The News on News, Brand Safety and Media Buying

CES (now an acronym, but AKA the Consumer Electronics Show) has grown beyond just a cool tool and tech showcase to being a place ripe for conversations on cool marketing and ad tech. It was a watershed moment for the attendee count of my media industry cohort, with many remarking that it was like a […]

Bonus: Previewing ‘24: E.B. Moss and Cynthia Nelson on Media Trends and Takeaways

Kicking off 2024, my fellow podcaster – but really more known as the expert in shoppable video, Cynthia Nelson – turned the mic on me, inviting me to guest on her show “Let’s Talk About Live Shopping.” Being in the hot seat myself was instructive as I thought back to the many takeaways of my […]

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, […]

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 […]