8 niche media all-stars to know

Publishers trying to figure out how they are going to diversify revenue would do well to look at the smaller, niche publishers that had to diversify years ago. Each of this publishers, who serve a mixture of business- and consumer-facing audiences, attack the problem from different angles, but they have all figured out how to thrive in a digital media ecosystem that pessimists say is inhospitable for everybody. The post 8 niche media all-stars to know appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

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Managing Your Niche

Maintaining vitality—through design, editorial and sales—is no easy task for any magazine, especially as they age through the fads and cultural shifts of each decade. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Publishing Allies: 4 Tips For Creating Productive Media Partnerships

By Denis Wilson It's not uncommon for sister publications within a publishing company to partner on issues or share content. For its October issue, Wired collaborated with fellow Condé Nast title bon appétit on... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

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Tales From the Digital Media Crypt

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E&P Publisher of the Year: Dennis Francis, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

As he looks out on spectacular palm tree-lined fairways bordered by crashing waves on any number of golf courses he regularly frequents in his beloved home state of Hawaii, Dennis Francis often thinks about how his favorite pastime is so much like th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Gawker Media Invites Publishers onto Its Kinja Platform

Gawker Media is welcoming more than just readers into its Kinja ad-free community; now publishers are signing up and distributing content on the open commenting and blogging platform. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Walliams and Lumley to star in BBC's Gangsta Granny

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OpenGate Capital Launches Media Acquisitions Group

OpenGate Capital, a global private buyout firm, splashed into media with the acquisition of TV Guide Magazine five years ago. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Ad Age's Magazine A-List: Vice Media is Publishing Company of the Year

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Dwell Media Expands, Relocates to NYC

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1105 Media Hires President for Public Sector Division

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Tantor Media: More than Audio

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Fairfax Media will shed at least 45 jobs across its publishing units amid continued challenging advertising markets.     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

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