Feed Me is a Substack newsletter by Emily Sundberg that covers the intersection of business, media, and culture
Assistants vs. Agents is an Instagram-based community and weekly newsletter delivering job postings, industry news, and insider interviews for anyone breaking into or building a career in entertainment.
The Town is a podcast by Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni that takes you inside the business of Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter — No media list is complete without it. The industry's go-to source for entertainment news, in-depth features, and the business behind Hollywood since 1930.
What Has Caught My Eye?
If you know me, you know I'm always on the hunt for what's next. This page is packed with the brilliant marketing campaigns, fresh industry news, and creative inspiration that caught my eye.
Before we dive in, here are a few of my favorite podcast, Instagrams, newsletters and Substacks keeping me sharp on everything media
People Brands and Things is an Instagram-based media channel delivering the hottest brand marketing, creator, and consumer news
Link in Bio is a Substack newsletter by Rachel Karten — a weekly resource all about social media strategy, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
The Branding Blackbook is a Substack newsletter for modern marketers exploring how culture shapes brands — and how brands shape culture.
Variety — No media list is complete without it either. The definitive voice in entertainment covering film, TV, music, and the deals shaping the industry.
Ad Age is a global media brand and daily must-read delivering news, analysis, and data on marketing, advertising, and media.
WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE: BRILLIANT ZAGS
This New York Times article by Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes covers how One Battle After Another found incredible success not through social media, but through Hollywood's oldest trick in the book: screenings. These screenings got people talking, engaging, and genuinely connecting with film again. And isn't that what good publicity is all about?
Found IKEA Chile's ad on People Brands and Things: the Chile branch campaign where they Bad Bunny's Super Bowl set and album imagery was a brilliant zag that caught my eye. Such a clever way for a South American branch of IKEA to tap directly into a major cultural moment in the Latinx world, capitalizing on Super Bowl buzz without the million dollar ad, just a simple, reactive, and creative photoshoot. Brilliant.
Beyond the media industry coverage above, here's what I've personally been reading and watching lately.