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Why journalists need to be involved in subscription business and why it actually helps journalism, not just the bottom line.
Come learn about measures you can implement immediately at the top of the funnel (awareness), mid-funnel (consideration & conversion), and bottom of the funnel (purchase & loyalty). In this session led by Facebook News Accelerator with coach and moderator Lissa Cupp, hear how APAC publishers grew their reader revenue, subscribers, and newsletter signups. Come away with ideas for your reader revenue strategy which you can implement in your news organisations right away.
Looking for new digital tools for your workplace? Heard of solutions that other publishers use? The Solutions Showcase is where you’ll get the opportunity to get a peek at the tools and technology others are talking about. Each speaker will present a 10-minute demo, after which you are welcome to visit their booth at our virtual marketplace, collect brochures and links, and even have a text chat or face-to-face online call with them!
Once you’re on a call, you’ll be able to generate a unique link (valid for a few minutes) and send it to a colleague or friend who may not be registered on our virtual platform, to join the chat! It’s super easy to get your questions answered! Drop by the virtual marketplace daily 1200-1300 and 1600-1730 SIN/HK to visit our exhibitors who are proudly supporting the Digital Media Asia!
Paul Armstrong walks through Twitter’s self-serve monetization model for publishers, Amplify Pre-roll, and provides updates around some of the platform’s key tools and features for newsrooms, including Media Studio and Spaces.
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GlobeNewswire delivers corporate press releases, financial disclosures and multimedia content to media, investors and consumers worldwide. Find out how you can get real-time news and archive access via their complimentary Reader Account email service or join over 1,000 other publishers who are already GlobeNewswire Media Partners. Enhance your newsroom content by creating custom news feeds for your websites with direct-from-source releases and content in 35 languages reaching 92 countries.
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In this session, Arun Venkataraman and Sheena Bhalla will share insights from the Google News Initiative’s reader revenue initiatives from around the world, including the latest insights from the Subscriptions Lab in Latin America. Topics include the engagement factors that drive likelihood to subscribe, developing a premium content strategy for subscriptions, and optimizing your paywall strategy.
This session starts with a look at the future prospects for journalism and the business of news in APAC, followed by details of The Economist’s retention strategy and then Amedia’s “Journalism as a business” idea, where paid offers were developed through strategic management of data.
The pandemic has reminded much of the public of the value of independent professional journalism, convinced a growing minority in some countries to pay for it, as well as accelerated the shift to a more digital, mobile, and platform-dominated media environment. This session looks at key highlights from the 2021 Reuters Institute Digital News Report with a special focus on APAC markets covered and the future prospects for journalism and the business of news in the region.
A year-long churn-busting effort around engagement and loyalty has proven to be Amedia’s most profitable use of such insights, saving the Norwegian publisher from a potential loss of 45,000 subscribers. Find out from Amedia’s Chief Data Scientist, Igor Pipkin, how this was achieved.
Case studies will take you through how news media companies have built their data operation
In a country where search engines dominate digital news consumption, South Korea’s Dong-A Ilbo takes multiple approaches to cultivate data literacy in its newsrooms and to strengthen the journalistic value of its content… with surprising results!
What the shifting landscape of the pandemic has meant for content discovery and readership in the first half of this year, and how newsrooms can adjust their strategy to win more attention. In this session, we will dive into trends across Asia and discuss how those patterns differ from the rest of the world.
Media organisations create most of the data that feeds the digital economy thanks to the content they produce, but they capture just a fraction of its value. Capturing more value means tackling multiple challenges and expanding data management and AI. Vincent Martin will take you through the journey followed by Kompas Gramedia which incubated Jixie to develop new data capabilities for optimizing revenue of publishers.
TNL Media group started with a staff of three people, setting out to become an independent news platform for the Greater China audience to report only on newsworthy content with no political bias or corporate agenda. Now, seven years and multiple acquisitions later, it has a staff of over 200 in four offices, six different media brands, and subsidiaries with products ranging from mobile ad tech, Big Data market Research to AI Customer Data Platforms. CEO and Co-founder Joey Chung will narrate its natural evolution during these different stages of its growth.
Review sites such as Wirecutter of The New York Times, Asia’s first content-commerce deals by Mediacorp which tap into the region’s top digital marketplaces, and micropayments pay off for DailySocial.id – find out how to leverage your niche audiences from these early movers!
In a country where up to 70% of users are not willing to pay for content, DailySocial.id has been able to generate 10X RPM (revenue per thousand impressions) compared to programmatic display ads, since it embarked on a pay-per-view model in November 2020. Surprisingly, 71% of its payments come from local Indonesian e-wallets.
As e-commerce revenues exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, Wirecutter’s brand of service journalism was at the forefront of helping people during this critical time by recommending the best products and providing practical advice. Find out how this New York Times company has scaled their success over the last 10 years with affiliate marketing as its primary revenue source, while staying grounded with the same unbiased and rigorous commitment in reportage as its mothership. Wirecutter’s Director of Business and Development Partnerships, Leilani Han, shares her advice for publishers venturing into this space.
Riding on the stunning growth in eCommerce and media consumption, Mediacorp has harnessed its core strengths in storytelling, transmedia reach, and celebrity talents in performance-driven marketing partnerships with Asia’s top eCommerce players. Find out how it’s diversified its digital audience touchpoints with innovative solutions to amplify engagement and effectively drive sales for clients.
The gaming industry is now larger than the film, music and television industries combined. Hear from Facebook’s APAC Gaming team on the growth of gaming in the region, how the region’s creators are connecting to fans, and how they create strong revenue streams and committed audiences. This will be followed by an exciting panel discussion with Alodia, gaming creator with over 7.5 million followers, and Nicholas Sagau, CPO of Rev Media and key driver of IGN SEA, as we deep-dive into how creators and media publishers can work together to create exciting gaming content.
Looking for new digital tools for your workplace? Heard of solutions that other publishers use? The Solutions Showcase is where you’ll get the opportunity to get a peek at the tools and technology others are talking about. Each speaker will present a 10-minute demo, after which you are welcome to visit their booth at our virtual marketplace, collect brochures and links, and even have a text chat or face-to-face online call with them!
Once you’re on a call, you’ll be able to generate a unique link (valid for a few minutes) and send it to a colleague or friend who may not be registered on our virtual platform, to join the chat! It’s super easy to get your questions answered! Drop by the virtual marketplace daily 1200-1300 and 1600-1730 SIN/HK to visit our exhibitors who are proudly supporting the Digital Media Asia!
Publishers can monetize videos, podcasts, social media and more but this does not have to impact on everyday’s tasks of the newsroom. Eidosmedia offers a comprehensive workspace where journalists can seamlessly access all the material required to create engaging content without juggling ineffectively between multiple apps.
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Our technology empowers marketers and media companies to give the right message to the right person at the right time, driving their digital revenues. Watch our demo or visit our X-Perts at our booth to start unlocking the full value of your data.
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US-based National Public Radio (NPR) saw its podcasting revenue grow 10x between 2015 and 2019, and it’s expecting a growth rebound this year, post-pandemic. Podcasts are now nearly twice the size of its network radio business. Find out what’s fuelling this roll and what’s popular with sponsors and advertisers.
Croatia’s No.1 media outlet, 24sata, embarked on its Total Video strategy in 2019. Matej Lončarić describes how this No.1 media brand in the region for Gen Z and Gen Alpha – Joomboos – became the most-watched video channel over its rivals, successfully monetised its videos, adopted linear TV’s Gross Rating Point ad metrics, and grew its revenues by 35% in a pandemic year. The next big plan for this six-year-old outfit: go global, of course!
This roundtable will look at privacy regulations across Asia which apply to digital advertising, the challenges these raise, how the adtech industry is addressing the question of identity and what publishers can do to build data privacy-compliant platforms.
This roundtable will discuss programmatic monetisation trends; opportunities for publishers and advertisers in diversification of programmatic inventory and formats around CTV, audio, DOOH and gaming; and transparency & media quality – how the marketplace can be improved for both buy and sell side.
Local news is a vital resource for keeping people and communities connected. Today, it plays an essential role in reporting on COVID-19 updates, restrictions, and data. The Google News Initiative works directly with news organizations of all sizes on developing new products, programs, and partnerships to help news publishers grow their business. In this session, Fazal Ashfaq and Kanako Yagi will share updates and experiences from programs designed to strengthen business models for small publishers in Indonesia, India and Japan.
The advertising ecosystem is evolving. Whether you’re just starting to think about a first-party data strategy or you are well on your way, there’s no denying that there’s a need for it. Early adopter South China Morning Post created a paradigm shift in the industry when they moved to a solely first-party data strategy. Learnings, achievements, failures – find out what they do differently than other publishers and leave with key take-aways for developing your own first-party strategy and regaining control over identity.
Even as several high profile initiatives have come and gone, publisher ad alliances are getting a another look for their ability to offer combined scale and a one-stop shopping experience for buyers, especially when third-party targeting will no longer be possible. How will impending cookie changes affect the digital identity ecosystem and how should publishers get their first-party data together, for themselves, and to potentially offer better second-party data to alliance networks in future? Here’s a fascinating discussion on the challenges and lessons learnt so far.
Check out this showcase involving the clever use of formats and executions to drive revenue. From influencers, to social media to smart and impactful content. Hear from media executives who are at the forefront of generating high impact, high reach and increased ROI on the hundreds of projects, productions and campaigns under their belts.
Young people expect brands to entertain them and align with their values. Find out how VICE – a pioneer of branded content – partners with brands to show its audiences a world they don’t know, create stories no one else can and champion voices no one will.
With the rise of personality and single creator based content producers in the media industry, there’s a new set of skills, revenue and business models in the industry that focus more on content optimisation to an audience and niche (hyper-local) approaches to brand messaging. Find out how Mediacorp’s Bloomr.SG creator network integrates such content creators into large-scale campaigns and other projects that run the gamut of scale, budget, ROI and engagement!
