NEW YORK \u2013 A Wired executive at the ad:tech 2012 conference said that the tablet market is maturing and publishers are now focused on creating sustainable tablet revenues, as well as developing unique content in a cost-effective manner.<\/p>\n
During the \u201cPublishers and Tablets: New Strategies for Monetizing and Creating Content\u201d session, the executive discussed how Wired\u2019s tablet strategy has evolved over the past few years. The session was moderated by Jonathan Haber, chief innovation officer of OMD.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we realized Apple was going to put out a device that has a screen size that no one knew about, we started thinking,\u201d said Keith Grossman, associate publisher at Wired, New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf a magazine is defined as two pages glued together, this device can\u2019t be thought as that,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s all about interacting with the brand.<\/p>\n
Tablet development For publishers and marketers, it is important to test, test and test. Trial and error is key.<\/p>\n For Wired, its first tablet issue was a great learning lesson. It showed the company what worked, what did not work and what readers liked.<\/p>\n Tablets also are a great way for advertisers to offer consumers something different.<\/p>\n Take video for example.<\/p>\n Publishers are able to embed videos into their tablet issues and advertisers are able to offer interactive and engaging experiences to further interact with readers and offer them something a static print page cannot.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s all about that user experience,\u201d Mr. Grossman said. \u201cWhen you start thinking about this medium you have to think about brands and what the user experience is going to be.<\/p>\n \u201cNowadays, users have high expectations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Keep it simple \u201cAs it relates to advertisements that work \u2013 keeping it simple is the way to go,\u201d Mr. Grossman said. \u201cAds with a lot of gimmicks tend to crash the app.<\/p>\n \u201cMake it simple and subtle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n According to Mr. Grossman, it is important for publishers to also offer a different experience than print.<\/p>\n For example, with print, readers only tend to read the magazine once a month.<\/p>\n But with tablets, that engagement has expanded.<\/p>\n \u201cAt he end of the day we have to start think about a membership and community model,\u201d Mr. Grossman said. \u201cThe last thing we want to do is have the readers come to the magazine once a month and sit back and wait for the next moment.<\/p>\n \u201cPush notifications are great though,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you have the customer there, it gives you a new way to engage with the consumer.<\/p>\n \u201cThe instant publishing realm is great.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>To develop its tablet strategy, Wired partnered with Adobe.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Although tablet devices present great opportunities for advertisers, it is important they do not over-do it.<\/p>\n