Earlier this week I released a new episode of the Evolving Media podcast. It's been a while, but the topics we discussed felt absolutely crucial to start talking about now. The blurb for the podcast episode is below, and you can find the episode itself here. Join in the conversation, let's strive to make this…Read more The Collective Journey – COVID-19 edition
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Swimming in a sea of giants
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Reading the NY Times article on Disney’s enormous push to get people to sign up for their new streaming service Disney+, it all seems a bit overwhelming. The blanket advertisement over TV channels, social media, buses, theme parks, stores, festivals… Most people should be aware by now that Disney are moving…Read more Swimming in a sea of giants
Reaching out, engaging audiences – but to which extent?
The Holy Grail of creating content is to reach an audience and have them engage with the story you're telling them. For the most part it will be an engagement you'll never experience yourself, that will only manifest in sales, views, downloads or some other metric. To a certain extent you can observe the engagement…Read more Reaching out, engaging audiences – but to which extent?
The many-faced nature of today’s media
Having reached the point of a full dozen of episodes of my podcast, the Evolving Media podcast, I’m becoming more and more convinced that the storytellers of the future need a very special skillset. Since I launched the podcast back in late November last year, I’ve talked to some brilliant and highly-skilled and creative people…Read more The many-faced nature of today’s media
The art of listening
I started producing the Evolving Media podcast back in November last year, as I felt an urge to find a way to convey thoughts, ideas, principles, best practices and examples in an easily accessible way. Having spent quite a few years producing radio back in the 90s and early 00s a podcast felt like a…Read more The art of listening
E-sports, gaming, streaming – an in-depth talk with Angela Natividad
For the fifth episode of The Evolving Media Podcast I got in touch with Angela Natividad from Hurrah.gg, the world's first creative agency devoted 100% to e-sports. Angela is an enigma and one of the more creative and innovative persons I have the pleasure of knowing, and her knowledge of the world of online gaming…Read more E-sports, gaming, streaming – an in-depth talk with Angela Natividad
The Collective Journey and the Narrative Reversal
The third episode of The Evolving Media Podcast just dropped. It's a highly interesting and instructive talk with Jeff Gomez of Starlight Runner Entertainment, who've been championing the notion of a Collective Journey taking over from the classic Hero's Journey when it comes to experiencing and engaging with stories. In this talk, we go into…Read more The Collective Journey and the Narrative Reversal
Reaching people the right way
The second episode of The Evolving Media Podcast dropped on Friday. We're continuing our exploration of where the field of media is heading and what we as creators and producers can do to reach audiences better, engage with them and start cultivating more long-standing relationships. In Episode 2 I'm talking to Mike Monello from Campfire…Read more Reaching people the right way
Evolving Media – the Podcast
This week saw the birth of a new podcast, aptly named Evolving Media (yeah, the same as this blog. I might have a slight lack of imagination when it comes to naming things). The podcast solution feels quite natural to me, seeing as I spent my formative years as a radio show host. Audio has…Read more Evolving Media – the Podcast
The art of putting ones money where ones mouth is
Content is King, was what I heard ages and ages ago as I took some of my first fledgling steps into the transmedia storytelling world of that time, and it rang very true then. Context is King, was the next rallying cry heard from the people in the media industry with their gaze firmly trained…Read more The art of putting ones money where ones mouth is
