Advertising, B2C, Content Marketing, Digital Services

Three sponsored content packages (and marketing tips)

Alisa Cromer April 26, 2023

It is not always easy to explain complex content marketing programs that involve a variety of content formats and distribution channels.

We’ve summarised a few of the tips to visualize and package sponsored content from two of the masters: Spotlight Media and Editor & Publisher Magazine, with downloads to their presentations available on their websites. Spotlight has even given permission to copy and edit his sales packages and brochures for content marketing using Canva. Please become a member to access this and all reports in the Resource Center.

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Categories: Advertising, B2C, Content Marketing, Digital Services

How he did it: Interview with James Cridland, founder of Podnews.net

James Cridland has built a $600,000+ one person media company that he runs part-time. Here’s how he does it.

Alisa Cromer January 6, 2024

White paper: Recent research on the value of print advertising

How should niche media, dominated by magazine brands, talk to advertisers about the value of print?

It’s a tricky issue. On the one hand, print sales continue to decline in the face of reduced advertiser demand. Media brokers place almost no value on profitable print advertising sales. This white paper shows all the research you need, with sources and links to use.

Alisa Cromer January 1, 2024

Niche Media Events Starter Kit

All the basics needed for a niche media to create a staff-managed event. This guide address staffing, ticket pricing, booth and sponsorship sales, with examples from the field. It also includes downloadable materials you can use and edit, including an event p&l, merchant contract, merchant packet and day-of-event checklist. Please join as a member to access this report and other practical resources to grow revenues in the resource center.

Alisa Cromer August 16, 2023

Niche Revenue Benchmarks: Key Findings and Growth Opportunities

The 2025 Niche Revenue Benchmark report gives new metrics for rev@employee and title, plus the five top opportunities for niche publishers, and key tips from over-performers. Think you know niche media? This report will keep you up to date on where the industry is headed, with links to case studies on publishers who are overperforming. Leave with practical strategies to grow the most valuable revenue streams.

Alisa Cromer January 3, 2024

Four publishers who turned newsletters into a core revenue stream

To turn newsletter revenues into 30% or more of company revenues requires a shift in thinking. These four publishers with major revenues from newsletters get three things right:

A. Content/frequency/audience B. Products, and C. Techstack

Four publishers who get these three factors right explained how they built their models.

Alisa Cromer July 2, 2025

With 12 revenue models, which combinations work?

There are almost as many business models as there are media sectors, well beyond the first three most common: Advertising, Subscriptions, and Events. Many have…

Alisa Cromer January 5, 2023

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