June 8, 2022


Solutions Newsletter
Kurt Jackson: A creative entrepreneur who is bringing change to newspapers
Kurt Jackson of SCS named to top 10 list of creative technology entrepreneurs
Kurt Jackson's love for journalism and news publication brought him to work at and eventually purchase Software Consulting Services, LLC (SCS). It also landed him on Entrepreneur India's list of 10 extraordinarily sharp and creative entrepreneurs who are bringing needed change to various industries.

Newspaper software and production
AidaDXP, the first AI that automates newspaper layout
The Artificial Intelligence of Aida allows you to create a 15-page newspaper in an average time of 45 seconds. Welcome to Newsroom 3.0.

Audience development
Investing in audience development solidifies Freestar’s position of true publisher partner
As a news organization (or really any content site), there’s never been a better time to invest in audience development. Leading ad monetization provider, Freestar, is doing just that. Traditionally, publishers come to us for ad technology, advanced yield specialists and white glove customer service. We’ve added a layer of audience expertise to maximize publisher revenue from both ad optimizations and traffic strategies.

Political advertising
Newspapers have an opportunity to capture a larger share of the political spending pie
How can newspapers position their media offering to capture a greater share of political spending? Newspaper readers are known to vote and skew older, versus a younger skewing CTV audience. Both points are attractive to political media buyers. But how to create a marketable media package?

Legal notices
Column introduces live broadcast to announce its latest product developments and updates
On May 25, Column debuted The Brief, its first live broadcast to announce the latest product developments and updates. Column's Laurie Bolle (Enterprise) and Bo Xiang (Software Engineer) introduced the new affidavit automation feature for publishers. This feature eliminates all manual processes involved with producing electronically signed affidavits.

NIE
Increase summer circulation with sharks, plankton and shellfish
Parents are always scrambling for ways to keep their children busy when school is out for the summer. As a publisher, you are always concerned with reading because you want your newspaper to be a primary read right now and into the future. Here’s a revenue and circulation-builder!

Newsroom
New AP Stylebook includes 300 new or revised entries, inclusive storytelling chapter
The Associated Press has released the 56th edition of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which includes more than 300 new or revised entries and a new chapter on inclusive storytelling.

Mobile apps and websites
The Independent relaunches on Pugpig in quest for 4 million registered users
The Independent’s new app, powered by Pugpig Bolt, aims to use its combined subscription and ad revenue model to help the newspaper hit four million registered users by the end of 2022.

Whitepaper: Peer into the future of privacy
There’s no need to be afraid of where the future of data and privacy is going. However, the best thing is to remain informed, and that’s why the experts at AdCellerant created a whitepaper for you to unlock all content you need to make future-focused decisions for your business.

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