MMC Around the Globe

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279306932009-06-17T12:28:37.731-05:00MMC Around the GlobeMedia Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-63407843343315625652007-06-25T11:14:00.000-05:002007-06-25T16:52:40.260-05:00Ideas and insights from around the globe

(Michael P. Smith)For a few days in South Africa, the newspaper world gave itself a big hug, patted itself on the back and said “there, there,” and found good things to say to each other.It was hard to find bad things to say about newspapers when the World Association of Newspapers met in Cape Town for the annual meetings of their Congress and Editors Forum.Nelson Mandela set the tone with his

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-47720273052259977592007-06-23T14:45:00.000-05:002007-06-25T16:52:22.425-05:00The world is flat and digital

(Michael P. Smith)From South Africa, which is booming with new technology and a hopeful attitude as it prepares for the opportunity to showcase itself by hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, to China and India, digital technology is transforming the media.The World Association of Newspapers is attempting to create regular reports on digital trends. WAN project director Martha Stone, who is working

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-60224955966034519122007-06-14T09:40:00.000-05:002007-06-25T16:52:09.143-05:00World is flat but circulation is not

(Michael P. Smith)Not sounding defensive at all, World Association of Newspapers President Gavin O’Reilly dismisses the doomsayers predicting the death of newspapers. He says the industry had seldom been in a better position globally.With that as the setup, WAN CEO Timothy Balding presented the annual report on newspaper circulation and advertising around the world.The headlines: Newspaper

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-7905466085660786702007-05-11T14:26:00.000-05:002007-05-15T14:55:17.420-05:00Looking at newspapers ethnographically

(Michael P. Smith)I am not stalking Anne Kirah, the dean of 180-degrees Academy in Denmark. She and I have crossed paths four times in 12 months – from Moscow to Paris – sometimes sitting on the same dais.Kirah is a cultural anthropologist who worked for Microsoft before engaging in innovation training with the academy in Copenhagen. She brings a different perspective the media and a high level

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-85526671377217186222007-05-11T14:03:00.000-05:002007-05-15T14:25:46.552-05:00The glass-half full approach to newspaper strategy

(Michael P. Smith) I am being gently chided by friends in the business for comments I made in an industry report about leadership. I suggested in an interview that newspaper leaders have to believe in their product - the core product the way readers do - and exude a confident-yet-informed optimism in their leadership and communications.(This is where media bloggers I respect say that I am an

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-62112819286151195742007-05-11T13:31:00.000-05:002007-05-15T13:56:05.562-05:00Meanwhile, Philly sense of humor lives

(Michael P. Smith) I have always hated the whining out of the journalists of Philadelphia, but always wished I had their sense of humor.My friends at the Inquirer and Daily News have been very upbeat and positive about the change of ownership there since local marketing guru Brian Tierney purchased Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. The legendary Philly sense of humor has survived the change in

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-38411260785698192082007-04-20T16:50:00.000-05:002007-05-15T13:49:29.129-05:00Emerging Leadership Fellows set for fall

UPDATE May 11, 2007: The deadline for application to the Emerging Leadership program has passed. More than 50 people applied for the 18 openings. We are looking forward to greeting them in October.Application deadline for the second Emerging Leaders Fellowship program is April 30.The program, which brings talented media managers from North Africa and Middle East countries to learn more about

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-14932649545840816172007-04-20T16:11:00.000-05:002007-04-23T16:47:43.242-05:00IMMAA to meet in Germany July 1-4

(Michael Smith)The International Media Management Academics Association, which has its roots in the Media Management Center, will hold its annual meeting for the first time outside the United States when it meets July 1-4, 2007, at Saarland University in Saarbrucken, Germany.Saarland is the home of the current IMMAA director, Chris Scholz, a founding member of the organization. The link between

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-5550780157021708512007-04-12T14:24:00.000-05:002007-04-16T11:52:28.532-05:00Believing in kids

(Michael P. Smith) I wrote a blog entry that includes the efforts of another Indian newspaper – the Times of India – to reach and develop young readers. The Times won the World Young Reader Prize from the World Association of Newspapers.

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-74603858272865918742007-04-12T13:53:00.000-05:002007-04-12T14:24:27.745-05:00Grains of growth in India

(Michael P. Smith) Congratulations to Nihar Kothari and his family who run Rajasthan Patrika in India. In the latest reporting period, Patrika entered the ranks of the top 10 dailies in circulation in India. Nihar attended the Media Management Center’s Advanced Executive Programs in 2005 and 2006.In the official Indian Readership Study, Rajasthan Patrika surprised researchers by entering the top

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-1802197070906108362007-02-20T15:28:00.000-06:002007-02-21T10:57:49.442-06:00What is the mobile experience – beyond function fatigue

(Michael P. Smith)The mobile industry is not sitting around waiting for the world’s newspapers and broadcasters to figure things out. They know that pricing and rate packages will only get them so far.So they are venturing into content and advertising at breathtaking speed. I did a whirlwind trip to Barcelona to speak at 3GSM World Congress, an amazing trade event. The event, billed as the

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-9706021011200096862007-02-20T11:03:00.000-06:002007-02-21T11:05:50.967-06:00The news is they want news!

(Michael P. Smith)Broadcasters and newspapers entering the video production arena should be encouraged by the fact that consumers want news programs first and foremost, when asked what kind of video programs they want delivered to their phones.I was a speaker at the huge mobile industry trade event in Barcelona (see below because I don’t want to bury the lead) and sat in on as many sessions as

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-13856945892744216602007-02-20T08:00:00.000-06:002007-02-21T10:43:24.165-06:00Movies for mobile minus Robert Redford

(Michael P. Smith)If Robert Redford was in Barcelona, I did not see him. I did stop by the Sundance Institute booth and they downloaded five shorts made specifically for mobile. You don’t have to wait for Redford, you can view them on the Sundance site. Their booth and the Bollywood booth were among the big attractions in the massive “content hall,” which seemed to have a lot of booths from the

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-13751193993455722172007-02-09T10:27:00.000-06:002007-02-21T10:40:27.044-06:00Where will we find the workers?

(Michael P. Smith)Kellogg students invited me to moderate one of the panels at the excellent student-led Digital Lifestyle conference. My panel, appropriate to me, consisted of executives from old media companies:Maria ThomasVice President and General Manager, NPR Digital MediaPatrick LaffertySVP Marketing & New Product Development, Discovery Travel MediaChris WaldronExecutive Producer, Turner

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-88455795765573135582007-02-07T14:12:00.000-06:002007-02-07T14:27:21.485-06:00Creative Leadership Program a success

The Media Management Center completed its first seminar for the chief creative officers of global advertising agencies. Eighteen agency executives – most of them creatives – participated in the two-week module as part of their curriculum for an executive MBA in Creative Leadership.MMC is partnering with the Berlin School for Creative Leadership in offering the media management module. To learn

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-5634514087647065582007-02-07T13:54:00.000-06:002007-02-07T14:11:03.133-06:00What world are they living in?

(Michael P. Smith)The constant drum beat of stories about newspaper decline obscures the facts that newspapers are growing and readership is up – even in the United States.Consider these facts from the World Association of Newspapers: --Globally, combined paid-for and free newspaper circulation increased 9.95 percent over five years, and 2.36 percent over one year, in 2005, the most recent period

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-1156542194898361822006-08-25T16:25:00.001-05:002009-01-09T14:47:58.955-06:00Positive vibes from Colombian press

(Michael P. Smith)In Bogota for a seminar on the future of newspapers for the national press association ANDiarios, you can't help but feel the positive energy around the press.A new national tax on newspapers looms (advertising is already taxed) and the papers there face the same issues with newsprint costs, demographic challenges and technological threats as do their northern neighbors.

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-1155592651154688652006-08-14T16:52:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:06:40.852-06:00Vanguardia profits from ad leadership

(Michael P. Smith)It is always great when the student becomes the teacher. Alex Galvis-Blanco, the publisher of the newspaper Vanguardia Liberal in Bucaramanga, Colombia, studied in the United States and attended the Media Management Center's Advanced Executive Program.Part of the AEP curriculum focuses on advertising sales force management based upon a program of research and consulting

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-1155322247493587172006-08-11T13:40:00.000-05:002006-10-18T12:37:36.873-05:00Digitizing in Spanish

(Michael P. Smith) "Digitalizar las Noticias," por Media Management Center senior fellow Pablo J. Boczkowski, esta disponible ahora en espanol. Cuando el libro fue lanzado hace dos anos, Rosental Calmon Alves de la Universidad de Tejas-Austin tenía esto a decir:"Digitalizar las Noticias es uno de los libros más importantes sobre el impacto de Internet en los medios en general y en la industria de

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-1155318366664405232006-08-09T12:21:00.000-05:002006-10-18T12:36:37.430-05:00Putting it on(the)line in Chile

(Michael P. Smith)In Santiago for our third annual presentation on change and progress in newspapers for the Associacion Nacional de la Prensa (ANP), we caught up with Agustin J. Edwards, director responsable de Las Ultimas Noticias.Edwards is doing what MMC recommends -- using the Web site www.lun.com as a laboratory.We first wrote about Las Ultimas Noticias in 2004 when we were compiling the

Media Management Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447403134761702680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27930693.post-1147448389638845382006-06-16T16:00:00.000-05:002006-10-18T12:35:02.140-05:00RI paper is best in the world

(By Michael P. Smith)Three years ago, Eugen Russ, who owns a small newspaper company in the Vorarlberg area of Austria, decided to apply the research he discovered on the Readership Institute's Web site. He pored over the Impact Study and decided to put its findings into action.Two years ago, he sought me out and asked me to have a beer with him while he showed me what was on his laptop. He had

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