‘Business Model’ posts

Neilson Study shows the right content could sell

Posted by Jim Munz on 16 Feb 2010

Nielsen asked more than 27,000 consumers across 52 countries, and the answer is a definite “maybe.” As expected, the vast majority (85%) prefer that free content remain free. Yet there are opportunities to be found in the details. This report shows that professionally produced content has a market online though, and one that if executed | View post »

Content Marketing and the New Apple Tablet

Posted by Jim Munz on 27 Jan 2010

While time will only tell if the tablet from Apple that is due to be introduced today will change publishing as described by the New York Times, WSJ and many others. What it means for marketers seems clear it will force you to create more compelling content campaigns that will call on you to incorporate | View post »

Will Hearst be able to rejuvenate the publishing industry with Skiff?

Posted by Jim Munz on 05 Dec 2009

“Skiff will offer publishers a way to participate across the full value chain, from shaping publication design to selling advertising to maintaining subscriber relationships, so that they can better control their destiny as e-reading expands.” said Kenneth A. Bronfin, president of Hearst Interactive Media. So just how does this work you might be asking your | View post »

Commerce and Community: Sears' Santa's Helper Promotion

Posted by John Eckman on 01 Dec 2009

MySears keeps doing great work with respect to the convergence of content, community and commerce. Take this holiday promotion, for example: It’s a smart combination of tactics. Users are encouraged to write reviews (which helps sell more products at Sears), and in exchange can both help a charity (Heroes at Home) and potentially win $750 | View post »

Building Brands Online – IAB and Bain Report

Posted by Jim Munz on 01 Dec 2009

I’ve been following the changing trends in online media marketing and advertising and the challenges that face both audiences over the past couple of years. The IAB and Bain have recently released a report called Building Brands Online: An Interactive Advertising Action Plan. They cover a number of topics in the report including why you | View post »

AOL ventures into a new content marketing landscape

Posted by Jim Munz on 30 Nov 2009

“Content is the one area on the Web that hasn’t seen the full potential. Hopefully, we will spark a revolution of people doing content at a different scale,” says Mr. Armstrong, a former advertising executive at Google. With this statement in a Wall Street Journal article AOL is showing what it hopes will be the | View post »

Who Pays for Content? What’s in it for Me? Vote!

Posted by John Eckman on 02 Sep 2009

Pardon the brief, self-promotional nature of this post, but I just realized if I don’t get one up soon I’m going to miss the deadline – voting for SXSW Interactive 2010 ends this Friday! Photo by ehnmark, cc-by license I’ve submitted two panel proposals this year – each is described below with a voting link. [...]

Save Paste and the future of publishing?

Posted by John Eckman on 18 May 2009

I’m a big fan and subscriber of Paste, an independent U.S.-based monthly (now shifting closer to bi-monthly, with every other issue being a single-topic special edition) magazine focused on music, film, and books, with a passionate spirit. Currently, however, they are running a Campaign to Save Paste, soliciting donations to offset operating losses. What does [...]

New Devices, New Approaches, New Hope?

Posted by John Eckman on 11 May 2009

Last week, a number of articles appeared with additional entries in the search for new media business models for existing, old media companies. Hope. Which Way? (Photo by bixentro, cc-by license, click through for details) Mass High Tech, which I still read in print, featured on its front page Richard Anderson from Village Soup and [...]

Sociable Ads: The Future or Advertising, or Just Another Banner?

Posted by John Eckman on 14 Apr 2009

Given the number of users who deploy ad-blocking software in their browsers, and the complete blindness to banner ads exhibited by most website users who haven’t bothered to deploy ad blockers, it isn’t surprising that the industry continues to seek a replacement (or at least a supplement) for the standard banner ad. Sociable Ads, a | View post »

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