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LESSONS IN VERTICAL MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP in 2017

WHO AM I?‣INDO-BRIT-AMERICAN, COMPUTER ENGINEER TURNED PR PRO TURNED JOURNALIST TURNED BLOGGER TURNED MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR.

‣STARTED FIRST EVER BLOG MEDIA CO, PAIDCONTENT, IN 2002. SOLD TO GUARDIAN IN ’08, LEFT 2010.

‣TRAVELED 2 YEARS, 15 COUNTRIES, STARTED SKIFT.

‣HUSBAND OF SABA, DAD OF ARZAAN. NOW LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY.

THE SKIFT BRAND

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“There's always a story. It's all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a

story. Everything's got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.”

Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

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SKIFT ISTHE LARGEST INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM IN TRAVEL, PROVIDING MEDIA, RESEARCH AND MARKETING TO KEY SECTORS.

SKIFT DECIPHERS AND DEFINES TRENDS FOR MARKETERS, STRATEGISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS IN THE GLOBAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

KARBON PRESENTATION 8 • 24LEVEL 13, 82 SPENCER ST, MELBOURNE

SKIFT IS EDITORIAL-LED COMPANY, THEY ARE OUR ROCKSTARS. EVERYTHING ELSE IS BUILT TO SERVE THEM AND BUILD THE BUSINESS AROUND THEM.

LEVEL 13, 82 SPENCER ST, MELBOURNE

THE SKIFTERS 2014

THE SKIFT TEAM

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skift Products

Skift.com Daily news and insights

Skift Newsletters Inbox intelligence

RESEARCH Bi-monthly deep industry research

Skift Global Forum Thought-leadership event

Skift X Branded content studio

Skift Podcast Conversations with leaders

Chefs+Tech Next generation restaurants

Skift EDU Learning Sessions for the Smarter Travel Marketer

skift magazine Strategically Deployed

Packaged media

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REDEFINE SCALE

“The media we are building is a big part of those who care about travel. That for us is scale, to be a big part of the professional lives of the people in the travel industry. That is how we gauge the effect we are having.”

#1.

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THE BATTLE FOR MEDIA RELEVANCE IS ONLY ONE BATTLE

do you have the chops to cover a sector or a subject, every which way, with impact & value?

#2.

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There is no outside savior coming to rescue MEDIA. It is all you.

The value you build with your editorial. The value you can create by being focused on doing a few things very very well.

#3.

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Strategically deployed packaged media works

Readers overwhelmed with choices, creating right packaged focused media actually is public service, they will come to you.

low frequency quality MEDIA can have impact.

#4.

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2017 in media is the year of the subscriber

You are either invested in it, or you don't count, literally.

#5.

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THINK REPEAT RESIDENTS, NOT REPEAT VISITORS

Email isn’t trendy, it has been the workhorse for two decades. works even better in age of platforms, direct relationship creation never easier.

#6.

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One step removed from original content creation is one step too many removed from success

The biggest disservice media ecosystem has done to smart media entrepreneurs is to push them into starting tools and services companies.

#7.

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LIVE EVENTS MATTER, FOR A DIFFERENT REASON THAN USUAL

Media cos are only & only human capital, events are test of human endurance & celebration of human achievement. That's why it works.

#8.

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Don’t get swept up in the headlines, build around larger trendlines emerging

Ignore and Break the silos

#9.

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THERE IS STILL TONS OF DISRUPTION LEFT IN BUSINESS INFORMATION

B2B DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BORING

#10.

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The 9 Nos RULE

YOU WILL HEAR 9 Nos BEFORE YOU HEAR THE ONE YES. COROLLARY: SAY 9 NOs TO THINGS BEING THROWN AT YOU, FOCUS ON ONE.

#11.

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WHAT’S YOUR UTILITY VALUE TO USERS?

WILL ANYONE MISS YOU IF YOU DIE TOMORROW?

#12.

IMMERSE YOURSELF in 2017!