After swinging the ax on about 75 employees Thursday — several of them top executives in the advertising group — Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has promoted Amy Wilkins to head of advertising, sales and marketing, the company said Friday.Ms. Wilkins, the publisher of Martha Stewart Weddings, becomes the top ad sales executive at the company.She assumes responsibilities that had been handled by Chief Revenue Officer Joseph Lagani, who left amid yesterday's cuts, according to a person familiar with the layoffs. Peter Medwid, the publisher of flagship publication Martha Stewart Living, has also left the company, this person said. No successor has been named yet.Lara Pasternak, VP-integrated sales, and Jess Hollander, VP-digital sales, also exited.The layoffs come just two months after Daniel Dienst joined the company as CEO. He is seen as a turnaround artist for the company, where broadcast and publishing revenues are on the decline. In the third quarter, for instance, publishing revenue fell 8.2% to $19.4 million while broadcast plummeted to $294,000 from $2.7 million after the company ended a broadcast agreement with Hallmark Channel.Despite the steep declines, Martha Stewart Living magazine was up 11.7% in ad pages through the third quarter compared with the period a year earlier, according to the Publishers Information Bureau. Martha Stewart Weddings, a quarterly, was up 8%.In a statement Friday, Mr. Dienst cited Martha Stewart Weddings' "record ad pages" this year.... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
[ Crains New York | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age veteran Michael Sebastian has been named the new editor-in-chief of Esquire, Hearst Magazines announced today. Sebastian succeeds Jay Fielden, who took over in 2016 and announced his imminent departure last month. Sebastian has had a couple of digital-focused roles at... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-10 14:28:22 UTC ]
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Maer Roshan has been named the new editor in chief of Los Angeles magazine, becoming the ninth editor of the city’s premier monthly publication since its founding in 1961. Roshan, 51, brings a lengthy résumé in print and digital media to the city magazine, which delivers a mix of service... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA executive director Oren Teicher said sales at independent bookstores rose 5% in 2018 over 2017, helped by the addition of 95 new stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is taking a bigger piece of ad sales on Fire TV, its connected TV devices, by requiring TV networks and digital publishers to hand over 30 percent of their commercial space for it to sell, according to new terms from the e-commerce giant.Until last month, Amazon let the publishers sell... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast's latest sales reorg points to the fact that legacy media is still wrestling with what the best approach to go to market is as spending moves digital. The post ‘Struggling with the right solution to a thorny problem’: In a platform era, magazines struggle to right their ad sales... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. Get all the news on Advertising Week each evening this week in our pop-up email newsletter. Sign up right here What people are talking about today: Remember the "Choose Your Own Adventure"... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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Kuala Lumpur is the 2020 World Book capital; more political books in the US released and compete with growing sales of Woodward's 'Fear'; and PRH has a new CFO. The post Industry Notes: 2020 World Book Capital; Political Book Sales in the US; PRH Names New CFO appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines on Wednesday named Kate Lewis chief content officer, succeeding Joanna Coles, who left following the ascension of Troy Young to president.Effective immediately, Lewis will direct content strategy across print and digital for the company's magazine brands, oversee... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent academic publisher Boydell & Brewer has appointed James Powell as its new c.e.o. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA's monthly cross-platform audience reports can now be integrated into publisher profiles for access by media buyers on AAM's platform. The post AAM, MPA Team Up to Help Facilitate Cross-Platform Ad Sales appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Isobel Hunter has been appointed as the first chief executive of the Society of Chief Librarians. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio: is pleased to honor Martha Stewart with the Lifetime Empowerment and Achievement Award on Thursday, June 7, 2018 to celebrate her tremendous impact on magazine media. The post Folio: To Honor Martha Stewart with Lifetime Empowerment and Achievement Award appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers tend to merge categories during difficult times—when they really should be doing the opposite. The post The Case for Category-Based Ad Sales appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Daunt has said the process of selling Waterstones has resumed after Christmas, while expressing a desire to stay on as managing director of the chain retailer after the new owners come in. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new, as yet unnamed imprint at Little, Brown and Company will be devoted to health, lifestyle, psychology, and science, Little, Brown senior v-p and publisher Reagan Arthur has announced. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clarkson Potter, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, extended its long-standing collaboration with Stewart, announcing it will be releasing three new books by Stewart slated for publication through 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nina Garcia will be the new editor in chief of Elle, Hearst said Tuesday. Garcia will succeed Robbie Myers, whose exit from Elle was announced on Monday. “Nina is the ultimate Elle woman — her life is incredibly full, she’s curious about everything and she’s passionate about fashion, beauty,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Smith has been appointed as the c.e.o. of global publishing and distribution company Images/ACC Publishing Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jon Sweeney, currently executive editor for trade books at Ave Maria Press, will return to Paraclete Press as publisher and editor-in-chief at on September 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slate finds a new CRO, Deadspin's senior editor moves to Fusion.net, and much more... The post T: The New York Times Magazine Names Editor-in-Chief | People on the Move — 04.06.17 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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