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    Welcome to State of Digital Publishing Podcast!

    State of Digital Publishing is an online publication covering media technology trends, perspectives, and news for online publishing and media professionals.

    Join us for weekly talks on individual perspectives and playbooks from industry leaders on the ever-changing landscape and how they strive to create or be apart sustainable audience development and growth.

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    The NYT teardown

    Keeping True to The New York Times’ Past Editorial Values for a Sustainable Future

    Jeremy Fremont and Vahe Arabian explore The New York Times, one of the longest-running newspapers and a prolific digital media publisher.

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    Macworld: Coding a New AI Experience – Eliminating the Buyer Guide Puzzle?

    As publishers, we all know the way to reach an audience is by anticipating demand and getting ahead of its peak by providing timely value. However, do AI-assisted features help aid the user’s journey to purchase?

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    The Harvard Gazette: How Student Journalism Is a Super-Connector that Brings Harvard Top of Mind

    In this special WordPress seven-part teardown series, Jeremy Fremont and Vahe Arabian explore The Harvard Gazette.

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    Time Magazine’s Timeless Premium Magazine Publishing and Distribution Strategies

    In this special WordPress seven-part teardown series, Jeremy Fremont and Vahe Arabian explore Time.com.

    WIRED Teardown

    WIRED’s Affiliate Wonders: Can It Continue Its Evergreen Content & Monetization Streak

    In this podcast episode, the hosts analyze WIRED, a community revenue-driven futurism publication. They discuss how WIRED has added different layers of evergreen content types and conversion avenues without compromising its core audience. The hosts highlight Wired’s focus on monetization avenues, including subscriptions, affiliate revenue, and merchandise sales. They also explore Wired’s unique strategy of […]

    What Will TechCrunch’s Most Viable Growth Approach Be Moving Forward?

    In this episode, Vahe Arabian and Jeremy Fremont review TechCrunch, focusing on its subscription product and revenue streams. They discuss the recent news of TechCrunch shutting down its subscription offering and explore the reasons behind this decision. The co-hosts analyze TechCrunch’s website design, user experience, and SEO issues. They highlight the unique navigation bar on […]

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    VIBE.com: Hitting the Right Note with Streamlined Content Creation?

    In this podcast episode, the hosts, Jeremy Fremont and Vahe Arabian, explore Vibe.com, an American music and entertainment magazine. They discuss how VIBE.com has stayed true to its audience and grown its content operations. VIBE.com, founded in the 2000s by Quincy Jones and David Salzman, focuses on hip hop, music, and celebrity news.. The website features […]

    HOW IDG REBRANDED TO FOUNDRY

    How IDG Rebranded to Foundry

      State of Digital Publishing is a startup market research publisher, producing a publication and community for digital media publishing professionals, content, and media owners, in new media and publishing technology.  In this episode, we speak with Neil Michael, International Chief Revenue Officer at Foundry, about how IDG rebranded to Foundry. Foundry is at the […]

    DATA CLEAN ROOMS WITH MATT KILMARTIN, HABU

    Data Clean Rooms with Matt Kilmartin, Habu

    State of Digital Publishing is a startup market research publisher, producing a publication and community for digital media publishing professionals, content, and media owners, in new media and publishing technology. In this episode, we speak with Matt Kilmartin, Co-Founder, and CEO at Habu, about data clean rooms. Habu is a Data Clean Room software company […]

    The State of Jamstack Development

    The State of Jamstack Development

    State of Digital Publishing is a startup market research publisher, producing a publication and community for digital media publishing professionals, content, and media owners, in new media and publishing technology.  In this episode, we speak with  Alex Pan, Co-Founder at Storipress, about the state of JamStack development for publishers. Storipress is a publishing platform for […]

    THE PIVOT TOWARDS ID5

    The Pivot Towards ID5

    State of Digital Publishing is a startup market research publisher, producing a publication and community for digital media publishing professionals, content, and media owners, in new media and publishing technology.  In this special episode, we speak with  Joanna Burton, Chief Strategy Officer at ID5, Simone Chizzali, CEO at Adasta Media, and Lukáš Å mol, Managing Director […]

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    Enterprise News SEO & Google Trends With Louisa Frahm

    In this episode, we speak with Louisa Frahm, SEO Director at ESPN, on Enterprise News SEO career advice and how to better leverage Google Trends, in anticipation of the 2nd edition of the News & Editorial SEO Summit (NESS) conference. Let’s begin.   Video recording of the podcast:  Resources: Louisa Frahm News SEO Conference

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    Technical SEO for News sites With Barry Adams

    In this episode, we speak with Barry Adams, a leading News SEO consultant, editor of SEO Google News Newsletter, and co-Founder of the News and Editorial SEO Summit (NESS), about the state of technical SEO for news sites and what to expect from the 2nd edition of the NESS conference.     Video recording of […]

    Website Migration and Redesigns with Ben May

    Website Migration and Redesigns with Ben May

    Ben May, CEO of The Code Company, talks to your host Vahe Arabian, State of Digital Publishing’s (SODP) founder, about website migration and redesigns. The Code Company offers WordPress solutions for established digital publishers around the world. Ben guides us through the best practices and important considerations while redesigning and migrating your website. Episode Highlights  […]

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    Google News Initiative Startups Playbook With Irene McKisson and Alicia Benjamin

    Irene McKisson, Principal Executive at AZ Luminaria and Alicia Benjamin, Founder at The Charlotte Voice, talk to your host Vahe Arabian of State of Digital Publishing about the Google News Initiative Startups Playbook and their journey as early-stage news entrepreneurs. Arizona Luminaria is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to truly local news and community-centred journalism. The […]

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    Gutenberg for Publishers With Jeremy Fremont

    Jeremy Fremont, Director of Business Development at Multidots, talks to your host Vahe Arabian of State of Digital Publishing about Gutenberg for Publishers. Multidots is a leading WordPress development agency. Through strategic partnerships, they help content publishers and digital agencies to maximize their performance.     Jeremy Fremont Multidots

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