6. We spend 90% of our money distributing an idea
and 10% on the content of the idea.
Yet we spend 90% of our time and interest on the
content of the idea and 10% on it's distribution.
Clearly it's time for a new model with a better
distribution of money and attention.
http://garethkay.typepad.com/brand_new/2009/04/the-paradox-of-advertising.html
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7. What if we didn’t make an
artificial distinction between
the idea and its distribution?
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8. The idea is the distribution.
The distribution is the idea.
Tate Tracks Case :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S10QU8n3ulc
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9. The question then becomes :
do you want to own or hire
your media?
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14. “For true ballers, the hunt for the hottest game never ends. So to help
ballers get in the game, meet and challenge other players at every skill level,
anywhere in the world, Nike created Ballers Network.”
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15. Harnessing the power of the Nike+ platform and its massive online community,
Nike hosted the largest 10K race in history: the Nike+ Human Race.
http://www.rga.com/#/section=work/article=72
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16. Extra :
If the idea is interesting,
people become a medium.
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24. Media take-outs
The idea and its distribution don’t need to separated.
The question rather becomes : do you want to own or hire
your medium?
If the idea is interesting, people become the medium.
Brands need to evolve from broadcasting to facilitating.
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