Publishing Platforms Working Group
Are you an employee of an SIIA member company and interested in joining this working group?
Please contact Jenny Hansen our SIIA Content Division Program Manager about joining.
Meets: TBD- 1:00 pm ET
Chairs: Marc and Darrell and Peter
Overview:
The Platform Publishing Working Group consists of professionals from SIIA member companies who are involved in creating or supporting Platform Publishing initiatives. The working group meets monthly to Platform Publishing issues and challenges, to network, and create programs and resources for SIIA members and non-members around the subject of Platform Publishing.
What IS Platform Publishing?
Platform Publishing is a model for running a company and building information products to be able to be able to quickly "snap out" one solution (or product) and "snap in" a new one. Think Amazon or Salesforce as the analogy where each of these companies have built a core platform that they run their business off of, enables their partners and customers easily work with them, and to quickly productize and launch new customer facing products and services – except for media companies, publishers and information service providers. Platform Publishing, it is important to note, is not just about technology--it is a culture and way of thinking that permeates a company from the top down that has embraced agility to adapt to quickly changing market dynamics to create a competitive advantage.
Mission:
- Networking and professional development of those participating in the Working Group.
- Identifies key issues and trends related to transforming media and publishing organizations into to a platform publishing business.
- Educate professionals in the information industry about the technology, business and strategic issues related to running a platform publishing business.
- Advocate platform publishing as a means to drive growth and competitiveness for publishing companies.
Meeting Format:
Meetings are generally the TBD of the month - 1:00 pm ET. Each meeting is by phone (although if there is an opportunity to have a meet-up at a conference, we do so) with a goal to go through the agenda in about 45 minutes. The meetings agendas are focused on:
- Networking
- Discussing common issues of the SIIA member professionals in the group
- Coordinating upcoming programs the group is working on behalf of the membership
2013 Meeting Calendar:
- January:
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- Sept.
- Oct
- Nov.
- Dec.
2013 Programs:
- Link to Program Page