Chris “k1MBLE” Lloyd became an esports talent agent long before the professional gaming industry recognized there was a need for that service. But now, after years in the trenches, he's reaping the rewards as an influential agent representing some of the biggest names in the industry. Read more about him below. - Lloyd’s decades of experience in gaming have taken him across the landscape of esports work, giving him a long view of the industry that informs his approach to esports talent management.
- Media by Mother’s founder and CEO Dave Gaines has enjoyed the challenges of building a media agency from scratch over the last year, hard though it is amidst an industry-changing pandemic. More in this Digiday+ Media Buying Briefing.
- In the latest edition of our Confessions series, in which we trade anonymity for candor, we hear from the business development director about the impact of the Great Resignation and what agency leadership should be aware of now.
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| | | | | Lloyd’s decades of experience in gaming have taken him across the landscape of esports work, giving him a long view of the industry that deeply informs his approach to esports talent management. | | |
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howdy! | | | | | The indie media agency, an offshoot of creative agency Mother, has picked up new clients, who intentionally are not behemoths with extraordinary demands, per Gaines. | | |
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howdy! | | | | | In the latest edition of our Confessions series, in which we trade anonymity for candor, we hear from the business development director about the impact of the Great Resignation and what agency leadership should be aware of now. | | |
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howdy! | | | | | Together they accounted for more than seven in $10 (74%) of global digital ad spending last year, which is 47% of all money spent on advertising over that period. | | |
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| | | | | Advertisers looking to access automatic content recognition data are looking for ways to circumvent the siloed approach walled gardens currently offer. | | |
howdy! | | | | | The Washington Post now has its own hub for gender and identity coverage, anchored by the storytelling and visuals created by The Lily’s team. | | |
howdy! | | | | | BDG’s virtual-first events business made low eight-figures of revenue each year for the past two years, but revenue in 2021 dipped below the 2020 mark. | | |
| | | | | On the Digiday Podcast, VMG’s digital chief discussed different ways in which VMG will be building on those initial moves, such as by adding a reader donation option for its news content. |
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