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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
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
Posted in Business Models, Business Rewiring, digital marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Technology
Tagged Business advice, business models, business rewiring, Business tips, community-centric business model, digital marketing, digital workflows, Idio, new business models, publishing, Scott_Gould
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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
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
Posted in Authors, Business Models, Business Rewiring, Community, Community Engagement, Distribution, eBooks, Leadership, Marketing, New Product Development, Technology
Tagged Business advice, business models, change, community-centric business model, core transformation, direct-to-consumer, disintermediation, disruption, Idio, new business models, online community, publishing
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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
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
How To Choose An eMedia Conference
Are you dazed and confused by the proliferation of ePub, eCommerce, SocialMedia, eMedia and eMarketing conferences? Are you overwhelmed by the choice and trying to work out how you can justify the cost? As a response to the vast numbers … Continue reading
Posted in Community Engagement, Social Media, Technology
Tagged Business advice, change, comtent curation, Like_Minds, marketing, media, publishing
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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
Posted in Business Models, Business Rewiring, Community, eBooks, Marketing, Print, Technology
Tagged Business advice, business models, business rewiring, Business tips, community, community-centric business model, core transformation, direct-to-consumer, disintermediation, disruption, niche marketing, Stephen Bateman
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Publishers can compliment revenues and drive cost-of-sales down with e-commerce
Special Interest Book Publisher need to integrate cost effective direct-to-consumer fulfilment and distribution solutions for the digital age. Deciding on the right solution is a complex, urgent and necessary business decision. Here are some tips to help. Continue reading
Posted in Business Models, Community Engagement, Distribution, Marketing
Tagged Business advice, business models, Business tips, change, community, community-centric business model, digital, digital marketing, direct-to-consumer, distribution, drop ship, DTC, fulfilment, marketing, niche marketing, publishers, publishing, Stephen Bateman
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From push to pull: How digital interaction is changing marketing
People are changing and marketing needs to adapt. Push marketing is intrusive and people are resistant to it. They think and decide for themselves. Marketing needs to accompany them in their search. Here are some ideas to help you reinvent your marketing. Continue reading
