Amid 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 live events off-limits, CEO Andy Weber describes the ensuing weeks at the company as more like a fire drill. In the course of due diligence, the company assessed its own events scheduled for the spring, including a two-day produce expo originally set for May, but also those of its competitors, such as the Informa-owned Farm Progress Show, the nation's oldest and largest outdoor agricultural expo, alternating between Decatur, Ill. and Boone, Iowa just prior to Labor Day each year. "We’ve competed with that. It’s an institution in the industry," Weber tells Folio:. "I wondered, what are they going to do about it? Meanwhile, we’re thinking, this is a chance to put a template out on the future of what events are going to be. By the first of second week in April, we decided to go after Farm Progress." As it has been for many organizers, the solution for Farm Journal Media was a "mostly virtual" multi-day hybrid event called Farm Journal Field Days, taking place over three days in late August, on the heels of its own annual Pro Farmer Crop Tour and a mere one week prior to the scheduled dates for Informa's Farm Progress Show. The program will feature hours of live-streamed educational content for farmers,  a series of half-hour sessions with live Q&A, surrounding two days of... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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Trump Takes a Swing at Golf Magazine | Industry Notes

Time Inc. spins SI Swimsuit into its own division, 1105 Media's new ABM platform receives a nod, and more... The post Trump Takes a Swing at Golf Magazine | Industry Notes appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Wiley launches content sharing across 1,700 journals

Publisher John Wiley has launched a content sharing initiative across its research portfolio, following a successful four-month trial run earlier this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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AHRC launches £80m creative industry research programme

A new £80m programme will see the UK's creative industries partnered with universities for a series of funded research and development projects aimed at boosting innovation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sock puppetry is still "widespread" today in spite of the trade's best efforts to stamp it out more than five years ago, a number of publishers have told The Bookseller, following the latest case to be brought to light. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers using Facebook Audience Network now have far more control over bidding on their ad placements. Product marketing manager, publisher solutions Amelia Zins introduced CPM Targets (cost per thousand impressions) in a blog post, saying that rather than using price floors to set the... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Sales of mind, body, spirit books boom in UK amid 'mindfulness mega-trend'

While fewer titles are selling in other genres, reading that offers a path to spiritual growth has risen 13% in 2017The UK’s “mindfulness mega-trend” shows no sign of running out of breath, with sales of “mind, body, spirit” books booming, against a background of slowing sales elsewhere on the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Italy’s PubCoder 3 Is in Beta; HarperCollins Children’s Is in Deal With Wattpad

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Industry Notes: Canada’s Shifts in Ebook and Print; London Book Fair Plans a Writer’s Digest Day

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Report: Howard Mittman Departs Condé Nast | Industry Notes

The Pioneer Woman doubles distribution after successful debut, W magazine adds a pair of big names, and more... The post Report: Howard Mittman Departs Condé Nast | Industry Notes appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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What Has the Facebook Journalism Project Accomplished in Its First Six Months?

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In Poland, Empik Banks on Smaller, Targeted ‘Mole Mole’ Bookstores

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Publishing industry leader Drew Schutte joins Digiday Media

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The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal Are Coming Together to Fight Facebook and Google

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News Media Alliance targets Facebook and Google in fight against fake news

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As Blue-Chip Publishers Reinvent Themselves, What Does It Mean for the Industry?

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Everything is different, and yet the same. Think about Polaroid cameras, which were first replaced by digicams and later smartphones for snapping instant photos. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Canada’s Kids Can Press to Adapt YouTube ‘Carmilla’ Series into YA Book

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