Nobody gives a f**k about your brand anymore

The future of media brands. One sentence for the future. Schwag time. Leading influencers by platform. High brow NFTs.

People vs Algorithms #7 by me Welcome to People vs Algorithms #7. I look for patterns in media, business and culture. My POV is informed by 30 years of leadership in media and advertising businesses, most recently as global President of Hearst Magazines, one of the largest publishers in the world. Get my weekly email here: Wait… there’s a PVA Holiday Shop? "Nobody gives a fuck about your brand anymore". The line caught my attention. James Miller was on a podcast talking about his new HBO oral history Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers. It came from super agent Ari…

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