The Business Model Canvas

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Scripps Innovators Cup

SMU Journalism Lab

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Date: 03/31/2015

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Key Partners

Key Activities

Value Propositions

Customer Relationships

Customer Segments

Who are our Key Partners?

Who are our key suppliers?
Which Key Resources are we acquairing from partners?
Which Key Activities do partners perform?

What Key Activities do our Value Propositions require?

Our Distribution Channels?
Customer Relationships?
Revenue streams?
catergories
Production
Problem Solving
Platform/Network

What type of relationship does each of our

Customer Segments expect us to establish
and maintain with them?
Which ones have we established?
How are they integrated with the rest of our
business model?
How costly are they?

For whom are we creating value?

Who are our most important customers?

motivations for partnerships

Optimization and economy
Reduction of risk and uncertainty
Acquisition of particular resources and activities

What value do we deliver to the customer?

Which one of our customers problems are we
helping to solve?
What bundles of products and services are we
offering to each Customer Segment?
Which customer needs are we satisfying?

-Teachers, school administrators,

PTAs who will facilitate relationships
with students and help understand key
areas of need within our customer
segment.

- Opportunity to win scholarships

through participation in activities verified
through geo-location technology
including beacons and social media
geofilters
- Quizzes and News Articles in English
and Spanish
- Sponsored events

Key Resources
What Key Resources do our Value Propositions require?
Our Distribution Channels? Customer Relationships?
Revenue Streams?
types of resources
Physical
Intellectual (brand patents, copyrights, data)
Human
Financial

-Human capital, including

writers
- Geo-location technology
-Server space

characteristics
Newness
Performance
Customization
Getting the Job Done
Design
Brand/Status
Price
Cost Reduction
Risk Reduction
Accessibility
Convenience/Usability

examples
Personal assistance
Dedicated Personal Assistance
Self-Service
Automated Services
Communities
Co-creation

- Trustworthy content presented in a casual,

personalized tone.

- Expose high school students to current political

events and relevant civic and political
information through a personalized Web and app
experience.
- Customized news and quizzes that fits each
user's context
- Vetted user-generated content that makes
politics interesting and digestible
- Connection to relevant information and
scholarship opportunity based on geographic
location
- Provide students the opportunity to win
scholarships by attaining points by participating
in contests, attending events, and engaging with
political content on the interface.

- reliable translations of relevant content

(Spanish-speaking audience)

Variable:
- Outsourced web and app development
What are the most important costs inherent in our business model?
- Development costs supplemented by support of volunteer coders and developers at
Which Key Resources are most expensive?
Which Key Activities are most expensive?
SMU
is your business more
Cost Driven (leanest cost structure, low price value proposition, maximum automation, extensive outsourcing)
Value Driven (focused on value creation, premium value proposition)
sample characteristics
Fixed Costs (salaries, rents, utilities)
Variable costs
Economies of scale
Economies of scope

Fixed:
- Staff writers
- Secure server space
- Infrastructure/office space
- Advertising/development team

Mass Market
Niche Market
Segmented
Diversified
Multi-sided Platform

- High school students, generally ages 14

through 18, who lack access or interest to
political information.
- Diversity segments including Spanishspeaking students.
- Specifically, the nearly 23 million
millenials who do not exercise their right
to vote in presidential elections

Channels
Through which Channels do our Customer Segments
want to be reached?
How are we reaching them now?
How are our Channels integrated?
Which ones work best?
Which ones are most cost-efficient?
How are we integrating them with customer routines?
channel phases
1. Awareness
How do we raise awareness about our companys products and services?
2. Evaluation
How do we help customers evaluate our organizations Value Proposition?
3. Purchase
How do we allow customers to purchase specific products and services?
4. Delivery
How do we deliver a Value Proposition to customers?
5. After sales
How do we provide post-purchase customer support?

-Primary: Digital interface

- Knowledge of what high

school students are interested
in

Cost Structure

Final

-Secondary: Events and advertising

Revenue Streams
For what value are our customers really willing to pay?
For what do they currently pay?
How are they currently paying?
How would they prefer to pay?
How much does each Revenue Stream contribute to overall revenues?

- Audience: 1) Microsurvey monetization to provide premium datasets for advertisers

2) Ticket sales to special events.

types
Asset sale
Usage fee
Subscription Fees
Lending/Renting/Leasing
Licensing
Brokerage fees
Advertising

fixed pricing
List Price
Product feature dependent
Customer segment
dependent
Volume dependent

- Sponsorship: Monetize indirect audience access valued by lobbyist groups,

corporations, and political parties.

dynamic pricing
Negotiation (bargaining)
Yield Management
Real-time-Market

- Native advertising: Combine journalism and sponsorship in a way that generates

revenue and increases our audience.

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