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Revamp, Remodel, Personalize!!
Sherry Lin, Ansa Edim, Jamie Neam, Christine Bequai, and Zenah Hasan
The Plan
Revamp mywashingtonpost.com!
Personalized homepages
Going Out Gurus and Post Points to the forefront
“Post Playback”
Personalize It!
• How?– Set up an account– Personalize with colors, news and events
important to you
• Why?Personalizing information attracts consumers to
a product by making it feel as though it is truly their own.
http://www.cardtrak.com/media/images/200801/08b.jpg
26% of DC residents
are 18 – 34
15 Million visitors each year. They
spend $5.24 Billion
Generation Y
•Most Influential
•Spending Power
•Strong Opinions
Drive-thru Approach:
•Clear, concise, Instantly accessible
•Information “Happy Meals”: blogs, podcasts,
mobile alerts
Facts!
Advertise IT!
• Video ads will exceed $7-billion by 2012
• 18.2% increase in online revenue this
year
• Average 232 million page views per month in 2007
• Display online ad Revenue grew 46% in 2006 & 16% in 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/cityguide/
Going Out Gurus
• City Guide – Day and Nightlife
• Re-PromoteCreate BUZZ
• Constant Updates
• Visit & Revisit
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2008/07/restaurant_week_restaurants_an.html
Organize IT! Monthly Social Calendar
oPart of the homepage customization experience
oEvents suggested by the GOG – Add on to your own
calendar oOrganized and Unique
D.C. Restaurant Week
7:30 @ Zaytiny
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Post Playback
• Integrate Video & Mobile Newsgathering
• “Post Playback” application on personalized homepage
• specific to the user’s interests
I) Short Attention Span• Quick Clips – Right to the Point homepage• 5 – 15 seconds
II) Capture Reader’s Interest Interior Page
III) Serious Readers Other Related Articles
Cell It!
• Distribute Camera Phones to Journalists • Allow Readers to Upload Videos
– Subject to Editorial Review
• Enhance Articles• Eyewitness Accounts• Reliable, direct coverage – Unfiltered News
– CNN’s i-report – Celljournalist.com
Cell phone Journalism
Reward It! - PostPoints
Reward It!PostPoints Program:
• new reader rewards program
• FREE!
• points - prizes
Reward It!Earn Points:
• personalizing page
• going to events
• adding applications, ex. calendar, Going Out Gurus
Reward It!Redeem Prizes:
• current PostPoints rewards
• meet/hang out with Going Out Gurus
Reward It!PostPoints Spot Partners:
• businesses partnered with PostPoints
• sponsor or advertise events to attract young adults
Cost/Benefit Analysis
• WPNI – Collection of websites / Fall into various
groups / operated separately – Majority of site = in-house
• Outsourcing appropriate parts
– “Cost” = Zero $0.00 – Advertising:
• Long – term impact user experience • Customization less negative impact
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