October 5, 2005
By Bill Mickey The media and information industry has been through a particularly active first three quarters accumulating $52 billion in M&A deals according to New York-based media bankers Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI) , who have themselves rifled through 19 transactions to date. The firm tracks transactions across 11 sectors.
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October 3, 2005
By Dylan Stableford Michigan City, Indiana-based reprint and digital licensing firm FosteReprints has inked a deal with United Press International , the Washington, D.C.-based global business and policy news provider. FosteReprints will provide reprint, e-print and copyright licensing of UPI's online content.
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October 3, 2005
By Dylan Stableford BBDO New York won the top honor for its "Ecomagination" GE campaign at American Business Media's CEBA (Creative Excellence in Business Advertising) awards ceremony on September 29 at Lincoln Center in New York.
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October 3, 2005
Phil Ellenbecker is on a mission. He is determined to do everything he can to halt the door-to-door sales of magazine subscriptions, and intends to personally call every single publisher on the Magazine Publishers Association membership list to explain his concerns.
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October 1, 2005
By Bill Mickey August 18 Buyer: CMP Seller: Various Sale Price: $27, $24, $5.5 million EBITDA Multiple: 10X, 10X, 7X
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October 1, 2005
By Matt Kinsman Despite the glut of electronic information, e-mail newsletters remain a timely, effective way to stay top of mind for very little cost. To keep their newsletters a must-read instead of spam file fodder, publishers need to deliver surgical strikes that highlight actionable content.
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October 1, 2005
By Tony Silber SRDS, which successfully revamped its consumer-magazine product lineup this year, is implementing a similar plan with its b-to-b business for 2006, dramatically scaling back the frequency of its print directory and adding a variety of online products and services.
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October 1, 2005
By Christopher Heun Frustrated by new rules passed two months ago by the Audit Bureau of Circulations , circulation directors charge that the industry group has failed to adequately explain the changes, which they believe are largely unnecessary in the first place.
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October 1, 2005
When you hire a company to care for your lawn, and two weeks later the yard is bristling with dandelions, you know you have an unreliable landscaping service.
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