2. Disclaimer
Det dere får høre i dag representerer ikke VGs
offisielle syn. Alle uttalelser de neste 45 minutter
er kun personlige observasjoner, teorier og
konklusjoner. Min arbeidsgiver må ikke
mistenkes for å dele noen av de synspunktene
som blir presentert og er absolutt ikke ansvarlig
for eventuell skade som måtte oppstå som følge
av dette foredraget. Enhver likhet til VGs faktiske
policy og operasjonelle praksis er en tilfeldighet,
eller reinspikka flaks...
3. Disclaimer II
Jeg er sannsynligvis fullstendig
ukvalifisert på dagens tema, og
for å være helt ærlig; De geniale
forslagene glimrer med sitt fravær.
4. Disclaimer II
Jeg er sannsynligvis fullstendig
ukvalifisert på dagens tema, og for å
være helt ærlig; De geniale forslagene
glimrer med sitt fravær.
8. From the program...
“VG has had great success with online
and mobile over the past few years, not
the least as a result of an efficient cross
promoting strategy. However, print did not
benefit from this development. Now, VG,
and many other newspapers, stand before
the challenge of teaching the readers that
online and print are different products…”
9. “VG has had great success with online
and mobile over the past few years, not
the least as a result of an efficient cross
promoting strategy. However, print did not
benefit from this development. Now, VG,
and many other newspapers, stand before
the challenge of teaching the readers that
online and print are different products.
Hear how this can be achieved….”
32. Hvordan endte vi opp i
dette hølet?
• Internet, bredbånd, trådløs, bærbare,
dotcom, synergier!
• Papir og nettorganisasjoner slått
sammen til en organisasjon
• Tradisjoner og nye ideer
35. "The Web is helping to undermine the
business model of newspapers. No matter
what topic I'm interested in, can I read deeper
and broader about it online than in any
newspaper. "
“A Old man like me will continue to read
newspapers as long as they are published on
paper. But regardless of whether we made
the world's best newspaper, the circulation
will continue to drop…”
57. Ikke...
• Fortell leserne at papir og nettutgaven er det
samme produktet
• La den samme organisasjonen lage begge
produktene
• Bygg samme profil for begge produktene
• Posisjoner begge produktene likt
83. • Introduction: The virtues of hindsight
– What did I tell you!!
– Hindsight turned into useful lessons
– Important message: Disclaimer: This is strictly personal. All statements made in
this presentation is my personal observations, opinions and conclusions. My
employer can’t be held responsible for any of the views presented or
• A quick overview
– Newspapers going in. R.I.P.–listing
– VG, the ugly truth
– Expected, average lifetime for a company is 15 years! Newspapers are long
overdue…
– Fossils vs. newspaper-evolution
– Don’t panic: The evolution have learned us that extinction isn’t the only outcome
• Dinosaurs turned into a bird
• We don’t want this industry to end up as small birds
• A dinosaur turned into a lion
• Where did the dinosaurs make their biggest mistake??
– How did we get into this mess?
• Internet, broadband, Laptops, dotcom, Synergies!
• Paper and online operation merged into one.
– Old versus new revenues
• Existing numbers?
• VGs numbers
• VGs success. Is it a success? What did it cost? Did we have a choice