008: Content to Commerce Media Trends with Salesforce Media Industry Experts Rajat Sharma and Markus Shäfer

How will digital media create monetization in a world where so much media is free? The media space is ever-changing, and media companies and artists alike have to adapt to be able to continue to make money. Media trends come and go quicker than ever as well, and companies struggle to bring their data together to target the correct audiences. In today’s episode, we interview Rajat Sharma and Markus Schäfer. Rajat is the global media advisor at Salesforce. He’s been in media for about ten years, working in various roles, and was at NBC before joining Salesforce. Markus is Salesforce's industry solutions and strategy director for media and entertainment. He was previously a tech consultant. We discuss the struggles that media companies face, the trends they are seeing, and how artists and media companies can continue to make money through advertising, NFTs, merchandise, and more. Listen in to learn more about how media companies and artists are adapting to the changes in media consumption. Show Highlights: Big media trends are that Rajat and Markus are seeing Strategies artists should be using to create monetization How media companies can create monetization How media companies are approaching merchandising Struggles media companies have with bringing data together to improve targeting What happens if artists don’t own their music contracts The effect of AI-generated content Subscribe and Review We’d appreciate you subscribing to this podcast and leaving an Apple Podcasts review. Reviews help others discover and learn what Salesforce Commerce Cloud is all about. It only takes a second and helps us out a lot! *** Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know I sent you.