe Bryant fiasco -- become such big news.
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- ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on Being a Media Triple Threat (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:09
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith joined us for our Media Beat video series. In part one of our discussion, we talked about his philosophy for being a successful journalist in the multi-platform media environment. "There is nothing worse than being mediocre at a whole bunch of different things," he said. We also discussed his love for radio and whether he wants to move back over to the TV side of ESPN.
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- College Humor's Ricky Van Veen on Monetizing Web Video (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:56
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In part three of our Media Beat interview with College Humor co-founder Ricky Van Veen, we discuss how to monetize Web video. According to Van Veen, there was a stigma about placing ads on videos, but these days ads can complement rather than detract from the content. Van Veen dishes on branded content that works and reveals why he has his eye on virtual goods.
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- College Humor's Ricky Van Veen: Facebook Guarantees the Most Traffic (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:34
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In today's Media Beat, Ricky Van Veen, co-founder and CEO of College Humor, explains how he and his team come up with viral-friendly ideas, why Facebook is so important, and what platform he's focusing on for selling content.
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- College Humor's Ricky Van Veen on Staying Relevant in Comedy (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:02
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- With more than 85 million video views a month, a successful Tumblr page, and two of the most recognizable Web-based comedy talents ever, CollegeHumor.com is helping Internet company IAC laugh all the way to the bank and back. Co-founder Ricky Van Veen sat down for our Media Beat series and talked about how the 11-year-old site is growing up and remaining relevant in the comedy world.
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- Barbarian Group CEO Benjamin Palmer on Advertising Awards Season (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 6:16
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Here's the third and final installment of our Media Beat interview with Barbarian Group CEO Benjamin Palmer, who this time discusses judging award shows and how there will probably be "no surprises" this year. TBG's chief exec also talks about the importance of something like the Art Directors Club, which he happens to be a board member of.
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- Benjamin Palmer on Starting Barbarian Group Ad Agency (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:47
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In part two of our Media Beat chat with Barbarian Group CEO Benjamin Palmer, we take a look back as the self-described "physics school dropout" talks about his company's origins and gives us an idea of what they're looking for in terms of staff. Internet-savvy is definitely a plus, natch.
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- Barbarian Group CEO Benjamin Palmer on Advertising and Social Media (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:33
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In this week's Media Beat interview, AgencySpy sits down with Benjamin Palmer, CEO of digital marketing and creative agency The Barbarian Group. In the first installment of our three-part chat with Palmer, the exec discusses how things have been going with TBG's parent company Cheil, social media's importance, and why brands should understand that "the most permanent medium is the digital one."
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- Mark Coatney: Tumblr Serves '5.3 Billion Views Per Month' (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:12
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Could Vogue afford to be a bit snobbier with its Tumblr? In the third and final part of our Media Beat interview, Tumblr's media evangelist Mark Coatney answers this question and discusses the new job opportunities popping up due to social media.
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- Mark Coatney Explains Why He Left Newsweek for Tumblr (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:11
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In Part 2 of our Media Beat interview with Mark Coatney, we discuss the new role of social media tools in journalism and why he made the jump from Newsweek to Tumblr. Coatney also discusses how Tumblr can affect journalism today and how traditional journalists can jump ahead in the new wave of social media.
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- How to Pitch
- Runtime
- 14:13
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Title
- Breaking Into PR
- Runtime
- 5:52
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In this brief tutorial, you'll get the latest info on the public relations industry, including insight on where the field is going, and the skills you'll need to break in.
- Title
- Meet the Instructor: Liza Monroy
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Liza Monroy, an instructor at Mediabistro, is the author of the novel Mexican High. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Newsweek, Jane, The Village Voice, and Time Out New York. The daughter of a U.S. Foreign Service officer, she has lived, worked, and studied in Mexico, Italy, Holland, the Czech Republic, Greece, and the United States. Her writing has also appeared in anthologies including the New York Times The Best of Modern Love. She's been a travel writer for MTV and was recently awarded a residency by the Kerouac Project of Orlando. Visit her on the web at www.lizamonroy.com.
Liza Monroy's Courses
Personal Essay Writing: Advanced -- (Class starts May 31)
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- How To Build an Online Portfolio
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Your online portfolio is a showcase of your skills, talent, and potential. These tips will help you make yours the best it can be.
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- Tumblr's Mark Coatney on Web Commenters (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:59
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Mark Coatney realized Tumblr's massive potential to help the journalism industry early and got involved on the social media platform while at Newsweek. He joined Tumblr's staff last year as media evangelist, and in part one of our Media Beat interview he lets us in on a few secrets about Tumblr's growth and progress over the last year.
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- MVI 1949
- Runtime
- 5:04
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
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- Dylan Ratigan: From Garage Jockey to Financial News Expert (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 6:35
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Dylan Ratigan's path to MSNBC dayside anchor has had some interesting turns. He's gone from preventing parking garage scams at night, to being a global managing editor at Bloomberg News. So what did it take to get there? And what's next? Here's the final part of this week's Media Beat.
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- Is Dylan Ratigan the Next Glenn Beck? (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:42
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan is taking his show on the road again tomorrow for the final leg of its "Steel on Wheels" tour. Ratigan will anchor from Stillwater, Oklahoma as part of a three-day energy summit. "It wasn't just money for a TV show, it was shared values," Ratigan tells us in part two of our Media Beat interview. As for his next stop on the dial: "I would love to be in MSNBC's primetime," he says.
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- Dylan Ratigan: 'Stay out of my bedroom and bank account' (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 5:00
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan is a lone wolf. Among the panoply of left-leaning primetime hosts, Ratigan considers himself a Teddy Roosevelt throwback. TVNewser caught up with Ratigan for our Media Beat video series and asked the host, whose contract is up soon, if he sees himself at MSNBC going forward.
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- 5 Digital Media Skills Journalists Need
- Runtime
- 5:38
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- For the full version of this tutorial with 5 more tips, visit: mediabistro.com/ondemand. Journalists today need to know their way around digital media tools. This video helps you get up to speed by demonstrating five new-media skills, including the proper handling of Flipcams and audio recorders, lighting basics for digital photography, and more.
The skills showcased in this tutorial were selected by Mark S. Luckie of 10,000 Words, the blog where journalism and technology meet.
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- Deep Focus' Ian Schafer of on How to Make a Viral Ad (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:26
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Nowadays, everyone wants free marketing and brand fanatics who will spread the word for you. Well, Deep Focus CEO Ian Schafer says the quick and easy way isn't always the best one. "If you're using [a 'viral' strategy] as code for 'I don't want to spend a lot of money to get a lot of reach,' then you're going to be out of luck," he said in the final installment of our Media Beat interview.
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- Ian Schafer on How to Get a Job at Deep Focus (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Ian Schafer started his interactive agency Deep Focus nine years ago, and in our Media Beat interview the CEO reveals what you can do to get a job with his company. "What we really want is what the industry would call 'T-shaped people.' People with kind of a broad understanding, a generalist perspective, but an expertise in a particular vertical."
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- Deep Focus CEO Ian Schafer on Creating 'Mad Men Yourself' (Media Beat 1 of 3)
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In this week's Media Beat interview, mediabistro.com's Carmen Scheidel spoke with Ian Schafer of interactive agency Deep Focus about the success of its Mad Men Yourself campaign that required a lot of work and strategic research. "It is one of those bright, shiny objects that attracts clients to us, and typically they say, 'I want one of those.' We have to educate them on the fact that we didn't just come up with that idea out of thin air."
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- StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp on the Future of Social Networks (Media Beat 3 of 3)
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Will we see more social networks in the future? Garrett Camp, founder of the discovery engine StumbleUpon, doesn't think so. "I think it's going to be you're not on a social network, but you're using social functionality within existing products," Camp predicted in today's Media Beat interview.
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- Garrett Camp on StumbleUpon Advertising (Media Beat 2 of 3)
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The discovery engine StumbleUpon helps millions of readers explore the Internet, generating some impressive traffic in the process. Now, they're offering an alternative to traditional banner ads on the Internet. CEO Garrett Camp outlines the company's exciting new ad program in today's Media Beat.
