Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Digital Content Strategy

Adapt. Transform. Evolve.
Digital content is opening new doors, increasing distribution, boosting sales, cutting costs, and enhancing the audience relationship with its creators. It gives agencies a new avenue to connect with readers.  My plan for each project I take on is to build upon the expertise, infrastructure, and market knowledge to expand an audience.
I stay at the forefront of emerging technology and develop strategic partnerships with the goal of displaying these products beautifully, as consumers have come to expect.
A smart plan includes designing for the digital platforms to enhance the content. This is the experience I bring to a company. By working with the editorial, marketing, sales and publicity teams, without any production costs, I will use creative resources to generate sales with minimal overhead.
I am part of a growing digital producer community that is shaping the future of every industry for the better. Everyone should be taking full advantage of these digital platforms to grow their business.

I have developed a strong portfolio beautifully built eBooks, including many comic collections.

My goal is to maintain an editorial authority and credibility while offering beautifully rendered content on all digital platforms.

APPROACH
Use an established acquisition process to initiate, plan, market and sell content in digital form.

SALES STRATEGY
The goal is to raise the percentage of sales and establish clear editorial vision to ensure the consumers are satisfied with the purchase. 
The digital retailer is in a complimentary category from print sales, thereby increasing volume without competing for buying dollars.
The books will also have a lower price point but still needs to maintain the integrity of the brand.

MARKETING STRATEGY
The first step is building a digital identity, and marketing this brand will include:
* Promotion on the publisher's website
* Outreach to book blogs and websites
* Work with Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple and Google Books to promote titles.
* The Google Books widget and others will appear on the website's product page.
* Promotions through Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.

OPPORTUNITIES
With established distribution to digital vendors, most publishers have a head start over competition from authors trying it on their own. This gives them a unique sales/marketing proposition for authors in their category of sales. 
It is important to maximize the viable real estate at e-tail level and generate potential new sales opportunities for all products in the digital world. This could also open doors for further innovations, including digital minis and digital shorts. Gifting books are sure to come, as Amazon Prime plugs everyone into the cloud and automatic downloads from one account to another becomes possible.

I have done the research and development that is needed to determine which formats best display eBooks, and  have delivered this content in the highest standard possible. This is an exciting time. Those who do not innovate and grow will not flourish. You can not risk getting left behind. Let me help you expand your brand to reach a wider, wired audience.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Tech Notes 2/1/13



News from DBW


  • ·         (1/16/13) Searchable content provided by Inkling: By chunking their content into cards, ebook startup Inkling can sell their content piecemeal for very cheap. They have a proprietary CMS which allows content to be searched using a browser and Google Search.


  • ·         (1/16/13) Kids Reading Ebooks Doubles—according to Scholastic, the number of kids reading ebooks has doubled in the last two years.  Kids who read ebooks are reading more, especially boys.


  • ·          (1/5/13) The real reason Barnes and Noble is failing: It’s because the world has more non-Americans than Americans, and Barnes & Noble has always been curiously hostile to the non-American. This is an interesting comment about the international digital book buyer

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  • ·         (1/10/13) From TechRadar: Kindle Panel View now available on the Paperwhite and Touch devices.
  • Amazon has released a new software update for the Kindle Touch, giving it a new lease of life after it was usurped by hot young upstart, the Kindle Paperwhite.
  • New features include a revamped user interface in which your archived books and mags will be stored under the heading Cloud, some enhanced parental controls, book cover view in your library and store, recommendations and better ability to handle graphic novels and comics by letting you read panel-by-panel.
  • ·         (1/23/13) Apple Sells 22.9m iPads and 47.8m iPhones in this quarter. In other news, Apple shares tanked 10% (huge) in after-hours trading, due to Mac and iPod sales slipping. Oops.
  • ·         (1/30/13) Speaking of profit and loss, Amazon posted its fourth-quarter earnings: $21 billion in revenue, which is actually is a loss of $39 million on the year. Its stock went UP in after-market trading by at least 10%. I like this perspective from Quartz. The Kindle Fire HD tablet was the most popular item in 2012, and Amazons tablets and e-readers take the top four spot of worldwide best-sellers around the world. Bloomberg
  • ·         (2/1/13) More bad news from Barnes & Noble: sales of the Nook tablet fell considerably short of expectations over the holiday, leading some analysts to question the Nook’s long-term viability in the increasing crowded tablet marketplace.

Blogs/RSS we love:


especially this:

Tech Notes 1/3/13



  • ·         (12/27/12) Tablets and other mobile devices have a huge Christmas: Flurry, a mobile analytics company that tracks use of mobile apps, says 17.4 million new iOS and Android devices were activated on Christmas day. Flurry says tablets were 51% of device activations on Christmas Day compared to 20% during the December baseline period. Apple's iPad and iPad Mini were big hits but so was Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7" tablet. Amazon grew "by several thousand percent" over its December baseline, according to Flurry.

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  • ·         (11/23/12) The color tablet market is growing, while e-ink readers sales are declining. It is noted that the influx of tablets not tied to a specific etailer is increasing, meaning many people are looking elsewhere to buy their books. Interesting article in PW:
·         Also in Time: