Showing posts with label Digital Transformation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digital Transformation. Show all posts

Monday, October 04, 2021

Business Transformation and Technology Improvement - Podcast Episode with Michael Cairns

 

 

Something a little new for me: I was asked for an interview on Klopotek Radio a few months ago and the episode has just been released.  Here are the release notes which accompanied the broadcast.

I've considered doing a podcast for a few years now and a colleague and I are considering launching something soon.

Release notes:
 

Business Transformation and Technology Improvement – podcast with Michael Cairns Michael Cairns is the CEO and founder of Information Media Partners, a business strategy consulting firm. With a wide career span in publishing and information products, services, and B2B categories, Michael has held executive roles at several publishing companies including Macmillan, Berlitz, and R.R. Bowker. 

He has also held board positions with the Association of American Publishers, the Book Industry Study Group, and the International ISBN Agency where he served as Chairman. 

In this [Klopotek Radio] episode, Michael shares his experience as a consultant helping content-centric business owners to transform their businesses and improve their technology. He talks about his passion for figuring out problems and setting out a roadmap to solve them. Michael also gives his thoughts on how publishing models and media businesses are transforming and evolving during the pandemic and post-pandemic era. ​ 

Besides that, you will also hear Michael talk about, 

  • How can content-centric firms better assess their business needs for being fit for digital change? 
  • How could companies evaluate their current technology to better understand where they compete? 
  • What organizations can do to achieve a smooth digital transformation. 

The release news of the annual publishing technology market survey, published by Information Media Partners, Publishing Technology Market Report – 2021. Himself, a book lover, and a marathon runner, and why he would like to have dinner with Muhammad Ali and have a coffee with Barack Obama.

We hope you’ll enjoy listening to this episode and share it with others you think may be interested.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Pew Research into Digital Innovation 2030

A really interesting set of predictions expressing how digital innovation with change over the next ten years to 2030.  Pew interview/surveyed a set of digital experts and found,
A majority expect significant reforms aimed at correcting problems in democratic institutions and representation will take place in the next decade. Many say this will result in positive outcomes for the public good; others are less convinced.

The full article is worth a read but here are two snips of interest:



Thursday, June 04, 2020

A Selected List of My Popular Presentations

I have placed many of my public industry presentations and speeches on Slideshare but I thought I would link to some of the more popular posts.  Most of these are available for download but if you have a problem let me know.

https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/draft-framework-for-first-100days-planning

The First 100 Days: A template to build your action plan as boss. Views: 36,221 
Digital Transformation: A seminar session for management
Views:
44,683




https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/high-level-overview-of-the-publishing-industry-2017
Education Publishing: Market Overview (2017)
Views: 8,794
https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/frankfurt-bookfair-supply-chain-meeting-publishing-in-a-digital-age-presentation
Publishing Market Overview (2008)
Views: 4,769


https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/frankfurt-bookfair-supply-chain-meeting-publishing-in-a-digital-age-presentation
K-12 Education Market Survey (2018)
Views: 5,465
https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/publishers-forum-berlin-2017-edtech-market-overview
EdTech Market Overview (2017)
Views: 4,209
https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/rethinking-and-remixing-content-society-of-scholarly-publishers-panel-2013
SSP: Creating Reusable Content (2013)
Views: 3,617
https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/parallel-universe-will-libraries-and-publishers-learn-to-share
ALA: Parallel Universe:  Libraries and Publishers (2011)
Views: 3,444


https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/frankfurt-supply-chain
Frankfurt Bookfair: Intelligent Supply Chain (2002)
Views: 2,816
https://www.slideshare.net/mpcairns/blockchain-107113950
NFAIS: Blockchain Applications for Publishing (2019)
Views: 1,355


More at Slideshare with this link




Tuesday, June 02, 2020

MediaWeek Report (Vol 13, No 8): Summer Newsletter 2020 - News Clips and More

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Our World


The Covid-19 virus and the resulting economic downturn places a strain on every facet of our lives. For some perspective on how decisive leadership can bring back stability and prosperity, I recommend Jean Edward Smith's biography of FDR which I've been reading over the past few weeks. At Information Media Partners we are helping clients with sales, revenue and cost containment strategies to mitigate the issues presented by the difficult economy.  We are always happy to take a call (908 938 4889) or email to discuss your particular challenge.

Check out the following business articles of interest:
Have you ever considered signing up with an 'expert network'?  Choose from my list of 40 companies.
It is his first year of law school and Danny Levin is disappointed. Suddenly class is only online.
COVID-19 will reshape higher education. Some schools will disappear but the student experience will be different.
No one buys mediocre theater and physical book retailing needs to change to engage customers.
Publishing & Industry News Clips
We are consulting in higher education at the moment, which accounts for many of these links...
Colleges are Deluding Themselves - The Atlantic

Will the Coronavirus Forever Alter the College Experience? - The NYT

A Revolution in Science Publishing, or Business as Usual? - Undark

Growth of the Cyborg University Will Dominate Higher Education - NY Mag

Can Computers Ever Replace the Classroom? - The Guardian

Being Fully "Open Access" is the Key to Success - What's New in Publishing

See more at Flipboard
Information Media Partners Consulting
Where we have been spending our consulting time recently.
  • A large association publisher asked us to help define and support their higher-ed sales strategy
  • A private equity firm requested subject matter expertise for a transaction in the library market
  • We conducted a back-office technology review and assessment to define a technical architecture and new suite of software applications
You can review more of our project citations by following this link

The coming year will be challenging and you will need help. Please get in touch to discuss a project and/or your long-term management needs.  (michael.cairns@infomediapartners.com)
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