Category Archives: Technology

iGlimpse: Eight Reasons to Love Apple iPhone & iPad

At iGlimpse our clients and partners frequently ask us why we’re so keen on Apple. This is largely because our focus on IOS helps us hone the categories we publish into as well as select the brand partners we work with. … Continue reading

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The new rules of digital publishing

Perspectives for authors in the post digital age- welcome to disruption – a talk I gave to an international audience of cross-media professionals in March 2011. Inspirations for this talk were Simon Waldman, Seth Godin, Forrester and the talented entrepreneurs … Continue reading

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2010 year in review – 9 things that made it special despite recession and austerity

2010 year in review: LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogging, Studying, Business Sustainability, Convergent Media, Like Minded Online Community and High Altitude Trekking contributed to a rewarding of somewhat different year in 2010. Continue reading

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Curation: the new salvation for non-fiction publishers

How integrating online content curation allows small and medium-sized special interest publishers to compete with the behemoth content farms Continue reading

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Frankfurt: what was your focus, old content or new community?

Whilst many of us were visiting Frankfurt Book Fair, on our annual quest for new titles to populate our already overpopulated catalogues, two savvy media execs were busy launching an innovative new media proposition online: The Media Briefing. Their objective? … Continue reading

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As publishers head for Frankfurt, it is customers they should be seeking, not books

As publishers head for Frankfurt they should have an eye on technologies that build community, not just more books to fill their programs. The real opportunity is community. The biggest threat is not a shortage of books but a dearth of customers. Continue reading

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Community: a focal point for core transformation in book publishing

In these times of transformation, corporate attention tends to be on digital tools, platforms, dashboards, analytics, budgets, timeframes, business models, ROI and an inordinate amount of technical detail. Our instinct seems to be that systems will solve all our woes. … Continue reading

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One man’s meat is another man’s poison – conflicting health in publishing

Despite the doom and gloom in mainstream publishing that is reported in the media, the ancient craft of connecting ideas to readers has never been healthier. This short post addresses that imbalance. Continue reading

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Publishers can no longer boondoggle

The signs of collapse in the UK book market are intensifying. Publishing needs to take a radical look at itself and drive drastic change – this is not a job for the meek Continue reading

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How a focus on community can help you leapfrog the competition

This post explains how change to a community focus within a business and its organisation can drive core transformation and renewed growth. Continue reading

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