Guests Chris Pizzurro, Principal, Leap Media Group, and Michele Fino, Head of Branded Entertainment at Crackle on Epi 14 of Insider Interviews with E.B. Moss

Leap Into Engaging Branded Entertainment

Can branded entertainment be “bingeable?” If it’s engaging and the characters are relatable! What if no one watches? They will if that branded content is made — then promoted — by Leap Media. That’s what I learned from speaking with Chris Pizzurro, Co-Founder and Principal of Leap Media Group, and Michele Fino, Head of Branded […]

Broadcast AND Streaming: The Power Duo of Local Advertising

When you think about it, national advertising can definitely build awareness — or brand equity. But as Keith Kazerman, President of Locality Streaming pointed out, every purchase made actually occurs LOCALLY.  Hmm. There was a lot more food for thought in Episode “lucky” 13 when I sat down with Keith and his counterpart, Ann Hailer, […]

NFL, Group Black and SXM on Adding the Human Element to Content

In this bonus episode of Insider Interviews, captured during Advertising Week 2023, I spontaneously interviewed three impressive executives on how each injects the human touch to various aspects of culture in media: Sports, Multicultural and Podcasting content. First, Marissa Solis, SVP of Marketing for the NFL, discusses how the NFL is incorporating AI to generate […]

Lou Paskalis: Making News About Media

It’s a jam-packed Epi 12 with my longtime industry friend, Lou Paskalis, CEO and Founder of AJL Advisory and strategic advisor to Ad Fontes Media. We had a lively stroll down memory lane (and, yes, I sing to him), reminiscing about working on promotions for E&J Gallo Winery/Food Network years ago to rubbing elbows at […]

T-Mobile’s Cherian Thomas on Driving Brand Love with DOOH

Head of marketing for T-Ads, the advertising solutions division of T-Mobile, Cherian Thomas describes the evolution of his rideshare entertainment platform, Octopus, to creating brand love across all digital out of home screens. In this upbeat but informative conversation with the high-energy “Doctor Thomas,” Insider Interviews host E.B. Moss also gets the download on DOOH […]

A Holistic Approach to Podcasting

A “holistic” approach sounds so virtuous – in a yoga pose kind of way. And when it’s applied to the business of podcasting it takes on an even healthier stance. Three wise guests explained exactly what it takes to approach podcasting as a unique medium and leverage all aspects of it to drive growth. In […]