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165 posts

Marvel Announces New Iron Man Is A 15 Year Old Black Girl

Marvel Announces New Iron Man Is A 15 Year Old Black Girl

JULY 4, 2016

Academy Tries To Finally Kill The #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag

Academy Tries To Finally Kill The #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag

JULY 1, 2016

Life Imitating Art Imitating Life

Life Imitating Art Imitating Life

JUNE 14, 2016

Game of Thrones Fights Piracy, Why Writing Skills Matter, and Lockheed Martin's School Bus To Mars

Game of Thrones Fights Piracy, Why Writing Skills Matter, and Lockheed Martin's School Bus To Mars

MAY 12, 2016

Game Of Thrones Wages Real Time War On Piracy

Game Of Thrones Wages Real Time War On Piracy

MAY 11, 2016

The Fine Print Behind CBS Bringing Back Star Trek

The Fine Print Behind CBS Bringing Back Star Trek

MAY 4, 2016

Virtual Reality Trucks And Holographic Investments From HBO And Discovery

Virtual Reality Trucks And Holographic Investments From HBO And Discovery

APRIL 20, 2016

AMC Gives Up Telling Millennials To Silence Their Phones

AMC Gives Up Telling Millennials To Silence Their Phones

APRIL 12, 2016

Deadpool Marketing Secrets, Adidas' Subscription Box and a $3 Android Phone

Deadpool Marketing Secrets, Adidas' Subscription Box and a $3 Android Phone

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Grammys Get GoPros, Amazon In Retail And Diet Coke's Bold Experiment

Grammys Get GoPros, Amazon In Retail And Diet Coke's Bold Experiment

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

5 Unforgettable Things I Learned From The Office

5 Unforgettable Things I Learned From The Office

MAY 17, 2013

The Most Authentic Movie Marketing Campaign Ever?

The Most Authentic Movie Marketing Campaign Ever?

MAY 3, 2013

David Hasselhoff, Pinterest and the Upside of One Hit Wonders

David Hasselhoff, Pinterest and the Upside of One Hit Wonders

JANUARY 31, 2013

How the Power of Fear Helped Revolution Become a Breakout TV Show

How the Power of Fear Helped Revolution Become a Breakout TV Show

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

How Personal Relationships Will Make (Or Break) The Future Of The Arts

How Personal Relationships Will Make (Or Break) The Future Of The Arts

OCTOBER 3, 2012

"Somebody I Used To Know" & The Co-Created Future Of Musical Storytelling

"Somebody I Used To Know" & The Co-Created Future Of Musical Storytelling

JUNE 29, 2012

Likeonomics, Linsanity and Why The Oscars Really Matter

Likeonomics, Linsanity and Why The Oscars Really Matter

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

The South Asian Entertainment & Media Movement

The South Asian Entertainment & Media Movement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

How Oprah Became Oprah (And What It Should Teach You About Marketing)

How Oprah Became Oprah (And What It Should Teach You About Marketing)

MAY 25, 2011

The Campaign To Save NBC's Outsourced Ignites Racial Debate

The Campaign To Save NBC's Outsourced Ignites Racial Debate

MAY 5, 2011

A Promising Future For Branded Entertainment

A Promising Future For Branded Entertainment

APRIL 13, 2011

How ABC Killed Their Fan Base (And What All TV Networks Should Learn From It)

How ABC Killed Their Fan Base (And What All TV Networks Should Learn From It)

MARCH 17, 2011

6 Marketing Lessons From A Hollywood Movie Producer

6 Marketing Lessons From A Hollywood Movie Producer

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

How A Portuguese Singer Got 20 Million Views On YouTube

How A Portuguese Singer Got 20 Million Views On YouTube

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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