Q&A
As Chief Evangelist for Seth Godin’s Domino Project, Amber Rae’s mission is to spread the gospel about the marketing guru’s latest venture – book publishing without a publisher. We caught up with her at last month’s 140conf in New York… more
Publishing
Whether you’re a magazine editor or a content marketer, you’re probably managing more content with fewer resources than ever. Kapost CEO Toby Murdock suggests it’s time to invest in new, more efficient online newsrooms. more
Web to Print
We talk a lot about magazines making the jump from print to digital here at Sparksheet, but a growing number of media brands are doing it the other way around. Marketing consultant and tech writer Paul Spicer reports on print’s new media… more
The Content Revolution
Content strategists have been around since the dawn of the web, but this month’s Confab conference was a coming out party for these “quiet kids in the corner.” Spafax content director Arjun Basu was on the scene in Minneapolis to find out why… more
Q&A
A founding father of online journalism, 15-year-old Slate.com now finds itself in a whole new world of aggregation, content farming and SEO. We spoke to Slate editor David Plotz about how the “Slate sensibility” has helped distinguish and extend… more
Custom publishing is recast as “content marketing.” Editorial directors are reborn as “content directors.” Spafax’s Arjun Basu explains why this is all more than just semantics: It’s part of the “Content Revolution.” more
Q&A
Custom magazines have been around for ages, but their role and relevance have been challenged by the fragmented new media landscape. We spoke to CBS Vice President of Communications Jeremy Murphy about Watch!, a branded magazine that puts content… more
Publishing
Is Rupert Murdoch’s new “iPad newspaper” traditional media’s saving grace, or a last-ditch effort to monetize online content the old-fashioned way? Spafax USA’s Jose Lizarraga reviews The Daily and finds lots to like in a heavily curated… more
Q&A
As CEO of WPP Group, Sir Martin Sorrell is one of the world’s most powerful prognosticators on the future of media. We caught up with him at International CES last month and spoke to him about his enduring… more
Best of the Web
The TSA implements some touchy new security measures, Amazon sneaks through the doors of it's Brick-and-Mortar competitors, and NetFlix decides that delivery doesn't fly in this week's round up of content, media and travel marketing links. more