7. n behaviors and expectations are changingPlatforms are winning the war for ad revenue
now competing for audience (time and attention) from old media and new digital competitors
Our business model is more reliant on consumer revenue
Macro Shifts
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Abstract:
Fanatical customers. Every brand’s dream. But few brands rise to that level of esteem and even fewer hold that regard for decades and through multiple generations. The New York Times, known for its award-winning journalism, has been one of those brands. But as consumer behavior in media consumption shifts and as its business model is fundamentally disrupted, how can a media powerhouse like the Times survive these changes?
In this talk, Ejieme Eromosele, Managing Director of Customer Experience, will describe the innovations that The Times has undertaken. With a focus on putting its readers first, The Times has positioned itself for expanded growth. Being customer obsessed is how brands will win in the future and in this session you will hear how The New York Times is driving a reader-obsessed culture of innovation.
For a media company, what are those problems...
Competition - Competition for time/attention (fb has 50mins of your time every day), for subscription $s, for advertising $s, but that story is not so simple - it’s really “co-opetition”
The Morning Briefing and Evening Briefings, which started out in the now defunct NYT Now app was a way to habit readers. A daily habit that started in the morning and ended in the evening.
http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/what-you-need-to-know-how-six-publishers-digest-the-news-for-their-readers/
The Daily audio report sees around 950,000 listeners each weekday, was Apple’s most downloaded new show of 2017 and recently surpassed 200 million downloads. (Source: Internal)
Our business model is now subscription-first
As of Q4 2017, The New York Times has more than 2.6 million digital-only subscriptions (including news, crossword and cooking) and 3.6 million total subscriptions in 209 countries and territories.