Clubhouse: What’s the mysterious new platform all about?
If you’ve noticed the buzz around an exclusive, voice-only forum called Clubhouse, you’re not alone. As well as attracting a lot of hype and FOMO among regular users, its casual,… (more)
Publishing during a pandemic: The push for greater diversity
The Covid-19 crisis has underlined why it’s crucial for media organisations to have a diverse workforce. The past year has brought the need for greater diversity and equality in the… (more)
Unrest in America and what it means for media
The astonishing scenes from Washington last week have thrown a renewed spotlight on the roles of both the media and big tech in our society. The constant dissemination of false… (more)
Publishing during a pandemic: Finding new revenue streams
As Covid-19 changes consumer behaviour, publishers have to go where the money is. With Covid-19 turning some revenue streams like ad sales and events into a trickle, publishers have been… (more)
How Covid-19 has pushed transformation into the fast lane
Written by Piet van Niekerk and Pierre de Villiers. Covid has accelerated many industry trends resulting in some growing pains and golden opportunities. The media is no stranger to disruption,… (more)
Future publishes annual report on a record-breaking year
Future has published its Annual Report for FY20. Results include 56 per cent year-on-year growth in online audiences. The report details the story behind an exceptional year for the company. Just… (more)
Opportunities and pitfalls of internationalising content
Licensing content for use in other countries seems like an obvious way for media companies to leverage their existing editorial to create new revenue streams. Yet extending content reach in… (more)
Publishing during a pandemic: What’s next for events?
After a ruinous, Covid-blighted year, event organisers are looking to bounce back strongly in 2021 having taken on board some valuable lessons. The effectiveness of social distancing in battling Covid-19… (more)
Trends in the world of content licensing: Insights from Meredith International
Licensing content has been an important revenue source for many media brands for decades. Yet the shift to digital content, which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, has created… (more)
Battling misinformation: The rise of science journalism during Covid-19
“The pandemic is a wake-up call that expertise in the newsroom still matters.” The Covid pandemic has highlighted the value of skilled science writers like never before. The avalanche of… (more)
How data-driven automation can enhance publisher-to-consumer communications
The ongoing shift from digital advertising to reader revenue-based solutions has once again propelled publisher-to-consumer communications back into the spotlight. Maintaining good relations with readers and then being able to… (more)
“Publishers are innovating in a way that we haven’t seen”: The State of Digital Publishing in 2020 report
Even before the arrival of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the magazine publishing world was in a period of transition. The shift from digital advertising to reader revenue as a prime… (more)
Innovations in print, advertising, events and more… How Covid-19 is generating new opportunities for media
With every crisis comes opportunity, and that has certainly been the case for many publishers in 2020. As a member organisation, at FIPP we’ve heard from dozens of media companies… (more)
How new approaches in training can empower media sales teams
Even before the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic the media sales industry was having to respond to unprecedented levels of change. Legislation, such as GDPR, meant that the framework in… (more)
A “crisis-resilient revenue model”: Ecommerce opportunities for media companies
One of the key themes at the virtual FIPP Congress 2020 was alternative revenue sources to traditional display advertising. For media companies, especially those with a print magazine heritage, ecommerce… (more)
The future of eCommerce and modern CMSs: What publishers need to know
Unitb is a Berlin-based digital agency that has been working with media companies for over a decade. The company has evolved its offerings as the years have gone past and… (more)
Vox Media’s Erica Anderson: From talk radio to talk podcasts
Podcasts, it appears, will be putting media execs in very positive moods for years to come. If you were drawing up a person who embodied the new media landscape, it… (more)
“It’s really something audiences globally crave”: Lessons on podcast content and how to build revenue
Audio is definitely having its moment and, when we gathered some of the world’s leading podcast and storytelling together, the passion for the revived medium was palpable. During two insightful… (more)
“The real growth area is hybrid”: The future of the events industry
Few sectors have been hit harder by Covid 19 than the events industry. Yet, what became clear from two sessions held during FIPP World Congress 2020 is that a new… (more)
Publishers’ guide to planning online events
In October 2019, we published a report, “Events in Magazine Media: How to Convert Them Into a Revenue Source”. It concerns all the ways in which magazine media can –… (more)
