9. Traditional business model is collapsing
198m
people worldwide
use ad blockers
Sources: Google, 2014; Business Insider, 2015
$21.8bn
worldwide revenue
loss for publishers
56%
of digital ads served
are never seen
23. Example: post-publishing item optimization
to maximize share rates
0
5
10
15
20
25
I Will Survive Happy You've Got The
Love
Don't Stop
Believin'
Average Share Rate: 12.5%
31. And became a viral hit
2,112,079
2,283,898
2,467,753
2,634,928
2,817,276
3,201,048
4,407,667
7,089,734
8,668,569
10,218,843
Yahoo
BBC
Mail Online
The New York Times
The Guardian
NBC News
Fox News
BuzzFeed
The Huffington Post
Playbuzz
Most shared websites on Facebook (monthly)
Ranked among
the most shared sites on
Facebook
Highest percentage
of engagement
per item
Source: NewsWhip, January 2015
33. Playbuzz is like no other viral content website
Editorial staffUGC
vs.
34. Playbuzz is like no other content discovery platform
vs.
Content recommendationContent creation
35. Playbuzz is like no other social network
vs.
Social media networks
Content optimized for social
media
36. Playbuzz is like no other digital publishing tool
vs.
Exclusive CMS solutions
Formats embeddable
in any CMS
37. YouTube as a model
• Tools for creating and publishing content
• A destination website and a platform for 3rd party embeds
• Community, discovery and monetization
• Optional monetization for 3rd party authors & publishers
42. Press Quotes
“The Social Content Sensation Of The Year”
“In November [2014], Playbuzz surpassed the
Huffington Post and BuzzFeed as the most-shared
site on Facebook.”
“At a time when publishers and platforms can’t seem
to swim in their own lanes, PlayBuzz is a notable
exception.”
“One of the hottest digital properties, a site that has
in just months built the kind of appeal others would
be happy with in a decade…”
“Imagine if you could build a website that would
beat the top publishers at their own game within 10
months of launching. That’s what Playbuzz did.”
“Meet Playbuzz, the Platform Leveling the Content-
Creation Playing Field.”