Chris Brogan
Chris Brogan, an entrepreneur and media creator, discusses making a business out of new media.
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The Challenge of Being Part of the Media
It’s very odd to switch sides. OK, I haven’t really switched sides exactly, but I am now on both sides of the fence. Let me explain. For much of my career, I have been involved in public affairs and public relations, first in government, then in the non-profit sector, then as a consultant/advisor, and finally…
High-Achieving Students Neglected
Mike Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, discusses education policy, including the impact of No Child Left Behind on high-achieving students
Data-Driven Business Decisions
Anyone who has ever worked for me knows that I love data to help me make decisions. Sure, I use my gut feelings a lot, too, just like any entrepreneur, but when I have access to good data and it makes sense, I want to use it as an aid. Often, data conflicts with anecdotal…
Newspaper Publisher Says Free Content the Problem, Not the Cure
While many in the newspaper industry seem headed toward making more and more content available for free online and pursuing an advertising strategy, the publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Walter E. Hussman Jr. wrote yesterday in the Wall Street Journal that free content may be the problem that ails the newspaper industry rather than the…
The value of checklists
I’m a big fan of checklists. There’s a reason why pilots and others in life-and-death roles rely on them to ensure things get done right. In business, we often develop processes to deal with repeatable activities — things like on-boarding clients, promoting events, and publishing content. Many times we will get a group together, think…
CC Chapman’s Amazing Things Will Happen
Disruptive ideas don’t always have to be fancy inventions or monumental scientific discoveries. Sometimes, it’s just some healthy common sense provided in a compelling fashion. Delivered to the right person at the right time, it can have a truly disruptive impact. That’s how I see CC Chapman’s latest book, Amazing Things Will Happen. It’s got…