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OECD technology skills survey design

Why haven’t companies learned from this 2016 OECD skills survey?

Time to return to one of my favorite design-related topics, the 2016 OECD skills survey. This time, instead of talking about product design as it relates to Amazon, we’re going to turn to a more general area of audience trends. It starts in a strange place – in the never-ending analysis of the ongoing crypto […]

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publishing and outdated thinking

In publishing, outdated thinking and denialism are not helpful

I’m constantly surprised how much outdated thinking persists in publishing. Not just newbies. People who have been in the game for years and are still using a 20th century playbook when it comes to gatekeeping, marketing, and editorial/creative. I also see a lot of denialism about the state of the industry, which is really holding

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AMS is now Amazon Advertising, but the big change concerns Headline Search Ads

If you have been using Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) in recent years, you probably received an email this week describing the new name: Amazon Advertising. But the big news is not the name. It’s the new interface, and a new requirement for “Sponsored Brands” (formerly Headline Search Ads). First, the announcement: We are excited to

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The number of book readers declines even as self publishing skyrockets

I’m nearing the end of revising the third draft of my Lean Media book. While researching industry trends, I found two fascinating pieces of data. First, Bowker’s data for ISBN registrations for self-published books: Printed self-published books with self-purchased ISBNs or “free” ISBNs from Createspace and other providers have doubled every few years. While the ebook

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This chart explains the rise and fall of the music album, 1955-2015

In my forthcoming Lean Media book, I talk a lot about the digital-driven convulsions of traditional, 20th century media. Some sectors of the media industry have had it worse than others, though, such as newspapers and recorded music. This post will look at one data point from the music industry that illustrates how much things

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