- How Publishers Are Solving The Native-At-Scale Problem
Publishers are betting big on so-called native ads, but scaling it is among the chief challenges getting it to catch on with advertisers. - 3 Factors That Will Lead To Digital’s Eclipse Of Print
There is an odd form of delusion in the publishing world, characterized by a resistance to reason in the face of actual facts. - Most Advertisers Unhappy With Programmatic Trading
Almost 80 per cent of advertisers are unhappy with programmatic trading due to lack of transparency. - Don’t Forget The “Second Sale”… Advertiser Retention!
Are your existing advertisers lining up to renew? Does your organization have a solid advertiser retention plan in place? - ‘The Origin Of The Pageview’ And 5 Ways Newsrooms Use Data Now
“Chasing pageviews,” has become shorthand for everything that’s wrong with the digital publishing industry. - Apple iPhone Events: Not Always Dramatic, But Sometimes A Big Deal For Digital Publishers
Tomorrow’s iPhone event promises much more than just new versions of Apple’s smartphone, it will probably also include a preview of the iWatch, as well as a release date for iOS 8. - Twitter Moves Into E-Commerce With ‘Buy’ Button On Promoted Tweets
Twitter Moves Into E-Commerce With ‘Buy’ Button On Promoted Tweets. - Marketers And Agency Leaders Talk About Their Biggest Media Challenges
Media fragmentation and understanding the complex consumer journey are among the biggest challenges facing marketers and media planners today. - Op-Ed: Are Digital Editions Already Dead?
You might be able to hide the rot for a while by going into new markets like China, but that’s not much better than putting your fingers in your ears and going “la la la”.
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The Media Minute – 2 September 2014
- Apple To Release Biggest-Ever iPad
Apple is boosting the screen sizes on its most popular gadgets, with the largest-ever iPad going into production early next year, according to reports. - Digital Magazine Media Breaks Bad: Niche Digital Conference Blows It Up!
Okay, we’ve all enjoyed our summer and now is the time to get busy for 2015. - Publishing Pay Rose 2.8% In 2013
The average pay raise for publishing employees in 2013 was 2.8%, according to PW’s just-concluded salary survey. - Regional Newspapers Enjoying Online Boom
Regional newspapers have enjoyed a boom in online readership in the last six months. - How To Prepare Your CRM System For A World Of Smart Devices
GE’s newly introduced free-standing Profile Series gas and electric range is so tuned in to consumers’ needs, you almost start to think of it as a friend, not an appliance. - How Mobile Marketplaces Are Creating A Million New U.S. Jobs
Online marketplaces such as Uber and Instacart are rapidly transforming the way people get what they want. - Mobile Startup Offers Magazine Subscriptions Via Text Message
AdAge reports that Boku, a mobile payments company that works with Facebook and Sony, thinks text messaging can help magazine publishers boost their subscription revenue. - Fresh Crop Of Magazine Launches Points To An Evolving Industry
Six newly-launched and re-launched titles emphasize quality content and design. - 5 Charts Describe The Digital State Of Fashion Magazines
Vogue relaunched its website yesterday. And while this is the biggest effort to date by Vogue to translate its lush print experience to the fast-moving pace of the Web, it still has a long way to go in catching up to fashion upstarts that were way ahead in amassing online audiences.
The Media Minute – 26 August 2014
- Let’s Pump Up Your Ad Sales Team!!!
It’s NOT so easy after you’ve had your 10th “no” of the day or the millionth (or feeling like that) unreturned email. - How ‘Viewability’ Can Save Display Advertising
Display ad bashing is in vogue, but writers who whip up lists of “fascinating”, “mind blowing” or “horrifying” banner ad statistics are looking at the wrong metrics. - Digital Publishing: Aiming For ‘Engaged Time’
Engagement is nothing new for journalists. - Open Journalism Also Means Opening Up Your Data, So Others Can Use And Improve It
The term “open journalism,” which has become a core principle of digital media for forward-thinking outlets such as The Guardian newspaper in Britain, is often used to mean journalism that engages with its audience. - Publishers: Ditch Your Apps; Focus On Mobile Web
Publishers know they must grapple with media consumption shifting to mobile devices. - Only 2% Would Pay For An Advert-Free Internet
A new study from Ebuzzing has shown that an advert-free internet would cost around £140 per year. - The Essential Guide To Making Your Marketing Go Viral
There seems to be an idea floating around the marketing industry that viral marketing also means free marketing. - Publishers: ‘Look Beyond Native Advertising To Native Advocacy’
When it comes to advocacy, it’s all about the ask. - In A Single Copy World, Newspaper Executives Appear To Be Deemphasizing Single Copy Sales
The paid subscription, whether in print or online or on tablets, appears to be where newspaper executives are concentrating their efforts.
The Media Minute – 19 August 2014
- Transforming Classified Ads
U.S. newspapers haven’t entirely written off classified. - What Breaking News Reveals About Your Newsroom Culture
Breaking news reveals the true character of a newsroom’s culture and quality. - The Programmatic Advertising Report: Mobile, Video, And Real-Time Bidding Will Catapult Programmatic Ad Spend
A new report finds that real-time bidding will account for over $18.2 billion in US digital ad revenues in 2018. - Facebook Outperforming In Terms Of Referral Traffic
Publisher Steve Katz says big traffic days tend to raise the baseline for average monthly views. - Hot Topics In Ad Sales To Perk Up Your Week
Still going through your emails from last week, looking at the time and wondering what the heck you’re going to say in the weekly sales meeting? - Social Media Marketing Trends To Watch In Publishing
What’s new in social media marketing strategy? - Digital Magazine Publishers Experiment To Attract New Readers
The Apple Newsstand is a tough place to find success; with the launch of more and more digital publications, it becomes harder for titles to find an audience. - Recycle, Reuse … Re-Publish? Publishers Make What’s Old New Again
Who says originality matters? - How News Apps On Smartphones Could Be Amazing In The Future
A mobile news app has simple goals: Capture and retain reader attention, and repeat the process, several times a day.
The Media Minute – 12 August 2014
- Fan The Flames Of Competition For Ad Sales Success
It is a very common practice in ad sales to look to your competitors for new sales leads. - A Think And Do Experience. Meet The Speakers Of The ACT 5 Experience
The Magazine Innovation Center in Oxford, the Amplify, Clarify and Testify (ACT) Experience. - Celebrity Magazine Sales Plummet On Newsstands
Celebrity magazines used to be the impulse purchase at the airport or the supermarket checkout line. But those impulses are apparently being resisted. - Publishers Try New Tactic: Fewer Ads At Higher Prices
With recent redesigns, several publishers have trimmed the ad inventory on their sites. - Enter Niche EventFest Contest to Win a Full Conference Pass!
Contest ends at 5 pm EDT today! Enter to win a full conference pass to all sessions at Nov 3-5 Niche EventFest in New Orleans. For more info visit:www.NicheEventFest.com - Why Article Pages Are Going Big On Photos
Publishers are choosing to shove content farther down the page in favor of huge images. - 5 Charts That Explain Gannett’s Newspaper Spinoff
With today’s news that Gannett would separate its print and TV businesses, the media giant is becoming the latest major diversified media company after the likes of News Corp. - Google News Opens Publisher Center
Google News just unveiled a publisher center that could have a significant impact for sites that depend on referrals from the news discovery portal. - Transforming Classified Ads
Some papers are tackling classifieds in new and different ways to regain some footing in a market that has been largely gutted by dominant online players. - The New York Times Explores Cheaper Digital Subscriptions
The New York Times is considering a cheaper version of its digital subscription as it continues to look for ways to get more revenue out of consumers.
The Media Minute – 5 August 2014
- Listen Up, Advertisers: Digital Ads In Tablet Magazines Are As Engaging And Effective As In Print Magazines
Advertising is one of print magazine’s brightest spots, what makes magazines different than any other medium out there. - Big Brands Are Driving Facebook And Twitter’s Mobile Ad Explosion
Twitter and Facebook are killing it with mobile ad sales right now. - Hearst’s Interesting New Approach To Advertising
Hearst Magazines President David Carey and Marketing President Michael Clinton discuss increasing advertising revenue, print innovation and investing in digital. They speak on “Market Makers.” - Five Content Marketing Lessons You Can Learn From Magazines
Approaching content with a magazine mindset gets you on your audience’s radar. - 7 Must-Have Networking Apps To Boost Your Social Media Marketing
Do you want to build strong relationships around your brand? - Digital Publishers Looking To Print Magazines
There’s a lot of positive talk about magazines these days — but, interestingly, it’s coming from the digital likes of Yahoo, Say Media and Flipboard. - Publishers Still Waiting For The Tablet Revolution
Many in the media business thought that the end of the paper world as we knew it was near. - Publishers’ Updated Mobile App Strategy: Curation And Creation
Publishers are starting to realize that when it comes to mobile, giving users the best value means a mix of original content and aggregated fare. - Look Ahead: Take A Peek
Publishers now have a simple way for their print readers to find and share articles online.
The Media Minute – 29 July 2014
- Advertisers Don’t Want To Be Advertisers Anymore!
That means ad sales people are finding that selling an ad page is very difficult. Add banners to the list of undesirable products, too. So, what do you do? - Gannett’s Profits Increase 84% As Newsquest’s Circulation Revenue Rises
Gannett, the parent of Newsquest, saw its second-quarter profits rise 84% alongside a 12% increase in revenue compared to the same period last year. - Innovation’s In Participative Journalism That Will Change The Media Industry
As modern media outlets struggle with the uncertainty of journalism’s future, they should keep a close eye on social entrepreneurs who are pioneering new media models by reimagining the roles of the audience, the journalist, and the media enterprise. - Digital Publishers Looking To Print Magazines
There’s a lot of positive talk about magazines these days — but, interestingly, it’s coming from the digital likes of Yahoo, Say Media and Flipboard. - When An Ad Is Not An Ad On Facebook
Facebook’s recent changes to its news feed algorithm have decreased organic reach for brands and, at the same time, increased reach for editorial operations. - Apple Appears Set To Separate The iBooks Store From iTunes, Will They Move Newsstand, As Well?
The latest version of iTunes 12 beta seems to show that Apple intends to move the iBooks Store outside of its iTunes Mac app and into its own Mac app with the release of OS X Yosemite, according to developers working with the software. - How Digital Startups Can Better Deal With Uncertainty
When you are starting out with a digital product, it makes sense to get advice from experts. But experts can’t help you learn as much as you can on your own. - Saying Goodbye To Publishing Business Conference & Expo, Hello To New “Live” Events Series
Publishing Business Conference & Expo has seen many iterations. More than a decade ago it was a shrine to the power and profitability of print. - Can The Washington Post Build An International Identity?
The Washington Post has long been torn between its self-identification as a hometown newspaper and the reality that the local business has global importance.
The Media Minute – 22 July 2014
- Regional Publishers Will Claim E-editions In Next ABC Figures
Regional publishers will be able to include e-editions in their audited circulation figures from this month. - Dig Into Your Customers’ Digital Presence
Yes, all you ad sales pros are super busy every single minute. - Get Ready: Commercial Viral Videos to Take Up Even More of Your Time
Production execs face challenges with managing rights and royalties for digital commercials. - Massive Sponsorship Deals Can Blunt Marketing
This year’s World Cup campaigns have been dull and expensive. Has the whistle been blown on marketing largesse? - Why Digital Publishers Want To Be In The Magazine Business
There’s a lot of positive talk about magazines these days — but, interestingly, it’s coming from the digital likes of Yahoo, Say Media and Flipboard. - Bite-Sized Tips For Digital Ad Sales Success
No matter where you are in the digital revenue landscape, new ideas and solid strategy are critical to your success. - Why Fonts Still Matter In Digital Media
You may not know a serif from an ascender. But the font of a publication may be the most important thing that no one, except for designers, cares about. - 8 Essential Elements Of A Social Media Marketing Strategy
Do you need help getting started with your social media marketing strategy? - How Top Publishers Tend To Their Homepages
It’s one of the big challenges facing online news sites: People are coming through side doors to find their news, where they spend less time on site and return less often than those who come direct.
The Media Minute – 15 July 2014
- The Latest Tactics Publishers Use To Get Readers To Stick Around
Publishers are spending a lot of time trying to keep readers clicking. - Why Interactivity Is Taking Over Publishers’ Native Ads
What’s old is new again. “Interactivity,” the ad industry buzzword circa 2006, is making a comeback along with the ascent of native advertising. - Digital-Only Publishers Not Oblivious To Condition Of Print Magazine Distribution
During the past week, when the topic was not the World Cup, I’ve had discussions with digital-only publishers who expressed concern about the growing mess that is magazine distribution. - If Newspapers Are Dying, No One’s Told The Farnham Herald
Forget doom, gloom and incipient panic for the moment. 2013’s annual results at the top end of the newspaper market flow are remarkably benign. - 3 Ways Niche Publishers Can Create Successful Mobile Strategies
Everyone has talked mobile strategy for years now, but what does a “real” mobile strategy look like? - Advertisers: Tap Into Social Conversations To Engage Users
Advertisers know their customers won’t always seek them out. - Newspaper Design In The Digital Age
The tables at Syracuse University were adorned with jaw-dropping artwork. - Newspaper Syndicates: Staying Relevant
Did you know the newspaper syndication industry was once so large, there used to be a trade magazine devoted to it? - Traditional Publishing No Longer In Authors’ Best Interests
The Society of Authors’ chief executive has claimed that traditional publishers’ terms “are no longer fair or sustainable”.
The Media Minute – 8 July 2014
- New Media Meets Old
Many publishers are using smartphones to reach new readers, but what about finding them through a smart newsrack instead? - Paid Digital Content: The Journey Continues
What is the general trend in Europe compared to the USA regarding paid digital content? - Mobile Advertising To Overtake Print
UK mobile advertising will overtake the multi-billion pound newspaper and magazine market next year, and surpass TV ad spend to hit £4.5bn in 2016, according a new forecast. - Next Up For B2B Email Marketing: Automation
Email is one of the most widely used and established of all platforms and has long been the cornerstone of many business-to-business (B2B) marketing plans. - Time Out On Time Spent: Digital’s Delta Is More Like Two Times TV’s
Here’s a surprising counter to those Mary Meeker-ish assertions that digital media doesn’t get its fair share of ad budgets, relative to the time consumers spend using media. - Readers Begin To Respond To Digital Magazine Advertisements
Traditional magazine advertising often captivates readers attention due to color, gloss and shine. When it comes to reading on a tablet, such as the iPad, do advertisements still resonate? - USA Today Tries New Way Of Keeping Readers On Site
The newspaper has tapped Curiyo, a startup founded by Bob Rosenschein, who created Answers.com and sold it to AFCV Holdings for $127 million in 2011. - The Next Big Ad-Tech Disruption
Not RTB … and maybe not even Google or Facebook. What the biggest disruption in the advertising technology space is, they say RTB, or real-time bidding? - Native Ad Grudge Match: Wired vs. The New York Times
The New York Times ran an incredible native ad in June for Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” that was so compelling in its writing and slick in presentation, it even had skeptical journalists praising it.