I have been working for many years as a communications consultant in the publishing industry. As Publishing Observer I discover technology and strategy news.

Joined July 2012
What types of #Video #Content on #SocialMedia do consumers engage with most? The average length of the top 100 videos shared on @Facebook was 132 seconds, and 35 seconds on @Twitter. Key findings of native video and more: bit.ly/2Z7xgsc @ClickZ
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Temperature continues to rise around #Privacy. This is probably most pronounced with @Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg’s recent F8 keynote seemed to use the word “privacy” about 600 times: bit.ly/2EPL5Up @streetfightmag #SocialMedia
Will there be #BreakingNews – or boring? What to expect from @Apple’s WWDC 2019 keynote next week: bit.ly/2EK442s @arstechnica #iOS
In the #Design process, things get bogged down far too often due to design-component clutter. The #Semantic #UI kit for @Adobe XD: Speeding up design from ideation to production: adobe.ly/2QvHaAT #Marketing #Publishing
According to Reuters Institute of #Journalism, free access is still the most common pay (?) model for all #Media types, while hard #Paywalls remain extremely uncommon: bit.ly/2I1R891 @risj_oxford @FIPPWorld #Publishing #ChartoftheWeek
Newly released @Amazon patent shows just how much creepier #Alexa can get. This change would mean that, by default, the devices end up listening to and recording everything you say in their presence – says @ScienceAlert: bit.ly/2I5f2Az #Privacy #Voice
With #VisualSearch on the verge of mainstream adoption, visual #Marketing platforms have never been more in demand. Here are 5 #VisualMarketing Platforms for #Brands bit.ly/2I1XqFZ @streetfightmag #Retail
Most businesses selling products on @Amazon don’t use optimization tools to bolster #Advertising efforts. But as Amazon’s ad business grows, so will the competition for valuable ad placements: bit.ly/2K12JYQ @eMarketer #eCommerce #Retail
As we move deeper into the computer, internet, and smartphone era, the world of #Retail feels more complex than ever. Learn about the differences between #Multichannel and #Omnichannel. And which one and why: bit.ly/2Ernx8c @streetfightmag #Marketing
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You´re in #Retail? This report by Fospha is worth the download: The idea of collecting #Data is no longer unique in the digital age. It’s important to recognize how to utilize #CustomerData to gain insight into the #CustomerJourney: bit.ly/2wiJ3Hu @ClickZ @WeAreFospha
Great read: Why you need to reverse engineer the way you think about #eCommerce #Marketing: bit.ly/2WnlP1G @jeffbullas
Worth listening: Greg Sullivan, Director of Communication at @Microsoft, discusses how the company is preparing for spanning the entire continuum of #immersive technology: bit.ly/2MfLANs @thevrara #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #Marketing
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Good decision: @Apple has ‘hundreds’ of people working to make @AppleNews+ better: bit.ly/2WdMfDd @9to5mac #Publishing
If you ask an @Amazon Echo how to monetize a #VoiceAssistant, it will tell you, “Sorry, I don’t know that one.” Many publishers are in the same boat. Here´s how they can start monetizing #SmartSpeakers: bit.ly/2HKZlhQ @pubexec #Publishing #Voice
From #Walkman to #Podcast: @SonyMusicGlobal moves into the podcast business, setting the stage for other #Music companies: bit.ly/2wcvb1F @NiemanLab #Publishing
On the care and feeding of #Subscribers – and what happens when the thing they originally signed up for goes away: bit.ly/2Ems0cm @Niemanlab #Subscription
After a long history of steady climbs followed by dramatic plunges, the #Paper-pricing thrill ride is stuck at the top of the roller coaster. Here´s why Paper Prices are likely to remain high for #Publishers: bit.ly/2LUYxfs #Publishing
Great read: The word ‘branding’ no longer properly describes what practitioners of #Branding mean today. Nor does it describe what they want the word to stand for: bit.ly/2JGzKsT @BrandingInsider #Marketing