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“Unique skillsets we never had before”: Why Bonnier restructured around enthusiast communities

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“Unique skillsets we never had before”: Why Bonnier restructured around enthusiast communities

by Jez Walters access_time3 days ago

Bonnier LLC, part of Swedish-based Bonnier AB media group, has restructured in its efforts to become a premier outdoor adventure destination in the U.S. Key to the restructuring is its focus on enthusiast communities rather than individual publisher brands. WNIP talked to Bonnier’s CEO David Ritchie to find out more. Florida-based Bonnier LLC is an “outdoor adventure company” that fosters a love for fishing, boating, sailing, motorsports, hunting, and travel. The publisher boasts many of the U.S.’ premier collections of outdoor immersive events and brands, including Salt Water Sportsman, Marlin, Sport Fishing, Boating, Yachting, Cruising World, and Sailing World. The…

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Publishers: 4 strategies to optimise paywall conversion

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Publishers: 4 strategies to optimise paywall conversion

by Esther Kezia Thorpe access_time4 days ago

For publishers with paywalls, benchmarking can be useful to get a sense of where a paywall is performing strongly, and where improvements can be made. Although conversion rates and proportion of content paywalled will vary by sector and type of publisher, there are some general principles which can be shared across the industry in order to improve conversion rates. This is the aim of membership and subscription suite Poool’s new Conversion Funnel Benchmark Report. Poool have compared a range of anonymised key engagement and conversion data points across their 150 publisher clients to enable benchmarking in a new report, which will…

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“The financial transition to digital has stalled”: WAN-IFRA World Press Trends Outlook

The recently released World Press Trends Outlook released by WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers), shows…

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ChatGPT-4 launch: Bing becomes vital for publishers to optimize for

Last night’s developer conference for the launch of ChaptGPT-4 signifies a dramatic leap forward for…

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Why publishers should be dedicating marketing teams to growing reader revenue: The Media Roundup
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Today’s roundup is brought to you by Chris  Why publishers should be dedicating marketing teams to growing reader revenue This is another good’n from our very…
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“Automated content recommendations emerged victorious”: MEDIAHUIS doubles down on AI
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Mediahuis, a leading European publisher, partnered with AI-driven content distribution engine Froomle to test whether handpicked or automated content recommendation would work better. The results…
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Why publishers should be dedicating marketing teams to growing reader revenue
by Peter Houston 3 weeks ago
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What does a successful subscription marketing team look like? Effective subscriber acquisition and retention are critical for any publisher trying to build a robust reader-revenue…
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A 6-Step Plan for Local News Email Newsletters: The Media Roundup
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Today’s roundup is brought to you by Esther  Magazines are the original creator economy, so why is nobody talking about them? This is a wonderful piece…
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UK news publisher moves regional title to university journalism department
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Founded in 1886, The Lancashire Post is one of the UK northwest’s most iconic news titles. It is now moving in with the University of…
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Unlocking the power of AI: 6 lessons from AP for publishers
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Next-generation AI chatbots are like London buses. You wait ages for one, and then three come along at once (ChatGPT, Google’s Bard AI and Microsoft’s new-look Bing).…
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How publishers can use pillar pages to improve SEO
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Publishers are exploring linking related content under ‘topic clusters’ on pillar pages The way people search has changed and, with that shift, so have technologies…
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Axel Springer says journalists could be replaced by AI: The Media Roundup
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Today’s roundup is brought to you by Peter  Axel Springer says journalists could be replaced by AI Seriously, when is this AI fever dream going to…
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DoubleVerify launches ‘Authentic Direct Solution’, enabling publishers to reduce brand suitability violations
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With the newly launched Authentic Direct, publishers can automatically align with advertiser brand suitability settings on direct advertising campaigns. DoubleVerify, the platform for digital media…
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Cookie walls: Collect compliant consent and monetize your content
by Contributor 3 weeks ago
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Goal: Comply with data privacy regulations, collect compliant consent and monetize your audience simultaneously with a cookie wall Cookies are a pretty hot topic at…
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Experiment in setting Core Web Vitals benchmark for publishers
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Core Web Vitals data from US news publishers provides comparison measures for site performance Google’s Core Web Vitals are seen as the baseline for search…
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The rise of the AI Editors: The Media Roundup
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Today’s roundup is brought to you by Esther  Meet the first-ever artificial intelligence editor at the Financial Times If I told you I was an AI…
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Now is a testing time for a post-cookie world
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While the sunsetting of third-party cookies has been pushed back (yet again) to the tail end of 2024, publishers must use this opportunity to test…
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Publishers: The business case for diversity and inclusion
by Peter Houston 3 weeks ago
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One of the first interviews I did for the Media Voices podcast this year was with Richard Reeves, CEO at the UK’s Association for Online…
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Where did Facebook’s funding for journalism really go? — The Media Roundup
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Today’s roundup is brought to you by Chris  Where did Facebook’s funding for journalism really go? Yesterday in this newsletter Peter provided an update on our…
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Time for publishers to surf the privacy-first wave
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In Q3 2024, Chrome will phase out its support for third-party cookies over a two-month period. Now is the time for publishers to test out…
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NME launches NME Screens, a new global NME brand activation
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Following a turbulent past decade, New Musical Express (NME) is doubling down on live events and in-person brand activations alongside its global film and studio…
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“Opportunity for reach on social media is larger than ever”: How can publishers make the most of it?
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“Facebook is a particularly effective platform for all manner of content verticals to generate click-throughs.” Highlights from a new report that compiles benchmarking data from…
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Publishers: 5 emerging trends that could change the digital landscape
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The way we live our lives online is rapidly changing. Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and innovations such as blockchain – a kind of digital…
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Google blocks news in some Canadian searches: The Media Roundup
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  • Should we regulate social media platforms based on where they call home?

    The current debate over TikTok has surfaced a number of arguments on both sides. However, if the UK is to strengthen regulation, it should not be to the detriment of user experience. And it should be universal. Zarnaz Arlia, Chief Marketing Officer at Emplifi, explains more… Over the last decade, social media platforms have faced …

  • Why more publishers need to be testing FLEDGE

    In six months, FLEDGE is expected to be available in Chrome, and in 18 months third-party cookies will be erased completely – so why are publishers delaying their experiments with this tech? Mateusz Rumiński of RTB House implores publishers to start testing now, before it’s too late… It has been three years since Google first …

  • Analysis of the top 100 French websites that offer video content, and their ‘Core Web Vitals’

    An analysis of the top 100 French websites that offer video content shows, like many countries, a haphazard performance in terms of Google’s Core Web Vitals. But they can be improved by taking a few key measures. Viously’s Jon Westbrook explains more… Viously, a video technology for publishers, has analyzed the performance of the top …

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