Interesting article on the ExperienceCurve blog about YouTube and the inevitable tension between online properties that are purely driven by the laws of citizen media and others that are also backed by big corporate bucks. Their case for the creative merits of Revver over YouTube is a persuasive one, and one that would financially favour the creators of popular content. However, it’s hard to estimate how long it might take audiences to change their viewing habits in big enough numbers to make properties like Revver more successful than YouTube, MTV or anyone else.
Iain MacMillan
Iain founded RMM in 2006, with the objective of providing good, strategic advice across all areas of digital and social media. Nowadays, the focus is entirely social and involves the provision of more than just advice – insight, inspiration and expertise in social media. Iain leads the strategy development and training teams on most client projects.
He specialises in leading client strategy projects in a number of sectors, including finance and gambling, where RMM has conducted studies into social behaviour in highly regulated environments. He also leads projects for travel sector clients, a sector in which RMM works in partnership with eCRM sector specialist, Spike Marketing. They work together across a number of clients, most recently including Neilson Holidays, Thomas Cook’s ski and active holidays division.
Prior to RMM, Iain spent five years helping to run the web design business, Tonic, winning and managing accounts such as Vodafone, GE, GAP, MTV and Barclaycard. Before that he worked at Tribal DDB London, working on Volkswagen before heading up the Victor Chandler, Sony Europe and Guardian accounts. And before that he had a colourful career in music promotions, running the annual Soho Jazz Festival in 1997.
Iain spends quite a large amount of time trying and failing to explain to his long-suffering wife why he really loves golf, seventies hard rock and eighties pop. She remains none the wiser.
Hey Iain,
thanks for extending the conversation, i really appreciate it.
The Audience Is Dead But The Show Must Go On…
Iain at Morrison Macmillan just picked up on a previous post of mine that was, tongue in cheek, titled YouTube Bigger Than Jesus. What Iain comments is how Revver has a long way to go before it becomes as successful as youtube, mtv etc. In fact, this i…