All change
The OC&C Media Top 100 (2008)
Friday 07 November 2008Report
Old certainties are no more. But new revenues are there to be won. The Media Top 100 shows the diversity of the media sector and the rewards for businesses that are prepared to adapt.
Media companies face a simple choice: Adopt a business model that’s leaner, smarter and more profitable OR lose control of your destiny. Put like that it’s no choice. OC&C’s Media team can not only help you come up with the plan, but also put it into action. We view the digital revolution as the greatest opportunity and risk to hit the industry in a generation.
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Game on!
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Having your cake and eating it too
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Independents’ day
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Lean mean selling machine
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Navigating turbulent waters
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Opportunity knocks
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School of hard knocks
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The fog is lifting
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Why have U.S. K-12 materials been so slow to "go digital"?
Investors and corporate managers are growing old while waiting for education markets to “go digital”. Other information businesses have made the transition, many over a decade ago