Social, Local, Mobile,
Video... and the Cloud
- apps and the future of content



                   Gerd Leonhard
        Futurist (Media & Communications)
            CEO of The Futures Agency
           Author & Think-Tank Leader
                                            Circles Image via David Armano
mozilla.org/sopa
The future is already here...




   Source: 1: HuffingtonPost.com 2: Google Australia 3: Kevin Kelly 4: Google Images 5: PennOlson.com
Finally, the Global Village is real
Many first-time-ever issues
will need to be addressed
Hat tip to Kevin Kelly
People of the Cloud
...will expect a lot more than connectivity
Maybe... the End of PCs...?




   EVERYTHING is about Mobile
Ads + Content + Apps =




                    !
Video is the next text -
and Apps are the new cable
        channels
Content + Mobile +   =
Telecom « Media » Telecom


                   Source: Mary Meeker / Kleiner Perkins on Slideshare




Cloud | Video
TeleMedia Futures: new roles!!!
                  Content (Creators,        Advertisers
                   Publishers etc)

                                             Device
Telcos &                                     Makers
Operators




                                       Search / Tech
                                       i.e. Media 2.0
Social Networks
Get ready for food chain conflicts
Average engagement per user
Average involvement per user
 Average premiums per user
Guess what they will do with this $35 Aakash Tablet
Radical Behavior Changes everywhere
The end of masses?




Source: thecarbonara blog
€ 10 Devices. Soon.




The iSlate
The keywords

 FAST. NOW.
RELEVANT. ME.
 PERSONAL.
 HUMAN.
‘Consumers’ are leaping
- what about your business?
Disruption and Lubrication
    is the name of the game
Disrupt yourself or be disrupted
Embrace Empowerment ;) ;(
Images: Source: FastCompany.com
Tell a good story. ALWAYS.
Make Sense not Noise




  curation
Apps: Stage Experiences!!!




    Source: Joseph Pine Ted Talk
Web-native, mobile and OTT !
‘Open’ is the new default




                Source: Alan Moore via Slideshare
Image licensed from sevensheaven.nl
“Becoming an open business is truly challenging”
                  Steve Rubel / Edelman Digital
Obsession with Control can be a tiny problem:)




     Source: ARS
Fluid + Feels-Like-Free + Freemium | Upselling




              +
Paid with Data and / or Attention
The problem is not the ‘pay’ - it’s the wall!




Quelle:
Freemium is good *but not for everyone!
‘3rd party pays’ and
Branded Content will explode
Advertis
           ing
  become
            s
Content
        , too
Advertising 1.0 is unsustainable
Advertising = Content
  Marketing = Curation
 Brands = Publishers
Marketers = Storytellers
Consumers = Participants
Focus on RoE(ngagement) not (just) RoI
Be a Market-Maker *not a market-waiter ;(
Entrepreneurs: remember this!
Summary
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Gerd Leonhard: Futurist Apps