We’re living in the hardest time to get attention. One one hand anyone can go viral on a brand new account. On the other, no two feeds are alike and what is mega viral on some feeds doesn’t even register on others.
A few years ago there was a lot of talk about brands needing to be media companies. I don’t hear it a... See more
Cody Plofkerx.comWe’re living in the hardest time to get attention. One one hand anyone can go viral on a brand new account. On the other, no two feeds are alike and what is mega viral on some feeds doesn’t even register on others. A few years ago there was a lot of talk about brands needing to be media companies. I don’t hear it a much anymore. Most brands suck at media. Not all, and the best ones are great. I do think brands need to become media companies, but not traditional media. Brands need to build robust content engines, likely driven by creators at scale. Very few brands have the muscles internally unless they are creator led.
For many media brands, the creator economy presents a conundrum — what is the role of brand when audiences increasingly value the intimacy of a direct connection to a human creator?
Troy Young • Web3 and Media
[ THE CASE FOR VIRALITY ]
There’s been a lot of noise the last month on X about attention as a strategy and whether or not it works. As one of the frontrunners getting most talked about here, I think it’s about time for me to offer my thoughts.
Fundamentally, I believe that it has never been... See more
Royx.comlisten to me
you're not a product company anymore, you're a media company that makes product
ai is making the cost of building product go to zero
there is little to no defensibility in the long run
so how do you survice in this new... See more
Cody Schneiderx.com