prx ima webinar: mobile may be public media's chance to lead
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My slides from the talk.TRANSCRIPT
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Leapfrogthoughts about public radio content, services and mobile
Matt MacDonaldDirector, Project Management@PRX@neocMatt
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Are we digital stepchildren?
maybe, sort of, I guess it depends on who “we” is
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A few get there ~earlybut often treat the technology as a new distribution platform for existing content
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A quick review of historyfrom satellites to apps
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Satellites1979 the Public Radio Satellite System came online
it’s in space, that’s high tech
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WWWAugust 6th, 1991 the first-ever website is published
In 1994 http://www.wsiu.org comes online - thanks @Tom_Godell
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PodcastsIn September 2003 Dave Winer and
Christopher Lydon started podcasting
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Mobile AppsIn July 10, 2008 the Apple App Store opens and in December
2008 the Public Radio Tuner Player is available
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Opportunities in mobileA quick overview of options
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App options
High Cost
Low Cost
High Effort
Aggregators
Low Effort
Turnkey / PlatformPRX, jacAPPS, Listener Interactive
Mobile WebWordpress, Drupal, Twitter Bootstrap
Public Radio Player, TuneIn, NPR, WunderRadio
Custom & NewMusic Mine, Radiolab by PRX
@PRXMatt MacDonald
@neocMatt
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Aggregators
PRX, Listener Interactive, jacApps, RedFoundry, MobileRoadieApp store visibility, better listening experience, faster time to market, revenue potential (ads/paid), analytics.
Turnkey apps
Public Radio Player, TuneIn, NPR News, WunderRadio
Mobile websitesDrupal, Wordpress, Core Publisher, Twitter Bootstrap, Initializer
Large install base and millions of active users, minimal control and insight into how people are interacting.
High degree of customization and control. Great for ‘sideways traffic’. No store/market presence.
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A case for new productsor why you should think beyond the app version of your website
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Public radio on mobile
Public radio listeners
January 2012234 million Americans age 13 and older used mobile deviceshttp://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/3/comScore_Reports_January_2012_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share
“We need to think clearly about the impediments to audience growth and how we might break through them. We need both the big picture and a micro focus. Every station, every state.”
Mark VogelzangFormer President, Vermont Public Radio
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Grow the audiencehow many more hours of listening and reading should we expect?
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“The fundamental purpose of public service media is to provide programs and services that inform, enlighten, and enrich the public.”http://cpb.org/aboutcpb/goals/goalsandobjectives/
Apps are more than just a new way to deliver your existing programs and news content
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What if stations built products like this?
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Save money and resources by sharing stuff with your friends
Choose the best financial advisor from the largest financial advisor directory.
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Apps are products that can solve new problems
by solving new problems we can grow audience and deepen engagement with existing consumers
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Apps can be expensivehttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/209170/how-
much-does-it-cost-to-develop-an-iphone-application
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But can be profitableEach day TAL sells 300 iPhone apps, 50 iPad apps a day :: profit: $2.09 and $3.49
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Many competitors
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Some practical advicebefore you consider a new mobile app make sure you’ve done the basics
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Make sure your streams are in the aggregator apps
app companies have highly skilled staff and spend tons of money to create the best experience, take advantage of that
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TuneInPublic Radio PlayerNPRWunderRadioothers...
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Make your site work better on mobile devices
Review your website analytics, how many people are coming from mobile devices? Are they getting the best experience possible?
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Wordpress themeDrupal theme
Core PublisherTwitter Bootstrap
Take advantage of platforms/code that provide a great mobile experience
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HTML5 audioDon’t use flash for audio playback
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APIs are bestRSS is better
HTML is worthlessYou can’t build anything interesting without an API. Every app that we’ve
built uses APIs. Many were created just for the app.
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Apps for this HTML5 for that
Apps currently provide the best listening experience, offline/downloading, scrubbing, bookmarking. HTML5 features are closing the gap but features like
cameras, video and audio recording are still best done natively for now.
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So you want an appYou’re in the aggregators, have a great mobile website, using HTML5 audio
tags, and are using a turnkey app. What’s next?
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Apps are productsThey exist in marketplaces, with competitors, they are not just a new
distribution platform
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Building something newLook at what you do now, are there parts of your station that can be teased
out and grown into a new product?
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Talk with your listenersTalk with small groups, perform surveys, look at popular web content
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Look at your communityexamples: KPBS military, WBUR healthcare, WNYC fashion/finance
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Use existing expertiseStations are great at curating, look at what you focus on now. do you cover
financial issues? health care? farming? education?
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Identify a problem that blends with your expertise
Which emergency room should I go to? where is the nearest food bank? what is for school lunch today?
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Before starting, does the solution require an app?
If you’ve identified a need or problem to be solved can a mobile site do the job? How will having an app benefit the product?
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Scalable problemsYou are not bound to your location, solve a problem for hundreds of
thousands or millions
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Test ideasDon’t build the app right away, test the idea first
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You already have audienceCross-promote and use the microphone to announce new products
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Find partnersLook to people you have existing relationships with
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Summary
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1. Apps are a way to grow new audience
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2. Treat your app as a product
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Mobile is an opportunity for stations to grow audience in non-traditional ways. It’s a new playground and a laboratory, one where public media should be trying new things, new products, new models. I hope I see your new products on the shelf.