Beta 2020 resources
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Splice Beta is your media festival.
We believe in the importance of an ecosystem-based approach, and Splice Beta is where it all comes together — where we all come together. It’s a celebration of the amazing work that media startups are doing.
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“#splicebeta has created a virtual space for information, collaboration, and inspiration as well as amazing networking!”
— Patricia Torres-Burd, MDIF
How to build a long term relationship with your donor
Raising money isn’t rocket science. Just remember that it’s all about cultivating relationships, says Luminate’s Melanie Hui.
Doing a live video stream? Here’s how to think about it
Livestreaming is a way to bring audiences who are stuck at home to places that they can’t go, and show them what’s going on there, says Simon Kearney at Click2View.
Editorial jobs are coming back, but they’ve changed because of Covid: Telum Media
The massive layoffs at the start of the year have eased but new skills are now in demand, according to Haikel Fahim.
Building, finding, and engaging communities on Facebook
As a media company, if you're not serving your users, why do you exist? Grace Clapham at Facebook has some advice on how to build your community.
How Tech In Asia focused on subscriptions to drive profitability in the pandemic
“With crisis comes opportunity. We launched subscriptions after layoffs and were low on cash. There is nothing like survival to motivate us,” says TIA’s Terence Lee.
Podcast maverick Niki Torres on tips and tools to build your own podcast series
“With Chief Best Friends, I wanted to advocate for women cultivating meaningful friendships so they can support each other and conduct business partnerships successfully.”
Splice Beta begins! Everything you want to know about what we do, why we're doing this, and how you can make full use of Beta
This is our third attempt at creating Splice Beta this year, thanks to Covid. But we have an amazing plan in place. This is how you can make the most of Beta.