HELLO
HAVE YOU EVER
WOKE UP + THOUGHT,
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I’M DOING?
HELLO
THE WORLD IS
DIGITAL,
BABY
HELLO
Writer at Wired UK, The Daily Beast,
The Times & The Next Web
Mentor at BBC WorldWideLabs,
Seedcamp, Ignite100 
Community Member of HQ (Formerly
Sandbox), Summit Series & ICE
COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM)
FOUNDER, AUDIENCE.IO, HUSTLE+KALE & 3460 MILES
HELLO
‣ Working with Summit
Series, Fueled, SHADOW,
Geckoboard, Percolate,
SecretEscapes, Startup
Institute & more
COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM)
HELLO
‣ Formerly the Director of
Audience Development at
General Assembly
!
‣ Member of #10’s Tech City
Advisory Group
COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM)
FOUNDER, AUDIENCE.IO, HUSTLE+KALE & 3460 MILES
HELLO
‣ Forbes -> The Next Web
COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM)
TRANSITION FROM PRINT TO DIGITAL
HELLO
• Why Today is AWESOME!!
• Shifts for Publishers
• Need to Collaborate
• Need to Innovate
• Q & A
8THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
TODAY IS AWESOME
+
TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
9TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
Mobile Ubiquity
10TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
Changing Workforce
Rise of Digital Nomads
11TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
Data, Data, Data + Analytics
12TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
Asia, or more specifically China
13TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
P2P Economy
14TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
Gen Y
Millennials
Digital Natives
15TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
More than 74% of Millenials feel that
new technology makes their lives
easier, and 54% feel new technology
helps them be closer to their friends
and family.
!
Source: Nielsen
16TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
Social Networking
Social Proof
Social Filters
17TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
The Intertwingularity
EVERYTHING IS DEEPLY
INTERTWINGLED. In an
important sense there are no
single trends; there is only
change and knowledge of its
cross-connections.
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
MEDIA TRENDS
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
Today, everyone is a publisher.
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
MEDIA BRANDS
CRUSHING IT IN DIGITAL
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
TED
TED's content continues to
proliferate across the web
with nearly 50 distribution
partners like NPR, YouTube,
and Pandora
!
TED’s Facebook follower
count just crossed the six
million threshold and uses
of the #TED hashtag were
over 30k for the last 30 day
period)
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
MASHABLE
!
In the last few years, Mashable
has doubled its social media
following. 
!
Investors took note: Mashable’s
first external capital raise — a
$13.3 million Series A led by
Updata Partners— was completed
in January 2014.
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE ONION
The Onion now offers
advertisers native content that
passes the tests of
authenticity and humor
!
If The Onion can get away
with branded content without
its audience turning on them
-- we should all be able to
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
BUZZFEED
Engaging branded content? 
!
In the last year, quizzes (both branded
and not) have provided enormous
amounts of social reach and traffic to the
site. 
!
This summer, BuzzFeed received $50
million in investment from Andreessen
Horowitz.
!
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
VICE
The bad-boy of publishing-
turned media magnate that -
despite its growth - have
maintained its youth demo
authority
!
Social media is the number one
driver of traffic to VICE News.
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
COLLABORATE
PARTNERSHIPS IN DIGITAL
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
APPS THAT CONNECT
PEOPLE
WITH THINGS TO DO
AND PLACES TO GO
• Foursquare
!
• Yelp
!
• Sosh
!
• UrbanSpoon
!
• YPlan
!
• Circle
!
• FieldTrip
!
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
COLLABORATE SYNDICATE
THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT CONTENT SYNDICATION RIGHT NOW
SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER?
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
TO INNOVATE
TO INNOVATE
Take a leap
into the
unknown
!
TO INNOVATE
Eventually, the
unknown will
start to feel
like home
TO INNOVATE
Know Thy
Audience
BALANCING GLOBAL + LOCAL
Time Out has the
ability to be global
and local all at once,
perhaps more than
any other media
brand in the world.
LOOKING FORWARD
Turn Relationships into 
Strategic Partnerships
TO INNOVATE
!
!
Be Multi-Platform: 
Web, Mobile, Social
!
TO INNOVATE
Print as a Premium
TO INNOVATE
Print as a Premium
TO INNOVATE
A Vote for Video
• Social media is shallow
!
• How do you make your
audience care?
!
• Video slows down headlines
and allows us to connect more
deeply with people and
cultures
HOW TO MAKE AWESOME VIDEOS
1. Highly Educational,
Revelatory, and/or
Insider-y
2. Sincere
3. Humorous
EMBRACE FLUIDITY IN BRANDED CONTENT AND ADVERTISING
TO INNOVATE
Make Room for Generation Z
Source: NewsCred
53LOOKING FORWARD
Recognize Trends in People Not Just Things
54LOOKING FORWARD
Hire Top Talent for 
Engaging, Cross-Platform Content
55LOOKING FORWARD
You are a Platform
Enable Others to Build
LOOKING FORWARD
“All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes
on a journey or a stranger comes to town.”	

!
-Leo Tolstoy
THE WORLD IS DIGITAL, BABY
Thank you!
!
Q&A
!
CBM@audience.io
@CBM

Time Out Miami Conference - Keynote

  • 1.
    HELLO HAVE YOU EVER WOKEUP + THOUGHT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING?
  • 2.
  • 3.
    HELLO Writer at WiredUK, The Daily Beast, The Times & The Next Web Mentor at BBC WorldWideLabs, Seedcamp, Ignite100 Community Member of HQ (Formerly Sandbox), Summit Series & ICE COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM) FOUNDER, AUDIENCE.IO, HUSTLE+KALE & 3460 MILES
  • 4.
    HELLO ‣ Working withSummit Series, Fueled, SHADOW, Geckoboard, Percolate, SecretEscapes, Startup Institute & more COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM)
  • 5.
    HELLO ‣ Formerly theDirector of Audience Development at General Assembly ! ‣ Member of #10’s Tech City Advisory Group COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM) FOUNDER, AUDIENCE.IO, HUSTLE+KALE & 3460 MILES
  • 6.
    HELLO ‣ Forbes ->The Next Web COURTNEY BOYD MYERS (@CBM) TRANSITION FROM PRINT TO DIGITAL
  • 7.
    HELLO • Why Todayis AWESOME!! • Shifts for Publishers • Need to Collaborate • Need to Innovate • Q & A
  • 8.
    8THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY TODAY IS AWESOME + TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER
  • 9.
    9TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER Mobile Ubiquity
  • 10.
    10TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER Changing Workforce Rise of Digital Nomads
  • 11.
    11TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER Data, Data, Data + Analytics
  • 12.
    12TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER Asia, or more specifically China
  • 13.
    13TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER P2P Economy
  • 14.
    14TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER Gen Y Millennials Digital Natives
  • 15.
    15TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER More than 74% of Millenials feel that new technology makes their lives easier, and 54% feel new technology helps them be closer to their friends and family. ! Source: Nielsen
  • 16.
    16TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER Social Networking Social Proof Social Filters
  • 17.
    17TODAY IS AWESOME+ TOMORROW IS EVEN COOLER The Intertwingularity EVERYTHING IS DEEPLY INTERTWINGLED. In an important sense there are no single trends; there is only change and knowledge of its cross-connections.
  • 18.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY MEDIA TRENDS
  • 19.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY
  • 20.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY
  • 21.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY
  • 22.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY Today, everyone is a publisher.
  • 23.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY
  • 24.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY MEDIA BRANDS CRUSHING IT IN DIGITAL
  • 25.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY TED TED's content continues to proliferate across the web with nearly 50 distribution partners like NPR, YouTube, and Pandora ! TED’s Facebook follower count just crossed the six million threshold and uses of the #TED hashtag were over 30k for the last 30 day period)
  • 26.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY MASHABLE ! In the last few years, Mashable has doubled its social media following. ! Investors took note: Mashable’s first external capital raise — a $13.3 million Series A led by Updata Partners— was completed in January 2014.
  • 27.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY THE ONION The Onion now offers advertisers native content that passes the tests of authenticity and humor ! If The Onion can get away with branded content without its audience turning on them -- we should all be able to
  • 28.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY BUZZFEED Engaging branded content? ! In the last year, quizzes (both branded and not) have provided enormous amounts of social reach and traffic to the site. ! This summer, BuzzFeed received $50 million in investment from Andreessen Horowitz. !
  • 29.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY VICE The bad-boy of publishing- turned media magnate that - despite its growth - have maintained its youth demo authority ! Social media is the number one driver of traffic to VICE News.
  • 30.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY COLLABORATE
  • 31.
  • 32.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY APPS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO GO • Foursquare ! • Yelp ! • Sosh ! • UrbanSpoon ! • YPlan ! • Circle ! • FieldTrip !
  • 33.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY
  • 34.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY
  • 35.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY
  • 36.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY COLLABORATE SYNDICATE
  • 37.
    THIS IS HOWI FEEL ABOUT CONTENT SYNDICATION RIGHT NOW
  • 38.
    SO WHAT ISTHE ANSWER?
  • 39.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY TO INNOVATE
  • 40.
    TO INNOVATE Take aleap into the unknown !
  • 41.
    TO INNOVATE Eventually, the unknownwill start to feel like home
  • 42.
  • 43.
    BALANCING GLOBAL +LOCAL Time Out has the ability to be global and local all at once, perhaps more than any other media brand in the world.
  • 44.
    LOOKING FORWARD Turn Relationshipsinto Strategic Partnerships
  • 45.
    TO INNOVATE ! ! Be Multi-Platform: Web, Mobile, Social !
  • 46.
  • 47.
  • 48.
    TO INNOVATE A Votefor Video • Social media is shallow ! • How do you make your audience care? ! • Video slows down headlines and allows us to connect more deeply with people and cultures
  • 50.
    HOW TO MAKEAWESOME VIDEOS 1. Highly Educational, Revelatory, and/or Insider-y 2. Sincere 3. Humorous
  • 51.
    EMBRACE FLUIDITY INBRANDED CONTENT AND ADVERTISING
  • 52.
    TO INNOVATE Make Roomfor Generation Z Source: NewsCred
  • 53.
    53LOOKING FORWARD Recognize Trendsin People Not Just Things
  • 54.
    54LOOKING FORWARD Hire TopTalent for Engaging, Cross-Platform Content
  • 55.
    55LOOKING FORWARD You area Platform Enable Others to Build
  • 56.
    LOOKING FORWARD “All greatliterature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.” ! -Leo Tolstoy
  • 57.
    THE WORLD ISDIGITAL, BABY Thank you! ! Q&A ! CBM@audience.io @CBM