Podcasts about Digital content

The way we create and share our work online is completely changing. Creators want platforms that are more secure, fairer, and give them total ownership over what they build.At the same time, artists, writers, and digital innovators are constantly trying to protect their ideas from being stolen, copied, or taken down without warning.Protecting digital content extends to using smart distribution and secure systems to make sure independent creators actually get the credit and revenue they deserve.Note: This episode contains music used solely for illustrative and work-related purposes as part of a live broadcast recording. All rights to music belong to their respective owners, no copyright infringement is intended.

In this episode of The Health Literacy 2.0 Podcast, host Seth Serxner welcomes Brian Oss, Head of Solutioning at Calm, for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of workforce health literacy, behavioral health, and digital mental health solutions.Calm is a leading mental health company on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. Our flagship consumer app - ranked #1 in its category with over 180 million downloads and available in seven languages across nearly 190 countries - helps people sleep better, stress less, and live more mindfully through content and tools from experts and beloved celebrity voices.Since their launch, they've expanded their offerings with Calm Sleep, an app providing deeper, personalized sleep support, and Calm Health, an evidence-based digital solution offered through employers, health plans, and providers to expand access, boost benefits engagement, and drive positive health outcomes.Today, Calm supports more than 3,500 organizations and reaches over 26 million covered lives through Calm Health.Brian leads solutioning to address some of the toughest challenges in behavioral health.Brian and Seth discuss:Career Paths Are Not Linear: Both Brian and Seth highlight the importance - and inevitability - of nontraditional career journeys in health and wellness leadership.Cost and Access as Top Challenges: Controlling costs while increasing access to mental and behavioral health care remains a leading concern for employers and health plans.Digital Content as a Scalable Solution: For roughly 75% of a given population, high-quality digital content can be a first line of support, offering tools for episodic needs and keeping people out of higher-acuity care.Data-Driven Personalization: Calm Health leverages PHQ and GAD scores to curate programs tailored to each user's unique needs, including specialized tracks for those with chronic conditions like diabetes.Clinical Expertise Meets Engaging Delivery: Calm collaborates with top psychologists to create evidence-based programs, then crafts them into highly engaging audio-visual experiences featuring trusted voices.Proof of Outcomes: A recent payer-led study of 70,000 users showed significant reductions in anxiety and depression scores - demonstrating that digital tools can make a real impact.Health Literacy = Access + Navigation: True health literacy goes beyond reading level - it includes providing clear pathways and referrals to the right care, tailored to each user's situation and acuity.Supporting the Full Continuum: Calm Health's offerings help users at every point in the journey, from “green” users needing only light support to those who require referral to therapy or crisis services.Cautious Approach to AI: While Calm Health utilizes AI to help users articulate their goals, they are conservative about using AI for actual clinical care - mindful of both ethical concerns and payer requirements.Brian closes with a reminder of the human side of mental health - urging listeners to check in, offer a smile, and truly see one another, as small moments of connection can be transformative.Discover how digital innovation and compassionate leadership are reshaping mental health support in the workplace - one small step, and one smile, at a time.Learn About EdLogicsWant to see how EdLogics' gamified platform can boost health literacy, drive engagement in health and wellness programs, and help people live happier, healthier lives?Visit the EdLogics website: www.edlogics.com.Get Seth's BookCheck out The Wellbeing Effect by Seth Serxner.

The Grio's VP of Digital Content and Senior Correspondent, and CNN political analyst joins Alicia to talk about blending memoir and cultural analysis in her new book, American Negra. Follow Natasha on Instagram @natashasalford and learn more about her book American Negra here. If you liked this episode, listen to How Claudia Forestieri Made the Pivot from Journalism to Scripted Television and How O Magazine's Arianna Davis Made It, on Her Own Terms. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

During Ep. 33 of the Ask the Law Firm Seller Show, Jeremy E. Poock, Esq. addresses the following question: I am tired of running my law firm, but I still want to practice. What options do you recommend? Poock begins by pointing out that many of today's Senior Attorney law firm owners have become tired of running and managing their offices. After explaining succession planning options that Senior Attorneys have, Poock shares the following preferred option: Selling to or merging with a Growing Law Firm, which typically provides Senior Attorney law firm owners with the following: A pathway to transform from Tired to Inspired to Retired By joining a Growing Law Firm, Senior Attorneys become inspired by: 1. The relief of no longer managing the day-to-day affairs of their law firm; and 2. Joining a Growing Law Firm that wants and needs the clients, experience, and know-how that Senior Attorneys have developed over the course of their careers. After joining a Growing Law Firm and typically continuing to practice during a negotiated time period, Senior Attorney sellers can then retire with the pride and peace of mind of leaving a legacy that includes: (1) Ensuring that their clients will continue benefiting from ongoing, competent representation; (2) Securing ongoing employment for their talented lawyers and non-lawyer staff with a Growing Law Firm purchaser; and (3) Sharing a career's worth of experience and knowledge, together with providing treasure chests of Subject Matter Knowledge for a Growing Law Firm purchaser to convert to Digital Content to attract the attention of new clients who search online today for lawyers and law firms to retain.

During Ep. 33 of the Ask the Law Firm Seller Show, Jeremy E. Poock, Esq. addresses the following question: Why should I consider selling my law firm within the next 1-2 years?   Poock begins by sharing the following 5 typical reasons for why “now” presents the right time to sell a law firm: (1) Low probability of selling to an Internal Successor a/k/a a key employee lawyer (2) The arrival of growth by acquisition to the legal industry (3) The need to spend more time outside of “the office” (4) Not generating as much new business as yester-year (5) Upcoming lease renewal When contrasting key employee lawyers as buyers to Growing Law Firm buyers, Poock distinguishes between key employee lawyers who want a reliable, predictable, and safe job to Growing Law Firms who view growth by acquisition as presenting the following 3 benefits:   (a) Instant client growth;   (b) Adding experienced lawyer and non-lawyer staff to their workforce; and   (c)  Opportunities to convert decades of Subject Matter Knowledge into Digital Content to publish to multiple channels of digital marketing to attract the attention of today's clients who search online for lawyers and law firms to hire.   Poock concludes by sharing the following non-financial benefits that Senior Attorney sellers of law firms experience after they sell to or merge with Growing Law Firms:   (1) The joy of spending more time outside of “the office,” including more time with family.   (2) The dual satisfaction of knowing that clients will continue to receive ongoing representation, together with the satisfaction that a Growing Law Firm often hires a selling law firm's lawyers and support staff.   (3) The ability to continue practicing, often as Of Counsel attorneys, benefiting from having the time to focus on what Senior Attorneys enjoy (egs. business development, drafting, litigating, etc.).

Email is saturated, and your best content is stuck behind a screen. In this episode of Content Amplified, Kris Rudeegraap, Co-CEO of Sendoso, walks through how to take the digital content already performing well for your team and put it in front of prospects as a physical mailer they actually open. Kris explains how to shortlist your highest-performing assets using sales enablement platforms, web analytics, and paid ad data, then how to repurpose that content into formats worth mailing: Mad Libs books, scratch-off insight cards, workbooks, video mailers, trading cards, even quarterly printed magazines. He lays out where physical mailers fit across the buyer's journey, from top-of-funnel SDR plays to stage-three air cover in competitive deals to post-sale onboarding kits. He also breaks down how AI is changing the space through personalization, print-on-demand, smart delivery to home addresses, and signal-based automated workflows, plus a simple get-started plan: pick your best-performing asset, print 50, pick 25 in-pipeline deals and 25 target accounts, and test. If you're looking for a way to break through the digital noise without burning your budget, this episode is worth your time.About KrisKris Rudeegraap is the Co-CEO of Sendoso, the direct mail and gifting automation platform he founded about a decade ago after a career in sales at TalkDesk. A lifelong entrepreneur, Kris started Sendoso after feeling the pain firsthand: packing boxes at night, running to FedEx, and watching tracking links, all while email was losing its edge. He believes the tangible psychology of unboxing, the pattern disrupt of a physical package, and the personalization AI now makes possible are what give physical mail its edge in a saturated digital world.Show Notes- Connect with Kris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudeegraap/- Sendoso: https://sendoso.comText us what you think about this episode!

This episode walks through a practical audit of a church's digital presence—podcasts, livestreams, websites and social media—to identify accessibility barriers and easy fixes. Learn simple, actionable steps like adding transcripts and captions, improving audio and contrast, writing clear alt text and links, and offering content across multiple formats to welcome more people into online ministry. In this episode: (00:00) Improving digital accessibility (06:36) Importance of transcriptions and captions (10:21) Using descriptive alt text (11:24) Improving website accessibility (15:52) Accessibility tips for social content (20:22) Making content more accessible (21:49) Podcast resources and credits

Hair always seems to be a hot topic, doesn’t it? From what style is “acceptable” to wear at work, to the politics of what’s considered “going natural,” hair is, no pun intended, always on the brain. And as Black women especially, there is so much tied to our hair–it can dictate how we’re perceived in certain spaces, signal lifestyle choices, and can reflect much more than a simple aesthetic preference. Amidst all the hair discourse, it’s important that we reclaim the space we want (or don’t want) hair to take up in our lives. Today, I’m chatting with our Director of Podcast & Digital Content, Ellice Ellis all about my hair journey and the different shapes it’s taken throughout my life. About the Podcast The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. Resources & Announcements Want to reflect on this conversation in community? Join us inside our Patreon community where we’re unpacking this episode together. You can now catch episodes of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to get new episodes every week. Did you know you can leave us a voice note with your questions for the podcast? If you have a question you'd like some feedback on, topics you'd like to hear covered, or want to suggest movies or books for us to review, drop us a message at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might share it on the podcast. Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals. Stay Connected​ Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox. If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory. Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop. The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession. Make sure to follow us on social media: Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls Our Production Team Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis Producers: Tyree Rush & Ndeye Thioubou Production Assistant: Bria MosleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Game Plan, Dylan Pugh speaks to Andrew Hall, VP of Global Demand Generation at Canto, sponsor of the Sports Content Award at The 25th Sport Industry Awards.They discuss how sports organisations now operate like media companies, producing huge amounts of content across social, video, and digital platforms and the challenges that come with it. From organising assets and managing rights to collaborating across teams and using AI for efficiency, Andrew explains how Canto helps turn content into a strategic and commercial asset.If you want to understand the systems behind great sports content, this episode is for you.Follow us on @sportindustry

This week on the Roofr Report, Pete sits down with Phil Risher to talk about LLMs, return on ad spend (ROAS), and marketing that actually converts. They discuss what works, what doesn't, and why finding that right balance is so frustrating for so many roofing companies. Phil explains how to stop guessing, start tracking the right things, and build marketing that actually supports your business goals. The shift to conversational AI searchUsing call data to improve your marketingVisibility, conversion, and re-targetingROAS reporting and moreIf trying to effectively market your local roofing business in 2026 feels overwhelming and unclear, this episode will help bring it back down to earth.

Making friends in the comics community can be... complicated. After all, we're kind of an introverted bunch. When it comes to social interaction, Brad and Dave have made all the mistakes, so you don't have to! They'll talk about trying too hard, encountering hostility, and trying to fit into a community that's just not right for you. Speaking of realizing a community isn't a good fit, Dave just found out he was kicked off Amazon. And that's perfectly OK with him. Today's Show UPDATE: Dave has been kicked off Amazon! UPDATE: Our listeners recommend eBay for international shipping Making friends with other cartoonists What can a full-time self-published comic artist expect to earn? Summary In this engaging episode, cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett explore the complexities of social interactions within the creative community, the challenges of online publishing, and the evolving role of AI in content moderation. They share personal stories, practical advice, and insights on navigating friendships, social media, and the digital landscape as artists and creators. They share personal stories, industry insights, and humorous banter that will inspire and inform creators at all levels. Key Topics Social interactions among artists and creators Challenges of online publishing and content moderation Strategies for building and maintaining friendships in creative communities The financial realities of full-time cartooning The importance of evolving creatively and professionally Understanding the influence of zeitgeist on comic success You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.If you'd like a one-on-one consultation about your comic, book it now!Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. He is available for personal consultations. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive. He is the co-director of the comics documentary, Stripped.

CapeTalk’s Sara-Jayne Makwala King (in for Clarence Ford on Views and News) is joined by Deon Joubert of Orms. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During Ep. 32 of the Ask the Law Firm Seller Show, Jeremy E. Poock, Esq. addresses the following question: Why Do Key Employee Lawyers Want a Boss & Do Not Aspire to become Law Firm Owners?   As Poock explains, “What is it that key employee lawyers want? What they really want is a reliable, predictable, and safe job.”   Rather than aspiring to owning a small business law firm, most key employee lawyers want a boss because a boss will provide them with a reliable, predictable, and safe job.   Until Senior Attorney owners of law firms recognize the likelihood that their key employee lawyers prefer a boss, rather than becoming the boss, Poock explains the possibility of a collision of expectations, namely:   The goal for a Senior Attorney owner for key employee lawyers to succeed to ownership often collides with a key employee lawyer's goal to maintain a reliable, predictable, and safe job.   When those goals collide, unfortunately, the following “Random Tuesday” event can (does) occur:   Key employee lawyers give their longtime Senior Attorney bosses 2 or 4 weeks notice about joining another law firm that can restore their need for a reliable, predictable, and safe job.   Rather than colliding, Poock shares that their respective goals align when a Senior Attorney owner, together with key employee lawyers, join a Growing Law Firm.   In that collaborative scenario, the following 4 winners result:   1. Senior Attorneys win by establishing a viable succession plan that includes sale terms.   2. Key employee lawyers win by maintaining their need for a reliable, predictable, and safe job.   3. The clients win via assurance that they will continue benefiting from ongoing, competent representation.   4. The Growing Law Firm wins by benefiting from new clients, an experienced workforce, and succeeding to decades' worth of Subject Matter Knowledge to convert into much-needed Digital Content in today's 3.0 Digital Era for the legal industry.

We're joined by Sarah McDonald, Communications Director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans talks about the Clarion Herald upcoming issue and news updates. Emily Mentock, executive producer of "The Boy from Milan: Stories of Carlo Acutis", a project by the Augustine Institute in partnership with Digital Content. Dr. Tom Neal, Chief of Evangelization and Mission Engagement of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee with Catholic 101 segment talks about Ash Wednesday- how did it originate?

In an age where misinformation spreads rapidly across digital platforms, the integrity of information has become a pressing concern for individuals and societies alike. Giuseppe Carapellese, CEO of MLR, sheds light on a crucial initiative aimed at addressing this challenge: certifying digital content such as photos and videos. This approach not only empowers individuals to document events but also aims to restore trust in the information ecosystem, which is increasingly plagued by fake news and manipulated content.The Challenge of MisinformationThe proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has made it easier than ever to create content that appears authentic, blurring the lines between reality and fabrication. Carapellese highlights a notable example where a fabricated video of French President Macron circulated on national television, underscoring the potential dangers of misinformation. Such incidents illustrate the urgent need for mechanisms that can verify the authenticity of digital content and provide users with reliable information.A significant portion of the population struggles to differentiate between true and false information. According to the Reuters Institute, over 60% of people in Europe cannot discern authentic content from fake news. This statistic reveals a crisis of trust in the information landscape, which is further exacerbated by the overwhelming volume of content shared on social media platforms like Facebook. These platforms, primarily designed for social interaction, often become breeding grounds for misinformation, leading to confusion and skepticism among users.The Role of CertificationMLR's initiative to certify digital content serves as a beacon of hope in this chaotic environment. By enabling individuals - whether they are common citizens, freelance reporters, or representatives of NGOs - to document events and certify their content, MLR creates a new ecosystem where authenticity is prioritized. This system not only verifies the genuineness of the content but also provides a mechanism for tracking any future manipulations. For instance, if a video is altered using deepfake technology, the certification system can alert users to these changes, thereby fostering transparency.The dual objectives of MLR's approach are significant. First, it aims to reconnect underrepresented communities and give them a voice in the global narrative. In times of crisis, such as during the war in Ukraine or natural disasters, individuals on the ground can provide real-time accounts of events that may otherwise go unnoticed. By allowing these individuals to share their experiences and even monetize their content, MLR not only empowers them but also enriches the media landscape with diverse perspectives.Second, the initiative seeks to re-establish trust in the information sector. By involving individuals in the content certification process, MLR fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility among users. This participatory approach can lead to a cultural shift in how information is perceived and consumed. Rather than viewing social media merely as a platform for entertainment or casual communication, users can begin to recognize its potential as a channel for credible information.A Path ForwardRestoring trust in information is not merely a technological challenge; it is also a cultural one. Carapellese aptly notes that social networks should be understood as social channels rather than information channels. This distinction is crucial in reshaping the narrative around digital content. Users must be educated about the nature of the platforms they engage with and encouraged to approach the information they encounter with a critical mindset.Moreover, initiatives like MLR's certification system can serve as a model for other organizations and platforms seeking to combat misinformation. By prioritizing authenticity and transparency, stakeholders in the information ecosystem can work collaboratively to enhance the credibility of digital content.ConclusionAs misinformation continues to pose a significant threat to societal trust and democratic processes, the need for reliable information is more critical than ever. MLR certifying digital content represents a proactive step towards restoring that trust. By empowering individuals to document and verify their experiences, we can create a more informed society where authenticity prevails over deception. In doing so, we not only enhance the quality of information available but also reaffirm the fundamental principles of freedom and democracy that rely on truthful discourse.Interview by Marlo Anderson of The Tech Ranch.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. Secure your connection and unlock a faster, safer internet by signing up for PureVPN today.

In an age where misinformation spreads rapidly across digital platforms, the integrity of information has become a pressing concern for individuals and societies alike. Giuseppe Carapellese, CEO of MLR, sheds light on a crucial initiative aimed at addressing this challenge: certifying digital content such as photos and videos. This approach not only empowers individuals to document events but also aims to restore trust in the information ecosystem, which is increasingly plagued by fake news and manipulated content.The Challenge of MisinformationThe proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has made it easier than ever to create content that appears authentic, blurring the lines between reality and fabrication. Carapellese highlights a notable example where a fabricated video of French President Macron circulated on national television, underscoring the potential dangers of misinformation. Such incidents illustrate the urgent need for mechanisms that can verify the authenticity of digital content and provide users with reliable information.A significant portion of the population struggles to differentiate between true and false information. According to the Reuters Institute, over 60% of people in Europe cannot discern authentic content from fake news. This statistic reveals a crisis of trust in the information landscape, which is further exacerbated by the overwhelming volume of content shared on social media platforms like Facebook. These platforms, primarily designed for social interaction, often become breeding grounds for misinformation, leading to confusion and skepticism among users.The Role of CertificationMLR's initiative to certify digital content serves as a beacon of hope in this chaotic environment. By enabling individuals - whether they are common citizens, freelance reporters, or representatives of NGOs - to document events and certify their content, MLR creates a new ecosystem where authenticity is prioritized. This system not only verifies the genuineness of the content but also provides a mechanism for tracking any future manipulations. For instance, if a video is altered using deepfake technology, the certification system can alert users to these changes, thereby fostering transparency.The dual objectives of MLR's approach are significant. First, it aims to reconnect underrepresented communities and give them a voice in the global narrative. In times of crisis, such as during the war in Ukraine or natural disasters, individuals on the ground can provide real-time accounts of events that may otherwise go unnoticed. By allowing these individuals to share their experiences and even monetize their content, MLR not only empowers them but also enriches the media landscape with diverse perspectives.Second, the initiative seeks to re-establish trust in the information sector. By involving individuals in the content certification process, MLR fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility among users. This participatory approach can lead to a cultural shift in how information is perceived and consumed. Rather than viewing social media merely as a platform for entertainment or casual communication, users can begin to recognize its potential as a channel for credible information.A Path ForwardRestoring trust in information is not merely a technological challenge; it is also a cultural one. Carapellese aptly notes that social networks should be understood as social channels rather than information channels. This distinction is crucial in reshaping the narrative around digital content. Users must be educated about the nature of the platforms they engage with and encouraged to approach the information they encounter with a critical mindset.Moreover, initiatives like MLR's certification system can serve as a model for other organizations and platforms seeking to combat misinformation. By prioritizing authenticity and transparency, stakeholders in the information ecosystem can work collaboratively to enhance the credibility of digital content.ConclusionAs misinformation continues to pose a significant threat to societal trust and democratic processes, the need for reliable information is more critical than ever. MLR certifying digital content represents a proactive step towards restoring that trust. By empowering individuals to document and verify their experiences, we can create a more informed society where authenticity prevails over deception. In doing so, we not only enhance the quality of information available but also reaffirm the fundamental principles of freedom and democracy that rely on truthful discourse.Interview by Marlo Anderson of The Tech Ranch.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. Secure your connection and unlock a faster, safer internet by signing up for PureVPN today.

Can you copyright a horoscope, enhance a century-old tarot deck and claim protection, or assign your stage name and lose it in court? We open the year by charting the legal sky where creativity, belief, and branding intersect—and sometimes collide. From a syndicated astrologer's claim that near-identical forecasts kept running without a license, to a software company's short-lived effort to assert control over historical time zone data, we unpack the crucial line between ideas and expression, facts and creativity, public domain and protectable derivative work.We also step into the studio with the icons. The Walter Mercado saga reveals how a personal brand can be transformed into a trademark owned by someone else, with lasting consequences for the artist behind it. Along the way, we explore what separates simple restoration from original creativity in tarot publishing, why databases of raw facts remain free for all, and how small wording choices in daily horoscopes can carry real legal weight. The thread tying it all together: the cosmos is shared; the way we package it is not.Expect practical takeaways for creators, publishers, and entrepreneurs: register original writing, document design decisions, start from public-domain sources rather than competitors' upgrades, and read every clause before assigning names, logos, or likenesses. If you're building an astrology app, launching a zodiac product line, or reviving classic esoteric art, this deep dive will help you navigate trademarks, copyrights, and contracts without dimming your creative light.Enjoy the episode? Follow the show, share it with a friend who loves law or the stars, and leave a quick review to help others find us. What boundary do you think should exist between shared culture and private ownership? Tell us—your take might shape a future episode.Send us a textCheck out "Protection for the Inventive Mind" – available now on Amazon in print and Kindle formats. The views and opinions expressed (by the host and guest(s)) in this podcast are strictly their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the entities with which they may be affiliated. This podcast should in no way be construed as promoting or criticizing any particular government policy, institutional position, private interest or commercial entity. Any content provided is for informational and educational purposes only.

Creator Care is a therapy option set up for digital content creators. If you produce gamer videos, TicTok tips or are deep in the YouTube algorithm whiplash then this could be of interest to you. There have been a few notable YouTubers who have decided to take extended breaks, leave the platform or have made the ultimate deep six six dive. Many others are going through burnout or feel that there anxiety levels are a bit too high. Per the vendor's website:   Many creators experience anxiety, burnout, depression, and isolation, yet often face barriers to accessing care.    Currently the service is available only to California digital creators living in CA but they do have plans to expand the service across the U.S.   Resources Mentioned:  If you are a digital creator that lives in California, you can access the Revive Health Therapy portal for Creator Care. There are virtual visits as well as an option for actual offices visits if you live near Oakland or Walnut Creek.   The Anxiety and Depression Association of America website have a directory of providers that focus on these topics. You can search by location, your condition or by your population type, for example, you are a veteran, a senior or a person with disabilities.    The Open Counseling website allows you to put in your zip code or the name of your state and then find a provider. Some of these providers do have a virtual therapy option.   On the main page of the website, there is information on some of the non-profits that might have free or reduced payment options to access therapy treatment. Please note that Open Counseling has an affiliate relationship with the BetterHelp.com group of companies, such as Regain.us, TeenCounseling.com and TalkSpace.com.   Open Path Collective. This is a non-profit membership site that can help you reduce the cost of your therapy sessions. This is open to all, not just digital creators. You get the opportunity to read the profile of the therapist and hopefully have an appropriate and supportive match for your needs. Emergency Resources The Trevor Project: Provides crisis support specifically for LGBTQ+ youth through phone (1-866-488-7386), text (START to 678-678), and online chat. Available 24/7. They also provide peer support and community.    Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat online. There are phone lines for those serving overseas. Visit the website to find the current status of the Veteran line and international calling options.    National Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for free, confidential support 24/7. This service operates independently of the 988 service. Users can use text, chat or WhatsApp as a means of contact.   Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

During the Poock's Post for Ep. 31 of the Ask the Law Firm Seller Show, Jeremy E. Poock, Esq. shares the following: For those Senior Attorneys who do not adopt Multi-Channel Digital Marketing for business development, Poock suggests considering selling their law firms during the second half of the 2020s while their firms continue offering the following 3 resources that purchasing law firms want and need: 1. A Book of Business that presents instant client growth 2. Experienced lawyers and para-staff 3. Subject Matter Knowledge to convert to Digital Content to attract the attention of potential clients who search online today for lawyers and law firms to retain. Poock also points out that Growing Law Firms will soon have a lesser need to purchase Senior Attorney-led law firms because of the lower case cost acquisition that Multi-Channel Digital Marketing presents, as compared to purchasing a Book of Business from a Senior Attorney-led law firm. And, as a warning to those Senior Attorneys who do not adopt Multi-Channel Digital Marketing to grow their Books of Business, Poock quotes Shooter Flatch's famous line from the 1986 movie, Hoosiers, in the context of Growing Law Firms that continue to want and need the 3 resources outlined above: “Don't get caught watching the paint dry.”

In this insightful episode of the Book Fair Podcast, Anthony interviews Kate Frick, a digital content librarian, to discuss the critical role of digital content in schools and its impact on children's literature. They delve into the importance of representation and diversity in children's and YA literature, addressing the challenges posed by censorship and book banning. The conversation highlights new releases and recommendations for young readers, offering valuable insights for librarians and educators committed to expanding access to diverse literature. Additionally, the episode covers recent news about book bans in Ohio, updates from school and library boards, and Franklin's publisher's response to recent events, underlining the ongoing challenges for children's books and libraries.New Releases:At the Speed of Gus by Richard ScrimgerDown Came the Spiders by Ally RussellThe Stolen Songbird by Judith Eagle and illustrated by Jo RiouxChapters00:00 Introduction03:06 Engagement with Schools and Content Curation05:55 Recommendations for Young Readers08:24 The Importance of Representation in Literature13:02 Censorship and Book Bans17:22 Resources for Combating Censorship24:54 New Book Releases Overview30:15 Ohio's Parents' Bill of Rights35:30 Alabama Library Board's Restrictions40:11 Positive News for Freedom to Read45:49 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsKeywordsdigital content, Sora, children's literature, book banning, representation, librarians, censorship, young readers, education, community supportTakeawaysDigital content librarians play a crucial role in curating school collections.Sora is a valuable resource for accessing digital content in schools.Engagement with schools varies, with some librarians communicating frequently and others less so.Recommendations for books should be tailored to the specific needs of students.Representation in literature is essential for all children to feel seen and understood.Censorship and book banning are significant issues affecting access to diverse literature.Librarians face challenges from pressure groups and government entities regarding book access.Resources like ALA can help students and librarians combat censorship.Community support is vital for librarians facing challenges in their work.The freedom to read is fundamental for empowering young readers.

In Episode 66 of the State of the Market for Law Firm Sales in 11 Minutes, Senior Attorney Match's Jeremy E. Poock, Esq. addresses the following: Why Many Senior Attorney-led Law Firms Will become Worth Less during the 2nd Half of the 2020s   As Poock explains, today's Senior Attorneys, who have practiced 30+ years, developed their Books of Business during the pre-Google, 1.0 Word-of-Mouth Era as Rainmaker Attorneys who handed out 100s or 1000s of business cards per year, attended multiple networking events per month, spoke in-person anywhere and everywhere, sponsored local events, and advertised in-print, on radio, sometimes, on TV.   Today's Senior Attorneys developed valuable Books of Business filled with clients and referral sources as Rainmaker Attorneys.   In the early 2020s, though, Digital Marketing Disruption entered into the legal industry as a result of society's digital pivot in 2020, which resulted in clients beginning to search online to find lawyers and law firms to hire, rather than asking a relative, friend, co-worker, etc. for a referral.   The digital pivot by clients to search online for lawyers and law firms has resulted in the rise of Digital Rainmaker law firms that embrace Multi-Channel Digital Marketing to attract the attention of today's and tomorrow's clients.   During the second half of the 2020s, those Senior Attorney-led firms that continue relying upon Word-of-Mouth for business development will unfortunately become worth less as follows:   1. Short-Term: A decrease in annual revenues due to originating less new clients than during today's 3.0 Digital Era for the legal industry. 2. Long-Term: Less value of their law firms' Books of Business due to not replenishing their Books of Business with new clients and referral sources similar to during the pre-Google, 1.0 Word-of-Mouth Era.   As Poock points out, despite a Senior Attorney-led firm generating less new clients, the value of their firm will become worth less, but not worthless because Growing Law Firm purchasers continue to want and need the following 3 resources that Senior Attorney-led firms offer:   1. New clients 2. An experienced workforce, consisting of lawyers and para-staff 3. Subject Matter Knowledge to convert to Digital Content to attract the online attention of today's and tomorrow's clients who search for lawyers and law firms online.   As Poock warns, though, “[I]f you are not replenishing your Book of Business as well as you did pre-Google, now is the right time to sell because over the course of the remainder of the 2020s, the value of Senior Attorney-led firms will become worth less, even though not worthless at this time.”

Factual isn't standing still - and this panel proves it. Recorded live at the TellyCast Digital Content Forum, this conversation digs into how the factual genre is being rebuilt for a digital-first world. Lucy Smith hosts a sharp, unsentimental discussion with Gerrit Kemming (Quintus Studios), Marvyn Benoit (Baker's Dozen Studios) and Jamie McDonald (After Party Studios) about who really owns value in today's market: the audience-holders or the IP-holders.They unpack how social video has reshaped commissioning logic, why audience ownership is now the most powerful currency in factual, and how creators are becoming new-age broadcasters. The panel gets into hybrid funding models, co-ownership of IP, rapid-cycle development, YouTube economics, CPM realities, danger-led factual, testing formats on social platforms, and the rise of patchwork financing. This is a clear-eyed look at the future: faster turnarounds, collaborative models, creator-talent partnerships, and a factual economy where anyone with audience can commission.If you want to understand where factual formats are heading - and how digital-first production companies are finding new routes to money, scale and global reach - this session is required listening.Sign up for The Drop newsletter Support the showSubscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videosFollow us on LinkedInConnect with Justin on LinkedINTellyCast videos on YouTubeTellyCast websiteTellyCast instaTellyCast TwitterTellyCast TikTok

Vertical video drama has exploded in the past year – but is it a passing craze or the next big shift in storytelling? Recorded live at the TellyCast Digital Content Forum, this session brings together Spirit Studios' Matt Campion, TheSoul Group's Victor Potrel and writer-director-producer Katharina Gellein Viken to unpack the boom in micro drama. Moderated by Deadline's Stewart Clarke, the panel digs into what audiences are actually watching, how shows are being funded and distributed, the role of AI in production, the emergence of new platforms, and why the economics are creating a brand-new content category. A sharp, forward-looking conversation on how vertical drama is being made, monetised and scaled.Sign up for The Drop newsletter Support the showSubscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videosFollow us on LinkedInConnect with Justin on LinkedINTellyCast videos on YouTubeTellyCast websiteTellyCast instaTellyCast TwitterTellyCast TikTok

In this episode of Digital Content Insights, Melissa Toledo (Director of Content) joins Bobby Holland to explore the systems, strategy, and creativity behind effective digital content production.They discuss what it takes to build content that resonates, scales, and drives measurable results. Whether you're a marketer, content creator, or brand strategist, this conversation delivers valuable takeaways on workflow, storytelling, audience engagement, and the impact of AI on content creation.

During Ep. 29 of the Ask the Law Firm Seller Show, Jeremy E. Poock, Esq. replies to the following Question 2: I lead a Trusts & Estates Law Firm that has prepared 500+ estate plans. What are my options? Initially, Poock explains that the owner of a Trusts & Estates firm needs to determine what the firm has in terms of: Its sources of revenues and amount of revenues per source (egs. Drafting, Probate/Trust Admin., Real Estate, etc.). The firm's client list, including updated information about names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and cell phone numbers. Importantly, for T&E firms, updating client information should include updating contact information about fiduciaries named in the firm's estate planning documents (egs. Personal Representatives and Trustees). Inventorying the number of estate plans under management, including ideally, determining how many clients have re-published their estate plans with another law firm, moved out of state, or may have already died. Regarding sale options, Poock shares the following 3 options: (a) Sell to or merge with a Growing Law Firm, and preferably, a Growing Law Firm that focuses on T&E or maintains a T&E department (Preferred) (b) Pursue an internal succession plan (Potential) (c) Maintain the Status Quo, i.e., establish no succession plan (Risky) Poock points out that Growing Law Firms offer the preferred option because they want and need the following resources that Senior Attorney-led T&E law firms offer: (1) New clients;   (2) An experienced workforce, comprised of both lawyers and para-staff; and   (3) Subject Matter Knowledge to convert to Digital Content to attract the attention of new clients who search online today (and tomorrow) for lawyers and law firms to retain.   Poock also observes the following trend that jeopardizes a particular, future value of Senior Attorney-led T&E Law Firms:   Digital Marketing Disruption in the legal industry means that, despite T&E law firms including a “blue back” page in their estate planning documents that lists the contact information for the law firms that prepared a given estate plan, surviving family members and fiduciaries have begun by-passing those “blue backs” in favor of asking Google or their AI thought partner to suggest the best T&E attorney near them to administer a Will or Trust.   If the families of estate planning clients do not return to the original firm that drafted an estate plan to assist with Probate/Trust Administration, the future value of that firm will become jeopardized because of the expectation that surviving loved ones and fiduciaries will seek Probate/Trust administration services from the same firm that prepared a client's estate plan.     Poock concludes with offering the following suggestion to T&E law firms that have prepared 500+ estate plans and may (should) have growing concerns that families will not return to their law firms for Probate/Trust Administration of the plans that the firm has drafted:   Maintain contact information for clients' named beneficiaries and fiduciaries for the purposes of:   (i) Establishing a relationship with the firm that prepared an estate plan; and   (ii) Minimizing the risk that beneficiaries and fiduciaries by-pass the firm that prepared a client's estate plan in favor of asking Uncle Google or an AI thought partner to recommend an alternative law firm for Probate/Trust Administration services.

In this week's episode, we discuss the advantages of digital content ownership for both readers and writers. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Cloak of Ashes, Book #3 in the Cloak Mage series, (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) at my Payhip store: CLOAK2025 The coupon code is valid through November 24, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 277 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is November 14th, 2025, and today we are discussing the benefits of owning your own content for both readers and writers. Before we get to our main topic, we will start off with Coupon of the Week and then a progress update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. First up is Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Cloak of Ashes, Book #3 in the Cloak Mage series (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy), at my Payhip store. That coupon code is CLOAK2025. And as always, the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through November 24th, 2025, so if you need a new audiobook for your Thanksgiving travels this month, we have got you covered. Now for an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. I'm pleased to report the rough draft of Blade of Shadows is done. This will be the second book in my Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series. Right now, it is just about exactly as long as Blade of Flames. It may be a little longer or a little shorter depending on how editing goes since there's some stuff I'm going to cut out, but there's also some scenes I'm going to add. I also wrote a short story called Elven Arrow. Newsletter subscribers will get a free ebook copy of Elven Arrow when Blade of Shadows comes out, which will hopefully be before American Thanksgiving at the end of the month. I'm about 23% of the way through the first editing pass, so making good progress there and hope to keep up with the good progress. I am 11,000 words into Wizard-Assassin. That will be my next main project once the Blade of Shadows is published and probably the final book I publish in 2025, because I think the first book I do in 2026 will be Blades of Ruin #3, if all goes well. In audiobook news, the recording for Blade of Flames is done and it's gradually making its way out into the world (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills). I think as of the time of this recording, the only place where it's actually live is Google Play, but hopefully more stores will come online soon, and it would be cool if the Blade of Flames audiobook was available everywhere before Blade of Shadows came out. Hollis McCarthy is still working on Cloak of Embers and we hope to have that to you before the end of the year, if all goes well. So that's where I'm at with current writing, publishing and audiobook projects. 00:02:25 Main Topic: Digital Content Ownership as a Reader and Writer Now let's move on to our own topic, the ownership of digital content as both a reader and a writer. As the digital revolution has gone on and on and put more decades behind it, people are increasingly building very large digital content libraries and it's an increasingly tangled point of law what happens to those digital libraries when for example, their account gets suspended, or for example, someone else dies and wants to leave their Steam library of games to their heirs. We're today going to be focusing on digital content ownership for readers and writers, and we'll start with readers. Although the price of an ebook and print book of many traditionally published books are roughly the same at this point (and sometimes bafflingly, the ebook versions cost more), the rights you have as the owner of the ebook copy are substantially less powerful. In fact, technically speaking, you aren't actually the owner of an ebook purchased from Amazon or other retailers. It's more accurate to say that you purchased a long-term conditional lease. As a side note, I'm talking about this from the perspective of United States Copyright law and ebook/audiobook stores there. The laws and standards in your own country may be different. Also, I am not a lawyer and nothing in this episode should be taken as legal advice. You obtain legal advice by hiring a lawyer licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. But now back to the main argument. In America, there is something known as the First Sale Doctrine. This section of the US Copyright Act allows physical media to be lent out and resold, among other things. For example, someone who purchases a physical book is considered its owner and the publisher can't take it back from them. The physical version of books can be used in libraries or as classroom materials until they literally fall apart, unlike their electronic equivalents, which face complicated licensing agreements that generally offer far less favorable terms of use for a much larger cost (especially for libraries and academic institutions). In the US, electronic content ownership is covered by contract law instead of the First Sale Doctrine. Although each seller has their own licenses and standards, a few things tend to remain consistent across those licenses: the inability to lend or resell the content, the inability to remove DRM from the content, and the right of the seller to alter or even remove the content. Ownership is not a right guaranteed for digital content. There is an American lawsuit currently challenging Amazon Prime Video and its use of words like "purchase" and "buy" for its video content. The lawsuit accuses Amazon of misrepresenting a heavily conditional license as a purchase, giving the average customer the impression that they own the content in perpetuity. Amazon lawyers argue that the average customer understands the difference, but frequent outrages over content being removed from users' libraries suggests otherwise. Here are four reasons owning your ebook content is important. #1: Keeping access to the content if the company closes or gets bought out. One of the early leaders in the US ebook store market way back at the start of the indie revolution was Sony. When their Sony Reader store closed, they gave readers the option to migrate their libraries to Kobo. Books that were not available through Kobo were not able to be transferred, so some purchased content was lost for readers. A more egregious example comes from, as you might expect, Microsoft with the closing of the Microsoft ebook store in 2019. When the store closed, they offered refunds instead of giving readers an opportunity to self-archive or transfer their purchases. Any margin notes taken by readers were lost, and they were given a $25 credit for the inconvenience. Although refunding customers was a good gesture, it's not a guarantee that readers are able to repurchase the ebooks elsewhere or even that the price would be the same when they did. As an aside, I spent a good chunk of time in 2018 trying to figure out how to get into the Microsoft ebook store and then finally gave up because it was too complicated, which in hindsight turned out to be a good decision. Owning your ebooks outright gives them independence from the store that you bought them from. #2: Keeping content from being altered. Ebooks can be altered anytime. Most of the time these changes are harmless, such as updating a cover, fixing a typo, or adding a preview chapter. I do that myself all the time. Every time I get typo corrections, I upload a new version. Yet there is a potential for books to be edited or censored from the original copy that you purchased. Chapters could be removed, scenes altered, or in extreme cases, the entire book could be removed. Owning a hard copy means that you have a version that cannot be changed without your knowledge. #3: The ability to self-archive. Most ebook stores use a form of digital rights management (DRM) that makes it difficult to transfer or permanently store your collection outside of their collection or library. Trying to do so is a violation of the license you purchased from the store, so I won't discuss how to do that. Amazon recently made self-archiving more difficult by discontinuing the feature to download and transfer Kindle books via USB. Finding DRM-free ebook stores is important if you want to organize and store your ebook collection as you see fit. Two examples of stores with DRM-free ebooks are Smashwords and direct [sales] sites like My Payhip store. Other stores like Kobo have a dedicated section devoted to DRM-free ebooks. #4: Keeping your reading habits private. Companies like Amazon track reading data, mostly out of a desire to sell you similar books or ad space. They track what you're reading, the amount of time you spend reading, your reading speed, and the highlights that you make in a book. Now, most of the time this is generally pretty harmless. It's mostly used for…you look on Amazon, you see that the section "customers who enjoyed this book also enjoyed this". Then if you use the Kindle app on your phone a lot, it has a lot of badges and achievements and it tends to be used for that kind of thing. However, there could be sinister undertones to this, especially if you're reading things you would prefer other people not know about. So if this concerns you, if there are some settings that you can adjust, but if you want complete privacy, outright ownership of your ebooks is the way to go. So what is the easiest way to own your own ebooks as a reader? The easiest way and perhaps the safest way to own your content outright is to buy print copies of books. That said, buying direct from authors or finding ebooks that have more favorable license terms is easiest way to own your ebook purchases. One of the reasons that opening a Payhip store was important to me was I gave my readers a chance to outright own purchased copies of my work and self-archive them in the way that they saw fit, if that was important to them. The price is the same on my Payhip store as other ebook or audiobook stores (and sometimes even cheaper if you're using Coupon of the Week). The ebooks and audiobooks there are DRM-free and untethered from specific stores and companies. You have the option to download files in a variety of file formats and store them in a way that makes the most sense to you. Buying direct also gives a greater share of the sale price to the authors, especially in the case of audiobooks. In conclusion, ebooks lag behind print books in terms of ownership rights for purchasers here in the United States (at the time of this recording). That said, you can be an informed consumer by reading terms of use carefully and educating yourself to make sure that you have the most possible access to your purchased content. Now, we've covered that from the reader side, and let's look at it from the side of the content creators, specifically writers. This can also apply to other content creators such as musicians, and we're going to use a very famous example for that, Taylor Swift. The general public learned about the importance of fully owning your content as a creator during the long and very public battle between musician Taylor Swift and the record company that sold her work to a private equity firm associated with someone she personally disliked. She owned the copyrights to the works (along with her various collaborators), but not the masters, the specific recordings of each song. As long as she didn't own her masters, she didn't have control over song choices for her public performances, the label releasing older content against her wishes, or how her music would be licensed out for commercial use. Swift reasserted control by rerecording old albums (a strategy previously used by the musician Prince), which gave her ownership of these new masters and devalued the original masters to the point where she could later afford to buy them outright. Many artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, credit Swift for helping them to negotiate adding the ownership of their masters into their contracts. As predatory as the publishing industry can be, the music industry tends to make them look like rank amateurs in terms of sheer evil. So it is a testament to her popularity and business success that she was able to convince them to do this. The world's most famous pop star taught millions of fans that owning your work is the ultimate goal of a creative. Why is ownership of your work important for writers specifically and not just American pop stars? We'll discuss six reasons why it's important for content creators and specifically writers in this episode. And as a reminder yet again, I'm talking about this from the perspective of United States law. Laws and standards in your own country may be different. Also, I am not a lawyer and nothing in this episode should be taken as legal advice. You obtain proper legal advice by contacting a lawyer licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. So with that in mind, let's get into the topic. What is ownership as a writer? Writers generally keep the copyrights to works they sell to publishers. Writers are essentially selling the right or a license to produce and distribute their book in a certain format, language, and geographic area. Most of the time, geographic area rights are sold separately. For example, rights for the Harry Potter books are owned by Scholastic in the United States and Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom. Sometimes writers will keep the rights in a specific format, like when I signed with Tantor to give them the audio rights to the first five Frostborn books while keeping the rights to my print and ebook formats. What writers lose in the process of selling to publishers is the ability to control how their work is marketed, packaged, and sold. They do not have the freedom to make major decisions such as when a book is released or where it is marketed. Today I am going to share six reasons that retaining ownership is important for writers and what things you generally sacrifice when you sign with a traditional publisher instead of self-publishing or indie publishing. #1: Creative control. It is not standard to have complete control over your book's cover design. Often an artist is able to submit suggestions to the designer, but the publisher has ultimate authority over the book's cover. Sometimes covers end up being wildly inappropriate for the book, but the author has no recourse. The same is usually true with the ability to pick an audiobook narrator or change anything about the narration. At times, writers (especially new ones) are pressured into changes they do not want by editors. The surest way to completely lose all creative control is signed with a book packager like Alloy Entertainment. If you want to hear the story of how L.J. Smith was fired from her own series due to a plot dispute with that publisher, YouTuber Jenny Nicholson covers it in her epic length summary of The Vampire Diaries show. Although a certain paycheck from a book packager is tempting, you'd be wisest not to create any fictional characters or worlds for this type of publisher for that reason. #2: Dead Series Syndrome. If the first book in a series does not sell well, the publisher tends to abandon the series. The next book in the series might be ready for publication, but they're not obligated to publish it if they suspect it will not be profitable. Unfinished series are extremely common in traditional publishing, unfortunately. Writers who are locked into a contract for a series are generally out of luck putting out the books on their own. Even if they put out later books on their own, not having the rights to the first book in the series makes it difficult for a writer to sell and market subsequent books. I had a series (Demonsouled) that I wanted to continue even though the first book was released by my publisher. I was able to get the rights back for it and then was able to self-publish this rest of the series. This was much easier to do 14 years ago than it is now. Modern contracts, especially from larger publishers, are not so generous in letting authors do this. It would be much easier to start as a self-published author and have full control over the trajectory of your series and make sure readers are able to finish it instead of waiting for a contract to elapse or fighting a difficult, hard to win battle to get the rights back. #3: The ability to change. One of the perks of owning your book is the ability to make quick changes that react to data. For example, I was able to retitle the Stealth and Spells series fairly quickly when it became immediately clear upon release that some found the original title confusing. A traditional publisher would likely not have bothered to make the effort unless there was a legal reason for doing so. The ability to change covers, repackaging books in different ways (like omnibus editions), and to make quick changes to the book on the fly (such as fixing typos or continuity errors), is the unique privilege that comes with owning your own work. Publishers are slow to make these types of changes, if they do it at all. #4: Profit. Writers typically only receive an advance (an initial lump sum) when working with a traditional publisher. The complexities of publisher accounting usually ensure that only great successes receive royalties, and often even those that do can take a while to reach that benchmark. Royalties are typically doled out quarterly or semi-annually, for those who make enough to receive them. The earning statements are fairly byzantine. It's hard for the average person to understand them fully to make sure they're being paid exactly what is owed to them. Owning your own work and publishing yourself means that you keep all of the profit after the cut taken by the ebook store and whatever you pay cover designers, editors, and so on. You can see all of the sales as they come in and don't have to wait for those two to four royalty checks each year in order to get paid. It's much easier to make a living as a writer and to feel confident that you can pay others when you have more accurate data on the money coming in. Indie publishing sacrifices the certainty of an advance for a far, far greater share of the profits in the long run. Additionally, agents typically take a 15 to 20% commission on author earnings, and they are an essential part of the process in traditional publishing. It's just about impossible to get foot in the door with traditional publishing without one. Most self-published writers don't bother with an agent, which means they're able to keep that cut of the money and don't have to shape their work around the preferences and whims of an agent. They also spared the stress and hassle of working with an unethical or bad agent (of which they're unfortunately far too many). #5: Professional freedom. The publisher decides when the books are released or if they're released at all. Are you ready to publish a book two months after the first one is released? Too bad. A publisher is not going to put out the next one that quickly. The traditional wisdom of publishing schedules seems wildly out of date in the content-heavy modern world, where algorithms reward recent titles and frequent publishing. Publishing more often also helps fans stay connected to your work, and frankly, it's much easier to make a living as a writer putting out several books a year instead of just one. Additionally, traditionally published writers do not control how a book is marketed. Are you upset that your book is being marketed as a romance when you think it's complex literary fiction? Too bad. It's not your call. In fact, writers may be contractually obligated to post content to their social media pages written or approved in advance by the marketing department at the publisher. You might have to put your name publicly to marketing copy you dislike or disagree with in order to not violate your contract. In a related vein, you might find that if you post heavily on your social media pages about political or controversial topics, you may be reprimanded by the publisher or in some cases, have your contract canceled entirely. Although indie authors aren't immune from social consequences of what they post, no publisher is holding them back from posting what they want just because they're writers and the publisher is scared of what the shareholders might think. #6: The publisher being sold. One of the biggest problems for traditionally published writers is when their publisher is sold to another one. This may mean restructuring that takes away staff they worked with a long time (like a favorite editor being replaced by an inexperienced one). As smaller publishers are eaten up by the larger ones, you might find that your books become an afterthought and you don't have any power to fix that. You might even have to fight to get paid what you're owed in your own contracts, which writers of Star Wars books found out when Disney acquired Lucasfilm. Apparently when Disney bought Lucasfilm, it decided it no longer owed royalties to several writers of Star Wars tie-in novels that Lucasfilm had published and weren't going to pay them until it went public and caused a bit of controversy. Finally, a settlement was reached. This is sort of the shifty behavior that Disney is well known for in certain circles, and it is something you have to watch out for with large publishers and media conglomerates. The easiest way to keep this from happening is, once again, to publish yourself and keep ownership of your work. In conclusion, when traditional publishing was the only way to become a writer, their restrictions and control were something you had to live with because you had no other option. Now that self-publishing is extremely accessible and traditional publishing is shrinking, it's no longer worth making the trade-offs that authors once had to in order to gain readers of their work. Although I never actually listened to a Taylor Swift song all the way through, her career and business ventures are proof that owning your work as a creative is the best way forward. Ownership should be the starting point, not the end goal of anyone who values creative control and fair, transparent payment for their creative work. So that is it for this week. I hope that illuminated the importance of owning your own work, especially if you are a writer or other creative. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

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In this episode, Dave and Dharm sit down with Cristina Pieretti, Head of Digital Content and Innovation at Moody's, to explore how one of the world's most data-driven organisations is reimagining itself through Generative AI. Cristina reveals how Moody's moved rapidly from early experiments to launching its first commercial GenAI product, the Moody's Research Assistant, which became the company's fastest-adopted tool in history. She shares how GenAI now powers everything from developer co-pilots to agentic sales and strategy tools, reshaping how thousands of employees work and think. The conversation dives deep into: How Moody's is embedding GenAI across teams while managing risk, trust, and data integrity. The cultural shift needed to make AI adoption part of everyone's job — not just the developers'. Why agentic systems represent the next big leap for productivity and innovation. How banks and financial institutions are following suit, with parallels drawn to the early days of cloud adoption. Cristina's candid thoughts on the so-called “AI bubble” and why she believes specialisation and high-quality data will separate lasting innovation from hype. This is a masterclass in how established financial institutions can turn disruption into opportunity, with human creativity and trusted data at the core.

Drop us a message!Sport thrives on raw emotion, drama, and human connection. But how do you translate that intensity into digital content that resonates with fans while staying true to wider brand goals?In this episode, Chris Kynoch shares lessons from creating content at McLaren and UEFA—navigating high-pressure moments, making sharp editorial calls, and sustaining global communities of millions.We also explore the rise of native and “disguised” ads that blend seamlessly into feeds, looking at the opportunities and risks for marketers. How do you create ads that feel authentic without crossing into inauthenticity? And how should success be measured when the lines between content and advertising are increasingly blurred?Want to be featured on the pod? Drop us a voice note on Instagram at @GiraffeSM. About Giraffe Social's Social in 10 Podcast Giraffe Social is a multi-disciplined digital marketing agency specialising in social media marketing based on the South Coast of the United Kingdom. We work with a wide range of industries, spanning from Fintech and L&D, to Beauty and Retail. Social in 10 is a weekly podcast about all things digital marketing. We discuss all the things social media managers want to know, including the latest platform updates, emerging trends, campaign ideas, and best practices to help you stay ahead of the curve. Whether you're managing multiple clients or growing your brand in-house, each episode is packed with actionable insights… all delivered in under ten minutes. Hosted by the Giraffe Social team, this is your fast, fun, no-fluff guide to making sense of social. New episodes every week, so tune in and level up your marketing game!

In this episode of The Association Insights Podcast, host Colleen Gallagher sits down with Julie McDowell, Director of Strategic Communications & Digital Content, and Becca Battisfore, Senior Content Strategist, at the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for an in-depth look at how a legacy association is modernizing its approach to content, data, and digital engagement.From managing messaging across member and customer audiences to aligning analytics with KPIs, Julie and Becca share how the CAP's digital team of five supports 18,000 members and countless laboratories worldwide—all while driving measurable impact.

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Bill Zimmerman is an assistant teaching professor in the department of advertising and public relations in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State. He's the author of “Understanding the Creator Economy: Making Digital Media Work for You,” published by Kendall Hunt. He teaches courses such as Digital PR and PR Campaigns, and in the spring semester will offer Digital Content and the Creator Economy, a new course launching Penn State's content creator certificate program. Prior to teaching, he worked as a newspaper reporter and public relations professional in higher education. He also holds the Accreditation in Public Relations.

Our coverage of the 2025 Ryder Cup moves in the US post-mortem phase as Soly searches for answers and insights into what makes the European Ryder Cup machine so effective.  In this two-part pod we open up with Duncan Carey - one of the first analytics consultants for the European team in the 2010s - for his thoughts on what the US got wrong on the setup at Bethpage, plus the story of the role of analytics in team competitions, how pairings are formed, and his work with the International teams during the Presidents Cup.  In part two (39:00), Soly chats with Jamie Kennedy - Golf Digest director of Digital Content, and social media contributor for the European Ryder Cup team - for a behind the scenes look at what the Euros got right at Bethpage, the role of their various captains, and some guesses as to who'll be the captains for both sides in 2027 at Adare Manor. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nolayingup.com/esf⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support our Sponsors: Rhoback The Stack If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up's community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It's a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey there, everyone!A common question I get from practice owners is: “What kind of content should I be creating to market my practice?”  Should you be blogging? Doing video? Starting a podcast?I get it. The options are endless, and each has its own learning curve. That's why this week, I'm sharing my own content creation journey—the wins, the flops, and a few good lessons I've learned over the years.Here's some of what you'll hear:The time I hurt my hand the night before my blog was due but published anyway (and why that's NOT the way to do marketing!).What seven years of blogging taught me about writing for your clients—and yourself.Why my experiment with YouTube worked… and why it didn't.How podcasting finally clicked as my “just right” content platform.Most of all, you'll learn the key questions to ask yourself when choosing the format that fits you best.Whether you're just starting out or ready to refresh your marketing strategy, this episode will help you get clear on where to focus your energy.Give this a listen—I think it'll help you breathe easier as you build your authentic online presence.~Wendy

On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling has a lively conversation about Digital Content with Dr. Judith Briles, aka The Book Shepherd; podcast strategist and host of Entrepreneur's Enigma, Seth Goldstein; and Kevin Winston, founder of Digital LA. All have been in the digital space for years. And, while there were some technical challenges (ignore the static from Kevin), there were tons of useful information and actionable tips. The panel shares how they got involved in the digital space - and the best parts of the digital evolution, content strategies, their takes on branding and more. Digital Content Tips - Judith: Outsource what you can - Seth: Schedule yourself out, get into a rhythm - Judith: Repurpose content - Kevin: Release a regular newsletter - use it to tee up social media and vice versa; keep branding consistent, and coordinate collab posts with guests Goals - Judith: Get her Book Marketing Success plan at TheBookShepherd.com - Kevin: Make sure that your branding for all of your entities match - and is updated - Seth: If you are interested in podcasting, grab his get started guide at PodcastMastery.co Final Thoughts - Kevin: Take photos, tag people, and share it out - Seth: Just get started - Judith: Don't do well, what you have no business doing; get help Learn more about: Judith Briles: JudithBrilesBooks.com TheBookShepherd.com Seth Goldstein: Social.SethGoldstein.me Kevin Winston: @KevinWinston and @DigitalLA on Instagram Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BFCM is the Super Bowl of ecom. Do you have your game plan? In this episode, Daniel and Tim (VP of Digital, Content, and AI at Wunderkind) discuss how the smartest brands are turning anonymous visitors into lifelong customers…and doing it automatically. If you're still blasting the same email to everyone, you're leaving mountains of revenue on the table. Tim breaks down how AI decisioning engines pinpoint exactly when and how to reach each shopper, creating hyper-personalized messages that convert at lightning speed.  Also, should you be totally transparent about pricing in the age of taxes and tariffs? What does it mean to be mobile-first as a brand? They explain how all of it matters in the long run for trust and staying top-of-mind.  If you're ready to move past spray-and-pray marketing this BFCM and start selling to people for life, this is the episode for you.  Check out Wunderkind and their Agentic AI capabilities: https://www.wunderkind.co/ Follow Tim: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timglomb/ Follow Daniel: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themarketingmillennials/featured Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit: www.workweek.com

Sarah Kellam is the Managaer of Digital Content for LPGA.com and she's former NKU golfer She joined us from the Kroger Queen City Championship Presented by P&G.Podcasts of The Mo Egger Radio Show are a service of Longnecks Sports Grill.Listen to the show live weekday afternoons 3:00 - 6:00 on ESPN1530. Listen Live: ESPN1530.com/listenGet more: https://linktr.ee/MoEggerFollow on X: @MoEggerInstagram too: @MoEgger

Sarah Kellam is the Managaer of Digital Content for LPGA.com and she's former NKU golfer She joined us from the Kroger Queen City Championship Presented by P&G.Podcasts of The Mo Egger Radio Show are a service of Longnecks Sports Grill.Listen to the show live weekday afternoons 3:00 - 6:00 on ESPN1530. Listen Live: ESPN1530.com/listenGet more: https://linktr.ee/MoEggerFollow on X: @MoEggerInstagram too: @MoEgger

Hey Kingdom Creators, If you've been spinning your wheels trying to create content that moves the needle, this episode will help you reset and refocus. I'm breaking down how to strategically plan your content to align with your message, support your business or ministry goals, and get seen. We'll cover how to clarify your core themes, choose the best platform for your voice, and build a creation rhythm that keeps you consistent without burning you out. This is about intentional strategy, not throwing posts at the wall. Let's make content that carries weight, and a plan that gives you peace. You can work with me here:  Resist & Roar Collective Or leave me your questions and comments below. I would love to hear your thoughts on this podcast, what episodes' convo's you'd like to hear more about, and what you like about what you have heard!

In this episode, Pete and Tyler discuss the success of a local news publisher who has implemented a new subscription model through the Paywall Project. This episode covers the publisher's initial challenges, the transition to a more effective paywall strategy, and the significant growth in email list and revenue.

Send us a textIn this episode of Frontiers of Faith, host Katie Ruvalcaba speaks with Drew Lowen, a digital missionary and co-founder of Catholic Creator Conference. They discuss the evolving role of digital missionaries in evangelization, the importance of evoking awe rather than division in content creation, and the integration of AI in the creative process. Drew shares insights on the tangible impacts of his online ministry, the significance of community and mentorship, and his vision for the future of digital Catholic content.

Carl Hayden Smith, founder of the Cyberdelic Nexus and Museum of Consciousness, discusses his concept of "hyperhumanism" as an alternative to the transhumanist agenda. The conversation covers how technology is reshaping human consciousness, the attention economy's impact on our minds, and practical approaches (including psychedelics) to becoming more human in an increasingly digital world. What You'll Learn About:

Despite decades of progress, the number of women in engineering remains stubbornly low — especially in aerospace and mechanical engineering. But that isn't stopping the winner of the Aerospace/Defense category in the inaugural Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards.   Heather Cummings is Senior Engineer, Flight Controls & Autonomy for Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. She leads the development of hybrid electric propulsion controls and vehicle management systems for Sikorsky's next-gen HEX and RBW, including groundbreaking work on fully autonomous cargo aircraft. A licensed pilot, Heather is passionate about improving flight safety through automation and mentoring the next generation of aspiring engineers.   In this special episode, Heather and Chitra Sethi, Director of Editorial & Digital Content, SAE Media Group, discuss the mission behind the Rising Star Awards, the importance of visibility for women in STEM, and why inspiring the next generation is just as critical as technological innovation.   If you'd like to nominate a trailblazing female engineer (or yourself), visit www.techbriefs.com/rsa. Nominations close on July 22, 2025. Winners will be spotlighted across SAE Media Group's publications, websites, e-newsletters, and social media channels.   To learn more about Sikorsky, check out our previous episode with Heather's co-worker, Igor Cherepinsky, on the future of vertical lift.   We'd love to hear from you. Share your comments, questions and ideas for future topics and guests to podcast@sae.org. Don't forget to take a moment to follow SAE Tomorrow Today—a podcast where we discuss emerging technology and trends in mobility with the leaders, innovators and strategists making it all happen—and give us a review on your preferred podcasting platform.   Follow SAE on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Follow host Grayson Brulte on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

On Friday the 13th and in honor of release day, Steff & Renée hand it over to Dan Nykolayko — the band's Director of Digital Content and curator of these massive reissues—to go further into the Load Remastered Deluxe Box Set. Dan discusses the album itself, Atmos mixes, and some never-before-heard Motörhead covers, among many more treasures to discover. There are literally “loads” to enjoy in this Special Edition episode!' The Metallica Report – your official, weekly guide for all things Metallica, straight from the source. New episode every Wednesday. Listen to Load Remastered: ⁠https://metallica.lnk.to/loadreissue⁠  Shop the Album & Merch - ⁠https://www.metallica.com/store/load-remastered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday the 13th and in honor of release day, Steff & Renée hand it over to Dan Nykolayko — the band's Director of Digital Content and curator of these massive reissues—to go further into the Load Remastered Deluxe Box Set. Dan discusses the album itself, Atmos mixes, and some never-before-heard Motörhead covers, among many more treasures to discover. There are literally “loads” to enjoy in this Special Edition episode!' The Metallica Report – your official, weekly guide for all things Metallica, straight from the source. New episode every Wednesday. Listen to Load Remastered: https://metallica.lnk.to/loadreissue  Shop the Album & Merch - https://www.metallica.com/store/load-remastered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Arlene Hollingsworth - psychologist, Youtube creator, and mama of three - shares how she and her husband, Javoris (PhD), turned a family dream into Gracie's Corner - the viral YouTube series that celebrates Black culture through animated kids' songs. But the road wasn't easy! From failed businesses and financial stress to finding their way as a family during the pandemic, Arlene reflects on how staying rooted in their purpose led to their breakout hit, The Phonics Song. This episode is for every parent chasing a dream while raising little ones - proof that with patience and resilience, ordinary people can build extraordinary things.======We love getting Listener Letters! Send any thoughts or questions for the Mamas at podcasts@blacklove.com.Make sure you connect with our Mamas:Ashley - @watermeloneggrollsCodie - @codiecoFelicia - @felicialatourMelanie - @melaniefiona

In this episode of Talk of Fame, Kylie Montigney reconnects with Billy Pinckney! Billy is a 21-year-old digital content creator & author from Little Falls, New Jersey. Pinckney's passion for the game of baseball was prevalent at a young age when he became a batboy for the New Jersey Jackals independent team in 2013, at age eleven. Pinckney spent his summers in the professional clubhouse where he learned the intricacies of the game. He began to interview players in 2015 and was hired by the organization as the Press Box & Player Procurement Asst. in 2018. In 2019, he assisted the field manager in assembling a league championship winning squad. In 2022, he was named the Director of Digital Content. Pinckney has always had a passion for growing the game of baseball and finding ways to assist the younger generation. In 2023, he published his book Passion Prevails to help youth players navigate their careers as they face adversity. He recently graduated from Montclair State University with a degree in Sports Communication. He discusses attending & interviewing the Pinstripe Pride Event where it is an unforgettable weekend celebrating New York Yankees legends and iconic celebrities! Listen in as we discuss Billy's journey and growing up in the sports world. You'll be inspired by his dedication to his craft and talking about sports.Follow Me:Instagram:@Officialkyliemontigney@TalkoffamepodFacebook:OfficialkyliemontigneyTalkoffameTwitter:@Kyliemontigney4About Me:Hi, I'm Kylie! I'm passionate about sports, spending time with family, traveling, and connecting with people who inspire me. I love listening to people's stories and sharing their journeys with the world!

Lacey Bridges is the founder of Black Flamingo Agency, an experiential marketing firm in Los Angeles. As a visionary leader and innovative creative marketer, Lacey excels at crafting immersive experiences that drive brand success. Her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for the experiential side of marketing solutions have positioned Black Flamingo Agency as one of the fastest-growing trailblazers in the industry. Spearheading groundbreaking campaigns for major brands like Good American, Savage X Fenty, and TopGolf, Lacey has created transformative and unforgettable experiences that solidify her reputation as a leader in experiential marketing.

“How Can We Get More Product Content to the PDP Faster”? That question is top of mind every day for Carolan Di Fiore, Digital Content Deployment Manager at Hershey. Drawing from her prior experience in Ecommerce and digital roles at other global companies like Bimbo Bakeries, Carolan hit the ground running at Hershey a year and a half ago, and joins the podcast to describe the strategies that she and a cross-functional group of marketing, sales, data, and technology leaders are implementing to deliver answers to that core question. And in doing so, speed time to market, accelerate performance, and delight the consumer.

How can you ask for listener support in a way that doesn't come off as desperate? Drawing on experience and expertise, we offer practical tips and strategies for monetizing your podcast through direct listener contributions without compromising the integrity of your content or your relationship with your audience.   WHAT TO LISTEN FOR Why it's important to show listeners what they can gain How to use social proofing to encourage new listeners  The importance of simplifying the donation process  A simple yet effective way to facilitate listener donations Savvy tactics to increase the likelihood of listeners' support   RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED PayPal Venmo Patreon Supercast Buzzsprout Libsyn   CONNECT WITH US If you are interested in getting on our show, email us at team@growyourshow.com. Thinking about creating and growing your own podcast but not sure where to start? Click here and Schedule a call with Adam A. Adams! Subscribe so you don't miss out on great content and if you love the show, leave an honest rating and review here!