[Webinar video] Tipser on how European publishers turned to e-commerce in tough times
FIPP President and CEO James Hewes spoke to Axel Wolrath, Founder of Tipser, on the webinar, who introduced a series of key ecommerce topics including:
– Subscriptions, advertising, affiliates, and ecommerce as ‘the fourth revenue driver’.
– A look at the FIPP Innovation in Media 2020-21 Report and how ecommerce is predicted to become the main revenue source for online media.
– The importance of choosing the right ecommerce approach depending on your brand, e.g. Elle has opted for content commerce, InStyle for a curated store, etc.
– The online shopping ecosystem from merchant to customer, including product flow, order flow, and shipping flow, with publisher content in the middle.
– How InStyle turned its advertisers into ecommerce partners.
Wolrath also looks at wider lessons learned from the InStyle project, offering practical tips on how publishers can implement a successful ecommerce strategy:
“This is not an ad-solution that runs itself,” says Wolrath. “This is a people project. It’s also important not to assume things. While we all look at data these days, you must be aware that the challenge of bringing in ecommerce to a media environment is something that’s completely different. It has less to do with advertising for example than you might think. So study your data, study your audience, and know them.”
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Ecommerce undoubtedly represents a significant growth area for publishers, and preliminary data shows that this revenue stream has fared particularly well during the coronavirus pandemic. US-led media owner Hearst recently reported triple digit ecommerce growth across Men’s Health, Good Housekeeping, and Cosmo. Digital subscriptions too, appear to be enjoying a strong period, and you can read more about this in the FREE FIPP Digital Subscription Snapshot Report here.
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