Innovation Lab

What is the SPi Global Innovation Lab?

The Content Solutions SPi Global Innovation Lab is a strategic solutions platform that serves as a breeding ground for new ideas, offering a low-risk content innovation path for the development and deployment of process innovation across the publishing spectrum. It is driven by key SPi Global specialists from our Strategy, Marketing, Technology, and Research & Development Units.

What is the reason behind the launch of Innovation Lab?

We see the publishing industry undergoing rapid structural shifts. Escalating costs of production and printing, changing customer preferences, and the need to adapt, exploit and invest in new media technology are the key challenges that are forcing publishers to innovate for survival. The SPi Global Innovation Lab can help you with the tough questions:

• How can I maintain a competitive advantage while I’m losing readers?
• How do I manage to maintain a profit with decreasing budgets and fewer staff?

SPi Global has always partnered with strategic customers in pioneering innovations in the content solution space. This has helped us to move from being a conversion services provider 30 years ago to a leading provider with a complete suite of solutions across print, electronic, and database products. We have decided to standardize this model through the Innovation Lab and take it to the next level. The SPi Global Innovation Lab’s processes and technologies today will become tomorrow’s standard — continuous innovation is what separates us from the other service providers in this space.

What type of projects are you working on?

There is a wide array of projects that we are working on. These include:

• Conceptualizing “e-primary” workflow and production process for books and journals.
• Improving the “Content Experience” through enhanced eBooks.
• ePub 3.0 and HTML5 deliverables.
• Partnership approach with client teams in overall process optimization.
• Pilot projects in services/solutions not commonly outsourced.

What types of resources do you have to support the Innovation Lab?

We have a 200-member publishing technology team with expertise in XML, software, and new media.We also have more than 100 Six Sigma experts to understand and identify process optimization.

Our Content Solutions capability

SPi Global empowers leading publishers and content providers to maximize the value of their content online and offline by infusing technology, know-how, and innovation into their businesses. SPi Global provides its clients with a competitive advantage by creating unique strategies in redefining a business model, enhancing an existing or developing a new service offering and/or increasing operational efficiencies by introducing a system or redefining workflows.

With a complete suite of digital, publishing, content enrichment, marketing, and customer support services, we help companies adapt to the rapidly changing demands and needs of their own customers through our unique and innovative solutions.

For over 30 years, SPi Global has been helping leading publishers, not-for-profit organizations, information providers, and Fortune 1000 companies to increase their revenues, reduce costs, improve time-to-market, and automate operations. With over 500 clients and 9,000 content specialists, no job is too large for us.

To learn more about how SPi Global’s Innovation Lab help you drive your content solutions strategy, email [email protected] or download our Innovation Lab brochure.