Archive for February, 2010

Report: “Lessons for Digital Marketers… What Marketing Professionals Can Learn from the Worlds Leading Publishers”

Gilbane-Beacon-DigitalMarketing-Nstein-11-09.pdf (573 KB)
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From the introduction:

". . .  Internet marketing will increase at the expense of traditional advertising, which is predicted to decline. This means that digital marketers will clearly be challenged to bring in the lion’s share of new customers and revenues. . . . 

"Gilbane believes that digital marketing managers can learn a great deal about leveraging content assets by drawing on the experiences of other content-rich organizations. One of the best candidate industries for lessons learned is the publishing industry. Challenges faced by CMOs and publishers are very similar: content closely tied to revenue streams, large volumes of diverse content types, rapidly evolving expectations regarding personalized content and interactivity, and requirement for frictionless publishing in order to meet the need for content immediacy. "

The paper is available for download now, along with a recording of the companion webinar. The paper was also distributed at Gilbane Boston conference.

By Mary Laplante
Date: 11-2009
Source: http://gilbane.com

Posted via email from Digital Publishing Trends – Semantic Press

Report: “Digital Platforms and Technologies for Publishers: Implementations Beyond eBook”

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By Steve Paxhia & Bill Trippe
Source: http://gilbane.com

Posted via email from Digital Publishing Trends – Semantic Press

iPad App Store Pricing Strategy?

With the impending release of the iPad, developers are starting to talk about increasing the price point of apps.  With the added real estate available on the iPad, there is an opportunity to pack in more features that can deliver desktop quality applications to the iPad.  This of course will affect pricing across the board, especially for interactive applications.

Building an iPhone app for conference attendees? Take a look at the NBC Olympics iPhone app for inspiration

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Are there any conference mobile apps out there?

Maybe I need to develop an app for conferences… hmm..

Here’s the inspiration:

The NBC Olympics iPhone app is a well thought out application that combines schedule information, news, highlights, scores and has social integration with push notification.  With all the features packed in, you can easily see how this app can complement your Winter Olympic experience.   It’s also good example of what I view as a powerful mobile conference app… one that complements your experience and helps you navigate the maze of options.

The Math on Evernote

logo.evernoteIt’s rare to get a glimpse at the financial numbers behind tech start-ups; especially, if they are VC-funded with a total $25m raised over the past few years.

Evernote’s CEO Phil Libin exchanged an email dialogue with Tod Sattersten, in a recent interview, which provides a peek at their math and subscriber base.