The IPG Podcast

Phishing and other types of cyber fraud have been in the headlines in publishing lately, so in this episode of the IPG Podcast we're taking a look at ways to make your business more secure online. Simon Atkins of IT solutions specialist LSA Systems joins us to explain some of the most common attacks and give some advice for protecting yourself against them.

In this episode of the IPG Podcast we talk to Sam Hutchinson, co-director of IPG member bsmall publishing and the 2018 IPG Young Independent Publisher of the Year. Sam tells us about his career in publishing so far and what he enjoys about running a small business, and shares a few pieces of advice for young people wanting to get on in the industry.

In this episode of the IPG Podcast we're joined by Laura Nelson of Pragmatic to talk about Black Friday, an event that is becoming more and more important to publishers' sales and marketing strategies. Ahead of this year's Black Friday on 23 November, Laura shares some advice for planning and executing effective campaigns.

More than 20 IPG members joined us on our two collective stands at the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair in mid-October. In this podcast we talk to several of them about their experience at the Fair, the value of their time there and what they like and dislike the most about the event.

How are book sales shaping up in the UK at the moment, and where are the big growth areas? Hazel Kenyon, book research director for the UK and Ireland at Nielsen Book, joins us to explore some of the big trends and opportunities, and tells us about consumers’ changing buying behaviours.

What makes a good publisher website? In this episode of the IPG Podcast we’re joined by Supadu director Sarah Arbuthnot to discuss some of the most important considerations like discoverability, ecommerce and analytics.

Collective licensing and permissions can provide publishers with significant sources of income. In this podcast we hear ways to maximize their potential from Sarah Faulder, chief executive of our Autumn Conference gold sponsor Publishers’ Licensing Services, and discuss issues around rights management and copyright.

This episode of the IPG Podcast features Eddie Vassallo, CEO of web development and content management system specialist Entropy. We’re talking to Eddie about the value of good CMSs and responsive web platforms, looking at some of the emerging opportunities for publishers in new technology, and hearing why independents are particularly well placed to innovate.

With piracy and related cybercrime rife in academic publishing, PSI founder and CEO Andrew Pitts joins us to talk about solutions. As well as introducing PSI’s services, he’s discussing other ways to tackle piracy, and thinking about some of the other challenges for independent publishers in the academic sector—as well as the opportunities.

Soaring interest in downloading and streaming audio content is creating exciting new sales opportunities for publishers—and independents are well placed to capitalize. In this podcast we’re discussing the evolution of the market and getting some tips for breaking into audio from Videl Bar-Kar, new business director for the UK and Ireland at distribution platform Bookwire.