Category Archives: Marketing

Content Marketing: how to think like a publisher

In a recent blog post for Smart Insights, the UK’s premiere digital marketing portal, I asked the question: “Why might a company that sells goods or services want to act like a media company?” The point I was trying to … Continue reading

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How to improve mobile app discoverability and increase mobile app downloads

  As we prepare to launch a new series of branded mobile educational applications for ocean goers, we want to put everything we can on our side to ensure our mobile application does not get lost in all the noise … Continue reading

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Digital Marketing: Why Brands Need To Act Like Publishers

When liking was as easy as a first date Not long ago, everyone was talking about the power of “Like” and nothing seemed easier for a brand than building a tribe of followers (Godin, 2009); people who declared they liked … Continue reading

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How to webinar effectively

Many companies are wondering what is a webinar and many brands are eager to master how to webinar more successfully. Fortunately there are easy-to-apply practical solutions that improve how to do webinars: 1. The presenter shows a genuine empathy for … Continue reading

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Where do publishers need to invest now to be future ready?

  I’ve been prompted by Korash Sanjideh, the Creative Industries iNET Broker, to think about a series of workshops that would strengthen the regions publishing brands and safeguard their future in the post digital age. The Truth: Digital revenues will not be … Continue reading

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How To Supercharge Online Public Relations

Have you noticed how, suddenly, Public Relations (PR) has got much more exciting? PR used to be the boring department, producing dull and pompous company-centric messages and corporate brochures to push out to reporters, journalists and analysts for a quarterly … Continue reading

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How semi-automated curation helps niche publishers stay relevant

Print publishing was built on specialist skills in editorial, design, production, reprography, print sourcing and buying, shipping, B2B relations, promotion, pricing and distribution. All these were high value specialist skills that publishers could charge a premium for. They gave access … Continue reading

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How specialist magazines can drive value from brand community

It was interesting to be a visitor at the Specialist Media Show. On the journey to the show I swiped through the quotations on my iPhone to find this one: “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby, … Continue reading

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How to align sales, marketing, content and the customer journey

  From my roots in traditional media, sales and marketing, I’m leading the business development for a B2B online digital publisher in the emerging sustainability sector. Success in the role relies on flexing the commercial skills and acumen that I’ve … Continue reading

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Creeping Normalcy: Fact Not Fiction.

If you’ve read the boiling frog story you’ll know it’s a widespread anecdote describing a frog slowly being boiled alive. The premise is that when a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed … Continue reading

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