09172014 ssp seminar1_anoverviewofthebusinessofscholarlypublishing_ maryettaschoradt
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09-17-2014 SSP Seminar 1: An Overview of the Business of Scholarly Publishing – Mary Etta Schoradt PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Online Products at SAGE
Mary Etta Schoradt
Executive Product Manager, Online Products Team
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Online Products Team
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SAGE
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Online Products Team
Management of Live
Products
New Product Development
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SAGE
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Online Products Team
SAGE Journals Books, Reference &
Database Products
Product Specialists
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What is a product manager?
Martin Eriksson, Mind the Product blog
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What is a product manager at SAGE?As Product Manager for a suite of products for the academic library market, you will be responsible for a range of products simultaneously that might be at varying stages of development. You will work with partners in Editorial to evolve new product ideas into practical commercial propositions. You will lead the execution of product development, delivering high quality business plans, launching first-rate products, and pursuing necessary product improvements with a focus on commercial success, in response to market needs and in collaboration with your product team. You will think big about the opportunities for your products, while focusing on practical, achievable deliverables to improve and grow SAGE’s online offering. You will drive product improvements and new product launches through the appropriate processes and will be accountable for successful decision making. You will demonstrate a deep curiosity in all aspects of your product, working diligently to build a strong knowledge of the target users and buyers. As Product Manager, you will collaborate with departments across SAGE to influence decision making, ensure your products are competitive and lucrative, and create a shared product vision.
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The Product Manager Role
Use Cases Content selection and schedule
Tie-in to Corporate Site
Metadata
Unauthenticated User Experience
Site engagement
Reporting requirements
Pricing
New Biz Models
Technology Vendor
External Communications / PR
Site performance
Discovery
Product Manage
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FAQs for Customer Service
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How do we support the business success of SAGE?
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USAGE
Content
Discoverability
User Experience
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Discoverability
● Open web search● Library search● Academic sources
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Hello? Is anyone there?
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Understanding discovery
Market research
Data analysis
Three primary
discovery channels!
Open web search
Library search
Academic / A&I search
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Search – what we do
Bounce rate Pages / visit Visit length
Open web 85% 1 0:40
Library 29% 4 4:88
Academic 26% 6 3:02
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Open Web Search – what we know
● Everyone uses it!
● ~50% of all SAGE database traffic
● Simple and user friendly
● Use case: quick search, exploring new topic
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Open web search
Usage / Traffic Source
Open webLibraryAcademicSocial mediaDirectUnknown / other
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Library search – what we know
● Discovery Services
● Catalogues
● A-Z Lists
● Research Guides
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Library search – what we do
Referrals from library sites 2011 / 2014
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Academic / A&I search – what we know
● “Power” users
● Use case: deep research, building expertise
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User Experience
#1 – Understand it!
#2 – Improve it!
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Graduate student (nursing) is preparing an in-class presentation to validate and/or invalidate public perceptions of death and Alzheimer’s Disease. He wants to compare commonly accepted stats on Alzheimer’s Disease against more granular, state-level rates.
Course: NR 464: Dying and Death
Site Entrance: Enters through the library site, or via the direct USPS link as provided by the librarian.
Site Behavior: Searches “alzheimer’s.” Chooses “Death Rate by Alzheimer's Disease (State). He downloads the most recent year of data and pulls out the two extremes for his presentation—the lowest percentage and highest percentage.
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Product Roadmaps
● What have we recently done?● What are we doing now that will be done soon?● What do we hope to do in the near future?
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SAGE Process● The process includes three distinct phases:
• 1 – Idea to Business Proposal• 2 – Business Proposal to Launch • 3 – Post-Launch
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New Content Type
What is fair compensation for our content creators?
Does our customer license need to change?
What do our customers expect the business model to look like?
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Wireframes
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Launch!
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Now what?