INMA Report – News Media’s Pandemic Leadership Opportunities

INMA – Covid management opportunities for media – digital, data, culture

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News Media's Pandemic Leadership Opportunities Screenshot INMA
News Media's Pandemic Leadership Opportunities Screenshot INMA

A new INMA report spells out Covid management opportunities for media: digital, data, culture. It says the Covid-19 crisis has provided the management opportunity of a generation to accelerate a digital- and data-led growth strategy that was otherwise mired in cultural crosswinds.

The report released on 14 August 2020 by the International News Media Association (INMA), says, ‘News Media’s Pandemic Leadership Opportunities’ is a CEO-level look at how news publishers should navigate through today’s pandemic environment. The report covers – Accelerating change through the chaos; What areas of the company to accelerate; Broader opportunities for a post-pandemic future; and, How publishers are embracing their change opportunities.

The report draws on the management expertise of author and consultant Lucy Küng of the Reuters Institute at Oxford University, INMA CEO Earl J. Wilkinson, Boston Consulting Group’s Neal Zuckerman, futurist Ross Dawson, and the experiences of Africa Community Media, El Espectador, Infoglobo, Schibsted, South China Morning Post, and USA Today Network.

Together, the report identifies the strategic opportunities for media companies during the pandemic:
Accelerating transformation paths.
Permanently unfreezing cultures to promote speed and data-based decision-making.
Prioritising digital, data, and subscriptions above all else.
Making internal organisational changes to support the ‘new normal.’
Elevating product, data, and HR to the management table.
Infusing lower- and middle-level managers with leadership training.

‘News Media’s Pandemic Leadership Opportunities’ is based on extensive interviews and coverage surrounding the recent INMA Virtual World Congress. The report looks at how Covid-19 has opened the door for profound change at media companies and what priority initiatives should be. Examples are monetizing trust, focusing on subscriber retention, tying community outreach to business objectives, and accelerating a first-party data strategy. The report also bluntly asks what media companies will look like in their rear-view mirrors on 1 January 2021.

Beyond media, the report examines societal trends like remote work, expanding governments, changing industry, and polarised societies. How to reinvent and fuse news brands to relevance are also covered.

The International News Media Association (INMA) is a global community of market-leading news media companies reinventing how they engage audiences and grow revenue in a multi-platform environment. The INMA community consists of nearly 15,000 members at 850 media companies in 70 countries. Celebrating its 90th anniversary, INMA is a news media industry ideas-sharing network with members connected via conferences, reports, Webinars, virtual meetings, and an unparalleled archive of best practices.

The report is free for members and costs US$ 795.

In 2024, we are looking at full recovery and growth-led investment in Indian printing

Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and multi-channel IPPGroup. It created the category of privately owned B2B print magazines in the country. And by its diversification in packaging, (Packaging South Asia), food processing and packaging (IndiFoodBev) and health and medical supply chain and packaging (HealthTekPak), and its community activities in training, research, and conferences (Ipp Services, Training and Research) the organization continues to create platforms that demonstrate the need for quality information, data, technology insights and events.

India is a large and tough terrain and while its book publishing and commercial printing industry have recovered and are increasingly embracing digital print, the Indian newspaper industry continues to recover its credibility and circulation. The signage industry is also recovering and new technologies and audiences such as digital 3D additive printing, digital textiles, and industrial printing are coming onto our pages. Diversification is a fact of life for our readers and like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.

India is one of the fastest growing economies in nominal and real terms – in a region poised for the highest change in year to year expenditure in printing equipment and consumables. Our 2024 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock – to emphasize your visibility and relevance to your customers and turn potential markets into conversations.

– Naresh Khanna

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