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.
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
People don't mind the artificial
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
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
"People want less pain"
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Negotiating terms of surrender
The Rebooting surveyed 99 publishers to find the state of their ad businesses