Maurie Perl, the longtime chief spokeswoman at Condé Nast, is hanging it up after 21 years at the company. For 12 years, Perl built and oversaw the PR machine of the publishing company, reporting to parent Advance Publications Chairman Si Newhouse and then-Condé Nast CEO Steve Florio, who since died. Perl's role was diminished in 2010, though, when HR chief Jill Bright gained oversight for PR, and the publicists for the company's magazines like Glamour and GQ started reporting directly to their titles. In 2011, Perl shifted to a new role as head of communications for the Condé Nast Entertainment Group, reporting to its head, Dawn Ostroff. Now, the company is eliminating Perl's position and handing off PR duties to Rubenstein Communications—an unusual move for a company that in recent years has handled most of its PR duties internally. Perl is expected to stay on until early February. "Maurie has been a valued senior executive of our Company [sic] for over 20 years and we are sincerely appreciative of her many contributions," Bright wrote in an internal announcement. The change comes as the entertainment group enters its second year. And while it's made many senior-level hires—most recently adding Robert Green as svp of creative-digital to help wring new revenue from the company’s brands—and while a big online video initiative is expected to kick off in the coming months, big financial payoff hasn’t come yet. Perl's career included stints at E! Entertainment, ABC... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Written By: Katie Allen E-books are to be accepted for entry for the Man Booker prize for the first time in 2011 as a number of changes are made to the rules. Publishers are being asked to submit a digital version of their submissions as judges are to be supplied with e-readers for the first... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While magazine Web sites are starting to take a back seat to other channels that reach readers on a daily basis (such as Facebook and Twitter) they remain the centerpiece for many publishers' digital strategies. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morgan Entrekin, holding book, publisher at Grove/Atlantic, met with booksellers at the Winter Institute book fair last week. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After several stark years in which stores like Cody's in San Francisco and Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Nashville closed and the nation's second largest chain is teetering more than ever, publishers and booksellers are looking for new ways to work together. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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