Archive for November, 2008

What is Custom Media and Why Should You Care?

November 5, 2008

By Maly Ly

I’m often asked, “What is custom media and why does it matter?” Because traditional advertising isn’t enough anymore.

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More Than Just an Ad

In Custom Media, we provide content marketing solutions to sponsors that want to educate their customers, enhance their position in new markets, and foster relationships/business opportunities. Whether it’s a conference daily, web seminar, podcast or microsite, we collaborate with sponsors to produce custom programs across SourceMedia brands and audiences. Content marketing, custom publishing, or custom media – for an advertiser, it means finding creative solutions to engage their best clients and stretch media dollars further.

The Age of Engagement

As we’ve all experienced, the media and marketing landscape has changed significantly with the advent of technology and growing sophistication of consumer expectations. The world of publishing is evolving and content is more ubiquitous than ever. Consumers, both B2C and B2B, are looking to be engaged with  and not merely advertised to. They’ll look for the information they need and most likely buy from those sources. During these times of globalization and economic uncertainty, it’s even more important for marketers – our clients – to extend their effectiveness through custom media.

To learn more about custom media solutions, click here for an interactive presentation from SourceMedia.

For another straight-forward perspective, I also recommend reading The New Rules of Custom Publishing (For Publishers): Nine Key Strategies for Creating a World-Class Content Marketing Company by Joe Pulizzi, Founder & Chief Content Officer of Junta42.

Meet the Team

November 5, 2008

Say hello to your SourceMedia Custom Solutions team. We work across all of SourceMedia’s brands and publications to provide expert custom content, media development and fully comprehensive marketing campaigns.

SourceMedia Custom Solutions Group

Custom Publishing
Conference dailies. Dedicated dialogues. Print supplements.

Virginia Wiese, Group Director
virginia.wiese@sourcemedia.com
704.987.3224

Jennifer Liptow, Project Manager
jennifer.liptow@sourcemedia.com
212.803.8693

Julia Micallef, Sr. Project Manager
julia.micallef@sourcemedia.com
704.987.3223

Digital Media
E-Books. E-Newsletters. Microsites. Podcasts. Videocasts.

Maly Ly, Online Media Manager
maly.ly@sourcemedia.com
212.803.8706

Web Seminars
Live and On-Demand Events.

Raluca Corjan, Assistant Producer
raluca.corjan@sourcemedia.com
212.803.8618

Christine Heller, Sr. Project Manager
christine.heller@sourcemedia.com
212.803.8265

Martina Murtagh, Project Manager
martina.murtagh@sourcemedia.com 
212.803.6095

Jessica Winer, Marketing Manager
jessica.winer@sourcemedia.com.com
212.803.8643