Selling Magazine Subscriptions on Mobile Devises
May 10, 2011
Condé Nast to Sell Subscriptions on iPad | www.digidaydaily.com
This analysis deals with the use of mobile devises to sell magazine subscriptions, changes in revenue models, the good and bad points of going after this type of audience.
AT&T-the real issue: appalling customer experience--cool gadgets just a band-aid
May 16, 2010
AT&T Looks Beyond the iPhone for Growth | online.wsj.com
1) at&t has to make a massive investment to fix a totally inadequate wireless network.2) locking new iphone users into contracts which many are not satisfied with (due to their crappy wireless network) isnt enough to stem wireless customers losses. 3) the elephant in the room--a horrible dsl customer experience--they must be bleeding at a massive rate there. desperate attempt to get revenue: blame every failure on in-home wiring and charge customers for call-out without fixing the problem...
The "Good News" About Newspaper Circulation: Down Only 9%
April 27, 2010
Like Newspaper Revenue, the Decline in Circ Shows Signs of Slowing | www.editorandpublisher.com
The rate of circulation declines in US newspapers is slowing, which these days is considered good news.
Mobile Advertising's Gold Rush
November 16, 2009
Mobile Advertising Set To Soar | www.mediapost.com
Mobile advertising is definitely the new-new thing, but it sounds like the hype we heard when the Web was born as a graphical interface and banner ads started appearing in 1995. Be careful -- mobile advertising isn't going to produce overnight riches. For proof, look at your own mobile device. Where are they ads? And if you see any, tell me if they're prompting you to buy anything. Timing is everything, so before you jump in, read on.
Why "Traditional" Media Are Doomed
June 25, 2009
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: Traditional media will not bounce back | www.guardian.co.uk
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer is the 2009 Media Person of the Year. He says that traditional media can no longer succeed by replicating their print content online. If you want to reach consumers online, "static content won't cut it." That's why the old approaches are doomed to fail.
Will Online Readers Buy Into Steve's Brill-iant Idea?
June 25, 2009
Journalism Online: The Answer to the Paid-Content Question? | www.editorandpublisher.com
Steve Brill's new startup Journalism Online is promising newspaper publishers big money from online readers -- $110 million in two years for a newspaper with a print circulation of 1 million and an online audience of 20 million. Will he succeed? And if he does, will you be one of the few people willing to pay to read the story?
Can Newspapers Morph Into "Fearless Vampire Killers"?
June 24, 2009
WSJ publisher calls Google ‘digital vampire’ | www.crainsnewyork.com
The days of free newspaper content on the internet may be coming to an end... but only if consumers can be persuaded to pay.
WSJ.com Increases Traffic and Reinforces Roadblocks
July 4, 2008
WSJ.com Enjoying Significant Bump in Traffic...With Subs Intact | www.mediaweek.com
With unique users up 94% and total page views up only 45%, it's clear that wsj.com has found more ways to introduce non-subscribers to the frustrations of its site
Is it Too Late for Sam Zell to Save the Tribune Company?
July 4, 2008
L.A. Times Newsroom to Shrink by 150 Jobs | www.nytimes.com
Massive debt + no real plan + continued business decline = big trouble
Worst Quarter Ever for Newpapers in Print and Online
June 17, 2008
Newspapers' Print Ads Declined 14% in Record Drop | www.bloomberg.com
Newspapers are failing on both fronts. They are in a severe print advertising recession. And online sales are slowing -- up a mere 7% vs. industry-wide growth of 24%. Falling revenues make reducing debt at Tribune more difficult and put dividends at risk at McClatchy, Gatehouse and Lee.
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