More from Mary Meeker and Morgan Stanley: The Mobile Internet is it

Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley – who wrote one of the first pre-bubble internet reports way back when – delivered this at the Web 2.0 Summit.  Worth referencing!
Mary Meeker’s Internet Presentation 2009

October 22nd, 2009 by jeremy 
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Work at Google? Here’s a list….

Work at Google?  Here’s a list….

…of openings around the country.   Most aren’t MBA focused, but it’s a good starting point!

A sample of some new York City based listings of relevance below – full listing here.

There’s a LOT of openings in the Advertising area, from mobile to agency leads to vertical managers!

After the jump:

Director of Marketing, Media and Platforms

YouTube Strategy and Operations Associate

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October 21st, 2009 by jeremy 
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OCTOBER 26: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Union Bar

OCTOBER 26: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Union Bar

Mogul CursePlease join the Digital Media MBA group for a special Happy Hour this month where we will be joined by three Columbia Business School professors who have just written the new book “The Curse of the Mogul: What’s Wrong with the World’s Leading Media Companies.” If you follow the link to pre-order your copy of the book now — released on October 15 — just bring it with you and get it signed by the authors.

Here’s some info about the book and those behind it:

  • – We live in the age of Big Media, with the celebrity moguls at the helms of the media conglomerates telling us that “content is king” and “growth is good.” But for all the excitement, glamour, drama, and publicity they produce, why can’t these moguls and their companies manage to deliver the kind of returns you’d get from closing your eyes and throwing a dart? In The Curse of the Mogul, Jonathan A. Knee, Bruce C. Greenwald, and Ava Seave lay bare the inexcusable financial performance that lies beneath Big Media’s false veneer of
    power.
  • Jonathan A. Knee is a longtime investment banker and the author of The Accidental Investment Banker. He is also an adjunct professor and director of the Media Program at Columbia Business School.
  • Bruce C. Greenwald, an economist, is the Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management at Columbia Business School. His books include Competition Demystified.
  • Ava Seave is principal and cofounder of the consulting firm Quantum Media and has held management roles at Scholastic Inc. and The Village Voice. She is also an adjunct associate professor at Columbia Business School who will be teaching an EMBA Master Class in Spring 2010 called Media Strategy: Analysis, Innovation and Implementation.

So we look forward to being joined by these industry experts and offering you the chance to talk some shop with them over cocktails.

If you haven’t attended before please accept this as your invite to join the largest group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them. Since our events keep getting bigger we know that people are making valuable connections while relaxing and having a fun time.

Please save the date and we will notify you of the downtown venue as soon we have confirmed it. You can RSVP here, or just show up.

October 7th, 2009 by Doug 
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from CYNopsis: some great New York based jobs…

achieving operating plan revenue goals for NBCE and collaborating with other sales leaders and teams in the division to drive NBCE revenue on multi-platform deals
Director, Sales NBC Everywhere   1090315
NBC Universal
NYC, NY
http://www.nbcunicareers.com

collaborate with multiple departments to create marketing/sponsorship opportunities as well as write/deliver presentations that both address client goals and advance the Bravo brand and sales strategy
Strategic Marketing Manager, Bravo   1093576
NBC Universal
NYC, NY
http://www.nbcunicareers.com

leads the digital sales strategy for EW (down to the category, product and market levels)
National Sales Director, EW.com   114876BR
Time Inc.
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

leads all sales efforts for Warner Bros. Digital Media based out of the New York office
Vice President Sales – Eastern Region   114844BR
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

producing advertising and marketing copy solutions that support the HBO and Cinemax brands
HBO Copywriter   114842BR
HBO
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

coordinates the development and execution of consumer advertising and promotion plans to drive brand image, awareness and tune-in for HBO Original Programming
HBO Coordinator, Advertising & Promotions   114878BR
HBO
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

currently being developed
Digital Account Executive – Health.com   114784BR
Time Inc
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

responsible for leading a small team of marketers to create best-in-class agency events, aterials, and platforms
Head of Agency Marketing and Industry Relations   114076BR
AOL
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

responsible for growing AOLs overall relationship with and revenue from [WPPs] family of agencies across North America
Director, Agency Development   113949BR
AOL
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

managing smaller sales projects for their product area, fielding leads generated from the Interactive Marketing Representatives, and ensuring that any hurdles on larger non-standard sales projects are handled
Account Executive, Sales   114193BR
AOL
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

responsible for prospecting potential content partners and upon identification, working with the Business Development team to open discussions with prospects, negotiating business terms, contracts and all relevant duties associated with developing new partnerships
VP, Business Development   114135BR
AOL
NYC, NY
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/

October 6th, 2009 by jeremy 
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Analysis of Twitter data from Techcrunch: Mighty interesting…

This seems to be a decent analysis of Twitter activity, but you make the call.  One conclusion that seems foregone is that the vast majority of tweets and followers are from a very small number of accounts….

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/05/twitter-data-analysis-an-investors-perspective/

October 6th, 2009 by jeremy 
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Nokia opportunity – Head of Business Verticals Applications Programs

Nokia opportunity – Head of Business Verticals Applications Programs
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Description

Description/Primary Responsibilities:
This role will:
•  define the vision and objectives of Nokia’s Ovi Verticals project, a project dedicated to launching mass scale, cost effective solutions to reduce development complexity and cost for different businesses which would wish to mobilise their services.
•  Lead, deliver and take to market different customer content offerings (managing the marketing mix) per business vertical, reinforcing Ovi Store’s editorial content roadmap and store identity,  both locally and globally
•  Be the architect of the program to drive active partners, users and downloads
Responsibilities:
Work within the media division to:
-Define segmented consumer offerings by business vertical
-Program manage Ovi Verticals (partnering team, Solutions team and go to market), reporting on the progress of the project to several stakeholders, including senior management
-Prioritise the activities of the partnering team,  solutions team according to the customer offering and local and global content roadmaps
Work across the broader Nokia business, especially the Services marketing organization to:
-Gain buy-in of the segmented business vertical propositions
-Influentially shape the editorial content roadmap
-Run quarterly business reviews of the Ovi Verticals, with internal stakeholders
-Drive strategy development, operational , target setting and reporting

October 6th, 2009 by jeremy 
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Worth reviewing: Netflix presentation on its culture

Worth reviewing: Netflix presentation on its culture

Man, this one is amazing.  Netflix talks the talk and walks the walk about a high performance culture.  TechCrunch did a great job of commenting on the meaning, so it’s only fair to link back to the August post where they brought it out.

The presentation, which you can see for yourself below, is as interesting as any 128-page document can be. If you read it over, about half-way through, you’ll probably start wishing you worked for Netflix. This was meant to be an internal document for employees to read, but it’s also one hell of a recruitment pitch.

Early on, a lot of it deals with workplace efficiency, and not being afraid to let someone go if they’re not doing their job. The idea is that if someone just wants to do mediocre works, that’s fine, they’ll get a nice severance package. It extends this into an emphasis on effectiveness over effort — the company doesn’t want to necessarily reward people who stay late versus those who don’t, but get the same amount of work done. It then turns to some internal policies including management best practices. And then to retention practices — making sure the company pays the top people a high enough salary that they’ll never want to leave.

The “Reference Guide on Our Freedom & Responsibility Culture” is meant for reading, not presenting, so go right to Slideshare and get started.

The fact that this type of human resources manifesto could get released into the wild is a sign of the times of course.

October 1st, 2009 by jeremy 
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