We’ve come a long way, Mr. Edison. Since the early days of cinema, the moving image has captured the imagination of, well, everyone. In some ways, the formula hasn’t changed much, but the means of distribution have. We’ve moved from literal celluloid to digital, where...
In the 1930s, gift certificates made their debut at major department stores. But they weren’t available to everyone. Clerks were told to hide the certificates and only sell them to select customers who asked for them. Years later, McDonald’s brought gift certificates to the masses with its...
Who wouldn’t like to gaze into a crystal ball to better anticipate and then plan their next moves in payments? But there is no crystal ball — only the ability to observe trends and then invest in the things that give companies the flexibility to...
Movie theaters may have been under the impression that services like Netflix and Redbox were to blame for declining attendance, especially from millennials. After all, millennial movie attendance has dropped more than 20 percent over the past five years. But ask the millennials and it becomes...
August 25, 2017
Movie theaters may have been under the impression that services like Netflix and Redbox were to blame for declining attendance, especially from millennials. After all, millennial movie attendance has dropped more than 20 percent over the past five years. But ask the millennials and it becomes clear. Netflix and Redbox didn’t kill traditional moviegoing — theaters […]
