by Jeff Gilder | Mar 17, 2026 | Creators, blog, Industry
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 | blog, Industry
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, Creator Help, blog, Industry
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 | blog, Sports Tourism
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...
by Jeff Gilder | Mar 3, 2026 | blog, Sports Tourism
By Jeff Gilder Part 2 of 3 If you reduce sports tourism to “heads in beds,” you miss the most valuable part of the equation. Yes, room nights matter.Yes, ADR matters.Yes, occupancy percentages matter. But the true economic power of sports tourism doesn’t end when the...
by Jeff Gilder | Mar 3, 2026 | blog, Sports Tourism
By Jeff Gilder Part 1 of 3 Over the past year, I’ve attended multiple major sports tourism conferences across the country — rooms filled with DMOs, TDAs, sports commissions, facility operators, and event rights holders. What’s striking isn’t the enthusiasm. It’s the...
