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Twelve smart insights from the speakers at SIIA Digital Content & Media Summit

September 22, 2013 By

Digital Content & Media Summit

Get a sneak preview of what some very smart media and publishing innovators will be saying this week at the SIIA Digital Content & Media Summit in London. The event opens on Monday evening with a networking reception, followed by two days of panel Q&As, workshops, roundtables, with over 40 speakers and moderators sharing what they know about succeeding in digital content across web, mobile, social, video, online communities and events.  With 170 media and technology attendees, it’s also great networking.

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Top B2B Publisher, Leading Media Analyst, and CEO of Global Trend Forecasting Company to Keynote Digital Content & Media Summit

September 11, 2013 By

The Digital Content & Media Summit on September 23-25 will feature keynotes from the CEOs of EMAP and WGSN and a leading industry analyst at Enders Analysis, along with presentations from media pioneers who are changing the world of digital content.

The Digital Content & Media Summit will be the premier event for digital media and publishing executives held at One Wimpole Street in London. The three-day conference will provide a global perspective on the 10 most pressing digital content and media challenges and trends. Topics will include new ways to charge for digital content, turning free users into paying customers, developing compelling mobile products, expanding media brands internationally, successful collaborative advertising, and more.

The conference will feature keynote presentations from the following industry leaders:

Natasha Christie-Miller, CEO, EMAP
As CEO of a traditional print B2B publisher with long established brands such as Architects Journal and Retail Week, Ms. Christie-Miller will explain how EMAP is transitioning to digital subscriptions and building a growth-driven business. Ms. Christie-Miller will also illustrate how EMAP has increased overall revenue and also introduce EMAP’s latest product developments.

Benedict Evans, Analyst, Enders Analysis
Enders Analysis provides a subscription research service covering the media, entertainment, mobile and fixed telecommunications industries in Europe with a focus on new technologies. Mr. Evans covers mobile platforms, digital media and electronic publishing as analyst for Enders Analysis. At the conference, Mr. Evans will discuss the revolutionary trends in media and examine how mobile and social are rapidly changing the media landscape.

Julie Harris, CEO, WGSN & Planet Retail
An extremely successful global data business, WGSN is driven by premium corporate subscriptions. Many publishers aspire to achieve that business model and Ms. Harris will draw on share WGSN’s strategy of growing the business in Asia and provide relevant lessons.

Other speakers scheduled to present include:
• Adrian Barrick, Chief Content Officer, UBM
• Tim Brooks, CEO BMJ Group
• Ben Heald, CEO, Sift
• Richard Londesborough, CEO, Business Monitor International
• Tony Macklin, Director of Product Development, Immediate Media
• Audra Martin, VP, Advertising & operations, The Economist
• Alex Martinez, CEO, Sigaria
• Colin Morrison, Non-Exec Director, Centaur, Travel Weekly
• Peter Phippen, Deputy Chairman, Immediate Media
• Andy Rice, MD Sport & Music, Future
• Julian Turner, CEO, Electric Word
• Martin Belson, MD Enterprise, Dennis Publishing

The Digital Content & Media Summit will also feature SIIA’s Previews Program, which showcases the next generation of digital content innovators. Several companies selected for the Previews Program will present throughout the conference.

Carolyn Morgan has launched, acquired, grown & sold specialist media businesses in print, web and events. She launched the Specialist Media Show in 2010 and grew a community of ambitious publishers keen to grow their digital activity. SIIA acquired the Specialist Media Show in 2013 and Carolyn is now Programme Director for SIIA UK. Follow Carolyn on twitter at @siiauk.

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Ten highlights of SIIA Digital Content & Media Summit

September 2, 2013 By

SIIA Digital Content & Media Summit

What are your hot issues around digital content and media?  With over 40 speakers, twenty panel sessions and workshops, over a dozen round tables and plenty of networking sessions, there’s sure to be answers at the SIIA Digital Content & Media Summit on 23-25 September at One Wimpole Street, London.

Here’s my personal top ten highlights of the programme, designed to provide new ideas on digital media survival skills, plus plenty of practical tips to grow your revenues across web, mobile, data, video, events and communities.

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Digital Content & Media Summit will Address Trends in Mobile Magazines, Multiplatform Publishing, Content Paywalls, and More

August 27, 2013 By

SIIA will hold its Digital Content & Media Summit – the premier conference for digital media and publishing executives – on September 23-25 at One Wimpole Street in London. The Digital Content & Media Summit will feature presentations from leading media pioneers who are tackling digital content in innovative ways and will examine how major media businesses are creating digital content for international audiences.

The conference will bring together industry-leading executives, prominent analysts, publishers, media owners, and members of the media to discuss key trends and practical tools to survive in the rapidly changing world of digital content.  Topics will include adapting content for multiple platforms, using free content to extend market reach and convert users to paid services, and more.

Keynote speakers at the Digital Content & Media Summit:

  • Natasha Christie-Miller, CEO, EMAP
  • Benedict Evans, consultant, Enders Analysis
  • Julie Harris, CEO, WGSN & Planet Retail

Other speakers of note include:

  • Adrian Barrick, Chief Content Officer, UBM
  • Tim Brooks, CEO BMJ Group
  • Ben Heald, CEO, Sift
  • Paul Lomax, CTO, Dennis
  • Richard Londesborough, CEO, Business Monitor International
  • Tony Macklin, Director of Product Development, Immediate Media
  • Audra Martin, VP, Advertising & operations, The Economist
  • Alex Martinez, CEO, Sigaria
  • Colin Morrison, Non-Exec Director, Centaur, Travel Weekly
  • Peter Phippen, Deputy Chairman, Immediate Media
  • Andy Rice, MD Sport & Music, Future
  • Julian Turner, CEO, Electric Word

The Digital Content & Media Summit will also feature SIIA’s Previews Program, which showcases the next generation of digital content innovators that are transforming the information industry. Several companies selected for the Previews Program will present at the conference.

Read more about the SIIA Previews companies here.

For a complete schedule of events, visit: http://siia.net/london/2013/schedule.asp

Carolyn Morgan has launched, acquired, grown & sold specialist media businesses in print, web and events. She launched the Specialist Media Show in 2010 and grew a community of ambitious publishers keen to grow their digital activity. SIIA acquired the Specialist Media Show in 2013 and Carolyn is now Programme Director for SIIA UK. Follow Carolyn on twitter at @siiauk.

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Interview: Natasha Christie-Miller, CEO EMAP, on their digital strategy

August 22, 2013 By

Natasha Christie Miller, CEO Emap

Natasha Christie-Miller, CEO EMAP, explains how they are applying quality B2B content and the latest approach to digital subscriptions to deliver an impressive rate of growth in a turbulent market…

EMAP’s B2B portfolio is made up of some truly venerable print brands, from Nursing Times and Architects’ Journal to Drapers, Health Service Journal and Local Government Chronicle.  But they are making the digital transition rather successfully, according to CEO Natasha Christie-Miller, who is delivering a keynote at the SIIA Digital Content & Media Summit on 25 September. [Read more...]

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