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Students, On October 7th, we won't have class. In its place, listen to one of these highlighted podcasts. Post to the wiki what you listened to and when, as well as the primary points of insight you gleaned. Due by 10/18.

Change of due date - 10/14. Thanks!

Last comment, I promise. I've only linked to Monday's agenda. There are 5 days of AdWeek. You can choose podcasts from throughout the entire week of events.

I was able to watch the podcast "OMMA Global" which took place in New York City on September 27th. The seminar or speech was quite interesting. It talked about the direction the advertising industry will be heading in the next 5 to 10 years. He believes that the industry is shifting to mobile forms of media and advertising. He mentioned valuable information about trends of people presently today stating there are 1.7 billion people connected and using the internet and by the year 2014 there is expected to be around 4 billion people. Other trends that are affecting the industry is the fact that consumers want things instant and more like a television experience. He believes that television and internet are going to be one in the same, practically like an interactive television. Most of what the podcast was about I believe to be true. I feel like the competitive advantage for agencies in the advertising industry is going to be which agency can adapt and change the quickest. This pertains to the agencies infrastructure and their ability to have a universal format that is compatible with all devices created. Sometime in the near future people are going to be carrying media experiences with them and are going to be connected in real time, so its critical for ad agencies to convert ad's to video form in with high definition quality. Lastly some of the advice he mentioned towards the end of the seminar could save agencies based on the direction the industry is headed. I feel the most important was the story telling aspect. For agencies to be able to inspire people and have a connection with good stories is going to inevitably attract people and build brands.

I watched the podcast "Billboard presents: Under the Hood of Unstaged," which took place on Setpember 27th. It was pretty interesting, especially since I had never heard of Unstaged. Unstaged is a curated concert series put on by American Express, VEVO, and YouTube. They take the most relevant and well-known musicians and mix them with a great director, and then stream concerts live in HD. These concerts are created in a way that the audience can become engaged in it even though they are not present, and are meant to reach a younger generation. The songs that are performed on Unstaged are not usually played on the radio, but do rank high on Billboard charts. For example, John Legend teamed with Spike Lee and the Roots to create songs to perform on Unstaged. The songs were high on the Billboard charts even though they were not all played on the radio or the most well known songs. Because they are not on the radio, the marketers have to think outside of the box to create advertising campaigns. They focus on the songs with the best messages instead of just the most popular songs. Many of the songs focus on American values and themes. I really enjoyed the information given about Unstaged in this podcast, and I especially liked how marketing focuses on the songs with the best messages. Usually, the most popular songs are focused on, but I think people enjoy songs that have a deeper meaning and that they can relate to. Unstaged and the partnership between American Express, VEVO, and YouTube are proving to be huge successes. The success is judged by click-through rates and looking at the amount of time the audience is engaged in the stream, among other things. When this live presentation was over, there was an event where people could listen to the music live. After listening about Unstaged, I want to take a look at it myself!

The podcast I listened to was called "Around the Dial: A Music Industry Roundtable", which took place in B.B. King's Music Club on September 30th. This free flowing conversation about advertising and the music industry consisted of many well respected individuals including: Aimee Higgins who is the VP is Pandora radio, Harvey Leeds who is the executive chief of Headquarters Management, Jesse Mann who is the GM of The Bowery Presents, Kenny Ochoa who is the VP of Sony Music, Josh Rabinowitz who is the Senior VP and Director if Music for the Grey Group, and finally rock and roll hall of famer Marky Ramone of the Ramones. Their main discussion consisted of how to unite Madison Ave. with the music industry. Advertising has proven to be a vital way to promote music. In the past few years one of the top ways to promote a band has been to run their music in an Apple television commercial. This proves that the traditional major record labels are becoming obsolete due to the low revenues in record sales and the high profit potential in internet marketing and merchandising. The traditional record store is also diminishing fast. The days of discovering new bands and artists by thumbing through stacks of records has become an enjoyment of the past. For many people, including myself, that is something I grew up doing and still enjoy to this day. Pandora radio has tried to simulate this by catering to every persons individual music taste. They also offer a better music experience because they only play an audio advertisement every 20 minutes, which is much less than the traditional radio. As explained by Aimee, Pandora is trying to become a place for music discovery and a place where new artists and bands can become noticed. Pandora reaches a wide array of people with 60 million subscribers in the U.S. alone. This is a huge number compared to XM radio's less than 20 million subscribers. Creating value in business practices between bands and brands is key for both sides.

The podcast I listened to was called "Fast Company Global CEO Forum", which occurred at 11:00am on September 29. The Fast Company CEO Forum consisted of the creative, digital, and media leaders from around the world, who's focus is to lead the way forward for the the ad industry. The summit's moderator was Bob Safian, accompanied with a panel of global ad agency CEO's, including Rosemary Ryan, Matt Freeman, Simon Sherwood, and Larry Woodword. The main focus of the summit was how ad agencies can adapt with technology to combine traditional advertising methods with mobile, social, and digital media. One topic stressed during the summit was the notion of ad agencies belonging to larger corporations, known as holding companies, and the freedom allowed for marketers to do what they want to do to be innovative and efficient. One side of the panel argued that holding companies do not allow for innovative thoughts to adapt with technology, while the other side of the panel argued that it is not financially viable to remain independent in the global marketplace. The global marketplace is too large for one agency to specialize in all of the different media options now available with growing technology. The overall theme of the summit revolved around the fast changing marketplace in the advertisement world and how to adapt to those changes. I enjoyed listening to the arguments given and I feel it is imperative for ad agencies to allow for a free flow of knowledge, with the help of specialized partners in the industry to help adapt with technology and the growing marketplace.

I watched the podcast "Billboard presents: Under the Hood of Unstaged," which took place on Setpember 27th. I thought it was pretty interesting because of the fact I have never heard of it before. Throughout the podcast that talk about Unstaged. Unstaged is a concert series put on by American Express, and YouTube. They take the most popular artist in today's society and team them up with the most popular and greatest directors in today's society and team them up together to stream live concerts in HD. These concerts play songs that are not usually or never played on the radio. Yes, it might be harder way to advertise these new songs, but it is a great way to get the songs out in the open to the public. These concerts are great because it gets the audience involved without actually having to pay for a ticket, and wait in traffic for the concert. The "people" are there without actually being there. In the podcast they mentioned why they don't particularly play these songs on the radio. These songs are the ones with the greatest rhythm and tune, and beat; they are the songs that portray the best message. Marketers trying to promote Unstaged have an extremely tough job because they are trying to promote something that no ones really ever heard of. And once people have heard of it they are not promoting the best songs, they are promoting the best messages. But apparently these people are doing a great job, because by the amount of clicks they are getting, and the amount of time the audience is streaming tell them that they are doing a great job. I think this is a great idea and a great partnership between American Express, VEVO, and YouTube. I would very strongly consider using this!

The podcast I listened to was "Around the Dial: A Music Industry Roundtable." This discussion took place on September 30th, 2010 during Advertising Week. This was a Q and A table discussion with some of the major players in the advertising and music industry with Madison Avenue being the link between the two. The individuals that lead the discussion were: Harvey Leads, retired from Sony Music and now consulting for Livenation, Marky Ramone- rock n roll hall of fame of the group the Ramones, Kenny Ochoa- Sony Music, Jesse Mann- GM of Bowery Presents, Josh Rabinowitz- Vp of Music at Gray Advertising, and Amy Higgins from Pandora. These are highly repected individuals and know how to intertwine music and advertising together. The overall goal is to use Madison Aveune to promote new and upcoming bands and artists. The number one way to expose a new artist is to get them on an Apple TV ad. That is one of the main places they will get noticed and get their music heard. Another interesting topic that was brought up was if radio is becoming the new advertising. And in a way it is, its helping consumers identify the artist in their favorbale ad or commerical. By observing the association between a song and a product, it promotes both the artist and the brand and make consumers aware. They will then go download that song and listen to it on the radio whenever it is played. Finally Pandora has an interesting take on music and advertising. They have tried to help build relationships between brands and artists. They try and expose a popular brand with music that will fit that lifestyle and what that advertisment is trying to convey. It fits everyones taste and can target multiple types of people at the same time. Overall, interesting posdcast!

I was unable to find the podcasts, however I did listen to WADV radio who did an interview with Daniel Lamarre who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cirque du Soliel. This interview was done over Ad Week after Daniel Lamarre did a presentation on what he enjoys most about being a part of Cirque du Soliel. I found it intriguing how enthusiastic he was about his company and the creativity it brings to the world. He even said it was intimidating being in front of so many large, well-known companies and he wants to become more knowledgeable about advertising as a whole as well as exporting the creativity of Montreal and Quebec. The Stage Director seemed to be the person he praised the most because he said they are the ones who really illustrate the creativity of Cirque du Soliel. Lamarre is striving to create a belonging with the people in towns the production visits. He also said he enjoys the fact that Cirque du Soliel creates so many jobs for amazing artists and he has a mission to protect and provide these jobs and institution. I found him to be enthralled with his job and that is what makes a great company- someone who genuinely loves what they do every day.

I listened to the podcast Around the Dial: A Music Industry Roundtable which took place on September 30th. This podcast is considered the ultimate music industry roundtable because notable music industry insiders discuss what new and upcoming in music and Madison Avenue. Some of the individuals who participated in this podcast were music industry veteran Harvey Leeds, Jesse Mann, General Manager of The Bowery Presents, Kenny Ochoa, VP of Sony Music, Josh Rabinowitz, Director of Music for the Grey Group, Marky Ramone, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and Amy Higgins from Pandora. During the podcast the music experts shared their information and opinions on different topics related to new music and helped promote the upcoming bands. One of the things I found interesting was how strong bonds were purposely created between bands and brands. For example, Pandora promoted a Dave Matthews Band concert and connected the band with Britta Water Company. This linked the two together and Dave Matthews Band advertised for Britta and vice versa. During the Dave Matthews Band concert free Britta water was distributed for the fans that brought water bottles. Amy Higgins explained how important the connection between well known bands and brands are in order to have successful advertising. As a result of this association, linking a band or singer with a product will result in elevated sales. I also enjoyed listening to how Pandora is developing into a discovery brand for new artists. Considering Pandora is something I use regularly it was interesting to understand the tactics behind how they influenced which artists I listened to. I learned a lot through this podcast about how important it is for brand association.

I was able to listen to the Tim Westergren interview done on WADV September 29, 2010. Tim Westergren is the creator of Pandora, and spoke about how Pandora has come on the scene and how it will change in the future. Pandora was a huge success when it first came about, and since then they have add apps for iphone and itouch. By creating other ways to access Pandora it has opened a whole other playing field for Pandora. They are now integrating Pandora in cars and ford is now advertising the product in their ads. Tim talked about what excites him now and what will in the future, and for right now he is just excited that the users of Pandora are so excited about the product. Tim mentioned through that what excites him in the future is that this product will really help up and coming artist enter the music scene a lot easier than before. There are 90,000 artist featured on Pandora, and with the shuffle feature users have a greater chance at finding new artists they might not have ever known about. One of the last things that stuck with me about the interview was that Pandora receives up to 30,000 feedback responds in a month and Tim said that the feedback isn't really feedback but people letting them know how much they love Pandora, and how it is the wave of the future in the music industry.

I listened to the podcast Around the Dial: A Music Industry Roundtable. It was conversation among some several influential people about what is happening in the music industry and how they are using advertising more and more to promore their music. The people in the conversation included industry leaders in the music busisness, the general manager of Bowery Presents which is a company that books bands for local venues in their area. It also included the VP of Sony, the Director of music for the grey group, a few Rock & Roll hall of famers and a representative of pandora. Harvey Leads who used to work at Sony and is now working with several people in the music industry to promote music. He tells an interesting story at the beginning about about how they were unable to get a song for the band new found glory on MTV and they read that one of the best ways to get noticed is have your song in an apple commercial. So they got their publicity in commercials for RockStar energy drink and Taco-Bell. So instead of getting the promotion on MTV he got his publicity on the commercials. Amy Higgins of Pandora tells a story about how they connected Brita the water filter company with Dave Matthews new album. They both benefited from the partnership and then started a campaign about how the band was becoming greener and doing promotions including Brita water bottles at concerts. Its a very interesting conversation, they also talk about how advertising might be the new radio, and one of the speakers talks about how 9 out of 10 songs in commercials dont actually connect with consumers, and how a song might connect on one television show but not another and the same thing happens in advertising. He speaks about even if its a great ad, its up to the label and the brand to create the publicity and support to make sure people are aware of it. They then have several small conversations about how their industry's are changing. The Marky Ramone talks about when he first used his song's

For this response I listened to the Senior Advertising Director of SAGE's Robert Espinoza's interview on receiving the GLAAD award. I learned that the goal of the campaign was to inform people about the needs of caregiving for gay, lesbian and bisexual old persons. They ran it through publications that targeted the direct audience of people that may be in the situation to be a caregiver. One interesting thing they did to reach a wider audience was their use of spanish advertisements as well. They've moved their goals to reach passed just the people of NYC and to bring the project into the national spotlight. They're trying to generate an understanding that this issue isn't age specific, and let people know that there are older folks with this lifestyle. They've worked with national organization to further their message to generate and spread the word. The focus on there issues as well that they feel similar groups might be interested in such as HIV/AIDS.

I listened to Around the dial : A music Industry Roundtable. It dealt with very successful and well known people in the music business talking about how important music is to advertising and vice versa. Some of these well known people include Harvey Leads who worked for Sony previously and now he does consulting with several music artist and bands. He is trying to "cross pollinate" the music industry with the advertising industry and how he can marry the both of them comfortably. A recent project he embarked in was with New Found Glory and how they were going on tour with Paramore and they wanted to create a video, even though they knew MTV wouldn't play it. And it all focused on product placement of Taco Bell, Rockstar energy drinks and a gym shoe. Based on that i realized how important it is for a brand, a product, a company to merge well with an artist because if those two merge well then they merge even better because of the fan base and the costumers they both have. They also state how in the past both business were fighting for money rather than for a good relationship which is what they are doing today. The director for grey music was also present and he mentioned how advertising has become a major part of the music industry because it helps the new coming artists to get their name out. Billboard magazine is helping getting exposure out by trying to see who is going to get the Apple TV Ad. Marky Ramone was also present and he talks about how the songs they wrote were to get exposure but now with downloading it has been a useful tool to supplement income for those bands. Amy Higgins of Pandora was there as well saying it is all about sale strategies and how to create relationships with music and products in order to make them both happy. It is about finding partnerships to make things happen ( concerts, shows...) A project she mentioned was the partnership they did with DMB and Britta. They had DMB songs on Pandora which was a big album. Then fro

I listened to Around the Dial: A music industry roundtable. In this podcast several of the top minds in the music/advertising industry sat down to talk about how the union between music and marketing can be profitable for both parties. Each member of the roundtable, including Kenny Ochoa, Jessie Mann, Josh Robenowitz and Marky Ramone discuss their personal experiences using music in marketing and vice versa. Ramone made the comments that some artists and fans see this as "selling out", but in reality it is one of the best possible ways to get your music more recognized and reach a broader audience than you normally would. An excellent example is that being featured in an Apple advertisement was rated as one of the top 100 ways to expose yourself as an artist. Many examples of how bands and products come together to create brand recognition for both parties are explored in this podcast. One of the panelists who works for Pandora discussed how there are 60 million users on Pandora and this is a definite advantage for advertisers who want to reach a niche audience depending on which genre they listen to. An audio advertisement only plays once every twenty minutes meaning there is little overload when a marketer tries to convey their message. Another interesting thought brought up in conversation is that there is so many songs featured in commercials that consumers can find new artists and bands they enjoy just by simply turning on the tv and flipping through channels. Another panelist said this is a great way to expose yourself, but to be careful about which products bands choose to associate themselves and finding the right fit is the key. I found this podcast interesting and insightful into a avenue of marketing I see and hear everyday, yet have never really paid much attention to.

I listened to Around the Dial: A music industry roundtable. This podcast consisted of Kenny Ochoa, a Sony Music Exec who deals with selling the music rights of Sony to ad agencies to use in their commercials. I learned from this podcast how important music can be in an advertising campaign and how brands and agencies and musical artists work together. Harvey Leads ran the promotion department at Sony. As he said he "cross pollinated" the music and advertising industries. He tells the story of the band New Found Glory made a video with product placement with products like Rock Star Energy Drink and Taco Bell. Amy Higgins talks about how when she worked for Pandora she worked with bands and their initiatives to be greener. The whole goal of this discussion was to discuss how music and advertising have started a journey together and now help each other gain popularity.

I watched the OMMA Global Podcast from the Monday September 27th event. The overall theme of the podcast was the future of technology. The key speaker mention that today there are 1.7 billion people on the internet, and by 2014 that number will grow to over 3 billion. This will be due to the changes that will occur to the internet. The internet is expected to become faster and more instant which will allow for more growth. It is so easy to understand why there will be a major growth in the internet because we live in a mobile environment. Devices like our cell phones and i-pads allow us to view media anywhere. The key speaker also mentioned that today there are 700 million online video users that watch up to 10 minutes of video everyday. These statistics will also grow. In the next 3-5 years there will be 3 times as many viewers and they will be watching up to 2 hours of video daily. This is due to the effect the internet will have on t.v. The internet and tv will be combined and interchangeable in the future. Advertising agencies will have to stay current and be creative when trying to advertise in the future because t.v. will change and when t.v. changes advertising changes. It will be interesting to see how that change will occur because our lives will be mobile and advertising will need to be mobile too.

The podcast I chose to listen to was Around the Dial: A Music Industry Roundtable." This is a discussion between several influential leaders in the music industry including Harvey Leads, previously with Sony Music but currently a consultant, Markey Ramone, a popular artist, and Amy Higgins, a leader in the Pandora craze. The idea that they were trying to get across in this discussion was that of the connection between advertising and the music industry. It is well known that this is one of the best way for music to promote itself, and this podcast discusses how various artists have gotten their name out and used different forms of marketing. The biggest issue that each of these leaders in the industry dealt with was how to satisfy a range of different consumers, and to keep them interested in their products. Often, bands and artists will brand themselves with different labels in order to keep an edge over the competition and create a bond with the consumer.

I listened to the Around the Dial: A music industry roundtable. Josh Rabinowitz, Senior VP and Director of Music for the Grey Group, introduces the discussion on the union of the music industry with Madison Avenue (marketing industry) as "free-flowing." The discussion is among Amy Higgins from Pandora, Harvey Leeds from Headquarters Management, Jesse Mann from The Bowery Presents, Kenny Ochoa from Sony Music, and Marky Ramone of the Ramones. Each panelist talked about how their company was merging marketing and music. Amy Higgins said that Pandora is a marketing tool that can "help you connect to fans...and future fans in an organic way." Not only does regular radio force you to listen to what they have chosen often, you are often bombarded with the "clutter" of advertising. She says that Pandora decreases the "clutter" while allowing users to choose the type of music they want to listen to. Marky Ramone relayed how many of his fans felt he sold out when he decided to do music for commercials. It seems to me, after listening to each of the panelists that the music industry and marketing are a natural fit.

I listened to Nascar Life in the Fast Lane. It was amazing to see how far Nascar has come in just a short amount of time. The said that the first way advertising showed up in NASCAR was when the driver's use to advertise their own business on their car. It was also shocking to realize that NASCAR is the second most watched sport in USA behind football. In this Michael Waltrip says that while he raced he made sure that no matter how small or big the sticker on the car was he made that company feel like they were always the same. The reason he did this because the more he did for them, the better the chance that that company might give even more money. They also said that NASCAR fan are some of the most avid fans around. They will change their lifestyles depending on a driver's changes in some cases. Even insurance companys now sponsor NASCAR. The reasoning behind them getting into the sport is because of the 75 million fans that they can get their attention just during a race. Eventhough they are an insurance company and NASCAR is a thrill seeking sport. They feel as though they are gaining more because fans see that they will insure drivers, the it will be easy for them to enusre them as a fan.

I viewed What Actually Drives Content Consumption and Why You Should Care. AOL leaders talked about many ways content is received online. AOL is not only preparing to lead the way forward today but also coming up with ways in which to lead the way forward tomorrow. Consumers are a bit off on how they are actually viewing content. Over half the time spent online is spent consuming information while the other half is spent communicating(email, social networking, etc.). I was shocked to find out that seventy percent of users have less than 20 sites in their core mix that they view and almost fifty percent have only 10 sites! Many users do not realize that the the main way they seek information is search focused. Users look for content that is credible, trustworthy, recent, relevant, and brand authoritative. They go through trial, discovery and loyalty phases. Online trial process is mainly about access, such as being quick and delievered when you want it in the way you want to recieve it(consumerspace). The trial phase shifts to content and deals with relevancy. Loyalty is almost always concerned with brand appeal. In order to increase loyalty the brand must have certain attributes. It need to not only be recognized but also have uniqueness and quality. One such way that AOL gave to increase this quality was to invest in authors/ editor who are respected as influential. This increases the chance that the consumer will react to the ad. Also strong visual appeals engage the customers as long as they are relevent and useful. Consumers have come to accept advertising as content. This is great for marketers, so long as they know the correct ways to deal with the emerging web based content and consumer interests. "Integration has to be more imaginative" online in order to stand out today and tomorrow.

I listened to the Carolyn Everson interview, she is the vice president for global ad sales and strategy for Microsoft. It was interesting to hear how hectic her schedule is but how much she enjoys what she does. She mentioned how she will be traveling to China and Europe both three times in the next ninety days and even thought most people would fine that stressful and too much to handle, she was genuinely excited and looking forward. She also talked about her previous experiences with other companies such as MTV and Disney and she says her background with the importance of brands will help her in her new role as VP of global ad sales and strategy.

I listened to Designing an Agency for the Digital Age. This podcast discussed how the advertising that we have been working with in the past isn't working like it used to. I learned that the beginning of advertising came from politics. During elections people used to take a train all around the country and promote themselves. At one point William McKinley couldn't travel because he had a sick wife. That is the first time buttons and pins were used. A man name Sam Lloyd came up with a puzzle game which had things about McKinley on it and 20 million of these games were given out. When the television came out it transformed advertising. For a long time using mass media meant increasing sales, however in the recent years clients have been informing agencies it is not working like it used to. There are three reasons why agencies need to transform digitally. One is that mass media is not as effective as it once was. Two is the context. Within context there are ten things that have been developed to help sales. 1. information (google: getting information to information seekers) ; 2. Transaction ( ability to customize) ; 3. participation (Facebook) ; 4. Conversation (Twitter) ; 5. Application ( Driod and Iphone Apps) ; 6. Location (mapping technologies) ; 7. Diversion (Hulu) ; 8. Distribution ( Youtube) ; 9. Visualization (showing data) ; 10. Interruption ( Banner Ads). The third reason to transform is to Innovate. We need to move away from commodity and towards Innovation. Companies need to invest in ideas and not media. There are three ways to transform. The first is to transform the brand. You can either force it into the consumers life or let the consumer put themselves into the company. The best way is through storytelling. Agencies can use metaphors to evoke an emotion so they act a certain way, use a demonstration, Apple for example does demonstrations, or a Game where the user generates the story by being engaged. The second is to transform th

I listened to the interview with Tim Westergren who is the founder of Pandora internet radio. Pandora was founded in the early 2000's and has grown into one of the largest radio platforms in the world. Tim mentioned how in the first several years after just having opened up shop, the company received much fortune. However, after the company launched the iphone application and "got into people's cars", it exploded within a short amount of time. Tim says that the users/audience have made Pandora what it is. Tim also says that "big is good in the media world." Tim realizes that music plays a personal role in people's lives so he aims to meet the needs of the average listener by meeting them in their living rooms, cars, on their phones, and mobile devices. He even shared how people have shared their personal moments with the company. Some people have named their children after Pandora and have used Pandora during special moments like birth and weddings. Tim says that he is excited about people's excitement and about what Pandora will do for the working musician. Pandora has a listening population of 60,000 people and growing. This means that with Pandora the platform for independent musicians is at their doorstep.

I listened to Carolyn Everson who is corporate vice president global add sales and stratedy for Microsoft advertising. Obviously like most organisations in this field much of the advertising and products that are created are very unique and innovative. She recalls her first 90 days within the organisation and what schedule she has in the environment of advertising. She started her week at Canns advertising festival, which is a prestigious festival known worldwide, mainly social networking and meeting clients. This lead to her giving a conference in front of over 1000 people where she performed a rap dance. The next few months will see her traveling a lot, visiting on a number of occasions Asia and Europe. Her main role throughout her time travelling will be meeting clients and other team members. Throughout her time in advertising working for organisations such as Disney and MTV the most vital aspect she has learned is the importance of brands and content. In addition to the importance of brands and content she strives to reinforce that it is importance to bring it to a digital environment.

I listened to the interview with Carolyn Everson, corporate VP of global ad sales and strategy for Microsoft advertising. It was interesting to hear her talk about how often she is engaging in contact with customers of the company. She has to travel to all of these places, finding out what the company is doing right, or doing wrong, in order to improve on their products and services, which is very important in any industry. Many companies don't consider the great importance of continual improvement, and how their choice to do so, or not, will affect old and new customers. I think it is a good thing that Microsoft is getting their employees to do personal visits to its customers because when a customer sees that the supplier cares about how they are affected by their products, and ask for their input, they have a more positive perception of the company.

I listen to the interview with Julia Boorstin of Media Money of CNBC, who seem to enjoy here career, she said that she feels confident about the industry in the upcoming year, and loved that her career gave her the opportunity the communicate with the people at the center of the transformation in the industry. Julia began her interview explain that the industry now is cautiously optimistic, in contrast to the scare of last year. Last year a lot of the ad spinning was put on hold and now it up 6% this year. Another issue that was discussed was the resurgence in traditional media, such as television and radio. Even though these are not the most up to date media, they still dominate the industry. Ad agencies are now feeling the pressure from social media ads and website like Google, where the ads are brought directly from the supplier. To adapt ad agencies need to become specialized to help the transformation of crafting the story, so that advertising can cross platforms. The message that needs to be presented in ads now is what is the "Bottom Line", being able to relate and tell a story.

I watched a WADV 2010 interview with Neil Glassman, social times contributor, blogger and consultant who chatted about radio, experience in branding and his perspective on whats next and more. The interview was conducted in union square park and he knew the interviewer, they had been in the same industry highway for years, just different lanes. Social media differs from radio in the following fundamental way: can't see, know or name who you are talking to and they must be able to respond without picking up a telephone. He now works in industries where he is seen, writing two blogs, one marketing video and one his personal blog, titled bisban parrow. He also does consulting for social media companies. To take radio broadcast to the future, the industry must seize the following opportunities according to Glassman: 1. in a recent blog he discussed the importance of moving from the original media platforms to more engaging methods like tweeting. 2. Two falicies about social marketing and radio include: content is king (must deliver value and be packaged in desired, value added packaging and localism- radio professionals are grasping back to local markets and new type of localism is here- connect to the internet and find radio wherever you want. The interviewer suggested the term glocal, which I find very fitting. Appreciate your surroundings and understand how they apply to your local. Advertisers have to find ways to utilize these social media outlets to try engage with their market(s). Glassman is responsible for creating the product ISDN, and learned several lessons: he had the first commercial hardware product using mp3 files which was new technology in a old market when it was first released. The zepher for a duplex cost roughly 6k and no technicians knew how to install it. From this experience, the communicates the following message about branding: most advertiser believe every brand needs a name. His boss didn't want to name the box, he did and the

I chose to listen to an interview of filmmaker Oliver Stone which was conducted by David Carr. The discussion was based on Stone's newest project, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps". The film stars Michael Douglas who portrays the infamous Gordon Gecko, and opened at no.1 which makes for Stone's biggest opening ever. Oliver Stone spoke about his outlook on America and the future for the country. Often times he would relate his insight to connections in the film, with great emphasis on the relationships between characters in the movie. Stone states that he has seen four economic bubbles in his lifetime and that there will be more to come. He explains that as a country, we never took the time to recover from 2001, that we just kept going until the economy plummeted in 2008. The world faces a constant rise and fall, cyclical effect and this will continue in the future. It was noted that financial services have become a huge factor in American business today, we have profit without production, a huge portion of revenues come from moving money these days as opposed to manufacturing in the past. Moving money and leverage is what this movie is all about. Stone has created an emotional film that reflects the economic storm that we are currently facing. Here morals, karma and trust become key themes throughout the film. Each character faces moral challenges where ideals come into conflict with the power of money. Stone states that "everyone adjusts their own way, who gets out and who doesn't is the key". The power of rumors becomes relevant especially in the marketplace. Leverage is seen as a game not based on what you have but whether you are winning or losing. He does not aim at explaining the movie entirely just the key connections to make while analyzing the plot. I really enjoyed how he ended the interview by stating that he made sure to depict that the young generation is hopeful and that is what the economy needs today.

I have really wanted to see "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" ever since I saw the trailer. I found that director Oliver Stone was interviewed on September 30, so it certainly piqued my interest. David Carr first speaks about wanting to interview Oliver Stone and having to go to great lengths to secure some time with him in his trailer. The film broke out to the number 1 box office hit in its first week and is the all-time biggest film in India without dubs. Stone mentions "bubbles" dealing with the crests and troughs of the American economy he's withnessed ever since the '60s. In 2001 when the economy was very low he states that we never fully recovered from that and a couple years ago in 2008 it worsened to an extreme. He quotes a statistic saying 40% of the corporate profit in the United States was through shadow banking and financial services. He is exactly right. In June of that year the shadow banking system was approximately the same size as the traditional depository banking system in the U.S. From 1986 to 2008, so 22 years, that percentage rose from 16% to 40%. This shows that more and more people are making money via services rather than producing new products. Mr. Stone states that his father once told him, "there shouldn't be profit without production." His movie shows the corrupt side of Wall Street with Gordon Gecko, who is played by Michael Douglas. Gecko served time in jail for insider trading and the film starts with him getting out of prison with a new mindset from looking from the outside, in. Listening to the full interview session absolutely made me want to watch "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" even more.