Why Print can help create
better Digital Media
Martin Schwarz
Okay, not that way!
1
What Print means…
Distinction
Serendipity
No distractions
Surprise
Contemplation
Orientation
Emphasis
Immersion
Absorption
Mobile
2
Digital could turn into a
„lean back“ medium like
Print.
Between 2011 and 2018 only time spent with digital drives
media consumption. Digital could embrace some learnings from
Print.
Source:Zenith,2018
3
But changes are necessary.
4Print has proven to stay relevant. Since 500 years.
Digital Media should Avoid
The Crap Trap
In the longterm producing clickbait and viral-only storys could
harm the business. 5
How to find the right topics.
6
Which Comforting Fall Food MatchesYour Personality?
14Times Lady Gaga`s Fashion Promoting „A Star is Born“ Nearly Sent MeToThe Grave“
17 WaysTo MakeYour BedThe Coziest Place On Earth
5 Myths About Sex - debunked
15 People RevealTheir Wildest Misconceptions About Sex
This WholesomeTwitter Account Compares Chris Evans to Soft, Fluffy Golden Retrievers
Guess: Mashable or Buzzfeed? 7
Virality may not be a sustainable idea for the online news
industry.Virality is randomness.
Unique visitors on US news sites
US elections
Trump Bump
Trump Slump
Source:comScore
8
Print is a Brand. Digital can
benefit.
9
Long time ago.
10
Digital-only news outlets are not as trusted as brands with roots
in Print orTV.
Online news Americans trust.
Source:Gallup,2018
11
Be authentic. Don`t try to
scale for scale`s sake.
There`s still a difference between readers and visitors.
Sustainable business can only be built on the loyalty of the
former. Print success is built on that loyalty. 12
Major headlines in August 2015.
13
Murdered refugees in a lorry are not a topic for a trade
magazine.You may get clicks for a short time, but not readers.
What?
14
Maintaining audience
commitment will be more
important than clicks.
Readers think, that news organizations are more concerned with
attracting larger audiences than reporting. 15
The downside of digital:
News organizations are
overly focused on..
34 %
66 %
…attracting large audiences
Source:EdelmanTrustBarometer,2018
16
Let John Oliver explain
the problem…
Source:Youtube/HBO,2016
More than 50 % of the global online ad market is dominated
by Google, Facebook and other big networks.The share of the
nameless „others“ is plummeting.
You!
17
There has to be paid
content or there will be no
content.
Mobile will destroy the
desktop world.
This could be a great opportunity for news publishers. 18
As mobile news consumption is increasing, there`s need for less
intrusive ads. (Or mobile will be an ad-free zone with more paid
and therefore more relevant content.) Sounds like Print.
Which type of ads do you most dislike (1=most disliked,
13=least disliked)
Source:MarketingSherpa,2016
19
According to Reuters Digital News Report the possibility to get
news on smartphones/tablets is the main trigger, why people
pay for online news.
Mobile could help establish a
paid content culture.
20
But Print and Digital may
not be that different,
because…
21
…Print readers and digital readers value similar aspects of
their news source.
Source:AmericanPressInstitute,2018
22
Serendipity
No distractions
Surprise
Contemplation
Orientation
Emphasis
Immersion
Absorption
Mobile
23
Distinction
What Digital could mean…
Value your readers.
Thank you!
dakommtnochmehr/@medienmixer 24
"There still is nothing like the laid-back, Saturday
morning on the couch, with the NewYorkTimes
and theWall Street Journal newspapers on
hand, coffee nearby,WNYC playing NPR on
Amazon Alexa, and iPhone6 ready to tweet out
interesting print stories, for me.“
Raju Narisetti, Columbia Journalism School,
former CEO of Gizmodo

Why Print Can Help Create Better Digital Media

  • 1.
    Why Print canhelp create better Digital Media Martin Schwarz Okay, not that way! 1
  • 2.
    What Print means… Distinction Serendipity Nodistractions Surprise Contemplation Orientation Emphasis Immersion Absorption Mobile 2
  • 3.
    Digital could turninto a „lean back“ medium like Print. Between 2011 and 2018 only time spent with digital drives media consumption. Digital could embrace some learnings from Print. Source:Zenith,2018 3
  • 4.
    But changes arenecessary. 4Print has proven to stay relevant. Since 500 years.
  • 5.
    Digital Media shouldAvoid The Crap Trap In the longterm producing clickbait and viral-only storys could harm the business. 5
  • 6.
    How to findthe right topics. 6
  • 7.
    Which Comforting FallFood MatchesYour Personality? 14Times Lady Gaga`s Fashion Promoting „A Star is Born“ Nearly Sent MeToThe Grave“ 17 WaysTo MakeYour BedThe Coziest Place On Earth 5 Myths About Sex - debunked 15 People RevealTheir Wildest Misconceptions About Sex This WholesomeTwitter Account Compares Chris Evans to Soft, Fluffy Golden Retrievers Guess: Mashable or Buzzfeed? 7
  • 8.
    Virality may notbe a sustainable idea for the online news industry.Virality is randomness. Unique visitors on US news sites US elections Trump Bump Trump Slump Source:comScore 8
  • 9.
    Print is aBrand. Digital can benefit. 9
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Digital-only news outletsare not as trusted as brands with roots in Print orTV. Online news Americans trust. Source:Gallup,2018 11
  • 12.
    Be authentic. Don`ttry to scale for scale`s sake. There`s still a difference between readers and visitors. Sustainable business can only be built on the loyalty of the former. Print success is built on that loyalty. 12
  • 13.
    Major headlines inAugust 2015. 13
  • 14.
    Murdered refugees ina lorry are not a topic for a trade magazine.You may get clicks for a short time, but not readers. What? 14 Maintaining audience commitment will be more important than clicks.
  • 15.
    Readers think, thatnews organizations are more concerned with attracting larger audiences than reporting. 15 The downside of digital: News organizations are overly focused on.. 34 % 66 % …attracting large audiences Source:EdelmanTrustBarometer,2018
  • 16.
    16 Let John Oliverexplain the problem… Source:Youtube/HBO,2016
  • 17.
    More than 50% of the global online ad market is dominated by Google, Facebook and other big networks.The share of the nameless „others“ is plummeting. You! 17 There has to be paid content or there will be no content.
  • 18.
    Mobile will destroythe desktop world. This could be a great opportunity for news publishers. 18
  • 19.
    As mobile newsconsumption is increasing, there`s need for less intrusive ads. (Or mobile will be an ad-free zone with more paid and therefore more relevant content.) Sounds like Print. Which type of ads do you most dislike (1=most disliked, 13=least disliked) Source:MarketingSherpa,2016 19
  • 20.
    According to ReutersDigital News Report the possibility to get news on smartphones/tablets is the main trigger, why people pay for online news. Mobile could help establish a paid content culture. 20
  • 21.
    But Print andDigital may not be that different, because… 21
  • 22.
    …Print readers anddigital readers value similar aspects of their news source. Source:AmericanPressInstitute,2018 22
  • 23.
  • 24.
    Value your readers. Thankyou! dakommtnochmehr/@medienmixer 24 "There still is nothing like the laid-back, Saturday morning on the couch, with the NewYorkTimes and theWall Street Journal newspapers on hand, coffee nearby,WNYC playing NPR on Amazon Alexa, and iPhone6 ready to tweet out interesting print stories, for me.“ Raju Narisetti, Columbia Journalism School, former CEO of Gizmodo