“XL is dedicated to understanding shifting business dynamics and helping our clients thrive in increasingly complex and changing environments. 'The Future of the Company' platform will allow us to offer insights and commentary on these essential topics to a global and diverse audience and feature insights from XL experts.” HelpingUnderstandingCompanyAudienceEnvironmentOffersEssentialsComplexesInsightFeaturesExpertsThriveDedicatedPlatformsDiverseClientsTopicsShiftingCommentaryDynamicsChanging Environment Author:Mike McGavick
“We consume everything like potato chips. In this environment, I suspect the cartoonist's connection with readers is likely to be superficial and fleeting, unless he taps into some fervent special interest niche. And that audience, almost by definition, will be tiny.” InterestAudienceEnvironmentSpecialReaderConnectionsDefinitionsTinySuspectsSuperficialFleetingChipsPotatoesNicheSpecial InterestsCartoonistFerventPotato Chips Author:Bill Watterson
“People don't walk around thinking of themselves as bad people. You're part of the environment that you grow up in, and there can be decency in that. I always try to find a little glimmer of that, in anything that I do, because you can find places where there's humor or lightness in something that's deep and profound, and that tends to resonate more and make people more human. As an actor and performer, I think it resonates more with the audience when you do have the payoff.” PeopleThinkingTryingHumansLittlesActorsGrowsWalksAudienceGrowing UpEnvironmentProfoundPerformersDecencyBad PeopleLightnessPayoff Author:Jimmy Smits
“I think a pilot is a pilot, no matter who's judging it, but I will say I am thinking a lot about how to tell stories for the series in a streaming environment where you can anticipate a huge portion of the audience will consume an entire season in the course of a day, two days or a week.” ThinkingTwoMatterStoriesCoursesAudienceEnvironmentWeekJudgingHugeSeasonsSeriesPilotsPortionsAnticipateTwo DaysStreaming Author:Frank Spotnitz