What Mediafly Execs Recommend for Your Daily Read

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There is more information out there than we know what to do with and it can be overwhelming. Sometimes we just want someone to sift through the noise and tell us where to go to stay in the know. I sat down with the Mediafly executive team and asked them to share their favorite go-to resources for keeping up with top trends, hot topics and more.

So here is it is: Mediafly executives’ top recommendations for your daily read!

Carson Conant – Founder & CEO

Our CEO’s favorite blogs and news sources are probably what you would expect from an Apple enthusiast. Two of the top sources he cited as favorites are Apple resources. We can always count on Carson to keep us up-to-date on the latest and greatest from:

1. Popsugar
2. MacRumors
3. 9to5mac.com

John Evarts – CFO/COO

Our CFO/COO, John Evarts, is a trend spotter. His sources cover a spectrum of topics allowing him to connect the dots on macro shifts happening in the areas of business, political and economics:

1. The Wall Street Journal
2. New York Times ‘DealBook’
3. Crain’s Chicago
4. Yahoo! Finance
5. My Twitter feed and LinkedIn Pulse

Jason Shah – CTO

Jason Shah is Mediafly’s technology and product visionary. He oversees the development of our platform and how to continue to evolve and innovate our solution offerings. To keep Mediafly ahead of the curve, Jason stays on top of the latest tech trends and news from sources like:

1. HackerNews
2. VideoNuze
3. TechCrunch
4. Signal vs Noise
5. Krebs On Security

Melissa Andrews – VP of Marketing

Melissa Andrews is our marketing queen. She has positioned Mediafly as the leader in content mobility by leveraging the most impactful B2B marketing and business development strategies. By aligning sales and marketing, she ensures that we empower our customers, our prospects and our teams:

1. B2B Marketing Insights
2. Demand Generation Report
3. The Huffington Post
4. 99u
5. Selling Brew

Lou Jacob – VP of Customer Success

Lou Jacob oversees our growing Customer Success team and is customer obsessed. To keep up with evolving trends, Lou favors technology and general business sources. The following resources give Lou the knowledge he needs to keep our customers happy:

1. InformationWeek
2. Crain’s
3. New York Times
4. Gizmodo
5. WIRED

Matt Suggs – EVP

Matt Suggs leads our forward-thinking and tech savvy sales team. To keep up with the rapidly evolving world of sales, Matt reads blogs that encompass both business and technology. He also leads the relationships with our media and entertainment customers, so keeping up with what is going on in Hollywood is key. Matt enjoys:

1. TechCrunch
2. The Wall Street Journal
3. Variety: Hollywood Reporter
4. destinationCRM

We hope you enjoyed these lists of recommended daily reads! A year ago, I asked a few Mediafly road warriors another behind the scenes question. What’s in your bag? It was fascinating to see how our road warriors armed themselves for any situation. Check it our our post!

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