Limited spots remain:

Join us Dec. 1-3 in Nashville for the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit

REGISTER

Why a Brand is a Lagging Indicator of Internal Culture

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh believes many companies miss the boat when it comes to building their brands. They tend to focus on what they want people to believe about their company. The better approach, Hsieh told DIGIDAY at the South by Southwest Interactive this week, is to focus internally. A brand is a “lagging indicator” of a company’s culture, he said. That lag is getting shorter than ever thanks to social media, Hsieh added.

More in Media

‘They hold us hostage’: Publishers furious over terms change still can’t quit Facebook

Publishers are pushing back against Meta’s AI scraping terms, testing their leverage over a platform they still rely on.

How political creators are juggling platforms to find the three Rs: reach, revenue and rules

Political and news creators are relied on now more than ever, but what platforms are working for them? Which ones aren’t?

People Inc. is building custom APIs to make its journalism easier for AI agents to use 

People Inc. is moving toward custom APIs for AI systems, Forbes has adopted Markdown for agents, while the FT, Daily Mail are considering how agents could reach content for subscribers.