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Road Map for Reinventing Local News Connecting Communities through New Technologies. Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC May 22, 2009 Adam Clayton Powell III Vice Provost for Globalization University of Southern California.
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Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC May 22, 2009 Adam Clayton Powell III Vice Provost for Globalization University of Southern California
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies “The wisdom of spaghetti sauce” - Malcolm Gladwell
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies “The wisdom of spaghetti sauce” - Ragu was dominant brand
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies “The wisdom of spaghetti sauce” - Ragu was dominant brand - Prego introduced multiple varieties
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies “The wisdom of spaghetti sauce” - Ragu was dominant brand - Prego introduced multiple varieties (extra spicy, extra chunky, extra thick) “Each had a passionate following.” Own the niche. Own the audience.
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies “The wisdom of spaghetti sauce” - Ragu was dominant brand - Prego introduced multiple varieties - extra spicy, extra chunky, extra thick - minimal incremental cost
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies “The wisdom of spaghetti sauce” - Ragu was dominant brand - Prego introduced multiple varieties - extra spicy, extra chunky, extra thick - minimal incremental cost - significant incremental revenue
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies “The wisdom of spaghetti sauce” - Ragu was dominant brand - Prego introduced multiple varieties - extra spicy, extra chunky, extra thick - minimal incremental cost - significant incremental revenue You can do the math
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Works for spaghetti sauce
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Works for spaghetti sauce - Works for paper towels
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Works for spaghetti sauce - Works for paper towels - Works for media
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Works for spaghetti sauce - Works for paper towels - Works for media - Works for digital media
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension You have advantages as incumbent:
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension You have an advantage as incumbent: - Build on existing brand
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension You have an advantage as incumbent: - Build on existing brand - Build on promotional advantage
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension You have an advantage as incumbent: - Build on existing audience - Build on promotional advantage - Best promotion is your air 32% of online listeners discover their online stations from on-air station mentions - Pierre Bouvard, EVP, Arbitron
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension You have an advantage as incumbent: - Build on existing audience - Build on promotional advantage - Best promotion is your air - You have video!
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Podcasts, Mobile media, Phones
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Podcasts, Mobile media - Facebook, social media (Pages, post links)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Podcasts, Mobile media - Facebook, social media FB: 276m unique users, 2x Google
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Podcasts, Mobile media - Facebook, social media - Daily Me (audience has control of time)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension - Podcasts, Mobile media - Facebook, social media - Daily Me -> Daily Us (audience -> more time with you)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - Washington, DC - Salt Lake City, UT
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville radio WTOP 1500 AM traditional news audience
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville all-news radio WTOP 1500 AM traditional news audience WTOP-FM new, younger audience
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio WTOP 1500 AM traditional news audience WTOP-FM new, younger audience wtop.com new, younger audience (same programming)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio What happened next?
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - WTOP 1500 AM Gone (more later)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - WTOP 1500 AM Gone - WTOP 103.5 FM #1 station in DC
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - WTOP 1500 AM Gone - WTOP 103.5 FM #1 station in DC - wtop.com packages w WTOP-FM
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio Wait, there’s more:
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - federalnewsradio.com (presold, profitable at launch)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - federalnewsradio.com - WFED 1050 AM (and sports at night, weekends)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - federalnewsradio.com - WFED 1050 AM becomes…
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: Bonneville Radio - federalnewsradio.com - WFED 1050 AM becomes… - WFED 1500 AM 76,800 cume, 66% GS-11+
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - Home page: wcbstv.com/
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - WCBS-TV Mortgage broker wcbstv.com/advhawthornemortgages
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - WCBS-TV Mortgage broker - WCBS-TV Car Shopper www.dealernet.com/Partner/33904-10000/
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - WCBS-TV Mortgage broker - WCBS-TV Car Shopper - WCBS-TV Obituaries wcbs.tributes.com
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - WCBS-TV Mortgage broker - WCBS-TV Car Shopper - WCBS-TV Obituaries
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - WCBS-TV Mortgage broker - WCBS-TV Real Estate
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - WCBS-TV Mortgage broker - WCBS-TV Real Estate - Free to users, GUI (compete with Craigslist)
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension Case study: WCBS-TV, New York - WCBS-TV Mortgage broker - WCBS-TV Real Estate - Free to users, GUI - Revenue from transactions
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension What’s in your hand?
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension What’s in your hand? - Industry, education, government
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension What’s in your hand? - Industry, education, government - Destination, recreation, military
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension What’s in your hand? - Industry, education, government - Destination, recreation, military - Microlocal
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension What’s in your hand? - Microlocal
Road Map for Reinventing Local NewsConnecting Communities through New Technologies Brand extension What’s in your hand? - Ann Arbor, MI (no newspaper) - Quincy, IL - Microlocal