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April 24, 2025

Media Briefs: Bridged Media’s Maanas Mediratta on why ROI is increasingly important in AI

For publishers, the conversation around AI has moved on from how to incorporate it into the business. Now, 'Fear of missing out' has been replaced by 'Fear of not being able to...

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April 17, 2025

Building recurring revenue and audience connections: in conversation with Memberful’s Jen Matichuk

In this bonus episode of The Publisher Podcast, sponsored by Memberful, we hear from Jen Matichuk, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Memberful.

Jen spoke about how membership is a powerful way...

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March 31, 2025

Immediate Media’s Alex White on giving staff the space to innovate

On this week’s episode of The Publisher podcast we hear from Alex White, Group Managing Director for Immediate Media’s Knowledge portfolio which includes...

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March 24, 2025

Deutsche Welle’s Sam Baker on solving the problem of podcast promotion

In this episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Sam Baker, Senior Producer of Deutsche Welle's award-winning podcast Don't Drink The Milk. She takes us through the appeal of documentary and...

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March 17, 2025

Bloomberg’s Marissa Zanetti-Crume on strategy for audience-first news products

On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Marissa Zanetti-Crume,  Bloomberg Media’s Global Head of Product. Marissa talks about how her...

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March 10, 2025

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...

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March 3, 2025

Metro’s Newsletter Editor Sophie Laughton on the future of publishers’ newsletters

In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, Metro.co.uk's Newsletter Editor Sophie Laughton takes us through... everything newsletter.

From how the Metro's redesign allowed the...

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February 24, 2025

Women’s Running’s Esther Newman on serving a range of audience needs

On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Esther Newman, Senior Editor and Podcast Host at Women’s Running. Esther explains that a recent exercise to create a persona for...

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February 17, 2025

Reach Plc’s Dan Russell on achieving 4 million referrals from WhatsApp

On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Dan Russell, Reach Plc's Engagement Director (for short). Reach Plc achieved its best ever month for traffic in January, based in no...

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February 10, 2025

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...

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February 6, 2025

Media Briefs: Norkon’s Eirik Næsje and Birger Søiland on the power of live

Live content is a crucial tool for publishers for attracting and retaining readers, especially younger audiences used to finding real-time information from social media. Publishers have an...

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February 3, 2025

Hearst’s Katie Vanneck Smith on making magazine memberships successful

This week on The Publisher Podcast we speak to Katie Vanneck Smith, CEO at Hearst UK. Katie's career spans The Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Telegraph, as well as co-founding Tortoise. In...

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January 30, 2025

The Publisher Podcast January 2025 wrap-up: Consumers back journalism, billionaire media bros show true colours, and Schrödinger’s app (TikTok)

In this bonus episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, Chris Sutcliffe, Esther Thorpe and Peter Houston take a look at what's happened in the world of media in January. A bonus monthly...

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January 27, 2025

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...

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January 20, 2025

1440’s Tim Huelskamp on finding white space for a newsletter-based media business

This week on The Publisher Podcast we hear from Tim Huelskamp, CEO and co-founder of 1440, a daily curated newsletter that now reaches over 4 million daily readers. He tells us about finding white...

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January 13, 2025

Wessenden Marketing’s Jim Bilton on publisher product priorities for 2025 and beyond

We're kicking off 2025's first season of The Publisher Podcast by talking to Jim Bilton, Managing Director at Wessenden Marketing and Brandlab Research. Jim produces bimonthly research and updates...

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December 2, 2024

Pod in a Pub: Publishing’s pivotal moments this year, and predictions for 2025

This episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices - our last for this season - was recorded at the White Swan in Aldgate, London on November 27th in front of a live...

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November 25, 2024

Dow Jones’ Emma O’Brian on the backroom magic behind a specialised portfolio

In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we hear from Emma O’Brian, SVP Strategy for Dow Jones. Everyone knows Dow Jones – or at least a few parts of its portfolio, even if they...

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November 18, 2024

Will Hayward on relaunching a successful solo newsletter

This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Will Hayward, journalist, author and columnist specialising in Welsh politics. He also writes The Will Hayward Newsletter, which...

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November 14, 2024

Media Briefs: BlueConic’s Patrick Crane on managing data strategies in times of constant transformation

Third-party cookies aren't going away any time soon, but many publishers have already reduced dependency on them as a revenue stream. As the landscape continues to shift, what should...

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November 11, 2024

Total Politics’ Ludovica D’Angelo on the primacy of product in a shifting media landscape

This week on The Publisher Podcast, as part of the product-oriented remit we’ve set ourselves for the series, we hear from Ludovica D’Angelo, Director of Publishing Operations for the Total...

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November 4, 2024

Saveur’s Kat Craddock on rebuilding a premium print presence on digital foundations

On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Kat Craddock Editor-in-Chief, CEO and owner of Saveur magazine, a 30-year old...

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October 28, 2024

Farmers Weekly’s Daniel Smith on creating and monetising a podcast for farmers

On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Daniel Smith, Managing Director of the Mark Allen Group's Agriculture division, which includes brands like Farmers...

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October 21, 2024

Torstar Corporation’s Brandon Grosvenor on early micropayment experiments

On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to Brandon Grosvenor, Chief Revenue Officer at Torstar Corporation, home of The Toronto Star. Over the summer, The Toronto...

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October 14, 2024

The Knowledge’s Jon Connell on why newsletters are aimed at mindsets, not demographics

On this week's episode of Media Voices, we hear from The Knowledge's founder Jon Connell. The Knowledge is a free-to-read newsletter aimed not at a particular demographic, but at a...

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October 7, 2024

The Economist’s John Shields on growing subscriber-only podcasts

On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to John Shields, Director of Podcasts at The Economist. They made the bold move last year to put almost all their podcasts...

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September 30, 2024

Morningcrunch’s Paul Ostwald on growing and monetising a German-language daily newsletter

On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Paul Ostwald, co-founder of Morningcrunch, a German-language media brand aimed at young professionals. Since launching...

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September 23, 2024

The Baltimore Banner’s Eric Ulken on the value of an app to a local news start-up

On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to Eric Ulken, Vice President of Product at The Baltimore Banner. The Baltimore Banner is a nonprofit news organisation...

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September 19, 2024

Media Briefs: Purple’s John Rahim on why a scalable CMS is key to future-proofing your digital publishing strategy

In the fast-paced world of digital publishing, a robust content management system (CMS) plays a pivotal role in shaping success. It can empower publishers not only to streamline workflows...

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September 16, 2024

Greater Govanhill’s Rhiannon J Davies on the power of print to connect communities

On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Rhiannon J Davies, Founder and Editor at Greater Govanhill, a community magazine and media project.

Launched in...

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