emerging business models & brands - peter giles

August 2005Peter Giles, Perth LAMP, May 2006

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Emerging Business Models

Building brands


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Media is now global

Diverse communities linked by the internet


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Fragmentation of audiences

Mass audience Global niche audiences

Hundreds of audiences of millions

Millions of audiences of hundreds *

* Tony Surtees - Director, Santa Clara Group


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Programs/Books/Films/Games

Properties


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23 million blogs worldwide - doubling every five months - American Life

Increasingly consumers use media simultaneously - they fit up to 44 hours of activity into one day

The Cross Media World

Free to Air TV

Mobile Phones

Mobile Games/Media/Pods

Water Cooler

Public Space

Wireless laptops

CinemaDVD

Print Media

Office PC

Games Console


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Access to a global audience is a big opportunity

Challenges- Being visible on the global stage- Creating strong brands- Being relevant on the global stage- Accessing revenue streams


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The successes so far?


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BIG


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BIGBlockbusters

FeaturesPeter Jackson - Lord of the RingsWachowski Brothers - The Matrix Franchise

DocumentaryMichael Moore - Fahrenheit 911

TVLost, The Apprentice, Big Brother

GamesLara Croft, Resident Evil


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MusicThe Arctic Monkeys

AnimationJibjabHappy Tree Friends

DocumentaryOutfoxedSupersize me

Blogs/VLOGSDrudge Report, Baghdad Blogger, Crikey.comRocketboom

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The Long Tail

August 2005

Playground of the Converged Producer

Peter Giles, LAMP, August 2005

First published 1989 First published 1999

August 2005

Playground of the Converged Producer

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Chris Anderson, wired Magazine, Nov 2004

The Long Tail - Niche Products


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Chris Anderson, Editor of WiredInterview for The Economist


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Everyone is now a media producer

Our jobs are under threat

Our new creative challenge is to aggregrate, activate and measure audiences/users

Create frameworks which invite contribution

Our future as curators/facilitators rather than sole creative source


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Harnessing the creative power of your audience/users to extend your reach

Wikipedia, YouTube, MySpace, Flickr

A contributing audience has a sense of ownership and loyalty

Every post that mentions your brand grows your brand


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Starwars

LEGO

What do these brands have in common?


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Two brands that are competitors in kid’s toys, games and merchandise

Fan filmmaking history

Promoting merchandise through fan films, gaming and brand partnership

LEGO STARWARS


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User generated content can help you build your brand

The more active your users, the more visible and findable your brand


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Why is Google valued so highly?

In a world of billions of channels of content the ability to find what you want becomes a

valuable commodity

Findability* Ability to be located in a sea of content

* Navigation of the system * Navigation of the property* Consistency of branding


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Successful brands must be findable

Carefully select your property name

Carefully select meta tags - descriptions for search engines to find you

- Google it, who comes up on top of the list?- consider the strengths and weaknesses of your

opponents- is the domain name available?- why just one domain name?


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Create a blog and regularly submit posts

2 x 250 words min per week (This will draw search engine bots and get you a higher

search engine ranking)

Search engine optimisation

Look at your server logs - this is feedback from your users

More links to you means higher page rank


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Establishing a brand

A brand brings consistency to disparate content

A brand has longevity beyond a single ‘project’

A brand is about building a business

Who are your customers?


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21st Century Brands

Should recruit active users to help build presence

Should be findable

Should build partnerships with other brands

Should be easily and quickly understood


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The four M’s of a successful service

Movement ManagementMonetisation Measurement

Ken Rutkowski - Ken Radio Broadcasting


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TV ratings are notoriously inaccurate

The internet allows accurate measurement of user behaviour


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YOUR CONTENT

Upstream

Downstream

Affiliates

Syndication

Pay per click/sale

Income per click


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RSS FeedsREALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION

Subscribing to updates

Content that finds you


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What are the Business Models?


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Advertising vs. Subscription


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Advertising vs. Subscription

A combination of methods


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StreamedVideo with Ads

egs. AOL/TW In2TV US Network ABCCBS Innertube


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Jibjab


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Emerging cross media business models

Subscription - pay for download

Streaming internet TV services with ads

Branded content and embedded advertising

Syndication and affiliates

Don’t forget Direct to consumer


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Direct to consumer

Sanity records - digital media downloads to ipod at point of sale

Niche DVD content at point of sale/at events

Make content available for download at wifi points (internet cafes)

iTunes gift cards - consider retail billing system for downloads

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