Monthly Archives: April, 2018

Partner articles
A winning approach: how modern day magazine editors have adapted to the digital age
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The modern media environment is characterised by new tools, new channels, new metrics, new audiences and new opportunities. But it’s also characterised by less time, less resource, less expenditure and, in many cases, less readership of the traditional print products. So how has the modern-day magazine editor had to adapt? How are they using their influence and harnessing opportunities? Findlay Buchanan talks to some of the country’s best.

News
How is this still a thing: the eccentric advertising underbelly of skywriting
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The rise of digital advertising alongside traditional print forms feed off consumers keeping their eyes on the page or the screen, but what about those who extend their gaze to the sky? It too is an area for advertisers to make their mark and checking in with Fletcher McKenzie, a feigned Kiwi skywriter and a man fanatical about aviation, it’s clear the weather-dependent medium still has its place in the marketing mix.

Opinion
People vs Facebook: the beginning of the end for big data?
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It was 10 April, 2018. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook appeared in front of the United States Congress to talk data, privacy and how we should police the internet. 44 senators asked tough questions around privacy policies, business models and consumer protection. Zuckerburg answered honestly and robustly, facing up to criticism, owning up to failures, arguing for net neutrality and outlining plans to “do better”. For a nerd like me, it was fascinating. But what will it actually mean?

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