Madison & Vine is still one of the busiest intersections in marketing, but navigating it has become dramatically more complicated.
During its glory days, almost two decades ago, when Mark Burnett was scoring tremendous deals with his reality TV franchises, “branded entertainment” was all the rage. Ultimately, media agencies and sellers realized there was scant profit in doing many of these deals — most were TV buy value adds — and the lively corner of Madison & Vine quieted.