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The Tina Brown Keynote Address

Tina Brown, the renowned magazine editor, best selling author, and founder of TheDailyBeast.com shared her insights and experience on successfully competing for the attention and engagement of online audiences.  I found Brown's observations highly instructive, and Ann Handley deftly facilitated the thought-provoking and entertaining Q&A session. 

I've written a series of five (5) posts detailing my interpretation of the many applicable business lessons from Brown's keynote address.  They're hyperlinked from this home page so you can easily access the different topics of greatest interest to you.  In addition, I've added some of my own commentary from studying the content on The Daily Beast website.  If you're strictly looking for the highlights here you go, and I hope you'll jump in the conversation and add any additional lessons you picked up.

Executive Summary of the Key Lessons Learned from Tina Brown and The Daily Beast

Part 1: Success in Online Publishing and Social Media Requires ReInvention (Even for a Tina Brown)
* In the Online World, We are All in the Business of Sharing
* Social Media is How You Invite the Audience to Join the Conversation
* Participation is the Currency of an Audience-Driven Marketing World

Part 2: Tina Brown and The Daily Beast Understand the Importance of Buyer Personas in Online Strategy
* Understanding Your Audience Starts with Personally Meeting Them
* "Read This, Skip That" and "The Daily Cheat Sheet" Focus the Attention of a Busy, Overwhelmed Audience

Part 3: Tina Brown of The Daily Beast — Online Differentiation Starts by Establishing Your Point-of-View (POV)
* If You Don't Have a Budget, Get Yourself a Point of View
* The Daily Beast Defines Its Point-of-View Around "Where News and Culture Collide"
* Emotion Further Differentiates a Point-of-View
* Generating the News Drives Audience Engagement. Aggregating It — Not So Much

Part 4: What Tina Brown and The Daily Beast Measure to Drive Competitive Advantage and Audience Engagement
* Employ Metrics that Increase Your Organization's Competitive Advantage
* Evaluate How Specific Audiences Interact and Engage with Your Content

Part 5: The 3 T's According to Tina Brown — Team, Trust, and Timing at The Daily Beast
* Combine the Talent of Media Veterans with the Tecnological Savvy of Digital Natives
* Delegating Trust Allows Tina Brown to Directly Focus on Brand Extension Strategy
* Timing is Everything Because the Right Story at the Wrong Time is the Wrong Story