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Archives: Strategic planning

New STM 2029 Trends Report Provides a Bridge to the Future

Todd Carpenter describes the new 2029 STM Trends report, which provides a vision and a bridge to the future for the community.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Apr 3, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Will 2014 Be the Year of the Individual Paywall for Publishers?

As revenues from alternatives decrease and digital revenue sources prove insufficient, publishers are finding that straight-up asking readers to pay may be the best approach going forward.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 25, 2013
  • 71 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Merger — The Consolidation Wave Hits Two Publisher Associations

Consolidation among publishers has been a trend for more than 30 years. Mergers may be gargantuan, such as the announcement last fall of Random House and Penguin, or they may be very small. Mergers and acquisitions have taken place across […]

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • May 22, 2013
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Strategic Planning and the Not-for-Profit Publisher

Strategic planning is an essential activity for not-for-profit publishers, but many organizations approach this activity with dread. This post proposes a better way to think of strategic planning and outlines its essential nature.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Nov 27, 2012
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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