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    Articles tagged Skift (13)

    Joseph LichtermanJuly 10, 2017
    “There’s an opportunity to go deep”: What’s next for Rafat Ali’s growing travel site Skift, 5 years in
    “One of the things that we try to do, and I think it has worked well for us, is to surprise and delight. Surprise and delight is a marketing tactic. In our case, it’s essentially constantly launching new things so that the industry is constantly surprised.”
    Ken DoctorJuly 16, 2015
    Newsonomics: When news companies are no longer built to last
    Newspapers were, for decades, a prime example of a community institution, meant to last through the centuries. A new generation of owners is thinking of them more as something to milk for profit on their way down.
    Justin EllisJuly 1, 2015
    How research (and PowerPoints) became the backbone of National Journal’s membership program
    “We no longer look at National Journal simply as a news source, but as a collection of resources, as well as a collection of experts we can turn to on occasion.”
    This new blended reality: Rafat Ali says companies that see data as content are the future of media
    Caroline O'DonovanOctober 16, 2013
    ONA in the ATL: A few sessions to watch at the Online News Association’s annual conference
    More than 1,400 journalists, publishers, academics, and more are descending on Atlanta this week to talk shop.
    “The Art and Science of Hiring for Media Startups”
    Tuesday Q&A: Rafat Ali on Skift, combining mobile and social, and becoming a Bloomberg for travel
    Ali hopes to make Skift “the most pervasive travel information brand” through providing a unique blend of news subscription-based data products. Justin Ellis
    Rafat Ali’s Skift plans expansion
    Ken DoctorApril 11, 2013
    The newsonomics of recycling journalism
    Most news stories have a pitifully brief shelf life. Through content marketing, a growing number of media companies are trying to give those stories a second (or a third, or a fourth) life.
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