The Media Stress Test

As if the media industry didn’t have enough stress… . The Covid-19 crisis saw demand for informative content mushroom as quickly as many advertisers jammed the brakes. With traffic way up and advertising support, with events canceled, with anxious consumers tightening purse strings, every major revenue stream was stress tested as never before.

At the Publishing Insider Summit we explore the quick pivot all media have taken.

How did publishers rethink their business models?
How have sales teams managed the ad revenue stream?
How has revenue diversification helped or hurt in this crisis? Was this a time to invest in new product rather than cut?
How did publishers capitalize on the WFH boom in video?
And what will be the lasting impact on everyone’s future business outlook?

Even as the crisis continues, MediaPost’s (Virtual) Publishing Insider Summit brings leading publishing executives together for a first take on effectively surviving the crisis.

Conference Content Programmer

Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost

Publisher VIP Program:

Select publishing executives are eligible for a VIP Pass to attend the Publishing Insider Summit. To see if you qualify, please contact Kevin Massa at: massa@mediapost.com.

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What people are saying about this event

"This Publishing Insider Summit is one of the best conferences I've been to. Stellar lineup of speakers and great topics, just the right number of attendees, and the 1/2 day content with the afternoons free for activities was a huge win. It's not just the right amount of vendors but the right type. And the limited sponsors/vendors also was very welcomed."

- Evan Adlman, SVP, Enterprise Sales, Conde Nast

"The Publishing Insider Summit was a great three days of learning and networking. Everything was first class."

- Marcus Witte, Vice President, Integrated Media, Source Media

"I really enjoyed the intimate nature of this event - especially the ratio of publishers to potential partners. The breakout sessions and ability to network and discuss industry issues was invaluable. MediaPost does a great job of attracting relevant solutions providers to explore potential business opportunities together. This event is a great mix of content/education and fun networking events. I highly recommend attending."

- Bill Condon, Senior Director, Ad Integration & Partnerships, ESPN

"Very enlightening and well worth the time. Interesting to meet with and see what other media companies are doing."

- Rory McCafferty, SVP, Digital, The Hill

"As I was flying home from MediaPost’s Publishing Insider Summit, I was thinking that it was one of the best networking and educational/best practices sharing events that I’ve attended in many years. We’re already having follow up conversations with several sponsors from the event, and it was also great to meet a couple key partners we’ve been working with for several years. Thank you for producing such an intimate and insightful event."

- Tom Sly, VP Revenue, National Media, The E.W. Scripps Company

"I recently attended my first Publishing Insider Summit and I absolutely loved it. From the moment I walked through the doors, I was met with meaningful conversations and connections from within the publishing world! MediaPost’s intimate forum offers an impactful setting to learn from peers and talk through both the challenges we’re facing and successes we’re capitalizing on as the media landscape continues to shift. Already looking forward to the next event!"

- Tammy Abraham, VP, Corporate Partnerships, National Geographic

"I've been to Digidays, iMedia summits, and other similar events and enjoyed the size and content of this event in particular. It was an overall nice mix of conference sessions and afternoon activities that were great for having more casual, candid conversations. It forced folks that may not have otherwise hung out together after the morning events to do so. Really great event."

- Tim Trevathan, SVP, Publisher Solutions, Defy Media

"I am really impressed with the level of talent that you obtain for speakers and panelists for this event. This was my second Summit, and I have now partnered with several vendors that I have met at MediaPost's Publishing Insider Summit."

- Eric Myers, President, Belo Media Group

"I recently attended my first Publishing Insider Summit and I absolutely loved it. From the moment I walked through the doors, I was met with meaningful conversations and connections from within the publishing world! MediaPost's intimate forum offers an impactful setting to learn from peers and talk through both the challenges we're facing and successes we're capitalizing on as the media landscape continues to shift. Already looking forward to the next event!"

- Tammy Abraham, P, Corporate Partnerships, National Geographic

"The MediaPost Publisher Insider Summit was the perfect balance of content, networking and activity. The content was engaging, the networking was meaningful and the activities were top notch. Came away with new learnings, new relationships and great follow ups. Will definitely be back for future MediaPost events."

- Will Won, Director, Revenue Intelligence, Vox Media

"I really enjoyed this event, from both a personal and most importantly business perspective. It was run to perfection!"

- Paul Schneider, Senior Director, Partnerships, Digital Remedy

"The format and venue of the MediaPost Publishing Summit really fostered a spirit of collegiality among the conference attendees. As a publisher, I was able to very efficiently learn about new vendor offerings as well as best practices from other publishers. I highly recommend the experience."

- Patrick McCann, Vice President, Data Science, CafeMedia

"MediaPost's Publishing Insider Summit was an exceptional gathering of high quality executives that allowed for in-depth sharing of knowledge and experiences."

- Jeff Clark, VP Audience & Analytics, Postmedia

"MediaPost's Publishing Insider Summit provided the perfect meeting-ground for publishers, agencies and advertisers to connect openly, candidly and effectively. The summit provided a great launching pad for my new responsibilities as the Digital Revenue lead at Discovery, and I'm looking forward to applying some key learnings and connecting with great vendors who attended the summit."

- Enrique Montoya, VP, Digital Revenue & Ad Sales Marketing, Discovery Networks

"MediaPost turned out to be one of the most effective and enjoyable summits I've ever participated in."

- Gustav von Sydow, CEO, Burt

"I was incredibly impressed and satisfied with the event. The intimacy ensured the chance to have valid and valuable discussion with peers and prospects. I've already used new knowledge I gained at the event to my benefit in a business meeting back in the city."

- Rich Reiter, Business Development Director - Digital, Corbis Images

"Great format to exchange ideas and have open collaboration conversations!"

- Leandro Margulis, VP Partnerships Americas, Cint

"I was very impressed with the content and overall experience at the Publishing Insider Summit. The networking opportunities were very good, with the event set up in a highly collaborative format, which was great."

- Andy Sullivan, VP Business Development and Growth, Al Jazeera

"One of the top summits in our industry."

- Doug Harbrecht, Director of Digital Media, Kiplinger

Contact Us

Speaker Consideration

For speaker consideration please complete the speaker proposal form. Due to the high volume of speaker proposals that we receive we will only be able to notify those whose proposals have been selected. All proposals must go through this form, no exceptions. Do not contact other MediaPost representatives regarding speaker opportunities.

Sponsorships

For questions regarding sponsorship of this event please contact Jon Whitfield, VP, Event Sales at jon@mediapost.com.

Press

For press inquiries, please contact Ken Fadner at ken@mediapost.com.

General

For general summit inquiries please contact Maya Abulashvili, Coordinator of Events and Conferences at maya@mediapost.com.

VIP Program

For questions about or to apply to the VIP Program please contact Kevin Massa, Manager of Brand & Agency Relations at massa@mediapost.com.

Quality Pledge

MediaPost strives for excellence in its coverage of media, marketing and advertising. Our mission is to critically engage key questions for brand marketers, media buyers, sellers and emerging platforms. We choose speakers exclusively for their ability to bring perspective and insight to our stage. All conferences are programmed by proven, expert, unbiased journalists. MediaPost has never and will never engage in "pay to play" conferencing.