Publishers will continue to look beyond their legacy business models in the coming years, and lean on technologies to not only improve their operations, but also their products. This idea was the thesis of a recent survey we conducted with a representative sample of leaders from across our community (check out the results here). We learned a lot about the current state of the publishing industry, and where it's making key investments as well as placing bets to grow. We also reached out to eight industry leaders who were willing to go on the record and dive deeper into the survey questions. One of the most compelling takeaways we found were the different growth catalysts each of the publishing companies are counting on. The question we asked to learn this was a simple one: What will drive revenue growth? Here’s what they said: Andy Clurman, CEO, Active Interest Media Memberships, marketing services, e-commerce and digital advertising. Bonnie Kintzer, CEO, Trusted Media Brands Our diverse revenue streams and continued efforts to experiment and explore new ways to monetize will be a big driver of growth in 2020. We certainly expect to see growth in the programmatic, direct and consumer sides of the business, but we are also quite bullish on affiliate and consumer products. Adam Sandow, CEO, SANDOW Material Bank is growing exponentially, in terms of user base, partners, and revenue. With regards to other areas of our business, we expect to drive revenue through new... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-06 15:59:25 UTC ]
There are dozens of content management systems for sale, but publishing companies like ours are building their own. What's so complicated about a CMS, anyway?It's impossible to say this comprehensively, but most people in publishing hate the CMS, or content management system, they're forced to... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UBM Tech brings together communities who buy, sell and build technology. At the center of this strategy is our audience: The tech professionals changing our world. We see technology and media as inextricably intertwined and there is not an area of our business that is not touched by technology. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s not many publishing companies that can say they beat revenue projections by 40%, but that was the case in the fiscal year ended in March for the U.S. division of the U.K.-based illustrated book publisher Thames & Hudson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the ties many publishing companies have with Author Solutions, at Amazon debates, and at drinking on the job. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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