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brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
Complex grows with VideoNest ๐ฅ
Complex has one of the deepest video libraries in entertainment media. With evergreen republishing, VideoNest connected Complex to platforms it wasnโt reaching and let the archive start earning again.
The result โฌ๏ธ
๐ Incremental views doubled.
๐ธ Archival revenue grew tenfold.
๐งโ๐ป The editorial teamโs day-to-day didnโt change at all.
The same content, the same workflow - reaching a much larger slice of the audience it deserved.
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
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Last month at the Allentown Paper Show, I had the chance to speak with @NPR aboutย the joy behind collecting paper stock & bond certificates from the 1800s to present day. The interview aired today on the Morning Edition Podcast. Give it a listen, link below!
Listen to Morning Edition on NPR npr.org/2026/05/29/nx-s1-578โฆ
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
Clipping is both incredibly effective and incredibly easy to waste money on.
1) it works really well for personality driven media
2) this means that for politicians it makes a lot of sense
3) if you are a startup, clipping can make a lot of sense if you want to jumpstart internal media
4) if youโre not careful you will get scammed with view botting, etc.
I help a few podcasts and they are all seeing success with it.
Are these social clipping services an effective marketing channel for start-ups and politicians?
Educate me please @grok @computer
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
Spencer Pratt is currently running 2 paid clipping campaigns.
Creators are being offered $$ to post clips of Pratt from the recent debate, along with Pratt's recent podcast appearances.
Pages need to have 50%+ USA audience to participate, but do not need to be based in CA.
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
Upload once, publish video to hundreds of platforms instantly.ย Media RSS feeds are the backbone for video distribution across the internet and CTV.
VideoNest is a leader in creating, programming, and automating video workflows for thousands of media companies & professional content creators to @MSN, @YahooNews, @amazon, @Roku, @Tubi and hundreds more. See how it's done below!
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
Are you a video publisher or content creator? Come checkout the new VideoNest website. A home for all of your video content & publishing distribution. Let us know what you think.
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brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
Hereโs how @LawsNation generated 41M new viewers in 90 days with VideoNest๐
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Every consumer app eventually becomes an advertising business.
OpenAI ad sales gigs abt to explode globally
We are starting to test ads in ChatGPT free and Go (new $8/month option) tiers.
Here are our principles. Most importantly, we will not accept money to influence the answer ChatGPT gives you, and we keep your conversations private from advertisers.
It is clear to us that a lot of people want to use a lot of AI and don't want to pay, so we are are hopeful a business model like this can work.
(An example of ads I like are on Instagram, where I've found stuff I like that I otherwise never would have. We will try to make ads ever more useful to users.)
Ok
Weโre trying something new: weโre giving $1 million to the Top Article of the next payout period.
We're doubling down on what creators on ๐ do best: writing.
In 2026, our goal is to recognize high-value, high-impact content that shapes conversation, breaks news and moves culture.
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
They will pitch and promote insane minimums to big brands, drum up press and shotty case studies, just to open up the floodgates shortly after to performance ad buyers to sweep the floor with ashwagandha gummy ads.
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
ChatGPT is experimenting with advertising in their free subscription.
Iโm old enough to remember when Google started running ads and for a few years you could get warm leads for pennies.
I also remember when Facebook launched ads and they had so many eyeballs and so few advertisers that it cost nothing to get clients for the first few years.
Corporate advertisers donโt move fast on new things. They take 6 months to plan and 6 months to test before they go in heavy.
Right now ChatGPT has almost a billion users a week. If they start running ads, they will have a lot of eyeballs and not so many advertisers until the corporates come in. There will be a window of opportunity to win customers very cheaply if you jump on it.
I wish I had of been more bullish when Google and Facebook launched ads. I didnโt recognise how unique the moment was and I also didnโt realise how fleeting it would be.
When ChatGPT launches ads, Iโm going to seize the day and Iโd encourage you to be ready to do the same.
brian hanly ๐๐น retweeted
Building a content business?
- Back up your assets (videos)
- Own your audience (collect emails)
- Establish your home (.com website)
- Diversify revenue (brand deals, video syndication)
VideoNest helps unlock the hidden value in your video.
It's your video, your rules.