Media companies are in a state of chaos as they frantically try to figure out how to stay alive and thrive in a digital age. — This article was uploaded first on MGREdge.com, read everything before it hits Medium by heading over there>. YouTube announced yesterday that they’re going to shift their focus back to being an ad-supported platform and will greatly reduce their spending on original premium content. …

The mediocre have been exposed and they’re dying off quickly. — This article was uploaded first on MGREdge.com, read everything before it hits Medium by heading over there>. Companies that succeed in a digital world are either using new technologies to provide incredibly low priced and convenient solutions, the Amazon and Walmart model. …

Even Jeff Bezos isn’t immune. — An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowly it fluttered down to the earth, with its life-blood pouring out of it. Looking down upon the Arrow with which it had been pierced, it found that…

What Amazon is up to, and how marketers can stay ahead of the curve. — This article was uploaded first on MGREdge.com, read everything before it hits Medium by heading over there>. Amazon is already on track to sell $4.6 billion worth of ads this year, and that number is growing quickly, up from $2.2 billion a year ago. That number however is nothing compared…

How to differentiate yourself when you and your competitors sell the same product. — This article was uploaded first on MGREdge.com, read everything before it hits Medium by heading over there>. What happens when the consumer demand for a new trend or technology explodes? Often there are many competitors all jockeying for market share of a quickly growing industry, but in the end very…

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | SoundCloud | Google Play — David Gil speaks with Amanda Greenberg (@AKGreenberg), the co-founder and CEO of Balloonr. Balloonr is a new breakout SaaS company that enables idea meritocracies within organizations. They discuss many things, including tips for raising money, how to handle the pressure from VCs, how to go about starting a software company…

Quality and quantity are the only two metrics that matter in life and the same goes for marketing. — This article was uploaded first on MGREdge.com, read everything before it hits Medium by heading over there>. This chart that compares a marketing platform’s quality of clicks (Conversion Rate) to the quantity of clicks your money can buy (Cost per Click). If you’re one of these platforms, the best place…

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | SoundCloud | Google Play — David Gil speaks with Travis Walker (@dontminedotcom), the co-founder and CMO of ARK. ARK is arguably one of the most ambitious tech projects being worked on currently. They discuss many things, including how to compete with multi-billion dollar companies like Google & Facebook, what he looks for when hiring new…

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | SoundCloud | Google Play — David Gil sits down with Petko Petkov (@petkodp), a lead developer at Jelurida/Nxt/Ardor. They discuss the power of “Blockchain for Business,” the biggest challenges facing crypto as a whole, and why Petko believes that using “Child Chains” is the best solution for scaling blockchain networks. …