2021 Top Women in Media Awards Luncheon
The women spearheading the progression of the publishing industry will be recognized at the Top Women in Media Awards Celebration on September 30, 2021 in New York City. Join your industry peers, the...
View ArticleHow Magazine Publishers Are Cutting Print Costs to Improve Profits
Sponsored by Cummings Printing When it comes to improving profits at print magazines, there’s a tendency to focus on new ways of driving revenue. But while keeping a close eye on expenses can also have...
View ArticleMessage to Our Folio: Community
To our FOLIO: Community The outpouring of positive reflections on FOLIO: we have seen since our announcement that we will discontinue regular reporting on the magazine publishing industry is a...
View ArticleFace Up: The Best Magazine Covers From the Worst Year
What can you say about this year that hasn’t already been said? Not much. So instead of dwelling on the pain this industry, as well as this country is facing, we want to focus on some of the best cover...
View ArticleHow Publishers Are Converting a Spring Traffic Surge Into Sustained Growth
Sponsored by Pushly 2020 wasn’t supposed to go quite like this. Whether digital natives or survivors of a decade-long shift away from legacy models, most large online publishers entered the year...
View ArticleHearst Magazines President Troy Young Resigns After NYT Report
Troy Young Hearst has parted ways with the president of its magazines division, Troy Young, the company said Thursday, a day after a report in The New York Times described multiple complaints of...
View ArticleWhen Experience Counts: How Bustle Digital Group Is Future-Proofing Its Business
Legacy media companies, particularly those with print products, are often told they should learn from digital startups who have allegedly disrupted norms and transformed the industry through...
View ArticleDan Peres Is the New Editor-in-Chief of Ad Age | People on the Move
Dan Peres Dan Peres is taking over Ad Age as its next editor-in-chief, succeeding Brian Braiker, who left in April after three years atop the masthead. Peres is best known as the former editor-in-chief...
View Article“The Inbox Is the New Doorstep,” As Newsletters Evolve, Publishers Adapt...
Offering publishers direct relationships with their readers, on their own terms, email newsletters remain as vital as ever in the platform age. But a relatively old tool can still be adapted to new...
View ArticleMeredith Brings Print Subscriptions Back to Traditional Home
A year after converting Traditional Home from a primarily advertising-funded model to a more consumer-driven, newsstand-only publication—and cutting its frequency, circulation and most of its editorial...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Economic Indicators: Publishing’s Long Road to Recovery Will...
This morning I woke up to two very different pieces of news, yet they are very much connected. The first was the news that the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 11.1% in June, and as a nation we added...
View ArticleInside Pitchfork’s New Podcast, “The Pitchfork Review,” With EIC Puja Patel
Among the revelations from Condé Nast's virtual NewFronts presentation last week was the launch of a dedicated podcast network, including seven new audio series tied to various brands in its...
View ArticleActive Interest Media Sells Several Magazines to Pocket Outdoor Media
Active Interest Media has sold off its healthy living, fitness and outdoor divisions, collectively representing several of its largest publications, to Pocket Outdoor Media, a three-year-old,...
View ArticleEssence Denies Toxic Workplace Allegations, Names Interim CEO
Updated Wednesday, July 1. As it marks its 50th anniversary this month amid a multi-weekend, virtual edition of its annual music and culture festival, Essence finds itself on the defensive, refuting...
View ArticleStuart Emmrich to Step Down as Editor of Vogue.com
[caption id="attachment_175628" align="alignright" width="150"] Stuart Emmrich[/caption] Less than a year after being named editor of Vogue.com, Stuart Emmrich is stepping down from that role, Folio:...
View ArticleAmid Crowded Q3 Events Slate, Farm Journal Targets an “Industry Institution”
Being a 144-year-old information provider to the agricultural industry, Farm Journal Media typically likes to stage its development deliberately. But when the COVID-19 pandemic rendered all-important...
View ArticleHoward Mittman Exits Bleacher Report | People on the Move
[caption id="attachment_103589" align="alignright" width="150"] Howard Mittman[/caption] Howard Mittman is out as CEO of Bleacher Report, several outlets reported Tuesday, citing an internal memo. One...
View ArticleWhat Publishers Can Learn From the Pandemic’s Engagement Surge
If there’s one thing that the pandemic has taught the publishing industry, it's that it must be prepared for anything. This was not only true in terms of how publishers were forced to manage their...
View ArticleIs the Facebook Ad Boycott an Opportunity for Publishers?
In less than one week, a campaign by a coalition of civil rights groups aimed at encouraging businesses to pause advertising on Facebook's platforms has already achieved some tangible results. Last...
View ArticleBobit Business Media Sells Automotive Aftermarket Division
Torrance, Calif.-based Bobit Business Media has sold its automotive aftermarket division, consisting of two controlled-circulation magazines as well as a paid membership program, to 10 Missions Media,...
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