Jim Chisholm

Joint Principal, iMedia Advisory Services

Jim advises publishing organisations around the world on how to develop their business in both product and practice. He is joint principal of iMedia, a leading global newspaper consulting practice, with clients currently in over a dozen countries. He set up his first consultancy company in 1993. He was Strategy Advisor and executive committee member of the World Association of Newspapers for whom he created and directed the Shaping the Future of the Newspaper programme. In addition he has been an adviser to the European Commission on newspaper distribution, produced a ten-year industry outlook for the Newspaper Association of America, and advised on the marketing strategy for the UK Newspaper Society that led to the formation of NS marketing.

Jim started as an analyst at The Guardian, and has held executive positions with Thomson, Trinity Mirror and Bonnier. During his career he worked on the launch of a number of daily and Sunday, paid and free newspapers, as well as magazines, websites, and radio stations. 

A Scot, now based in Lille in France, Jim is well known internationally as an advisor, researcher, writer and presenter. Over the last ten years he has produced over 30 different studies covering the key strategic issues facing the publishing industry world-wide. His work has been presented in over 40 countries, and translated into eleven languages. His monthly magazine column is syndicated to industry media worldwide. 

Jim will join the panel in State of the Media on Monday morning.

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