6 predictions for 2016
I figured it would be a fun thought exercise to create a deck with 6 predictions for the new year. They’re all written from an animation producer’s ...
Category: digital content
My presentation at Cartoon Digital
I had the honor to be among the speakers of the Cartoon Digital conference in Luxembourg last week. Here’s my presentation: Tech, media and content news f...
Put the audience first
With the release of iOS 9 there’s quite a buzz around Apple enabling content blocking in Safari. Many media companies are concerned about the future, but ...
You shouldn’t think about trends. Except when you should.
Recently I was part of a discussion around how to best bring the products of Finland’s creative industries to the global market. One issue we discussed we...
Is your scale big enough?
Back in school, my arts teachers often said that the things I drew were on too small a scale. In hindsight I think I was probably too shy to commit to a larger ...
Are you scared once every day?
I like the saying “Do one thing every day that scares you”. It is a great reminder to keep pushing yourself to do things that are outside your comfo...
Brands anchor retention
The tech news feeds for the last few days have been full of reports on ‘Candy Crush’ maker King’s IPO plans and Facebook’s $19 billion a...
Content is a hygiene factor
In motivational theory, there is a concept called ‘hygiene factors‘. These are elements of a job that do not create satisfaction, but their absence ...
Megatrends for digital content producers
It has been a while since my last post, and I have no idea of the direction this blog will take. If you’re up for surprises (hopefully pleasant ones), sta...