This deck was shared with participants at The Media Consortium's Annual Meeting end of February, beginning of March of 2014. Three panelists rounded out the revenue talk, Pat Kitano of the Breaking news network talked about his #Support News crowdfunding platform, Mike Antares of TX Observer brought fresh ideas and proven methods that have sustained the Observer for decades, and mwa - Lisa Skube - offered this deck to launch the discussion - a transformative perspective for indies to start with an audience "service design" with tips & ideas how to diversify the revenue mix. An inspiring collection of publishers, producers, ethnic media makers and social change agents. Networking, conversation, breakouts and beer parties brought high impact indie news together for collaboration and learning. There was even a two hour conversation with Julian Assange (by Skype).
1. 2014 Annual Conference: Chicago
Revenue Panel
Revenue 5.0?
Let’s start with 2.0!
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2. “How to make money”
“…best news about the
news business is the
gigantic expansion of
the addressable
market…
…total addressable market for news by 2020 is
around 5 billion people worldwide…”
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3. “How to make money”
“…we all have to get
more sophisticated about
defining and segmenting
markets. It is critical to
really understand the
who, where, when, and why to serve that
massive market effectively.”
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6. Vet Demand: Product
Principles of product:
Understand how your
product is used, of value,
shared & extends identity
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8. Vet Demand: Product
Principles of product:
Why Ask?
To understand product requirements
To fine tune community “touch points”
To deepen connection = lasting
relationship = tapping the love
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9. Articulate Value
Principles of practice/service:
Holding power accountable
Principles of product:
Serve the public ahead of
any other interest
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10. Articulate Value
Value Proposition: journalism impact?
Sustainable democracy
Value propositions are also referred
to as “the customer promise”
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11. Articulate Value
Product and service combined:
Q: What is my identity?
A:
of your
BRAND
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12. Articulate Value
Brand identity attributes: Access
Experienced through touch points
Newsletter or Alerts or email or social
(e.g. Ask for mobile # -- gain ability to share text)
Comment threads, turn them into forums!
Events --- be creative !!! (online & offline)
Panels (online & offline)
Website (integrate offline with online)
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13. Ask & Incentivize
“When you’re running a nonprofit news organization, it
can seem like you’re always asking people for money.
The reality is, you might not be asking them
often enough.
We made significant strides with our membership
program at the San Francisco Public Press this year.
Along the way, we learned that we weren’t giving our
supporters enough different opportunities to support
our brand of local public-interest journalism.”
Lila LaHood, Publisher, SF Public Press
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14. Ask & Incentivize
Survey Readers – let them weigh in on editorial focus
Pop Quiz – leverage humor or data in ways that engage readers
Poll Readers – to show power where the readers stand on a
topic and post the poll results
Invite Feedback – to let readers know you think they’re smart
and appreciate their perspective
Host Conversation –features or stories that are complex or
critical to community, vet questions for a fixed period of time,
invite questions from readers in advance - are they angry or
hopeful? Fulfill civic promise, serve as “tour guide”
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15. Ask & Incentivize
Create
Revenue
programs (!!!)
Referred to as campaigns, initiatives, outreach
What are your communities pride points?
Your publication/org is a “town
square”
Events, panels, beloved civic leaders,
music, affinity brands, other media
producers, other community groups?
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16. Ask & Incentivize
Create
Revenue programs (!!!)
Social Community: Convert to customer
Subscription: Renew community w/impact
Membership: Renew community w/ identity
• “Affinity” Ambassadors – Brand Advocates
• “Whistle Blower” – Build Feedback Channels
• “Rewards Programs” – Track Kindness
• Participants in panels, events, source
• Programs are expressions of identity
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19. CRM: Track & Optimize
“PauPress – a commercial CRM initiative built on top of the open
source WordPress platform, designed specifically for contentrich workflows that are aligned with many of the needs of nonprofits and journalists in mind: http://paupress.com/ “
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21. CRM: Super Power
Future Proofing = Look Ahead
Expectations & Risk = Readiness
Trusted Advisors
You are “the source”
Know your community
They will reward you
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22. $ Mix = Sustainability
Chasing Sustainability on the Net (collection of 69)
The Jbusinessmodels101.com database reflects
1) business models and production concepts, 2) work processes,
and 3) journalistic identities
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25. Who’s JA?
A “neutral arbiter,” the JA brings online
collaborative capabilities, serving as “connective
tissue” across siloed news efforts where
communities share a common stake. Hosting a
shared conversation, showcasing emerging
practices, analysis, resources and business
models.
JA design explored during a RJI Fellowship & seed funded by The Patterson Foundation.
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26. Resources: Resource Index
Analysis: Blog Index
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