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The digital world has changed so much about how we publish. And yet, if you look around you, we see almost no change in how things are done. The friction and habits that people have built up over many generations serves as an almost unbreakable wall. But it doesn't have to be that way. And part of the reason why nothing is changing is because most publishers don't realize they have more than one option for growth.
In this article, we will explore, in depth, the five major forms of media consumption that defines the digital world today. The break, the update, the lookup, the story and the passion, and the recline. And we will explore why media companies optimizing for one type of media behavior is entirely different from that of the others.
By the end of this article, you will learn why there is a future potential within each of these five paths, rather than what we see today where most newspapers only focus on optimizing traffic.
Note: while this article is primarily aimed at newspaper and magazine publishers, the overall concept of aligning your strategy with how people behave is true for brands as well.
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