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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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When I tell audiences that Americans consume 6 hours of video per day people seldom believe me (thus I publish the data). Traditional video had very high costs of distribution due to limited time slots of broadcast TV (we only had enough spectrum to support 3-4 channels). But distribution is now unlimited. Not so fast.

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The Power of Torso TV (Why Media is Racing to the Middle)

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At the left of the graph is the “head end” of the market, where the “hits” are produced for mass audiences. When you have limited distribution, the costs of distributing media are so prohibitive that only the largest of media producers (and distributors) are relevant. Why is that? Even a hundred.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Distribution costs have, too. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. .” hours of TV / day.

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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

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Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels.

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How to Craft a Digital Advertising Strategy that Combats Rising Costs and Captures New Customers

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If your business has a five- or six-figure digital advertising budget, you can put more money behind campaigns. In this article, we’ll talk about some less saturated digital advertising strategies you can use to get ahead. We’ll also show you what it takes to create advertising that gets people to act. Who are your competitors?

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How to Supercharge your Content Marketing with Paid Advertising

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While we’ve often talked about organic Content Marketing, today we have guest blogger and entrepreneur, Garett Gan sharing his views on Content Marketing with paid advertising. The content is ready and now post-publishing you’re on to emailing your list, reaching out to influencers, and distributing on your social channels.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Driving huge audiences can be worth millions of dollars, that’s why. Rebelling is simply a form of snobbery.

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