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(or turning your efforts up to eleven…)
Leonard Woolsey
Galveston, TX
Wednesday February 28, 2018 Mega Conference, San Diego, CA 2018
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Successful Magazine Development
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Bio: Coast Monthly
Where: Galveston, Texas
Impact: Business
sub-20K daily newspaper . existing staff . new product line
coastal community . 1 hour outside Houston .
new business line . new profit center . halo effect
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Why magazines?
Why now?
Why not?
profitable . new relationships . tools in place
revenue pressure . expands product line . adds value
well?
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Step 1: Identify your niche.
Who do you want to be?
Who are you?
What is aspirational?
“Who are you? Who, who. Who, who?
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Step 2 : Commit to being great.
Find like-minded people.
Study magazines with your eyes wide open.
Inject passion - lots of passion.
“You may call me a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”
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Step 3 : No multiple personalities.
Develop your emotive elevator pitch.
Find your soul…magazine soul.
Stay true to your soul (or USP).
“And I see your true colors shining through…”
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Step 4 : No super-sized egos.
Feed off of each other.
Bond over the dream.
Everyone learns everything.
“You’re so vain, you probably thing this song is about you…”
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Step 5 : Develop network of writers
Put the word out.
Be the light to the moth.
Build a team.
“Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends…”
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Step 6 : Photos matter. Big time.
Find someone who loves photography.
A different lens than a newspaper.
Be inspired by others.
“Every picture tells a story don’t it…”
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Step 7: Keep Sizes Simple.
Prime positions.
Limited choices.
Learn a new language.
“And be a simple kind of man, be something you’ll love and understand…”
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Step 8 : Sell Smart.
Discounts for frequency.
Annual contracts a must.
Full-pages your default sale.
“Oh A, B, C, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…”
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Step 9 : Plug and Play.
Assign Christmas in July.
The skeleton is your friend.
Build a culture of ownership.
“Cause you’ve got a friend in me..”
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Step 10 : Never Get Comfortable.
Hold Monthly Product Meetings.
Post Mortem Party.
Get out the knife annually.
“Well, shake it up now, all you’ve got, whoo, hoo…”
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Step 11: Set Aggressive Goals
Where are you going?
Set the goal; achieve, move the chains.
High expectations are a good thing.
“It’s the eye of the tiger, its the thrill of the fight…”
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Behind the numbers
Elevates your brand value.
Meaningful print profits
Creates a solid way forward.
“We are the champions, my friends…”
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Impact on Southern Newspapers
millions of dollars in revenue
magazine titles in small markets
created meaningful value in markets
“Stand up, stand up, don’t give up the fight!”
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