In the world of startups, the term “mafia” has come to positively describe a group of people who have built a successful company and then continued to work together to create a new wave of startups. As Sarah Lacy, founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily, the Silicon Valley-based publisher, recently put it: “In the case of… Continue reading »
Last week, computer scientist Marissa Mayer was named CEO of Yahoo! In the process, the Silicon Valley-based company passed over interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, the candidate favored by many New York media professionals. This occurred despite the fact that Yahoo! is dependent on New York-based media agencies buying its ads. 70% of all US media… Continue reading »
John Piccone is the SVP of Sales at Simulmedia, the digital ad targeting platform for linear television. John has extensive experience in digital ad sales, having spent time at 24/7 Real Media and HealthiNation. We recently spoke with John about his current role and Simulmedia. The Makegood: John, can you tell us about your role… Continue reading »
Predicting the future is a fool’s errand, but my gut is telling me that if 2011 was the year of mobile, then next year may be the year when television gets the limelight. Here’s why: Apple TV arrives. The big product announcement of 2012 could be that Apple is getting into the television business. This… Continue reading »