Posts Tagged ‘specialist media’

Innovation from specialist media pioneers

Friday, January 29th, 2010

While mass media and newspapers struggle to find new business models, independent and specialist media are quietly innovating and finding new ways to beat the UK recession and expand internationally.

The Media Pioneers awards have just been launched by the organisers of the Specialist Media Show, to recognise and celebrate entrepreneurial thinking among independent and specialist media owners. Here are the stories of the first five award winners: I hope they inspire you. Get the updates on the latest award winners on the Specialist Media Network on Linked-in; they’ll also be published here and on the Specialist Media Show website. At the show the finalists will be judged. (more…)

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E-commerce tips for specialist media owners

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Most specialist media owners are well aware that consumers’ purchase journeys often start with their product reviews.  It’s all too easy though for users to browse reviews online, then go to search retail sites, and the publisher gets no benefit from their content.  So many specialist media owners are experimenting with ways to take a share of e-commerce revenues, without having to get involved in handling stock, taking money, despatch or returns.. There’s no perfect solution as yet, especially if you don’t have the funds or skills to develop an in-house e-commerce engine.  Here are some examples of different approaches, that might provide you with some tips: (more…)

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