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Digital	
  Media	
  Strategies	
  2013




 Nick	
  Blunden	
  |	
  Global	
  Digital	
  Publisher	
  |	
  @nickblunden
In	
  recent	
  years	
  The	
  Economist	
  has	
  
enjoyed	
  a	
  period	
  of	
  extraordinary	
  
                   success
Luck	
  or	
  more	
  precisely	
  being	
  in	
  the	
  
right	
  place	
  at	
  the	
  right	
  Ime	
  has	
  played	
  
    a	
  significant	
  part	
  in	
  our	
  success

                                                                   Image	
  credit:	
  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/23010418@N06/2205983507/
As	
  the	
  world	
  has	
  got	
  flaNer	
  the	
  
benefits	
  of	
  publishing	
  an	
  internaIonal	
  
    Itle	
  in	
  English	
  have	
  increased

                                                          Image	
  credit:	
  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/kim-­‐cuhfus-­‐fotografie/7982380738/
Mass	
  intelligence	
  has	
  emerged	
  as	
  a	
  
 mega-­‐trend	
  that	
  means	
  people	
  are	
  
smartening	
  up	
  rather	
  than	
  dumbing	
  
                    down
And	
  paradoxically	
  the	
  Internet	
  has	
  
made	
  intelligent	
  analysis	
  more	
  not	
  less	
  
                  valuable

                                                             Image	
  credit:	
  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/eflorules/3129730217
“I’m	
  a	
  great	
  believer	
  in	
  luck,	
  and	
  I	
  find	
  
the	
  harder	
  I	
  work	
  the	
  more	
  I	
  have	
  of	
  it”
                 Thomas	
  Jefferson

                                                                        Image	
  credit:	
  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/tonythemisfit/2820047615
In	
  an	
  increasingly	
  digital	
  world	
  people	
  
pay	
  for	
  the	
  experience	
  not	
  just	
  for	
  the	
  
                        content
Paywalls	
  are	
  fundamentally	
  a	
  maNer	
  
    of	
  economics	
  not	
  ideology


                                                     Image	
  credit:	
  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/richardland/5463273406
There	
  are	
  significant	
  opportuniIes	
  in	
  
  the	
  increased	
  choices	
  that	
  digital	
  
            technology	
  enables

                                                       Image	
  credit:	
  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/gadgetgirl70/197524753
We	
  are	
  experiencing	
  a	
  shiX	
  from	
  single	
  
channel	
  to	
  mulIchannel	
  not	
  just	
  from	
  
               analogue	
  to	
  digital
New	
  digital	
  plaYorms	
  provide	
  the	
  
opportunity	
  to	
  establish	
  valuable	
  new	
  
     media	
  consumpIon	
  habits	
  
DIGITAL	
  WW	
  0.6M
                                                               -­‐ AMERICAS	
  46%
                                                               -­‐ EMEA	
  33%
                                                               -­‐ AP	
  21%


PRINT	
  WW	
  1.5M
-­‐ AMERICAS	
  58%
-­‐ EMEA	
  32%
-­‐ AP	
  10%


                                                               ONLINE	
  WW	
  7.0M
                                                               -­‐ AMERICAS	
  51%
                                                               -­‐ EMEA	
  32%
                                                               -­‐ AP	
  17%
     InternaIonal	
  expansion	
  is	
  an	
  
  absolutely	
  criIcal	
  component	
  of	
  the	
  
            digital	
  dividend

                                                        Source:	
  The	
  Economist	
  ABC	
  Consolidated	
  Media	
  Report
TradiIonal	
  adverIsing	
  alone	
  is	
  unlikely	
  
 to	
  sustain	
  the	
  investment	
  required	
  to	
  
          support	
  quality	
  journalism
Trust,	
  transparency	
  and	
  editorial	
  
  independence	
  are	
  even	
  more	
  
   important	
  in	
  a	
  digital	
  world

                                                 Image	
  credit:	
  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/oz_lang/6565754475/
Digital	
  unlocks	
  the	
  potenIal	
  to	
  
moneIse	
  content	
  in	
  a	
  variety	
  of	
  ways	
  
  that	
  challenge	
  our	
  concept	
  of	
  a	
  
    ‘newspaper’	
  or	
  ‘magazine’
In	
  fact	
  the	
  biggest	
  opportunity	
  is	
  to	
  
      stop	
  thinking	
  of	
  ourselves	
  as	
  a	
  
                newspaper	
  at	
  all
In	
  fact	
  the	
  biggest	
  opportunity	
  is	
  to	
  
      stop	
  thinking	
  of	
  ourselves	
  as	
  a	
  
                newspaper	
  at	
  all
Digital	
  Media	
  Strategies	
  2013




 Nick	
  Blunden	
  |	
  Global	
  Digital	
  Publisher	
  |	
  @nickblunden

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Digital media strategies 2013 (nick blunden) final public

  • 1. Digital  Media  Strategies  2013 Nick  Blunden  |  Global  Digital  Publisher  |  @nickblunden
  • 2. In  recent  years  The  Economist  has   enjoyed  a  period  of  extraordinary   success
  • 3. Luck  or  more  precisely  being  in  the   right  place  at  the  right  Ime  has  played   a  significant  part  in  our  success Image  credit:  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/23010418@N06/2205983507/
  • 4. As  the  world  has  got  flaNer  the   benefits  of  publishing  an  internaIonal   Itle  in  English  have  increased Image  credit:  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/kim-­‐cuhfus-­‐fotografie/7982380738/
  • 5. Mass  intelligence  has  emerged  as  a   mega-­‐trend  that  means  people  are   smartening  up  rather  than  dumbing   down
  • 6. And  paradoxically  the  Internet  has   made  intelligent  analysis  more  not  less   valuable Image  credit:  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/eflorules/3129730217
  • 7. “I’m  a  great  believer  in  luck,  and  I  find   the  harder  I  work  the  more  I  have  of  it” Thomas  Jefferson Image  credit:  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/tonythemisfit/2820047615
  • 8. In  an  increasingly  digital  world  people   pay  for  the  experience  not  just  for  the   content
  • 9. Paywalls  are  fundamentally  a  maNer   of  economics  not  ideology Image  credit:  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/richardland/5463273406
  • 10. There  are  significant  opportuniIes  in   the  increased  choices  that  digital   technology  enables Image  credit:  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/gadgetgirl70/197524753
  • 11. We  are  experiencing  a  shiX  from  single   channel  to  mulIchannel  not  just  from   analogue  to  digital
  • 12. New  digital  plaYorms  provide  the   opportunity  to  establish  valuable  new   media  consumpIon  habits  
  • 13. DIGITAL  WW  0.6M -­‐ AMERICAS  46% -­‐ EMEA  33% -­‐ AP  21% PRINT  WW  1.5M -­‐ AMERICAS  58% -­‐ EMEA  32% -­‐ AP  10% ONLINE  WW  7.0M -­‐ AMERICAS  51% -­‐ EMEA  32% -­‐ AP  17% InternaIonal  expansion  is  an   absolutely  criIcal  component  of  the   digital  dividend Source:  The  Economist  ABC  Consolidated  Media  Report
  • 14. TradiIonal  adverIsing  alone  is  unlikely   to  sustain  the  investment  required  to   support  quality  journalism
  • 15. Trust,  transparency  and  editorial   independence  are  even  more   important  in  a  digital  world Image  credit:  h.p://www.flickr.com/photos/oz_lang/6565754475/
  • 16. Digital  unlocks  the  potenIal  to   moneIse  content  in  a  variety  of  ways   that  challenge  our  concept  of  a   ‘newspaper’  or  ‘magazine’
  • 17. In  fact  the  biggest  opportunity  is  to   stop  thinking  of  ourselves  as  a   newspaper  at  all
  • 18. In  fact  the  biggest  opportunity  is  to   stop  thinking  of  ourselves  as  a   newspaper  at  all
  • 19. Digital  Media  Strategies  2013 Nick  Blunden  |  Global  Digital  Publisher  |  @nickblunden