Invisible Inkling

Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education.

All About Business

Dealing with the elephant, elsewhere

September 3, 2008 – 10:23 pm

Paul Bradshaw comes up with a list of 10 ways that ad sales people can save newspapers:
“…how about a slot against the ‘most popular’ story of that minute (if it helps, think of it as the equivalent as the front page ad), second most popular, and so on (you could even auction these slots in [...]

Dealing with the elephant: Build the software you need, then sell it.

August 21, 2008 – 7:34 am

This is the fourth post in a short series I’m pretty much done with about the business model for online news before I go back to my usual routine of pointing out the obvious to people wearing dark glasses.  The starting point, the givens in the equation, are listed here.  Suggest which windmill I should [...]

Dealing with the elephant: Hire Web-native salespeople

August 19, 2008 – 8:33 am

This is the third post in a short series I’m going to write about the business model for online news before I go back to my usual habit of banging my head up against walls made out of giant rolls of newsprint.  The starting point, the givens in the equation, are listed here.  Suggest what [...]

Dealing with the elephant: Incremental change

August 11, 2008 – 1:00 pm

This is the second post in a short series I’m going to write about the business model for online news before I go back to my usual divisive blathering about how to avoid bureaucracy and feed trolls.  The starting point, the givens in the equation, are listed here.  Suggest what I should tackle next using [...]

Dealing with the elephant: Build a better business directory

August 7, 2008 – 4:22 pm

This is the first in a short series I’m going to write about the business model for online news before I go back to my usual harangues at editors and rants at reporters, among others.  The starting point, the givens in the equation, are listed here.  Suggest what I should tackle next using the Skribit [...]