We offer publishing support and solutions in these areas:

Strategy

An established strategy helps ensure publications attract high-quality research. We help our clients identify and create a roadmap to reach goals that are both ambitious and attainable.

• Content strategies

• Needs assessments

• Market research

• Editor searches

• Portfolio expansions and consolidations

• Product launches

Performance

Without vigilance, a publications strategy can easily become a feel-good exercise, so we help our clients establish clear and quantifiable metrics to define success. When performance is less than satisfactory, we provide analysis and recommendations for course correction.

• KPI assessments

• Gap analyses

• Editor evaluations

• Competitor benchmarks

• Operational audits

• Workflow developments

Finance

While furthering research is their ultimate goal, our clients rely on the revenue their publications generate. Our analysis and market knowledge helps maximize revenues and identify cost savings without compromising quality, so the surplus can support their missions.

• Analyses, modeling, and forecasting

• Pricing

• Revenue growth

• Cost benchmarks and savings

• Purchase and sale valuations

Education

We help our clients keep their staff and volunteers current with the latest trends and best practices in scholarly publishing so they can focus on supporting their members.

• Publishing trends and policies

• Best practices

• Retreat facilitation

• Training workshops

Publisher and vendor relations

Our clients range from organizations that publish independently to those that contract with full-service publishers. Across that spectrum, we help our clients identify and prioritize their needs, evaluate candidates, and provide expert insight and recommendations to select partners that will help them reach their goals.

• Request for Proposals

• Evaluations and renewals

• Contract negotiations

• Transition support

• Interim or ongoing oversight