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Innovate or Die? The Search for Workable Media Models (Part II)
by Notes From Basecamp

As print media continues to sell fewer copies, companies are tweaking, reworking and, in some cases, transforming their business models. My first blog post on this subject explored the reasons behind More! magazine’s suspension and Auto Trader‘s decision to …

4 days ago

Gorkana Cup – Dartmoor National Park Orienteering Challenge
by Notes From Basecamp

I’m going to start this blog post with a typically British topic of conversation – the weather. You would think that by May we can expect temperatures above zero and perhaps a dash of sunshine. But no, Wednesday 15th May …

5 days ago

#GorkanaSky Breakfast Briefing with Sky News 17/05/2013
by Notes From Basecamp

On Friday morning we welcomed Richard Suchet, News Presenter, and Alistair Bunkall, Defence and News Correspondent at Sky News, to Sainsbury’s to discuss their roles at Sky and how PRs can feed in content. As the UK’s first dedicated 24-hour …

6 days ago

Innovate or Die? The Search for Workable Media Models (Part I)
by Notes From Basecamp

Free or subscription-based? Print and online, or online-only? Media companies are trying to find solutions to a rather persistent trend: the decline of print media. In short, people are buying less of it, which is undermining its very lifeblood, advertising …

9 days ago

Are Paywalls the Future for Quality Online Content?
by Notes From Basecamp

In light of the recent announcements from The Daily Telegraph and The Sun, I wanted to take a look back at the evolution of the controversial paywall and ask ‘Are paywalls the future for quality online content?’ A paywall …

16 days ago

#GorkanaIndy Breakfast Briefing with independent.co.uk and Independent Voices 09/05/2013
by Notes From Basecamp

This morning we welcomed Zach Leonard, Managing Director of Digital, Christian Broughton, Digital Editor, and Amol Rajan, Editor of independentvoices.co.uk, to The Brewery to discuss the format and direction of the site and how they like to deal with …

16 days ago

Is Augmented Reality the Future for Newspapers?
by Notes From Basecamp

Last month The Independent launched a new daily augmented reality feature, merging the print and digital experience via Blippar, an image-recognition phone app aimed at bringing to life real-world newspapers, magazines, products and posters with exciting augmented reality experiences …

19 days ago

#GorkanaTO Breakfast Briefing with Time Out London 01/05/2013
by Notes From Basecamp

On Wednesday morning we welcomed Tim Arthur, Editor-in-Chief, and Caroline McGinn,  Features Editor at Time Out, to Vinopolis to discuss the format of the magazine and how they like to work with PRs. Time Out London is a cross-platform media …

23 days ago

An Audience with… Liberty London Girl
by Notes From Basecamp

Blogger and Digital Media Consultant Sasha Wilkins A.K.A Liberty London Girl shares insights and stories – as told by Ebunola Adenipekun and Shaun Hill “The next big thing in [social media] is the phone in your hand”, was one of …

23 days ago

#GorkanaSport Breakfast Briefing with Sport Magazine 24/05/2013
by Notes From Basecamp

This morning we welcomed Simon Caney, Editor-in-Chief, and Tony Hodson, Deputy Editor of Sport magazine to the lovely M&C Saatchi offices in Golden Square to discuss the format of the magazine and how they like to work with PRs. Sport …

about one month ago

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