3. LE MONDE
TODAY
STILL RESPECTED
• a « must reading » for the French elite.
• a leader among the European press.
BUT WEAK
• continuous loss of readers, advertising revenues
and money,
• despite a successfull new formula in 2006.
4. LE MONDE
TODAY
Another institution of journalism ignoring what the future holds.
STILL RESPECTED
• a « must reading » for the French elite.
• a leader among the European press.
BUT WEAK
• continuous loss of readers, advertising revenues
and money.
• despite a successfull new formula in 2006.
6. LE MONDE
PAID CIRCULATION - NATIONAL FRENCH NEWSPAPERS
- 10% for the three leading newspapers in four years.
7. LE MONDE
FRENCH NEWS WEB SITE - NUMBER OF VISITS (by month)
0
5 000
10 000
15 000
20 000
25 000
30 000
35 000
J
01
M M J S N J
02
M M J S N J
03
M M J S N J
04
M M J S N J
05
M M J S N J
06
M M J S N J
Nouvel Obs.com :
6,3 millions
Le Monde.fr :
32,5 millions
Le Figaro.fr :
14,9 millions
Libération.fr :
7,5 millions
Irak’s war
Madrid’s terrorist attack
US elections
Arafat death
11 september 2001
Riots in the
suburbs
Demonstrations
against labor
contract
Socialist
primaries
Source : Visites mensuelles certifiées OJD (sauf Le Figaro.fr : Médiamétrie)
8. LE MONDE
: AN OUTSIDE
STORY
2005
19 déc. 1995
Front page in
PDF plus a
few texts
1995 2000
1999
Interactivity and
multimedia
integrated
May 2000
Failure of
portal
strategy
Jan. 2001
Back to the
news
April 2002
subscription
area
March2005
New
formula
May 2003
New
navigation
1998
Web moves to an
other location
9. LE MONDE
: AN OUTSIDE
STORY
2005
19 déc. 1995
Front page in
PDF plus a
few texts
1995 2000
1999
Interactivity and
multimedia
integrated
May 2000
Failure of
portal
strategy
Jan. 2001
Back to the
news
April 2002
subscription
area
March2005
New
formula
May 2003
New
navigation
1998
Web moves to an
other location
The site was more innovative and changed faster than its competitors.
10. LE MONDE
PROMISE: all the
news at the time of
your connection
• Ever changing home-page.
20 minutes is a maximum
• True multimedia treatment
of the news.
content from the newspaper is
now 10% of downloaded pages
• Real interactivity .
more than 5.000 contributions per
day from subscribers
11. LE MONDE
INFORMATION DESK
PERSONAL FILE SOPHISTICATED
FLASH STORIES
FACTS BOOK
SURVEYS
NEWS WIRES
NEWSLETTERS
ARCHIVES
FREE
A PACKAGE OF CONTENTS
AND SERVICES WITH HIGH
ADDED VALUE
SUBSCRIPTION AREA
BLOGS AND
FORUMS
PAIDARCHIVES
12. LE MONDE
FREE
NEWS
ACCESS
MARKETING FUNNEL: FROM FREE ACCESS TO SUBSCRIPTION AREA
CONTENT
• Recruitment of
subscribers is free.
• Part of the business is
B2B.
• There is a premium
subscription (acces to a
super interactive PDF
of the newspaper).
13. LE MONDE
FREE
NEWS
ACCESS Ad driven
revenue
Pay for content
model
MARKETING FUNNEL: FROM FREE ACCESS TO SUBCRIPTION AREA
CONTENT
The site has two incomes and a list of online subscribers.
• Recruitment of
subscribers is free.
• Part of the business is
B2B.
• There is a premium
subscription (acces to a
super interactive PDF
of the newspaper).
14. LE MONDE
• 35.500 subscribers to the site only (7.8 $/month)
• 6.400 subscribers to the premium site (19.5 $/month)
• 1.500 subscribers are companies
• 45.600 subscribers from the newspaper (fee is paid)
• …is the web site (it’s the cheaper too)
AND THE MAIN SOURCE OF SUBSCRIBERS TO …
15. LE MONDE
THERE ARE 89.000 SUBSCRIBERS TO
The Web and the newspaper are ready for the audience’s move.
• 35.500 subscribers to the site (7.8 $/month)
• 6.400 subscribers to the premium site (19.5 $/month)
• 1.500 subscribers are companies
• 45.600 subscribers from the newspaper (fee is paid)
AND THE MAIN SOURCE OF SUBSCRIBERS TO
• … is the web site (it’s the cheaper too)
…
16. LE MONDE
SITE AND NEWSPAPER ARE TWO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES
76 % of the readers of LE MONDE
ignore the web site.
75 % of the audience of LeMONDE.FR
never read the newspaper.
Source : Ipsos La France des Hauts Revenus 2005. Population : 3 728 000 individus.Top 8 % revenus annuels nets >= 55 K€
17. LE MONDE
SO FAR, SITE AND NEWSPAPER ARE TWO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES
One brand and two medias, each with its own audience.
76 % of the readers of LE MONDE
ignore the web site.
75 % of the audience of LeMONDE.FR
never read the newspaper.
Source : Ipsos La France des Hauts Revenus 2005. Population : 3 728 000 individus.Top 8 % revenus annuels nets >= 55 K€
18. LE MONDE
THE WEB PROVIDES THE BRAND WITH A YOUNGER AND WIDER AUDIENCE
15,03%
14,68%
46,27%
24,02%
23,40%
26,50%
27,20%
22,90%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
15-24 ans 25-34 ans 35-49 ans 50 ans et +
Source:étudesEPIQ2005pourLeMondeetIPSOSProfiling2005V2pourLeMonde.fr
19. LE MONDE
WHAT IS TO BE DONE ?
• Be an important player
in the free-press.
• Launch a low price
morning newspaper.
• Create new products
(paper or digital) for
« niche » readers .
• Create its own
competition (ie: an
other web site).
• Learn how to tell a
story online.
• Eventually, use or
sell its know-how.
20. LE MONDE
WHAT IS TO BE DONE ?
Above all, the key issue is to focus on your each media.
• Create its own
competition (ie: an
other web site).
• Learn how to tell a
story online.
• Eventually, use or
sell its know-how.
• Be an important player
in the free-press.
• Launch a low price
morning newspaper.
• Create new products
(paper or digital) for
« niche » readers .
22. LE MONDE
UNAUTHORIZED VIEWS FROM PARIS
1. The Web is still an ongoing war of innovations
So far, the press has lost every battle
23. LE MONDE
UNAUTHORIZED VIEWS FROM PARIS
1. The Web is still an ongoing war of innovations.
2. Convergence is a nice word for: smaller newsroom.
So far, the press has lost every battle
24. LE MONDE
UNAUTHORIZED VIEWS FROM PARIS
It’s too early to close the laboratory
1. The Web is still an ongoing war of innovations.
2. Convergence is a nice word for: smaller newsroom.
So far, the press has lost every battle
25. LE MONDE
UNAUTHORIZED VIEWS FROM PARIS
It’s too early to close the laboratory
1. The Web is still an ongoing war of innovations.
2. Convergence is a nice word for: smaller newsroom.
3. The print press is facing a crisis of the story-telling.
So far, the press has lost every battle
26. LE MONDE
UNAUTHORIZED VIEWS FROM PARIS
It’s too early to close the laboratory
1. The Web is still an ongoing war of innovations.
2. Convergence is a nice word for: smaller newsroom.
3. The print press is facing a crisis of the story-telling.
So far, the press has lost every battle
We are looking for the writing in a digital, discoutinous age
27. LE MONDE
UNAUTHORIZED VIEWS FROM PARIS
It’s too early to close the laboratory
1. The Web is still an ongoing war of innovations.
2. Convergence is a nice word for: smaller newsroom.
3. The print press is facing a crisis of the story-telling.
4. The book could be the next missed opportunity.
So far, the press has lost every battle
We are looking for the writing in a digital, discontinuous age
28. LE MONDE
UNAUTHORIZED VIEWS FROM PARIS
It’s too early to close the laboratory
1. The Web is still an ongoing war of innovations.
2. Convergence is a nice word for: smaller newsroom.
3. The print press is facing a crisis of the story-telling.
4. The book could be the next missed opportunity.
So far, the press has lost every battle
The new technology for binding and distribution is there
We are looking for the writing in a digital, discontinuous age
