The Product Mindset Media Needs Now with Matt Sanchez

About this episode

Matt Sanchez discusses the evolving product mindset needed in media, focusing on community, AI, and consumer expectations.

On this episode of The Community Exchange Podcast, we welcome Matt Sanchez, Chief Operating Officer at Yahoo, to discuss: From startup founder to product and operations leader Why media companies need stronger product thinking Rebuilding digital products around utility and daily habits How AI is changing product speed and consumer expectations Why attribution and trust matter in the next wave of search The growing importance of community and social proof Why durable media brands need more than traffic What survival looks like in a Google Zero world And more. New episodes of The Community Exchange Podcast are released each week. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts to get the latest right in your feed.

People in this episode

Host: OpenWeb

Guest: Matt Sanchez

Topics covered

• product mindset
• media companies
• AI in product development
• community importance
• digital products
• consumer expectations
• search attribution

Keywords

• product thinking
• digital products
• AI
• community
• media brands
• search
• consumer trust

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yahoo

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