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While email has been one of the most effective ways of reaching and engaging audiences for decades, 2023-2024 has seen a fresh wave of interest from publishers in utilizing newsletters to grow and nurture their audience.
In an era when people trust news less than ever, how can journalists break through and attract the attention of average people to provide information about their communities, the nation and the world? By not complicating things. Our research, published in Science Advances, shows that simple headlines significantly increase article engagement and clicks compared with headlines that use […]
As with all things technology, social media innovates and evolves at a dizzying pace. Driven by prosumerism, the changes to social media platforms are often defined by the users themselves- as the demographics change, so too does the user behavior and, with it, the platforms themselves. From the birth of Facebook in 2004 to the […]
Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just “for you” but also “about you” – a mirror reflecting important signals about the person you are. All users of social media are exposed to these signals, but researchers understand […]
Founded in 2012 by Scott Purcell and Frank Arthur, Man of Many is an Australian independent digital publication on men’s lifestyle. Earlier this year, Man of Many partnered up with NBC Universal to create an immersive experience for the premiere of Argylle in Sydney. Featuring a curated guest list of more than 400 attendees, this […]
This article is written within the framework of Möbius, a European Commission-funded initiative that explores the impact digital prosumers have on reading and writing habits. BookTok is one of the most interesting innovations from the digital readership space. BookTok is a trend and hashtag on TikTok with such impact it won the FutureBook Person of […]
I can’t say I was overly surprised when I read earlier this month that Facebook’s pivot away from news, reported last year, had led to a drop in traffic to a host of publications. As tensions between the social media network and publishers have continued to escalate, Facebook parent Meta has made no bones over […]
Andrew Kemp, Managing Editor of State of Digital Publishing, and Corinne Podger, Director & Principal at The Digital Skills Agency, discuss TikTok publisher strategies. Whether you’re an established publisher or just starting out on the platform, this session will provide valuable tips and best practices for creating engaging content and maximizing monetization opportunities on TikTok. […]
Since 2005, more than 2,500 local newspapers, most of them weeklies, have closed, with more closures on the way. Responses to the decline have ranged from luring billionaires to buy local dailies to encouraging digital startups. But the number of interested billionaires is limited, and many digital startups have struggled to generate the revenue and […]
The number of publishers embracing TikTok is on the rise as they attempt to appeal to younger audiences with their nigh insatiable demand for short-form video content. News publishers in particular are trying to reach younger audiences, who have shown a lack of interest in traditional news channels. TikTok reaches 40% of 18–24s across all […]
Dan Rua is CEO of Admiral, The Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) Company. Admiral VRM helps thousands of digital publishers worldwide grow visitor relationships and revenue. Since its launch late last year, ChatGPT has captured the imagination of both the media and the general public. Rocketing to 100 million users in record time, the Generative AI […]
I talked last week about the dangers of investing heavily in social media platforms with a high signal-to-noise ratio. Yet despite my caution, it’s hard to argue against the numbers showing audiences in general switching over to social media networks for their news and entertainment, with younger generations in particular heading to TikTok in their […]
Learn more about the Content syndication SEO module from Chapter 7 (Content Distribution) of the State of Digital Publishing Publisher SEO course.
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Virginie Dremeaux is VP, Marketing & Communications, International at FreeWheel, a Comcast company that combines the targeting and measurement of digital with the scale and quality of linear TV. Over just a few years, Virginie’s role has expanded to include various responsibilities at a senior-management level in marketing, product marketing, event marketing, thought leadership and […]
