Wow, it’s been a while since I checked in on my business media blog. Recently I took some time out to finish some sailing qualifications and to look at other new opportunities in online media. It’s always good to see new ventures springing up and since returning, Briefing Media was one recently brought to my… [Read more…]
June 22, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
The programme for this year’s SIPA UK conference on 13th July at the the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, W1, has just come through and it looks a good one. There’s always plenty to chose from but this one will have 18 round table discussions and keynotes from Claire Enders, Enders Analysis, Fotini Liontou, CEO of Lloyd’s… [Read more…]
June 18, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
News on the appointment of Martha Lane Fox as the UK digital champion > view the letter from Number 10 here Martha Lane Fox, famous for co-founding Lastminute.com, will help initiatives like the Race Online 2012 campaign which will encourage as many people as possible to get online. And if I can setup a blog,… [Read more…]
June 9, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
Monocle is a successful publisher which uses a shop to drive revenues from e-commerce. It’s well branded too and I’m aware of other examples like the National Geographic store and Magicalia. What other publishers, both b2b and b2c, have an e-commerce presence? And what is the best platform to use here? Is it something like… [Read more…]
June 4, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
Q&A from Getting into, and getting on in, B2B journalism PR stunt or the new journalism? Ian Burrell
April 19, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
The PPA Annual Conference is in two weeks with streams for both business and consumer media. Catch further information here.
April 15, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
Digital magazines is a topic people have asked me about but it’s not something I’ve featured that much of. I’m aware of the main players like Idio, Yudu and Ceros. But does anyone else know of any others and examples? And how do you differentiate between them?
February 2, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
Neil Thackray’s business media blog – Known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns.
January 26, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
“Paywalls may not be perfect but are worth a try” – NMA. The headline worries me – paywalls “worth a try?” I believe we need to start from scratch; seek out other business models and research other businesses which are thriving online. Traditional publishers need to look outside of their industry – there’re far too… [Read more…]
January 20, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
Is the PPA now the Print Publishers Association? – Rory Brown Heseltine: ‘Media Week was very weak title’ – John Slattery
December 23, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
At this time of year, it always seems to be about predictions. Predictions, predictions, predictions. Instead let’s look at the trends and top five posts on businessmedia.co.uk for 2009. Online reporting tools are great at tracking this – albeit very simple on WordPress. 1. Economist to launch on Amazon’s Kindle 2. New publishing business models… [Read more…]
December 15, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
Video link – 10 trends in journalism for 2010 by Adam Westbrook
November 26, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
Image via Wikipedia For b2b publishers trying to get their head around the acronyms which come with search marketing, Search Engine Strategies (SES), an event laid on by Matt McGowan’s Incisive Media team, is a must attend event next year. Search plays a massive part in the online marketing mix. It can drive targeted traffic,… [Read more…]
November 19, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
Today I was at SIPA UK’s (Specialist Information Publishers Association) online publishing and marketing summit. I will write some more posts on the key sessions from the day but it was closed with a pertinent point for publishers; think about starting again, this time from scratch. It was a point made by Louise White and… [Read more…]
November 17, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
I expected Revolution to go but losing a print version of Media Week will be a loss. It was always worth a quick flick through! Media Week goes online-only under Haymarket restructure Which one next?
November 16, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
Link courtesy of Louise White - BtoBonline: Who’s who in business publishing
November 4, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
The full programme for the 2009 SIPA UK online publishing and marketing summit which kicks off on Thursday 19th is now available here. Tickets are still available too. Here’s a list of some of the speakers: @louisewhite @davidcushman @riazkanani @dominicjacquesson @priestv @craighanna @robincrumby @matt_mcgowan @seelpod Feel add to this if there’re others missed too. Related… [Read more…]
November 3, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
An interesting article on iMedia looking at “6 factors publishers must address to avoid extinction.” Related articles by Zemanta Charging Backward by Charging for Content (arnoldit.com) Simon and Schuster Buys Rights to Popular Video Game App (readersread.com)
November 2, 2009
by Jonathan Lloyd
The future of news is entrepreneurial – Jeff Jarvis, BuzzMachine I’d add that it’s not just about journalists becoming entrepreneurs. An onus (and opportunity) is also there for people in digital who understand how editorial, technology and online marketing can be combined to generate viable business models. As Peter Kirwan has written, it’s the “time… [Read more…]
September 21, 2010
by Jonathan Lloyd
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