Media

It’s chasing Netflix, but its structure has held it back.

The majority of its revenue now comes from outside the U.S.

Most leading global companies started with ambitions that were far bigger than their resources and capabilities. But they created an obsession with winning at all levels of the organization and sustained that obsession for decades.

A few smart companies have stopped complaining about Sarbanes-Oxley, the investor-protection law, and turned it to their advantage—bringing operations under better control while driving down compliance costs.

Many people believe that good ideas are rarer and more valuable than good people. Ed Catmull, president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, couldn't...

Coming up with creative ideas is easy; selling them to strangers is hard. Entrepreneurs, sales executives, and marketing managers often go to great lengths...

A closer look at the platform’s business model.

Media companies have traditionally delayed product availability in low-margin channels to maximize revenue in high-margin ones. New research on books,...

A publisher with a history of aiming at ignored or underserved markets is about to launch a series of micro e-books whose central character, El Diablo,...

The noted documentarian on waning attention spans and why business leaders should study history.

A publisher with a history of aiming at ignored or underserved markets is about to launch a series of micro e-books whose central character, El Diablo,...

In a comment on our recent blog post on freedom, we were accused of management bashing. That was certainly not our intention, but it does seem to be the intention of many writers these days. Why? Why are bosses so often maligned in the media and our popular culture? A case in point is the […]

Imagine you’re the CEO of a successful multinational corporation, whose name people know all over the world. Then, imagine that two employees who represent the public face of your company are embroiled in a rather large scandal when a photo of them in a “compromising position” leaks out onto the internet. The timing could barely […]

Television viewers both recall and like fast-forwarded ads-as long as they've seen the commercials at least once at regular speed.

Procter & Gamble has long been regarded as a major power of the marketing world and a prime training ground for marketers. But in the summer of 2000,...

AI won’t magically save journalism — or any business.

A survey reveals what writers really want to see.

No matter how we rail against the status quo, most of us are reluctant to take action in the workplace. Faced with choosing between our values and jobs,...

Here’s what I think Mr. Donald Trump was thinking when he decided to test the waters for a presidential run: “What’s the worst that can happen? If I don’t win the nomination, at least I’ll be more famous. There’s no downside.” But now he knows: Things can go badly wrong. He can bring humiliation down […]

Cable's customers are some of America's least-satisfied, and are ready to run.