The publishing business is under siege by technology. The New York Times is blaming exchange-traded media for its most recent declines in online display ad revenue. Federated Media just gave up on direct sales in favor of exchange-traded media. Meanwhile, CNET just reported that “Google generated $20.8 billion in ad revenue in the first six months of 2012,… Continue reading »
It was a brisk February 11, 1996, in New York City, the Sunday night before my first day as new Regional Sales Manager at CNET. I was fired up as a 24-year-old to start with a territory of the eastern half of the United States for this cool start-up doing wild things at the time… Continue reading »