Good News/Bad News from KPMG

The Bad:

KPMG has found that 81% of UK “would go elsewhere for content if a previously free site we use frequently began charging”. Only 19% would be willing to pay in the UK, while globally (the same research looked at consumer behaviour in a range of countries) 43% of consumers are willing to pay for digital content.

Retrofitting a paywall? Probably not gonna work.

The Good:

They are also more willing to have data collected if it would result in lower content costs. “48 percent of UK consumers would be willing to accept profile tracking, up from 35 percent in the 2008 survey.” Publishers and marketers need to take care though as 90% of consumers also expressed concern about their privacy and security online.

Interesting possibilities there, especially in niches, if explored with care…

The quotes above are both from Kevin Anderson’s rather deeper analysis, which is well worth reading.