After 14 successful years working closely with publishing associations, we have decided to shift our focus and pursue new opportunities. We have therefore wound down our recurring emediaSF work with the associations – our bi-monthly New Media USA Reports, the Digital Innovators’ Summit and the US Study Tours – and are now concentrating on research and consulting projects for individual media companies and other clients. These projects typically focus on specific areas such as business development, partner search or vertical market analyses and can take the shape of reports, presentations, tours, support for conferences and other events, and more.

We thank our partners at FIPP (Worldwide Magazine Media Association), BDZV (Federation of German Newspaper Publishers) and in particular the VDZ (Association of German Magazine Publishers) for their loyalty and cooperation over the years and wish them continued success.

If you are interested in working with us on individual projects, please get in touch through info@emediasf.com.

The VDZ US Tour 2015 to Washington D.C. and San Francisco / Silicon Valley – the last one led and organized by emediaSF – concluded recently. From September 27 to October 2, 2015, a group of 15 executives, managers and journalists from German media companies met with 15 innovative U.S. organizations. We had outstanding meetings with inspiring people including Steve Hills and his team at the Washington Post, John Harris and his team at Politico, Keith Jenkins and his colleagues at National Geographic Digital, Adam Sharp at Twitter and Justin Ferrell at the Stanford d.school. More tour photos available here.

The next Digital Innovators’ Summit will take place on March 20-22, 2016 in Berlin. Meet the people from around the world who are shaping tomorrow’s media. More at www.innovators-summit.com.

Wow! That was our best conference yet, setting a new attendance record with over 550 delegates taking part. Close to 60 speakers shared insights and provided inspiration to our audience of media executives and managers. In addition, we witnessed the creation of creative mobile apps during the connected car hackathon, gave people a an opportunity to try some of the latest wearable devices and provided an experience of the near future with Google House. Take a look at the highlights!

Justin Ferrell, Fellowship Director of Stanford University’s d.school, explained how media companies can benefit from creative thinking at the Digital Innovators’ Summit in Berlin. From Journalism.co.uk  Read article.

“Startups are like a motor – they drive the industry and keep it in motion” – Interview with Beate Borstelmann and Ray Min of emediaSF, co-organizers of the Digital Innovators’ Summit (in German). Read interview.