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TV, merchant media and the unbundling of advertising — Benedict Evans
CAC: Customer Acquisition Chaos - by Rex Woodbury
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The Internet RevolutionI already explained what happened to newspapers when distribution erased local newspapers moats in the blink of an eye; as I suggested at the beginning, though, this was not an isolated incident but a sign of what was to come. Back in July I laid out how the acquisition of Dollar Shaving Club suggested the same process was ha... See more
Ben Thompson • The IT Era and the Internet Revolution
Amazon has built a $15bn+ ‘search ad’ business (retailers just call this marketing)
Benedict Evans • The Great Unbundling
What does this mean? All of the infrastructure and services that were once optimized for physical SMBs / mom-and-pops need to be overhauled to accommodate internet-first businesses. If you were a YouTuber and you walked into Bank of America asking for a small business loan, you would be met with a quizzical look followed by a polite but firm dismis... See more
Chris Paik • The American Dream is Going Digital
Advertising spend is down, non-essential affiliate marketing is on life support, subscription strategies are nascent, and direct-to-consumer commerce is a rarity. Media is being forced to evolve, once more. And so are brands.
PM • ON NEW MUTUALISM AND MEDIA
There are fundamentals that I don’t see changing: money comes into the ecosystem either from advertisers looking to reach an audience, or from the audience itself. For the former, the creator economy will continue to capture a greater and greater share of ad spend, mostly because it will capture a greater and greater share of viewer attention. But ... See more