Bonnier Generates About 25% of Its Revenue From Digital

Although marketers continue to shift print budgets to digital media, most magazine companies still generate the bulk of their revenue from selling print ads. About 20% of Time Inc.'s ad revenue, for instance, comes from selling digital ads. But industrywide the shift from paper is underway, with digital ad revenue expected to overtake print by 2019 -- the result of both swelling digital budgets and shrinking print outlays, according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report.Bonnier, publisher of nearly three dozen special interest titles like Scuba Diving, Field & Stream, Savuer and Popular Science, is an active participant in the industry's transformation. The company, part of the Swedish media conglomerate Bonnier AB, generates about 25% of its revenue from digital, according to Eric Zinczenko, who was named Bonnier CEO this week.Mr. Zinczenko -- brother of former Men's Health Editor-in-Chief David Zinczenko, who now runs his own editorial consultancy Galvanized -- succeeds David Freygang, who spent more than 25 years at Bonnier. In his new role, Mr. Zinczenko plans to accelerate the company's digital drive. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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