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Change Happens. Embrace it. Love it. Ellen F. Siminoff President and CEO Shmoop University, Inc. November 2, 2008 Associated College Press / College Media Advisers NaFonal Conference Shmoop University, Inc. ConfidenFal 1

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Change Happens. Embrace it. Love it. Ellen F. Siminoff 

President and CEO Shmoop University, Inc. 

November 2, 2008 Associated College Press / College Media Advisers NaFonal Conference 

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‘Man plans and God laughs.’ 

Very o?en, in life and business, you won’t end up doing what you think you’re going to do 

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I Fell in Love with Business and Media (Dad Forgave Me. Eventually.) 

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Then I Met My Husband 

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The World Was Changing 

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The Newly Liberated Masses Were Hungry… 

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…for Arnold and Care Bears 

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Media Was About to Change DrasOcally 

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LATimes.com Dec 21, 1996 

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Don’t UnderesOmate the Importance of Luck and Timing 

Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential 9 Yahoo! in 1995

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Rule #1 of a Cambrian Explosion: Run Fast or Get Eaten 

Yahoo! in 1996

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We Evolved Constantly, Relentlessly 

Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential 11 Yahoo! in 1997

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Now with Email, Sports, Entertainment, Local, … 

Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential 12 Yahoo! in 1999

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… Shopping, IM, … 

Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential 13 Yahoo! in 2000

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…Finance, Kids, Jobs, Music, Movies, etc. 

Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential 14 Yahoo! in 2001

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Then Along Came Google 

Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential 15 Google in 2000

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Google Spawned a New Ecosystem 

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Great Companies O?en Fail to Adapt 

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Next Act: 

EducaOon 

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Do You Love Your Textbooks? 

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Introducing 

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Check Your Dossier for Deets 

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Shmoop: (v)  “To Move Something Forward” 

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www.shmoop.com

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Shmoop Will Make You a Be^er Lover  (of Literature, History, Poetry, and WriOng) 

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Organize Your Thoughts 

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WD‐40 for Writer’s Block 

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Vietnam War for YouTube Learners 

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Tell Us How We Did NEW: History of Journalism in America 

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Joseph Pulitzer, owner and editor of the New York World, and the benefactor behind the Pulitzer Prize.

"Spanish Treachery.” Front page of William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal after the sinking of the USS Maine.

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Trivia Break – Win a Shmoop Tee 

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Trivia  (from Shmoop’s History of Journalism in America) 

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5: How many ciOes were served by Craigslist in 1999? 

1: In what decade was the first American newspaper published? 

2: What turn‐of‐the‐century media baron was mercilessly saOrized by Orson Welles in CiOzen Kane? 

3: In a 2008 poll, what percentage of Americans aged 18‐34 said that they believe that newspapers are trustworthy? 

4: What was Supreme Court JusOce Po^er Stewart's famous definiOon of obscenity in the 1963 case, Jacobellis v Ohio? 

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More Recent History Hasn’t Been So Kind to the Newspaper Industry 

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Newspapers Everywhere are Facing Similar Challenges 

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Gannett, McClatchy, Wash. Post Co., NTY, Scripps

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Explosion of Choices for  AdverOsers and Consumers 

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Very Tough AdverOsing Climate for Everyone (Including New Media) 

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Pardon Me, I’m StarOng to Sound Like this Guy 

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“The picture’s pre^y bleak, gentlemen … the world’s climates are changing, the mammals are taking over, and we all have a brain about the size of a walnut.”  

“The Far Side” by Gary Larson

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But, there are Some Bright Spots 

Source: Newspaper National Network LP, 2006 MRI Doublebase, Base= Top 3 Market Adults 18+

Heavy Newspaper 

&  Heavy Internet

Heavy Magazine 

&  Heavy Internet

Heavy Radio &  

Heavy Internet

Heavy TV &  

Heavy Internet

HHI: $100K+  166  162  147  128 

HHI $150K+  188  169  148  130 

OccupaOon: Mgmt 

173  167  166  135 

3+ DomesOc Trips 

149  141  134  116 

Uses Financial Planning / Money Mgmt Svcs 

147  127  120  107 

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And Opportunity for Those Willing to Adapt 

Estimated Share of $361m Spent on Local Online Video Advertising, 2007

Source: Borrell Associates

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“Nobody is making money online and print is hurFng.” – anonymous college newspaper adviser (not from Princeton) 

College Newspapers are Feeling the  Pain, Too 

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“We think that most of our online visitors are alumni, but we’re not really sure.”  – anonymous college newspaper adviser (not from Stanford) 

Remember, You’re Running a Business 

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>70% of college students have read their newspaper at least once in the past week 

You have one of the most highly sought‐aaer and most difficult to reach audiences for marketers 

You Are in a Great PosiOon,  Believe it or Not 

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Smart: Bloggers, Video, and  Photo Galleries 

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Smart: Video, Podcasts, Bloggers, AP Video, Robust Classifieds and Apartment Search 

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Love this:  the217 from The Daily Illini 

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And There are More OpportuniOes 

•  Email alerts and daily news with ads •  Blog / RSS with ads ‐ Feedburner 

•  SMS alerts with ads – 4INFO 

•  Widgets – they have to be fun or useful to consume on Facebook/MySpace, not just a news feed – e.g. try a “today on campus” calendar widget, sports trivia, sports video highlights 

•  TargeFng alumni/student ediFons of your website 

•  New brands for your online property 

•  SEO – it’s free and it’s the best online markeFng •  Partner with your student radio staFon – stream and podcast 

•  Partner with your visual arts – try mulFmedia online storytelling 

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Not All Dinosaurs Died.  Some Adapted. 

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www.shmoop.com

Thank You!