Why We’re Here
Technically Media is a media services consultancy for the next news ecosystem. Our clients are traditional media and business and nonprofit content creators. Put simply: we build audiences.
Our mission is empowering, expanding and bolstering new and existing content creators and instilling an understanding of authentic audience growth with the journalistic ethics of transparency. At heart, we are journalists.
What We Do
Founded in February 2009, TM’s small, focused, innovative team operates in two broad and related functions: content and editorial strategy.
Content strategy is a field of user experience that focuses on creating actionable, assertive and relevant use of language and content hierarchy on websites and other internet-based platforms. A successful strategy encompasses all published work, both online and offline, and creates more quantifiable, successful campaigns for action.
Editorial Strategy is the implementation of web-friendly content and interactivity on a platform, like a news site, blog or social media, that grows an audience and community, who can be converted to donors, supporters, customers or volunteers and can grow the reputation of an organization as a thought leader around its mission. A successful strategy can also serve as an institutional memory, help create broader partnerships and increase search engine optimization. (Read more about our services)
Though proudly based in Philadelphia, our work brings us elsewhere. Contact us if you’re interested in hearing more, or try filling out our Project Planner.
Because of our passions, we also help organize the local ONA and Content Strategy Meetup groups.
Technically Media Inc. is an incorporated business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Officially based in the Fishtown neighborhood, we have offices in Center City Philadelphia.
Founding Partners
Technically Media was founded in 2009 by three young journalists, with backgrounds in technology, business and work-flow innovation.
Sean Blanda | sean@technicallymedia.com
Lives: Fishtown, Philadelphia.
Philosophy: Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the finished.
Twitter: @seanblanda
When you see Sean ask him about: The Philadelphia Eagles.
Blanda handles IT, editorial innovation and client management for Technically Media. For Technically Philly, he heads up venture capital coverage and organizes the Switch Phillydemo event. Blanda is responsible for most of the company’s technology needs, and can often be seen tinkering with the latest WordPress plugin. He also oversees Constitution Daily for Technically Media, training staff and dictating editorial strategy.
Brian James Kirk | brian@technicallymedia.com
Lives: Spring Garden, Philadelphia.
Philosophy: Don’t talk about it; do it.
Twitter: @brianjameskirk
When you see Brian ask him about: Early 90′s punk rock.
Kirk handles operations, proposals, client work and content strategy for Technically Media, managing projects like PlanPhilly’s Desolate to Dynamic, a grant-funded explanatory journalism series, Broadband2035, a grant-funded investigative series for Technically Philly, TM’s flagship product, and Constitution Daily, an editorial platform and strategy designed for the National Constitution Center. Kirk gets a kick out of hobby design, responsible for TM’s graphics and thinking about the next big mapping/data visualization project.
Christopher Wink | chris@technicallymedia.com
Lives: Fishtown, Philadelphia.
Philosophy: No judging in brainstorming.
Twitter: @christopherwink
When you see Chris ask him about: Philadelphia politics.
Christopher Wink is a co-founder and full-time partner with Technically Media, where he leads new client acquisition, editorial strategy, business management and is a leading contributor to technology news site Technically Philly. A resident of the Fishtown neighborhood, he leads TP’s Transparencity open gov reporting project, in addition to coverage of city IT policy, Comcast and other established business. With his partners, Wink organized Philly Tech Week, BarCamp NewsInnovation and other major regional events. A former freelance writer for Metro and the Philadelphia Inquirer, he writes regularly about news innovation and best business practices on his blog here. In his free time, the bicyclist commuter contributes to hyperlocal news site NEast Philly and launched the Story Shuffle story series.