An optimistic outlook for publishers, in 7 charts
From the World Press Trends Report 2022 This month WAN-IFRA released their World Press Trends Report for 2021-2022. We have fine-combed through all 76 pages of rich content,…
7 ideas to increase organic traffic to your site
For online publishers, website traffic is king. Whether your monetization strategy relies on advertising, affiliate marketing, ecommerce, or a combination of tactics, your earnings depend on people visiting your…
Media Entrepreneur Meetup Community expands to B2C specialist and passion-led media owners
The Media Entrepreneur Meetup, a global group of 400+ Founders and CEOs of independent events, media and subscriptions companies, has created a new Chapter for…
Younger people will pay for news in podcasts: The Media Roundup
How Tortoise is using podcast subscriptions to attract new audiences Tortoise is well known for its membership offering. It limits access to articles with a…
“We’ve debunked the myth that younger people aren’t prepared to pay for news content”: How Tortoise is using podcast subscriptions to attract new audiences
Tortoise has been slow to podcasts but quick to subscriber-only audio. The publisher, whose motto is “Slow down – Wise Up”, launched its first podcast…
Subscription Offers Page Benchmarks: A review of 10 digital publishers
Discover our review of 10 subscription offer page examples, with best practices and takeaways to consider for your own strategy Few people can walk by…
Condé Nast “no longer a magazine company”: The Media Roundup
Condé’s comparison of magazine readers to web and social audiences makes no sense Our very own Peter is popping off at a statement from Condé…
Publishers’ most trusted engagement tools: Newsletters, podcasts and mobile apps
Innovation is a constant, but publishers can still rely on traditional audience engagement tools Publishers are suckers for bright shiny things. But while innovation is…
Building resilient newsrooms at Newsrewired: The Media Roundup
Catch up on Newsrewired Newsrewired, the digital publishing conference for media execs, journalists, academics and industry experts, took place in London yesterday. Adam Tinworth has…
“Over £812k in eCommerce sales”: How Future plc’s PetsRadar defied the pandemic
Launched by Future plc in Sept 2020, PetsRadar has become one of the publisher’s most successful new launches of recent years and now comfortably sits…
Brands are taking a page out of publishers’ books: Here’s why
Increasingly more brands are turning to publishing, but what’s in it for brands? How can you reap the same benefits? Across the world, a trend…
Why readers don’t pay for news: The Media Roundup
Posh news for posh people? Is the future of news paid subscription products for a small elite? We 100% hope not, but it’s a very…
BuzzFeed UK and HuffPost UK join The Ozone Project in latest premium partnership
UK news publisher ad alliance, The Ozone Project, which enables brands to reach trusted premium environments from a single buying point, has announced BuzzFeed UK…
“Astronomical growth over the last 2 years”: Publishers prioritizing digital transformation
“Digital revenue is the biggest source of income growth” The majority of the publishers surveyed by WAN-IFRA for its World Press Trends Outlook 2021-2022 report…
Does your podcast need its own social media handle?
A look at top podcasts in U.S., Germany, France and Poland How much does a Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok account help you grow your…
Google Pagespeed insights for publishers: Tips to improve website page speed
Page loading speed is a major factor considered by Google for search result ranking. Google has been increasing their focus on the overall visitor experience,…
BuzzFeed News forges on, WaPo’s social audio, trust in news, and more: The Media Roundup
News anchors become the next great stars – but what does it say about how we view ‘the news’? This article dropped at the perfect…
The CNIL and DSB decisions on Google Analytics: How publishers can prepare for the future
The French CNIL in cooperation with other European counterparts has declared that Google Analytics’ transfers of EU data—protected under the GDPR—to the United States are in…
The social platforms are cracking. What now for publishers? — The Media Roundup
When you build on the internet, you build on sand I’m bringing you this from Mark Stenberg in the hope it raises a smile this…
eCommerce in Publishing: Why eCommerce? Why now?
This is an excerpt from our free-to-download report, eCommerce in Publishing: Trends & Strategies In this first chapter, we explore the growing prominence of eCommerce in…
