In this week's strategy spotlight with Don Nicholas, Chairman & CEO of Mequoda, welcomes Pat McKeough from TSI Wealth Network as our newest Mequoda Master in the Hall of Fame.
There's a new trend happening in the magazine world, and it's the magazine club model. Publishers everywhere are adopting magazine clubs, an all-inclusive membership model that can offer everything from
The secret behind increasing publishing revenue is in the power of three
In the Harry Potter books and movies, a man named Xenophilius Lovegood wore a necklace with the symbol of the Deathly
Multiplatform publishing companies Billboard and Time Inc. make personnel changes; Corporate Board Member Magazine acquired by Chief Executive Group
A morphing environment for some multiplatform publishing companies involves new talent in
It's in our nature to try to classify, catalog, and organize any type of information that would help you make more informed business decisions. Defining publishing niches is a part
We're seeing changes come to multiplatform publishers, particularly as they work on alignment of digital properties.
Our first story looks at Hearst's new CTO Michael Dugan, who is coming from Forbes
What to look for in online directory software, from Haven, to Wordpress, Joomla, and third-party products
The directory website business model still has a lot of upside for multiplatform publishers. When
Our latest version of the Multiplatform Publishing Strategy handbook delivers a proven, integrated set of business processes, principles and tools for the digital publisher, whether you’re B2B, consumer, local, regional
It's no surprise that fast loading websites are necessary components to a strong online presence. We're seeing search engines and social media sites respond to users' desire to engage with
These multiplatform publishing business models can be incorporated into your business at little extra cost, but with huge revenue potential
At the beginning of the year we highlighted three resolutions multiplatform publishers
If you're a publishing professional, don't wait a minute longer before downloading our best practice handbooks. They were carefully curated into what we think are the most comprehensive handbooks on
Like any other business, subscription website publishing relies on getting your website taxonomy exactly right. Information architecture isn’t easy to understand – people earn special college degrees in order to
When you think of a magazine platform, you probably think print and digital. They seem like black and white, but there's actually a whole lot of grey on the digital
The new version of the IAB Standard Ad Unit Portfolio is a must-know for multiplatform publishers using online ads as part of their audience strategy
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has a
Take this information to the bank … 2016 Mequoda American Magazine Reader Study & Handbook & Handbook polled 3,241 U.S. adults with internet access and found that nearly 42% of
At a recent networking event amongst publishers, the owner of a publication for teen health asked a Mequoda team member if it was worth launching a print magazine to go
This handbook takes you from the big picture of building an audience to the minute but critical details website architecture that helps you build email lists. You’ll learn how the
A recent copy of National Geographic featured a story that showed a man, hanging off the side of a mountain, dangling from a several hundred foot rope ladder. You couldn't
Content recycling—it's all around us! At some point you've probably had dinner, maybe watched the news, and watched an early-evening episode of Big Bang Theory, or Two and a Half
Subscription models are always evolving with technology and audience interests. Today we're looking at some subscription models and strategies, including successes and failures of them.
There's a quote out there from Jonathan MacDonald I heard recently at an IMAG event that says, the rate of change you're experiencing now represents the slowest rate of technological
The MPA releases its Magazine Media Factbook 2017/18, sharing multiplatform publishing data you can use
You may be surprised by some of the data we have to share about multiplatform publishing. But we're
Over the last 3-6 months desktop and mobile conversion best practices have changed in response to Google, who continues to challenge us in an effort to make the web a
Ultimately the goal of social media is to improve your search scores and drive traffic to your website. But social can be used to build an email list, and vice
Apple hires its first editor-in-chief; Multiplatform publishers Real Simple and Condé Nast add strength to their teams
Our reporting on multiplatform publishers leveraging new personnel for success continues today with news on Apple,
Mequoda Masters).
In fact, this council of elders in Mequodaland convinced us to come up with a set of four relatively simple principles you need in order to build a multiplatform
Condé Nast U.S. expands subscription business; Amazon's subscription service becomes an option; Subscription websites need to utilize ads that don't violate rules
Subscription websites expand in a multitude of ways. Of
A successful multiplatform publisher will consistently look for the next big way to enhance his or her brand, and focusing on digital evolution is one major way to do it.
Christian Science Monitor pushing new digital product; Time Inc. to launch new digital video service for publishing websites; Vice benefits in ad exposure with redesign
Many changes come to publishing websites
While the biggest news of the last week might be Ryan Seacrest joining Kelly Ripa on the new Kelly & Ryan morning talk show, there have been many adjustments in
Mequoda has helped hundreds of media brands build vigorous, profitable, growing multiplatform publishing businesses. And we can help you.
Every quarter, I work on a 5-year business plan with one
To build a better subscription website, we've created a collection of our best resources on everything you need to know when it comes to how to leverage outside partners
Most publishers
What will you be doing next week? Making money, or losing it? If you work in niche publishing, or own a magazine company, I highly recommend joining us at the
If your goal in life is to find out what your customers value—ask them.
To make my case, let me introduce you to Green Gardens Network. If you’re new to Mequoda,
Today we begin with Dwell and its recent executive change. Folio: reports, "Michela O'Connor Abrams — who spent the past 15 years as CEO of home design magazine-turned-technology platform Dwell
A Mequoda Audience Development System is a physical, turn-key content management system that is customized to help publisher's attract new visitors, convert them into email subscribers, engage them, and finally,
The Internet has made it cheap, easy and efficient to launch new streams of niche media revenue. Choosing your content focus is a business-critical decision, as the focus you choose
Online content marketing is antithetical to anything we knew prior to 20 years ago — something Seth Godin terms interruption marketing. Everything I learned in college and during my early
How to create multiplatform events that serve both the in-person needs of your customers, but also your bottom line.
When a user conducts research to inform a decision, whether about where
Rodale's multiplatform publishing strategy finds success with Facebook's Instant Articles; Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages drive traffic; Medium launches subscription service
A diverse multiplatform publishing strategy can lead to many desirable outcomes,
We're not sure why most association magazine websites bury free and magazine content, but we'll try to help them see the light.
If you're an association website, do you spin off
We all know the four basic advertising models, Cost per Thousand (CPM), Cost per Click (CPC), Cost per Action (CPA), Directory/Classified advertising platforms. But what else is out there?
In today's
In multiplatform marketing and social media, do you ever feel like the content you produce is making more money for other people, than for you? Think about it. 100 years
Most of the multiplatform media publishers I work with are rich with content assets.
If they’re not rich with revenue, it's usually because they don't know how to leverage those assets.
FT Weekend has a new brand identity; Condé Nast buys Pop2Life and Ribyt; Multiplatform publishers at Quartz become profitable
There are a multitude of ways multiplatform publishers can evolve and succeed through
Before hiring subscription website publishing experts, take this advice straight to the bank.
If you're looking to grow the most beautiful rose garden on the block, would you prefer to go
Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." Have you ever felt in your personal life, like plans
Spend two days with us, and you could become a success story like these publishers.
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If you're a magazine publisher in the digital age, you're certainly savvy enough to succeed. And
"Print is dead." "Long Live Print." "Digital Will Save Publishing." "Publishing Can't Be Saved."
If you took headlines for fact, you'd never know how to respond to the contradictory "news" you
