Martin Taylor

Martin has more than two decades of experience creating and marketing print and digital content. He was an early pioneer of online publishing in New Zealand, beginning one of the country’s first daily news sites. He’s spent his career in New Zealand and overseas writing and publishing about digital technology for both experts and non-technical business users.

Martin’s international CEO experience includes books, newspapers and magazines in both print and digital formats. He’s operated in both small and large markets including the US and his home country of New Zealand where he established independent book publishing and distribution businesses.

He’s trained publishers in online and digital media in several countries and has held senior industry posts.

Martin has served on the national council of the Publishers Association where he led digital strategy, and he is a former President of the Magazine Publishers Association. He has been a frequent judge of media and journalism awards.

He founded the Digital Publishing Forum, a joint initiative of book publisher and author groups, and was awarded Publisher of the Year in his home country of New Zealand.

His extensive industry involvement, international experience, and deep knowledge of digital technology and publishing have allowed him to work with hundreds of organisations over more than a decade on issues dealing with upskilling and technology-driven change.