Digital Media Growth Podcast

Greg Emerson is a mobile product specialist with deep experience in the digital publishing industry, having previously lead product teams at Huffpost, The Wall Street Journal and Newsday. This is a great interview for anybody interested in strategy, UX, product design and the potential of mobile.

You can tell he really speaks from deep experience and expertise.

Jill Manoff is the Editor in Chief at Glossy.

Glossy is a B2B publication that covers the evolution of the fashion, beauty and wellness industry through the lens of digital technology. In this episode we cover Jill's role at Glossy, how she makes editorial decisions, creating content for an expert audience, honest advertising, hiring the right talent and many more topics.

This is a really interesting interview for anybody interested in B2B publishing, the fashion industry, and the role of Editor-in-Chief.

Mario Vasilescu is the CEO of Rewordly Inc - the Audience Engagement Engine.

He's on a mission to bring integrity back to the internet by making it easier for publishers to focus on quality over quantity by creating tools that reframe the incentives of the "attention economy".

Mario is a very interesting thinker. We go into his concept of the "click bubble" and how the online attention economy was warped around false and shallow incentives that damaged readers and publishers alike.

We also go deep into the topic of engagement. Mario has a clear and insightful conception of what engagement actually is and how it can be accurately measured and improved.

Lester Wiltfong is the Editor in Chief and writer at Windy City Gridiron, a news site that focuses on Chicago Bears news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective. He manages a team of 10 writers and coordinates their content strategy across social media, video and their podcast. If you've ever wondered what the job of Editor in Chief is like, or you've ever thought about launching your own sports site - don't miss this episode!

Annex media is a Canadian digital publishing brand comprising over 65 different individual publications serving various industries throughout the country. We had a great conversation with Director of Digital Media Kyle Shay and project manager Stacey Bradshaw about how they run things smoothly across so many different brands. As you can imagine this is a challenge with a team of only 10, but they have some impressive processes in place that get the job done. We also talked a lot about their advertising strategies, how they generate revenue, webinars and email newsletter products. Enjoy!

David Frangioni is the publisher at Modern Drummer. David has had a long career as a musician, producer, entrepreneur and author. In this episode he shares insight into his work at Modern Drummer, his career and his interesting life story.

Ebone Bell is the founder and editor-in-chief of Tagg Magazine.Tagg is an innovative, LGBTQ women-focused magazine, website and podcast serving communities across the country. In this episode we discuss growing a media brand for an underserved audience, connecting with advertisers and sponsors by adding value, expanding from one city to a national level, newsletter strategies and much more!

Steve Beatty is the "communications guy" at Newspack.

Newspack is a next-gen opensource publishing and revenue generation platform for WordPress publishers. We go through the ins and outs of Newspack in this interview, and get some great stories, insights, and perspectives from Steve on the digital publishing business in general.

Bill Doerrfeld is a tech journalist and Editor-in-Chief at Nordic APIs. Nordic APIs disseminate high impact thought leadership on the API economy - creating blog posts, eBooks, webinars, and conferences to serve their expert audience. We had a great conversation that will be interesting to anyone building a tech publishing brand.

Sven Wagenknecht is the Editor-in-chief of BTC-ECHO, a German digital publication covering cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Check out this episode to learn about how they grew a brand new publication into an impressive business and their exciting plans for the future.