Brian Monahan

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• It's Time To Change Hearts And Minds Rather Than Offer Thoughts And Prayers in MediaDailyNews on 04/20/2022
  

  It's time for cultural influencers and professional persuaders to engage. There is common ground in framing gun safety as a matter of personal responsibility. The talented people in our industry have the capacity to halt the ceaseless demonization, inspire to greatness, and shake fellow citizens out of our stupor.

• Notes From The Metaverse in MediaDailyNews on 02/23/2022
  

  Last week I visited ETHDenver, where thousands of Web3 enthusiasts gathered. I have not been so inspired about the future since I attended Tencent's launch of its platform in 2019 in Shanghai

• 10 Lessons From Judging Cannes 2021 Creative Strategy Category in MediaDailyNews on 06/29/2021
  

  I recently was a juror for the Cannes 2021 Creative Strategy category. We looked for insight-driven, strategic approaches that unlocked results-driving creative. Here are some observations.

• Five Musts For Managing Remote Teams in MediaDailyNews on 03/20/2020
  

  As companies transition to remote teaming and virtual meetings, here are five techniques that we have found essential to build culture, flexibility and delivering great work.

• Tencent's China-Centric Take On Tech For Good in MediaDailyNews on 07/08/2019
  

  The vision Tencent laid out at Cannes, contrasted greatly with the ongoing conversation in the West about the future of digital platforms.

• Why China's Tencent Is About To Leapfrog The Competition in MediaDailyNews on 05/31/2019
  

  The Tencent marketing platform is driving lighting-fast brand creation and business growth. The company claims its audience is growing 40% YoY.

• Matters of Media in Media Magazine on 10/13/2011
  

  Media is the reflection of humanity. It reveals what we admire, fear, love and covet. Media is the connective tissue that binds societies together. Media is the playing field upon which global commerce competes. In 1967, Marshall McLuhan said, "Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication." Now, in the early 21st century, as the implications of Moore's and Metcalfe's laws reveal themselves, media appears to not just be impacting how humans organize in societies, but the human species itself. Media evolution is impacting human evolution. This issue of MEDIA magazine will examine the ways in which modern media is changing Homo sapiens as a species. We will use the evolved character of Homo Mediated to highlight important ways that media and human beings are changing each other. By highlighting these aspects, we hope to inspire ideas to better harness media in the future.

• DOA Q+A: Marshall McLuhan in Media Magazine on 10/07/2011
  

  Notable media scholar Marshall McLuhan is known for coining the phrase, "the medium is the message," and now, over 30 years since his death, another famous scholar in the field of biology and evolution, Charles Darwin, interviews McLuhan to get his thoughts on the future of media. The following is a mash-up of actual quotes and creative liberty as relayed by MEDIA guest editor Brian Monahan.

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