Mar 21, 2009
Rob Grimshaw has been at the Financial Times since 2000, recently moving to the position of Managing Director of Ft.com. On nma.co.uk, Grimshaw describes running an online publishing business as “relatively simple”. “I have three tasks,” he says. “I have to acquire traffic, engage users once they’re on the site, and make money from them.”
Mar 16, 2009
The Financial Times last week launched China Confidential, a high-end, China-focused news service headed by former China bureau chief, James Kynge. I recently met with Rob Grimshaw, the London-based Managing Director of FT.com, who explained in a video interview (below) why people would pay 2,000 pounds per year for the service. Their self-description: China Confidential
Apr 3, 2008
Angela Mackay, executive director of the Financial Times Asia Pacific, announced today that the Chinese-language ftchinese.com, which was launched in mid-2005, has now reached one million registered users. Users are not charged for using the website, but in the below video she hints at how the company plans to make money from the site. Other
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
