November 2016

Sending three senior managers on a year-long trip to Silicon Valley left many bemused; four years later, the German publisher is making big moves. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff' text_decoration='none' text_shadow='no' padding='10px' margin='10px'] By Georg Altrogge Editor in chief, Meedie.de, Hamburg...

The decision to innovate and try something new can often mean you are prepared for unexpected news stories that break, and for the lessons they can teach your organisation about new audiences. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff' text_decoration='none' text_shadow='no' padding='10px' margin='10px']...

Sunday World is one of South Africa's leading tabloids. INNOVATION was asked to reimagine it, refresh it and reposition it so it becomes more relevant on paper and on digital for existing and new urban readers. The result launched this week is an imaginative and...

The global news industry has been complaining about the decline of print for too long. We should focus more on customers and R&D [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff' text_decoration='none' text_shadow='no' padding='10px' margin='10px'] By Michael Fairhead | Consultant, Innovation Media Consulting Group,...

Never, ever violate your readers’ trust by publishing even a single native ad that is no more than a hard sell, or risk losing all the readers you fool and hundreds of their friends. For native advertising, 2016 is a make-or-break year. Wait! What? Native advertising is exploding,...

Typography and fonts have come a long way since the 15th Century and Gothic type. Digital advances allow designers to give free rein to their imagination online, but they must temper it with respect for readers and the principles of readability. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26'...

It’s not rocket science, folks: Go mobile-only and replace those stupid desktop ads with mobile-friendly formats and contextually relevant ad messages If you had a crystal ball that showed you who would win the next World Cup, would you bet on that team? Damn right! Of course, there...

Nikkei bought the Financial Times almost one year ago for £844m. INNOVATION looks at how the FT has begun to adapt. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff' text_decoration='none' text_shadow='no' padding='10px' margin='10px'] By Emma Goodman, Consultant, Innovation Media Consulting Group, London [/custom_font] The Financial...