by Jeff Gilder | Mar 22, 2026 | Creators, blog, Industry
Why the next phase of the creator economy isn’t about content—it’s about structure The Shift No One Is Talking About For most of modern media history, content was the product. Studios developed it.Networks distributed it.Audiences consumed it. Value was created...
by Jeff Gilder | Mar 21, 2026 | blog, Industry
Why access to publishing didn’t solve the real problem—and what comes next The Promise For the better part of a century, bringing an idea to life in media required permission. Studios decided what got made.Networks decided what got aired.Distributors decided what...
by Jeff Gilder | Mar 17, 2026 | Industry, blog, Creators
The Industry has changed…and new opportunities await! Most animated films never get seen. Not because they aren’t good.Not because the creators lack talent. But because distribution is broken. For decades, the path was clear:Film festivals → agents → studios →...
by Jeff Gilder | Mar 16, 2026 | Industry, blog
Every day, millions of creators upload videos to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and dozens of other platforms hoping for the same outcome: A viral moment. The dream is simple. Post a video, the algorithm picks it up, millions watch it, and a creator’s life changes...
by Jeff Gilder | Mar 14, 2026 | Creators, Industry, blog, Creator Help
WingDing® is proud to announce that the WingDing® Creator Guild is now live — a new initiative designed to help independent creators validate ideas, develop content, and ultimately bring their projects to market through modern digital distribution. For years,...
by Jeff Gilder | Mar 3, 2026 | Sports Tourism, blog
By Jeff Gilder Part 3 of 3 A more productive way to frame the conversation is not: “Are we supporting events enough?” But rather: “Are we measuring their full economic impact?” Because in many communities, the evaluation framework remains narrow: Room nights ADR Total...