As part of our upcoming AI-focused event with Flashes & Flames on Tuesday 25th November, we will be running a series of Masterclasses to help publishing professionals get practical...
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“We should consider Google organic traffic in structural decline”: Highlights from FIPP Congress 2025’s second day
Last week saw over 500 professionals from publishing and media companies around the world gather in Madrid for FIPP Congress, celebrating 100 years of the membership association.
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Highlights podcast from FIPP Congress 2025
Over 500 media and publishing professionals gathered in the beautiful Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid to hear leading speakers discuss their strategies for thriving in today’s...
“It’s an existential moment”: Highlights from FIPP Congress 2025’s first day
Over 500 media and publishing professionals have gathered in the beautiful Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid to hear leading speakers discuss their strategies for thriving in today’s...
What makes video work for magazine publishers?
From conceptualization to execution, Crowdfindervideo's Simon Elliott shares his expertise on what makes video work for magazine publishers, providing valuable insights and practical tips...
Immediate Media’s Sean Cornwell on investing in AI experimentation, innovation and upskilling
“I’m a big believer that with all this change, you cannot succeed by being top-down,” says Immediate Media CEO Sean Cornwell, talking about bringing AI into the business. “You’ve got to...
Agenda Reveal: The Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information & Events
We're delighted to reveal the full agenda for Flashes & Flames and MediaVoices' upcoming AI-focused event, The Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information & Events.
This...
Why Reach turned to Substack for newsletter expansion and experimentation
Editor’s note: This session was recorded in June, and the piece written up and scheduled before Reach announced 600 jobs were at risk in a reshuffle earlier this...
How Hearst UK and Stylist use app extra features to enhance reader relationships
Apps can be a powerful retention tool for subscription publishers. If they want readers to come back regularly, having enhanced features and added extras like games can be key to building habits...
Strategies for delivering limited run newsletters…and what next for subscribers
Two leading publishers share their tips for creating and executing successful limited run newsletters. They also outline their strategies for nurturing hard-won subscribers once the series have...
Why the FT’s app is its most powerful retention tool
“Subscribers that are only or primarily on the app are 37% less likely to cancel than non-app users,” said the Financial Times’ Muj Ali at the Publisher App Summit, held in June....
Newsletter marketing strategies from Metro.co.uk and The Spectator
“No matter how good your product is, or how good you think your product is, newsletters don’t grow by themselves,” said Metro.co.uk’s Newsletter Editor Sophie Laughton at the...
Highlights from Flashes & Flames’ Monetising B2B Information & Events conference
It was standing room only at the inaugural Monetising B2B conference, organised by Flashes & Flames, at London's historic Stationers' Hall on 20th May. Peter and Esther went along to fly the...
Key themes from 2025’s Publisher Summits…as shared by you
Last week we were joined by over 450 guests for The Publisher Summits and Awards; bringing together four Summits and two Awards events across newsletters, print, podcasts and apps.
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Introducing the winners of The Publisher Podcast Awards 2025
Media Voices are delighted to reveal the winners of 2025’s Publisher Podcast Awards, following a ceremony which took place on Wednesday 11th June at Vauxhall Arches in...
Introducing the winners of The Publisher Newsletter Awards 2025
Media Voices are delighted to reveal the winners of 2025’s Publisher Newsletter Awards, following a ceremony which took place on Tuesday 10th June at Vauxhall Arches,...
The Publisher Summits preview day 2: session highlights across podcasts and apps
We’re just two weeks away from The Publisher Summits, bringing together four product verticals over two days.
From the challenges of referral traffic to the unreliable...
The Publisher Summits preview day 1: session highlights across newsletters and print
We're just three weeks away from The Publisher Summits, bringing together four product verticals over two days.
From the challenges of referral traffic to the unreliable...
How publishers are using apps to deepen engagement and improve retention
For some publishers, apps are quickly becoming one of the most effective tools in a product portfolio for enhancing their relationships with core readers and...
5 trends from this year’s Publisher Podcast and Newsletter Shortlists
One of my favourite parts of the job of Awards Director each year is reading through the hundreds of entries we get to the Publisher Podcast and Newsletter Awards....
Shortlist announcement for the Publisher Newsletter Awards 2025
Media Voices are delighted to reveal the shortlist for the third year of the Publisher Newsletter Awards. From hundreds of entries, this shortlist of 150+ represents the very best in publisher...
Shortlist announcement for the Publisher Podcast Awards 2025
Media Voices are delighted to reveal the shortlist for the sixth year of the Publisher Podcast Awards. From hundreds of entries, this shortlist of 120+ represents the very best in publisher...
How to write an award-winning entry
This is a write-up of a Publisher Masterclass we held about how to write an award-winning entry to the Publisher Podcast and Newsletter Awards. The advice here is just for Media Voices' awards...
Why human-first audio is pivotal to Zetland’s subscription success
Danish news start-up Zetland’s ‘user needs’ approach led them to identify the importance of audio early on. CEO Tav Klitgaard describes how audio has gone from being a test to one of the...
Zetland’s Tav Klitgaard on designing news products that younger people will pay for
This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Tav Klitgaard, Group CEO of Zetland Media. As well as news publication Zetland, the Danish company also has a book publishing...
How a focus on events has driven B2B publication Press Gazette to triple-digit revenue growth
Journalism industry news site Press Gazette has seen recent expansion of its events and an overhaul of its newsletter and other digital products. Chief Commercial Officer Richard Jamieson outlines...
Press Gazette’s Richard Jamieson on monetising a 60-year-old B2B brand
This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Press Gazette's Chief Commercial Officer Richard Jamieson. He takes us for a behind-the-scenes look at how the industry...
56 million views in 2 years: How Which? crafts a TikTok strategy to appeal to consumers
Which?'s Hannah Ballantyne discusses how they approached launching on TikTok, the content that resonates with audiences there, and the value to the publication of having a presence on the...
Which?’s Hannah Ballantyne on the importance of social media for building trust and relevance
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we speak to Hannah Ballantyne, Senior Social Media Manager at Which?, a not-for-profit consumer-focused publication. Hannah contributed to a...
Product strategies: what publishers should be prioritising in 2025
There has never been a more fragmented or complex landscape for publishers to navigate when it comes to prioritising and investing in product strategies. Methods of...