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Group Names Digital Publishing Vendor Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania

Jason Fell — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:42:11 -0500

In an annual ranking of Pennsylvania businesses, Lancaster-based digital magazine vendor Nxtbook Media has been named the best medium-size company to work for.

Cathie Black on Magazine Business: 'I Think We've All Stopped Lying to Each Other'

Jason Fell — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:36:40 -0500

NEW YORK—"It's tough. It's terrible. I think we've all stopped lying to each other."

Publishing Director Out at Entrepreneur Media

Jason Fell — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:06:35 -0500

Bob Kelly is out as publishing director at Irvine, California-based Entrepreneur magazine publisher Entrepreneur Media. The position was recently eliminated, a company spokesperson confirmed with FOLIO:.

Consumer Cutbacks: Restaurants, Vacations ... Magazines?

Matt Kinsman — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:37:17 -0500

Circulation Associate/Assistant

Dan Trombetto — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:43:22 -0500

Circulation associates and assistants expect salaries to increase in 2008 based on flat compensation levels over the past few years.

Circulation Manager

Dan Trombetto — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:32:13 -0500

The challenges of competing company goals aren’t getting managers increased salaries, but regardless, they remain more optimistic than directors.

Circulation Director or Top Circulation Executive

Dan Trombetto — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:13:19 -0500

Directors are increasingly pessimistic about salaries in 2008, despite a slight rise in compensation, with overall company revenue playing an increasingly important role.

Aspire’s Interweave Acquires Craft Enthusiast Web Site

Jason Fell — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:02:01 -0500

Craft and arts publisher Interweave—a unit of Loveland, Colorado-based Aspire Media—has acquired CrochetMe.com from its developer, Kim Werker, the former editor of Interweave Crochet magazine. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Masthead Web Site to Live On

Jason Fell — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:41:38 -0500

Niche Media Shutters Atlanta Peach

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:32:58 -0500

Luxury regional lifestyle publisher Niche Media has shuttered Atlanta Peach magazine. The December issue will be its last.

Ford Sponsors Entire Issue of Country Weekly

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:13:19 -0500

American Media Inc.’s Country Weekly has become the latest magazine to publish a single-sponsored issue.

Newspaper Columnist's 8 Predictions for Magazines in 2009

Dylan Stableford — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:06:00 -0500

'Time, Newsweek, U.S. News consolidate, re-emerge as 10-page fax.'

Paste Upgrades E-mail Marketing Platform

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:02:02 -0500

Paste, the 180,000-circ music and entertainment magazine, has overhauled its e-mail marketing platform to allow for better reporting and analysis, which has led to routine sell-outs of newsletter ad inventory.

Mimosa Named Pantone’s 2009 Color of the Year

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:41:55 -0500

It’s not just a brunch cocktail anymore. Color systems provider Pantone has named “Mimosa” its 2009 color of the year.

Social Networking Platform Gets $14M in Funding

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:04:47 -0500

Social media and video platform KickApps announced it has closed a $14 million round of financing. The funding—provided by a collection of investors including North Atlantic Capital, Spark Capital and Prism Ventures—will be used to accelerate KickApps’ expansion into new markets, the company said in a statement.

Time Out New York Goes on the Block

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:39:30 -0500

The New York edition of Time Out is officially on the block, the company has confirmed. The asking price is approximately $40 million.

Hearst Upgrades Digital CMS

Vanessa Voltolina — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:39:15 -0500

Hearst has upgraded the digital content management system for its 16 daily newspapers. Nstein, which provides publishers with content management solutions, semantic search, and image workflow centralization, will allow Hearst to better manage its digital content supply chain.

Road & Track Experiments with Free Mobile Video

Vanessa Voltolina — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:56:28 -0500

At its L.A. Auto Show last month, Road & Track experimented with a mobile device to unveil the latest cars.

Condé Nast's Flip Flops

Dylan Stableford — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:20:00 -0500

Social networking site for teen girls to close December 16.

UBM’s TechInsights Reorganizes, Lays Off 10%

Jason Fell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:43:04 -0500

In an effort to streamline the business and integrate recent acquisitions, United Business Media’s TechInsights group today announced a “leadership reorganization” that has resulted in the elimination of roughly 10 percent of its global workforce, or about 25 employees.

'Dramatic Restructuring' Could Become the Norm in 2009

Matt Kinsman — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:01:08 -0500

With M&A light, media banker introduces 'operational restructuring' practice.

Pregnancy Magazine Mimics Infamous ’93 Rolling Stone Janet Jackson Cover with Jan from ‘The Office’

Dylan Stableford — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:55:08 -0500

Cover imitators.

International Circulation Assembly Prez Challenges Members to ‘Embrace Digital Medium’

Jason Fell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:49:58 -0500

The International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations General Assembly recently concluded in Mexico and Chris Boyd, outgoing president of the Audit Bureau of Circulations U.K. and Ireland, challenged IFABC members to “embrace the digital medium.”

National Geographic Discontinues Green Guide

Dylan Stableford — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:58:11 -0500

National Geographic’s Green Guide, which the National Geographic Society acquired in 2007 and relaunched as a general consumer quarterly in March, has been shuttered, FOLIO: has learned.

McGraw-Hill Launches Design Magazine

Jason Fell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:14:28 -0500

At a time when print launches are increasingly considered taboo, McGraw-Hill Tuesday officially unveiled HQ, a new quarterly magazine covering building design and workplace effectiveness.

Study Shows Hot Women in Men’s Magazines Have Negative Impact on ... Men

Vanessa Voltolina — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:05:13 -0500

A new wrinkle in the argument against airbrushing.

Australian Men’s Magazine Loses 130,000 Inflatable Breasts

Jason Fell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:03:22 -0500

Editor: ‘We want our boobs back.’

Media M&A Firm to Offer Restructuring Advice

Dylan Stableford — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:54:22 -0500

With the U.S. economy now officially in recession and media M&A ground to a virtual halt, investment bankers DeSilva + Phillips is now looking to tap into the growing market for companies in need of financial restructuring.

Beat 'Print is Dead' With 'Free iPod' Threat

Dylan Stableford — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:23:59 -0500

Canon's SVP combats client's argument with MP3 player.

Community Publishing: The Next New Hope?

Dan Trombetto — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:43:12 -0500

“It’s time for leaders to lead.”

80-Plus Layoffs at Source Interlink

Jason Fell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:48:43 -0500

The layoffs that have rocked the publishing industry have come to Source Interlink. The Bonita Springs, Florida-based distributor and enthusiast magazine publisher recently laid off “upwards of 80 employees,” a knowledgeable source told FOLIO:.

How Gas Prices Affect the Newsstand

Dylan Stableford — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:27:45 -0500

Could a dip in price per gallon mean a spike in single copy sales?

Paper Supplier Raises Prices, Again

Jason Fell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:43:17 -0500

European paper supplier M-Real today said it will raise prices for coated fine and coated magazine papers by 8 percent starting in early 2009. Earlier this year, the company increased prices for its U.S. market coated magazine papers by $60 per ton and its U.K. magazine papers by about $80 per ton.

Connecticut Regional Publisher Cuts Frequencies, Reduces Workforce by 35 Percent

Jason Fell — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:36:16 -0500

Westport, Connecticut-based regional publisher Moffly Publications today said it will reduce the frequency for a number of its magazines. The company has laid off 18 staffers—or about 35 percent of its overall workforce—as part of the shift.

Does Ann Moore Deserve a Lifetime Achievement Award?

Dylan Stableford — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:05:54 -0500

In the process of laying off 600, Time Inc. CEO’s induction begs the question: Too soon?

People on the Move | 12.04.08

Jason Fell — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:35:11 -0500

Howard Hochhauser has resigned from his post as CFO at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Controller Allison Jacques will serve as interim CFO while the company searches for a replacement.

Understanding Link Journalism

Dan Trombetto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:09:37 -0500

“Link journalism,” a term coined by Scott Karp, formerly director of digital strategy at Atlantic Media and founder of journalist social network Publish2, refers to sharing and picking up links from other media outlets and

Technologies To Look For in ‘09

Dan Trombetto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:45:02 -0500

Keeping ahead of the technology curve has become a large part of magazines’ success. Leveraging the latest add-ons and enhancing readership through workflow, design and online presence has become even more important for publications and their online entities to remain afloat.

Ann Moore, Martha Stewart Honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards

Jason Fell — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:49:44 -0500

RELATED: Does Ann Moore Deserve a Lifetime Achievement Award?

A New Sales Strategy for 2009

Dan Trombetto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:15:55 -0500

Publishers are scrambling to offer the fully “integrated package” including print, online, events, lead generation and data to name just a few. But how to effectively position those offerings in a way and at a time that makes sense for the customer?

What is the Optimal Software Feature Set?

Dan Trombetto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:54:24 -0500

As publishers look for ways to cut costs, one of the primary sources of cost-cutting is through automation of workflows.

Face Up: Shift

Dan Trombetto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:23:18 -0500

Issue: September/November 2008Frequency: Quarterly Launched: Originally published as Noetic Sciences Review in 1986; re-launched as Shift in 2003

Revenue for B-to-B Magazines Flat Over 3 Years

Dylan Stableford — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:22:08 -0500

Total revenue generated by b-to-b publications was down slightly in 2007 and flat over 2005, while editorial, advertising and circulation expenses continue to grow.

Explaining Scaling Back Print to Advertisers

Dylan Stableford — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:58:53 -0500

Memo from Remix's publisher.

Swedish Magazine Editors Undergo Plastic Surgery for Feature

Jason Fell — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:52:38 -0500

Extreme cuts: How far would you go to get the story?

Primedia Faces Stock Delisting

Jason Fell — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:40:13 -0500

Primedia Inc. said Monday it was notified by the New York Stock Exchange that its average total market capitalization was less than $75 million over a 30-day trading period and is “below criteria” for its continued listing standards.

Cover Price Experiments

Dan Trombetto — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:30:14 -0500

Some of us may remember back in 2007 when celebrity lifestyle magazine OK! made the decision to increase its cover price. Like a copycat younger sister, Bauer Publishing followed suit.

Reader’s Digest Considering Name Change

Dylan Stableford — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:19:41 -0500

Any suggestions?

M&A Scorecard | December 2008

Dan Trombetto — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:02:52 -0500

From layoffs to plunging credit markets, publishing industry M&A activity seemed to grind to a halt in late October/early November. According to predictions from the Jordan, Edmiston Group managing directors Tolman Geffs and Scott Peters, the market could bottom out before the end of the year and not see growth until 2010.

Know the difference between SEM and SEO

Dan Trombetto — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:38:00 -0500

Keyword bids? Paid search? Semantic URLs?