Workshop 1: Galina Timchenko

12 steps path to media business HELL

 

1st STEP GIVE ME THE ANSWER!

Answering  tons questions: what, when, how, who, where, etc.

But at first: WHAT FOR??

Long answer will be your mission

Short answer will be your mantra

Short practice: trying to formulate mantras of students‘ projects

 

2nd STEP ANALIZE IT!

Short list of annual reports from different media analytic organizations (KPСB, Reuters inst, MIT MediaLab etc) and other Russian language  media resources. Looking for references. Analyzing. Picking.

Practice: evaluation of past trends

 

3rd STEP DREAM ON!

Fill in your wish-list

Cut off your wish-list

Practice: how to reduce your expectations

 

4th STEP SELECT IT!

CMS

Design

Monetization

Platforms

Stuff

Office (or not)

 

5th STEP COUNT IT!

Budget

P&L

Planning horizon

List of financial and organisation reports

 

6th STEP DIVIDE IT!

Structure

Workflow

Product

Practice: making workflow schemes

 

7th STEP WRITE IT!

Drivers of audience

Core content

Rubrics

Formats

Specialty

Practice:  define your advantages

 

8th STEP DISTRIBUTE IT!

Social Platforms

Mobile versions

Applications

Messengers

Mail

ETC

 

9th STEP COOK IT!

Pilot (beta) version

Photos and illustrations

Texts

Video

Player

 

10th STEP LAUNCH IT!

Media coverage

Grabbing attention

Social activity

Start

 

11th STEP EVALUATE IT!

Analytics

Statistics

Feedback

Practice: obseving types of reports

 

12th STEP REWRITE IT!

Change or die!