A lot of nice people with interesting radio shows have asked me to appear on their programs of late, and hey, I’m a person with plenty to say, so I’m pretty receptive to these audio advances.
It’s always fun and flattering to talk with people who are interested in the work you do. And GenY marketing expert, Bret Bernhoft of The Face of Media, has a knack for radio and for putting a story together, which makes appearing on his show an additional pleasure.
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During last night’s discussion, the question of investors came up and I said I’m always open to ideas, but that I want to retain editorial control over the property. I added that we’re looking for more writers, an illustrator to help us design t-shirts and an ad rep who can whip our display business into shape.
On this last question, Shawn and I have long been aware of the additional challenges that serving an ad-savvy audience brings to the display ad equation. At the same time, who are we kidding when we say ad people don’t look at, or click, ads? Ad people are people–we do what all people do, we take an interest in what’s interesting.
An additional thought on this, I was measuring various blogs against mainstream media properties over the weekend. Yes, I have tedious hobbies. At any rate, one thing I noticed is that AdPulp.com is bigger than Gourmet.com, according to data from Alexa. Gourmet, of course, has a printed version, is owned by Condé Nast and is about food, not media, marketing and advertising.
I also noticed during my research that Pitchfork.com is bigger than RollingStone.com and that Mashable.com and TechCrunch.com are both bigger than Time.com and USATODAY.com. My conclusion: it’s more fun to be the disruptor, than the disrupted (and potentially, more profitable).
Previously on AdPulp: The Face of Media
