2020 is underway. Budgets have been established. Strategies have been mapped. And now publishers are pushing forward on what most of them tell us will be a good year for an industry that’s had its share of ups and downs over the past decade. As the sector continues to diversify and transform at a rapid pace, we felt it was important to get a quantitative and qualitative sense of where things are heading, exactly where companies are investing and what their outlook is for the overall health of their businesses this year. We began this exploration with a survey of our readership, and culled a representative sample of 182 industry professionals from various company types, including mass and niche consumer, B2B and regional publishers. This sample also included companies both with and without print magazines. Following the survey, we then reached out directly to eight company leaders, who were willing to go on the record to add context to the same survey questions we asked our anonymous respondents. In general, the data and responses we received are promising, especially for an industry that has been in a state of dwindling returns since the 2008 recession . Less than 5% of our total respondents said they expect top line revenue to decline this year. Just over a quarter (26%) expect it to remain flat, meaning more than two-thirds of the publishing community are forecasting some degree of revenue growth this year. The biggest chunk (43%) expect that growth to fall in the... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-30 17:09:36 UTC ]
The browser extension is designed to facilitate research into social and digital media that platforms have historically not permitted researchers to conduct. The post Cheat Sheet: How Mozilla aims to reveal the nature of consumer data collection with Rally appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-06-25 10:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed is coming for digital media companies, fueled by a SPAC IPO and the acquisition of Complex Networks. The post Cheat Sheet: BuzzFeed will go public via SPAC IPO to fuel acquisitions, the first one being Complex Networks appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-06-25 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The digital media company, which will merge with a publicly listed shell company in what is known as a SPAC deal, also lined up about $150 million in debt financing. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-06-25 00:38:07 UTC ]
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News and digital media giant to use special purpose acquisition company (Spac) to go public and to acquire Complex for $300mBuzzFeed, the news, digital media and lifestyle company, has announced plans to become a publicly traded company through a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-06-24 16:39:34 UTC ]
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WhatsApp says India's new digital media rules will violate the privacy of its users. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2021-05-26 10:59:05 UTC ]
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More than a year into the global pandemic, the coronavirus has exploded across India. The spread has been fueled, in part, by possible new variants and the recent holding of mass public events, including political rallies and religious celebrations; vaccination rates, meanwhile, remain low, even... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-04-27 12:34:53 UTC ]
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Journalists at the site, formerly called Business Insider, joined a unionization wave that has swept digital media companies. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-04-19 15:00:03 UTC ]
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Most — if not all — journalists likely share a commitment to a set of journalistic values, including a belief that those in power should be subject to oversight, that transparency is the right approach to important information, that facts are required to get to the truth, that the less powerful... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-04-15 11:50:53 UTC ]
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Despite ample inventory available on other retail media platforms, brands still mostly turn to Walmart and Amazon. The post ‘The big guys are winning’: Digital media budgets prioritize Walmart, Amazon despite a glut of retail media inventory appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-03-23 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Chicago-based Centro Inc., a maker of advertising software, is acquiring a San Mateo-based predictive advertising technology company. Centro announced Wednesday that it is acquiring QuanticMind Inc. Its software uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze data and provide... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2021-02-24 22:49:15 UTC ]
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The violent state arrest of the Georgian opposition leader prompts a message of alarm to the world publishing community from Tbilisi. The post Georgian Publishers and PEN Center Protest Nika Melia’s Arrest appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-23 16:37:38 UTC ]
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Brands unwittingly spent a minimum of $235 million in advertising on sites linked to disinformation in 2019, according to Global Disinformation Index estimates, and digital media analytics, data and measurement platform DoubleVerify released a new report that examined three of the most important... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-02-23 00:05:16 UTC ]
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Big offline channels are forecast to outpace digital media this year, with the exception of print. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2021-02-17 09:42:23 UTC ]
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For example, in terms of Big Game spending, $5.5 million for a 30-second ad could cover the cost of 275 million impressions on YouTube. The post What a $5.5 million Super Bowl ad can buy in digital media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-05 05:01:00 UTC ]
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For example, in terms of Big Game spending, $5.5 million for a 30-second ad could cover the cost of 275 million impressions on YouTube. The post What a $5.5 million Super Bowl ad can buy in digital media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-05 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Shamrock Capital, the parent company of Adweek, has acquired New York-based Bayard Advertising, which specializes in recruitment marketing. Founded in 1923, on Bayard Street in Lower Manhattan, Bayard offers a suite of services, including branding, creative, digital media strategy, programmatic... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-01-27 23:07:08 UTC ]
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The pandemic has catapulted digital media forward to such an extent that 2021 looks more like 2024. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2021-01-27 09:12:11 UTC ]
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The head of Facebook in Australia has urged the government to make changes to laws designed to force digital platforms to pay media companies for content. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2021-01-20 18:52:54 UTC ]
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Should the public be represented if digital media has created a new public square? Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2021-01-12 14:01:06 UTC ]
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Digital media company Pondr Global launched its flagship site, called iPondr, on Monday. The site is focused on national stories that aren't quite breaking news. It launched with verticals including "Dimensions of Health," "Women at Work," and "The Great Rural" and stories on subjects like... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2021-01-12 12:00:09 UTC ]
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