by Chaturi Wijesundera | Feb 25, 2016 | Advertising, Sales
Have you taken some time this year to reflect on your sales process? All too often, salespeople fall into random habits that they consider as part of the “sales process.” Randomness in sales, however, can hinder the ability to reach sales goals. Instead,... by Chaturi Wijesundera | Feb 8, 2016 | Advertising
The technology industry and the magazine industry have been butting heads since the internet has become an easy and cheap way for companies to advertise. Since then, magazine companies have found it hard to retain customers while competing with tech heavyweights for... by Aaron Harburg | Dec 30, 2015 | Advertising, Digital Publishing
In 2015 conversations in publishing surrounded problems concerning ad-blocking, ad-fraud, new business models, and more. Media companies seemed to echo each other’s concerns. A chorus of pessimistic voices sounding the alarm for the impending media apocalypse.... by Aaron Harburg | Dec 11, 2015 | Advertising, Blog
Yahoo recently unveiled a new feature, to the surprise of many of their email users. If you try logging in with an ad blocker installed, you will be prevented from viewing your emails. By doing this, Yahoo is addressing a real issue that will become more common.... by Aaron Harburg | Dec 2, 2015 | Advertising, Blog, UI/UX
In the last article, I discussed one potential form of monetization by making articles (and other media) commodities through micropayment systems across multiple platforms. Even if we assume that process takes off, I would argue that a “freemium” model... by Aaron Harburg | Nov 30, 2015 | Advertising
Ian Leslie in FT Magazine discusses the paramount issue of advertising: what actually works? Upsets in the digital media landscape and the adjacent evolution in ad tools may be obscuring the real value of advertising. Enthusiasm for engagement without clear...
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