FOLIO: Magazine Staff
May 1, 2006
ABM named Joseph J. Hanson, chairman of Professional Media Group LLC, the recipient of its 38th Annual Crain Award. The Award was established by a grant from the G.D. Crain, Jr. Foundation. Given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the development of editorial excellence in business media, the award
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Marrecca Fiore
May 1, 2006
They pull out, fall out and can slow you down as you anxiously search for the latest magazine feature on your favorite celebrity: They're big, bulky, attention-grabbing ads. They run the gamut from French doors to gatefolds to flaps, CD inserts, pop-ups and more. But do they work? Can publishers command a premium for out-of-the-box
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
April 28, 2006
Issue: March/April 2006 Frequency: Bimonthly Launched: 1970 Circulation: 110,000 Editor: Moises Naim Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Art Director/Design: Travis Daub Concept: A cover story entitled "The Return of Patriarchy" deserves cover art that reflects the mission
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
April 28, 2006
Thomas A. Quadracci, who cofounded Quad/Graphics with his brother, the late Harry V. Quadracci, will retire from his position as CEO July 1 and retire entirely from the company at the end of the year. He will be replaced by J. Joel Quadracci.
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Tony Silber
April 27, 2006
Why does it seem so hard for some publishers to understand the concept of magazine media as a brand-based business? Where print is a strong component, but only one of several. At the Western Publications Association Conference last month, I sat in on the half-day Executive Management Workshop (which FOLIO: sponsored). One of the attendees challenged a speaker, saying that the additional
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
April 27, 2006
There have been around 150 magazine launches so far this year, depending who you ask. How many of these will still be publishing 100 years from now?
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Linda Zebian
April 18, 2006
Time Inc. wasn't finished slashing jobs when it announced 250 layoffs earlier this month. A spokeswoman confirmed today the media powerhouse is adding 26 more union names to its unemployment list.
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Marrecca Fiore
April 13, 2006
Executive compensation in some of the magazine industry's public companies was fairly flat, with a few exceptions, in 2005, according to the information that was available this month from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Linda Zebian
April 13, 2006
It's common for celebrity weeklies to recycle the same photos of Britney's baby in the front seat of her SUV or Paris Hilton's latest scandalous bikini shot. One paparazzi guy snags that one great candid shot and it's plastered over every page of every celeb and gossip title each week.
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