Features

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.

2008 Circ Salary Survey

Dan Trombetto — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:38:11 -0500

For the majority of circulation departments, decreasing ad sales, smaller print circulation, stagnate budgets and staffing cuts—all factors cited in last year’s FOLIO: Circulation Salary Survey—not only exist, but have been exacerbated by the recession.

2008 Production and Art Salary Survey

Dan Trombetto — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:09:12 -0400

2008 Consumer Magazine CEO Survey

Dan Trombetto — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:21:47 -0400

The tipping point, in which print revenue is eclipsed by other models, notably e-media and events, is a reality for many b-to-b publishers, particularly technology publishers. On the other hand, consumer publishers have remained solidly print-driven in the past few years and remain so today.

Creating an Innovative Community

Dylan Stableford — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:14:14 -0400

During a session at the FOLIO: Show last September called “The Online Editorial Toolkit,” Fortune executive editor Josh Quittner said he considered social media to be one of the most important initiatives for magazine publishers. Said Quittner, “If you’re not working on a Facebook-style application, you should be.

Go Your Own Way: Editors Turn Entrepreneurs

Dylan Stableford — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:35:12 -0400

Are there any editors who haven’t at least toyed with the idea of starting their own business? Working within the cocoon of an established publisher, particularly one of the larger players, certainly has its perks but most editors, at some point, have thought they could do it better on their own, without being hampered by budgets and restrictions that someone else set.

Cygnus CEOs Assess Their Tenure

Dylan Stableford — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:07:41 -0400

When ABRY Partners decided in the middle of 2006 to take Cygnus Business Media in a new direction, putting the $120 million company under a pair of co-CEOs, it surely didn’t anticipate the angst that was to come.

2008 Editorial Salary Survey

Dylan Stableford — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:00:18 -0400

Magazine editors at all levels have had work piling on for years—“more work than one person can reasonably handle,” according to one respondent to FOLIO:’s 2008 Editorial Salary Survey.

2008 Regional Magazine Survey

Dylan Stableford — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:57:11 -0400

Spurred by a low barrier to entry—including low-cost self-publishing systems and, in many cases, door-to-door distribution—the city and regional magazine category continues to grow, with not just cities but even regions and small towns supporting multiple titles vying for the same readership and often the same ad dollars.

Case Studies in Custom Publishing

Dylan Stableford — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:56:22 -0400

Defining the mission is always critical for a custom publishing project. Is the project about brand exposure? Customer conversions? Maybe even sales?