Quick…name me a middle-aged, rumpled, down-to earth guy who is anything but high-tech in style?

According to Wendy Marx, it’s yours truly…and I’m darn proud of it…especially coming from her! Wendy Marx, if you don’t already know,  is an award-winning public relations and marketing communications executive who helps B2B companies and executives become well-known brands. But what she has done for me involves is the blog she writes on personal branding for FastCompany.com entitled “Brand U By Wendy Marx”

You might remember an article she wrote over a year ago about me called “The Master Connector.” Not only do I still receive emails about but I use it as part of my portfolio.

Believe it or not, Wendy and I just met for the first time this past week at the George Kliavkoff breakfast and it was so nice to finally meet her. She also did a great story about the breakfast which I wanted to share. Read more

BNET and AdAge on Klivakoff NY:MIEG Breakfast!

Two for the price of one!

The story on “AdAge 3-Minute Video” yesterday was so great BNET (CBS/CNET) picked it up and went with it as well.

Special thanks to Steve Raddock at AdAge for the great footage.
NBC’s Kliavkoff: Digital Drives TV Viewership

By Catharine P. Taylor | December 18th, 2008

As media continues to fragment into millions of finely-targeted shards, much is being made about how increased usage of digital media affects usage of existing media. As one example, NBC Universal’s outgoing chief digital officer, George Kliavkoff, says that online streaming of video content actually drives TV viewership.

Kliavkoff, speaking yesterday at a New York Media Information Exchange Group breakfast, noted, “If someone watches a primetime show online, it actually drives incremental television viewership in following weeks. It’s sort of an opportunity for people to catch up on a drama and stay with the story.” Read more

Who Will Lasoo The Future of Digital Media?

Thanks to our friends at NYConvergence for a great overview of the Kliavkoff Breakfast

Media’s Digital Future Discussed at NY:MIEG Event

NYConvergence ORIGINAL

At the third annual NY:MIEG holiday breakfast this morning, NBC Universal Chief Digital Officer George Kliavkoff participated in a Q&A session with Limor Schafman, president of The KeystoneTech Group. The conversation centered around media’s digital past and future. Read more

Tectonic Shifts in Digital Media

Thank you to Eleanor Haas of The Calyx Group LLC for a great writeup about our breakfast this morning (Dec 17, 2008).

More later this week!

“Tectonic” - pertaining to changes in the earth’s crust. “Tectonic shift” was something George Kliavkoff said at least three times in the course of his NYMIEG interview on December 17th. Probably not surprising from the Chief Digital Officer at NBC Universal at this moment in media history. And those three were only a few of many implied.

The first shift he mentioned was the shift of media and advertising to digital platforms as ROI becomes increasingly important to marketers. At the moment, he commented, some pockets of advertising will slow but overall, we can expect to see a flight to quality - to premium content, such as NBC’s www.hulu.com. Read more

Updates from our colleagues at We Media & iFOCOS

Knowledge, ideas and information are flowing like never before. Even in the face of daunting economic challenges, creative companies and individuals continue to unleash a torrent of game-changing services, business models and experiments to make the world better through media. My colleagues at We Media and iFOCOS have a couple of exciting initiatives that I thought you might find of interest. Read more

Monday 12/15 DigIn! Radio with Limor Schafman

If you don’t already know it by now, Limor Schafman is a good friend, trusted advisor, colleague and one of the best moderators and panelists we’ve had at our NY:MIEG events.

As a matter of fact, Limor will be hosting our breakfast on Dec 17th with George Kliavkoff

Her new show “DigIn!” is heard weekly on BlogTalkRadio and is awesome!

“DigIn! Radio - Mobients Speaks on Developing Mobile Applications” on Monday, December 15 at 4:00pm.

“The Nexus for Technology, Business & People”
Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Limor-Schafman

More Beatles Trivia

Apparently there has been quite a bit of interest in our Beatles trivia courtesy of “Pop Goes The Beatles” so here’s another one:

Q: What Beatles Song was Number One on America ’s Billboard Chart when the boys arrived in America on 2/7/64?

Before I give you the answer I just wanted to remind you about our next event on Wednesday December 17th. It’s our 3rd Annual Holiday Breakfast, produced in partnership with We Media when our special guest will be George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer at NBC Universal in a one-on-one interview with Limor Schafman, President of the KeystoneTech Group.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO (as well as the answer to our trivia question)

NY Times: YouTube Pales Next to Hulu’s Spiffy Multiplex

For those of you who weren’t aware, our December guest speaker, NBC Universal Chief Technology Officer, George Kliavkoff is our guest speaker. George is the architect behind Hulu, website that offers free, advertiser supported streaming video of TV shows and movies from NBC, FOX and many other networks and studios.

I found the following article from today NY Times “Technology” section of special interest
YouTube Pales Next to Hulu’s Spiffy Multiplex
By Saul Hansell

There are deals for show and deals for business. So far, YouTube’s arrangements to host professional video content are more for show, to signal it intends to be serious in that market eventually. Read more

George Kliavkoff Breakfast Update!

Many of you are aware that the Chief Digital Officer at NBC Universal, George Kliavkoff, will be speaking with Limor Schafman at our Holiday Breakfast on December 17th. I have also received emails from a number of you who mentioned that earlier this week George Announced he will be leaving NBC Universal at the end of this year. Fear not…George will be joining us and it will be a great way to kick off the holiday season! Read more

Happy Birthday Hulu!

Timing is everything. Today marks the 1st anniversary of the official launch of Hulu. Hulu,  founded in March 2007 by NBC Universal and News Corp as a destination to help people find and enjoy the world’s premium video content when, where and how they want it.

Ironically, our upcoming December guest speaker, George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer at NBC Universal,  was the first CEO of Hulu, where he is still a board member. Kliavkoff launched the site before hiring Jason Kilar as his replacement and secured $100 million in funding from private equity group Providence Equity Partners. Read more