Process innovation
Time to change how it's done
Brian Morrissey
Brian Morrissey is the founder of The Rebooting. Prior to The Rebooting, Brian was the President and Editor-in-chief of Digiday for nearly a decade.
AI wars
Plus: a conversation with Dotdash Meredith CEO Neil Vogel and Axios senior media reporter Sara Fischer
Digestifs
Cannes takeaways
Meeting expecations
Very nice to meet a lot of readers at The Rebooting’s informal cocktail party. For all the flaws of Cannes – there are many, let’s be real – it remains a great meeting place, if not a great place for meetings. More on that distinction below. First, a message from
Simulations
People don't mind the artificial
Supporting news
We kicked off Cannes with a terrific dinner last night in Grasse, in the hills above Cannes, with our partners at Permutive. We had a lot of great conversation about the state of publisher advertising businesses. The general consensus: Good Q1, less good Q2, cautious optimism for the back half
No beating the market
Welcome to my dispatches from Cannes. All week, I’ll be sharing my impressions and conversations. If you’re in Cannes, check out some events The Rebooting is doing throughout the week. Also, I have a couple spots open for a cocktail party on Wednesday from 5-7pm. Send me a
The war on friction
"People want less pain"
Journalism's 'warrior priests'
A conversation with Semafor's Ben Smith
Hiring: Business operations lead
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New realities of publishing
Publishing needs a come to Jesus
Hard choices
Changs sucks
The Rebooting at Cannes Lions
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Publishers capitulate to AI
Negotiating terms of surrender
Tempered optimism
The Rebooting surveyed 99 publishers to find the state of their ad businesses
Vertical search
Hello from Soho Farmhouse, which has to be the nicest of the many Soho House properties. My hope is to hold a version of the New Growth Agenda here. Today, I'm looking at the coming fragmentation of search after a long, unnatural period of domination. Discover what’s