by Erik | Feb 19, 2020 | Brand Development, Business Strategy, Design |
Online and traditional retail have been locked in a battle to the death since Amazon began stealing market share from Borders and Barnes and Nobles in the late ‘90s. In that war it appears traditional retail is losing. Online has so much to offer. It is easy and...
by Erik | Jul 29, 2019 | Brand Development, Business Strategy, Gaming, New Media, Public Relations |
In my last post, I discussed whether or not esports is facing an economic bubble. In it I called out a few bad actors in the industry, but also argued that it wasn’t fair to lump every competitive title together and that, as a result, there was more resiliency in the...
by Erik | Jul 14, 2019 | Business Strategy, Gaming, New Media |
About a month ago, Kotaku published an article entitled “Shady Numbers And Bad Business: Inside The Esports Bubble.” The article makes a lot of bold claims about the esports industry, which I don’t intend to discuss line by line, however it did get me thinking about...
by Erik | Aug 24, 2018 | Brand Development, Business Strategy |
Disney is, far and away, the most successful film studio in the United States today. They have dominated the box office this year, making up half the highest grossing films of 2018 so far. And this is not an anomalous year for them. They are also responsible for half...
by Erik | Feb 13, 2018 | Brand Development, Business Strategy |
Ten years ago there were two companies poised to be the de facto powers in online video. Netflix was the lone provider of piracy-free movies and television, cornering the market on mainstream entertainment online. YouTube had just rolled out its partner program for...
