Two (Longshot) Pitch Opps with CES Podcast and Video
October 27, 2022
2:25 pm
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Who’s Covering CES and How?
December 2, 2021
10:18 am
How is CES being covered this year? The situation is still “clear as mud,” as our August head line stated. We’ve begun hearing from some of the players you care about most, and they will be there in person — just not at pre-Covid scale, and with more than a little trepidation.
CES 2022: Clear as Mud
August 18, 2021
9:14 am
In an SWMS spot check, journalists weigh in on whether CES 2022 is now safe to attend and worth attending, now that show organizers announced that all attendees will need to prove they are vaccinated against Covid-19.
Virtual Techfluence at CES 2021
December 7, 2020
6:44 pm
CES is virtual this year, just like the accompanying and independent product showcases — Pepcom, ShowStoppers, CES Unveiled and Techfluence. This shift to cyberspace creates fresh opportunity to lead this category. Last week we spoke with the least known of the four brands — Techfluence — which hopes to reinvent the show-within-a-show CES experience.
Digital Trends Forges Its Own Way for CES 2021
November 24, 2020
4:13 pm
CES 2021 is six weeks away. We’ve been asking whether editors care. Most can’t yet conceive of a virtual CES and are waiting to see what the Consumer Tech Association comes up with. The show organizer has announced keynote speakers and Microsoft’s role as virtual platform provider and little more.
The Latest on CES 2021
September 11, 2020
1:22 pm
Subscribers have been asking about CES 2021 — speaking opps, demos, networking as well as media interest in attending. Here’s a round-up of what we know at the moment.
‘Living in Digital Times’ is the CES that CES Doesn’t Deliver
October 9, 2018
7:32 pm
There’s CES — monstrous, unconquerable CES — and then there are the events within the event. Pepcom and Showstoppers and CES Unveiled. The floor tours during the show. They’re all designed to bring CES into focus for exhibitors and journalists.
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FRIDGE NOTES
Vendors: Don’t Forget the Contact Info
February 8, 2023
Bloomberg reporter Matthew Boyle Tweets: “Another hour lost to rooting around a startup’s ‘newsroom’ page, looking in vain through the fawning case studies and trite “thought leadership” blog posts for the name of an actual human media contact with an email address and (!) phone number.”
Penske Media Buys 20% of Vox Media
February 7, 2023
So 1/5 of The Verge and 1/5 of Vox, and the other titles, now belong to the publisher of Rolling Stone and Women’s Wear Daily. Interesting deal and a nice scoop from the NYT.
The Verge: ‘CNET Pushed Reporters to Be More Favorable to Advertisers, Staffers Say’
February 3, 2023
CNET insiders are leaking, helping Mia Sato deliver this powerful story, which alleges that CNET buckles to advertisers, and also, that editors knew about the unreliable AI-written copy, but owner Red Ventures made them use it anyway.
CNET and Owner Red Ventures Have a Mess on Their Hands
February 2, 2023
The latest from Futurism: ‘Leaked Messages Show How CNET’s Parent Company Really Sees AI-Generated Content…
They’re happy to spoonfeed you unlabeled AI garbage — but they’re terrified Google will take notice.’
Bloomberg TV to Launch ‘Bloomberg Originals,’ Moves QuickTake to Social
February 2, 2023
Great scoop from the WSJ’s Alexandra Bruell (sub required).
Good Pitching Advice from Axios
February 2, 2023
Tweeted by Axios health tech reporter Erin Brodwin: “If you’re pitching me on a company’s credentials, no need to tell me how great the founding team is, where they’ve worked, etc. — I’ll find out. Tell me how they solve a problem, how they’re diff from rivals (and there are *always* rivals), how they track outcomes and get paid.”
ChatGPT Tells Accounting Today ‘Don’t Worry’
February 1, 2023
AI won’t replace accountants, says ChatGPT, as published in Accounting Today.