Monthly Archives: December 2008

What next for the B2B media industry?

The other day I pointed to Paul Conley’s post about the demise of the B2B media industry. At first glance I thought Paul was writing a similar piece to others I have seen in the blogosphere, commentating on the death … Continue reading

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The B2B media industry as we know it is about to collapse

So says Paul Conley – read his post Update: Paul’s post is obviously disturbing for someone who has spent his whole career in this sector. However, I believe he echos some of my thoughts on the disruption of the business … Continue reading

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The value of website traffic?

A couple of weeks ago I hosted a SIPA seminar about search (both search engine marketing and using search to create media products). It was really good. One of the speakers was Julian Sambles, Head of Audience Development at the … Continue reading

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Digital editions – trying to solve the wrong business media problem

Recently I’ve become quite a fan of my ex-colleague, Bill Pollak, the CEO of Incisive Media North America. Bill has recently ‘got’ social media & is both twittering and blogging profusely. Along with the rest of the business media sector … Continue reading

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How will subscription publishing survive in an online and search engine dominated world?

jemimakiss Clicked on link + page asks for subscription = close page + go to another site. Conclusion: Not good business model. 10:58 AM Jun 19th    A while ago I bookmarked this Tweet from Jemima Kiss – one of Guardian’s new … Continue reading

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