It’s a well-known truism that keeping existing customers is often more valuable that finding new ones. This applies to subscription-based publishers as much as anyone. The LA Times offer an illuminating cautionary tale. Their efforts to grow…

Over the last month or two we’ve seen a number of high profile publishers launching paid apps. The Guardian released an ad-free app in mid October that allowed subscribers (only) to scroll horizontally through paper sections. Premium…

Publishers have a lot of work to do these days. Firstly there are all the traditional editorial duties that go into researching and writing great content. On top of that – a dizzying array of tech choices…

Is Journalism still journalism if it tries to do PR too? What’s the best way to segment your audience so you can product content that really speaks to them? Does academia need to be brought closer to…

It’s almost cliché now to talk about how trust in the media has fallen to new lows. We all know it. We all try to do what we can to build an honest and trusting relationship with…

What does publishing need to survive and thrive? More innovators and entrepreneurial journalism. That’s according to Jeremy Caplan, and he knows what he’s talking about. Jeremy is the Director of Education at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial…

Mary Walter-Brown is the founder and CEO of the News Revenue Hub – an organisation focused on helping publishers to build sustainable revenue models. I recently interviewed her on the Digital Media Growth Podcast. It was a…

I wanted to know how the best in the business approach building and growing membership programs, so naturally I spoke with Emily Goligoski on the Digital Media Growth podcast. Who Is Emily Goligoski? Emily previously worked as…

Let’s talk about social media for publishers – what should your strategy be? There’s a love hate relationship between digital publishers and the major social platform these days – and for good reason. Platforms pursue their interests…

Have you tried building an online community and failed? Do you ever wish that you could improve the level of discussion, civility, and value generated in your comments sections? There’s a smart way to go about building…

Arran Rice is the founder and CEO of Simple Flying – a niche news site focused on aviation. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing him for the Digital Media Growth podcast. We discussed his background, the…

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Becky Pallack, product manager for the Arizona Daily Star, about innovation in publishing. If you’d like to listen to the interview here it is on the Digital Media Growth Podcast….

This year’s Digital News Report from Reuters is based on a survey of over 75,000 online news consumers in 38 countries. It gives us some timely insights into digital news consumption around the world, and the key…