Our reporting team from the MA Magazine Journalism course at City University, London summarised all the sessions at our recent Independent Publisher Conference. Thanks to Camille Bavera, Lotte Brundle, Nasia Colebrooke, and Nivedita Nayak for gathering these takeaways.
ESco, a professional publishing services and subscriptions bureau, has been a trusted industry partner for almost four decades. We caught up with Deputy Managing Director, Louise McHale for some tips on how to build corporate subscriptions, areas of opportunity for publishers, and what you can expect over the next year from ESco.
Trusted, quality content has always been the bedrock of our industry, but is AI about to change all that? Why is it more important than ever for editors to stand up for what they believe in, and how has consumer behaviour changed since the pandemic?
One of the key takeouts at the PPA Festival last week was the continued rising importance of the consumer value exchange in revenue generation, and the significance of knowing everything about your consumer to grow and diversify revenues across digital channels.
Professor Lucy Kueng is an expert on strategy, innovation, and leadership and focuses on successful responses to the challenges of digitalisation. We caught up with her to find out more.
Gfinity Managing Director and PPA Festival speaker Rebekah Billingsley has always loved storytelling. From being the first non-Oxbridge candidate to be selected for Carlton TV’s prestigious Graduate Training Scheme, to working for some of the UK’s most respected brands as a digital and content specialist – Rebekah has been at the forefront of pioneering new opportunities for brands.
Naren Patel has more than 30 years experience in the media industry. He grew Primesight into one of the most successful UK media brands and in 2017 he founded a social enterprise dedicated to closing the representation gap in media and advertising. We caught up with him to find out more.
Recently named Writer of the Year at the PPA’s Independent Publisher Awards, we caught up with the Catholic Herald Editor to find out more - from his literary inspirations to how he found himself reporting from Hugh Hefner’s study.

We caught up with Richie Booker, Head of Diversity & Belonging at Hearst UK to chat about inspiration, outreach, and his favourite magazines.

As subscription platform Readly celebrates its tenth anniversary, we catch up with CEO Mats Brandt and find out what he’s learned in his first six months at the helm, and why he’s excited about the future.

We speak to PPA 30 Under 30 winner David Russell, Associate Marketing Director at Mark Allen Group, about his passion for connecting people through content, why he’s driven by data, and the titles that inspire his career in publishing.

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