Almost Ready to Roll
My new site - representing my new company - is coming along, stay tuned.In the meantime, click through some of my blog posts from my time in and around content strategy.
Hating “Content” is Now a Thing?
Newspapers are still fighting for respect in the digital age of news, but picking nits - regarding the way some people in the news and digital agency worlds refer to content - is going in the wrong direction. Marty Baron, the well-respected Washington Post editor was...
Original Content, Not As Easy As It Looks
Not long after writing about my respect for Snapchat and their foray into the news publishing world, Deadline Hollywood (yet another news source I never expected to attribute) tells of the end of Snap Channel, Snapchat’s department for...
I’m Starting to Understand, Maybe Even Respect Snapchat
That's right, I'm starting to respect Snapchat and their plans for world domination. As I wrote about earlier, the way we get our news has to change or those responsible for reporting on the news will be left on the sidelines. The current generation is showing signs...
More Fun at Fuelfed – Winnetka
I spend a little time last weekend at the Fuelfed car show in Lake Forest. A nice mix of nice cars and relaxed people. It was fun to shake the rust off the Canon 40D, too. Other Blog...
News is Dead, Long Live the News
This isn't your Dad's news anymore There have never been more ways to get your news than there is today. Each generation has seen its "new media moment" from the newspapers, to radio, and then live television, but in the last 20 years we have jumped light years...
Mary Ellen Mark – The End of a Legend
An inspiration to so many photographers The term legendary is thrown around often when someone passes, sometimes deserved, sometimes not. The value of that title is obviously most relevant to the people who appreciated the talent of the individual who has passed. In...
Just For the Fun of it, the Fuelfed Car Show
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Publishing Platforms Exploding – Welcome to LinkedIn Publishing
I've long been a fan of publishing platforms that make it easier for the everyday content junky to get their word out. In the early days of the web, the first "enablers" came from titles like PageMill, First Page, and Dreamweaver. These were WYSIWYG...
A Collectible Car’s Story Tale
When you're building a content strategy you can talk about everything from content inventories to project deliverables, but at the end of the day what it all comes down to is that you're deciding on how to tell your story. That story can be about a corporate...
Governance And Your Content Strategy
Content strategy has gained a lot of attention in recent years. Not very long ago, a brand's major concerns were hiring the right agency to get the their message to consumers and then punching out press releases to try to hook some "free press." The strategy for...
As Newspapers Have Learned, The New Medium Can’t Mirror The Past
AdAge's James Gross has a very smart article on their site today, should be a must-read for anyone who wants to publish, be it as a marketer, content provider, or brand. As he says in the piece, In Order To Build the Future Systems of Content, Forget the Past, we (the...
What Will You Have For Me Tomorrow?
When I was a young photojournalist I proudly showed my new boss a photo from that day's assignment. It really was a good shot, and ended up winning awards later, but what I remember most is his remark after taking a look, acknowledging that I really did capture a...