PinnedDan OrtizSXSW: Fighting For the FutureLet me set the scene for you: It’s a rainy March day in Austin, Texas in 2007 on one of my earliest visits to the annual SXSW festival. I…Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
PinnedDan OrtizBlack Reign: Peacock’s Noughts + Crosses flips the script on raceFollowing the collective cultural trauma and societal change felt by many throughout 2020 and the continuing upheaval in the advent of…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
PinnedDan OrtizMusic Marketing: Staying ahead of the curve in 2020It would be a serious understatement and oversimplification to once again say that 2020 has upended the way in which we work and live. As…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
Dan OrtizForget Me Not: The Legacy of Star Trek’s TrillFor a franchise known for exploring the unknown, Star Trek made one more big leap a the recent episode of Star Trek Discovery: “Forget Me…Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020
Dan OrtizWhy this November’s big movie releases have been flopping at the box officeRecently, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Daniel Bukszpan @ CNBC to analyze the November Box Office. the full copy of our…Nov 26, 2019Nov 26, 2019
Dan OrtizThe Last Straw? :: Digital Transparency in the age of TrumpFollowing Russian interference on Facebook during the 2016 election, how can we use new Digital Transparency tools to get a look inside the…Aug 9, 2019Aug 9, 2019
Dan OrtizFire & Ice: My Story of Stroke & SurvivalLike most of the world, I was stunned a few weeks ago hearing the news that Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke revealed she suffered…Apr 3, 20191Apr 3, 20191
Dan OrtizSXSW 2019: politics, movies, and experiential bleedsOriginally published in The DrumMar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
Dan OrtizCES 2019: 5G, autonomous mobility, and entertainmentOriginally published on The DrumJan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019
Dan OrtizI Woke Up Like This: Experiential Marketing in a post-Sprinkles Pool WorldYou wake up, flawless Post up, flawless Ride round in it, flawless Flossin on that, flawless I woke up like thisOct 5, 2018Oct 5, 2018