David Granger on His Greatest Fear, Paying for Innovation and the Esquire Network So Far

David Granger, Ad Age's 2013 Editor of the Year, has spent the last 16 years at the helm of Esquire magazine -- a time of both great upheaval and unprecedented innovation in the magazine business. He helped steer the Hearst title through a deep recession and out the other side, where it's now celebrating not only its 80th anniversary but also its expansion into TV, where NBC Universal has made over a cable network in Esquire's image.Mr. Granger spoke with Ad Age about the enduring qualities of magazine media, his greatest fear and the precarious topic of one's legacy. Our conversation has been lightly edited.Advertising Age: At this point, you could probably start resting on your laurels -- Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PayPal will let you pay with Bitcoin, sometimes

First Braintree, and now PayPal. Ebay's popular online payment system recently announced that merchants selling digital goods can opt to start accepting Bitcoin payments via PayPal's payment portal, if they're based in North America. That means you may soon be able to pay for non-physical goods... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Innovating to Enable Storytelling in a Digital Age

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic David Mitchell rails at Amazons cynical life-crushing business style

Online giant operates a rapacious near monopoly, the Observer columnist and Peep Show star tells Booksellers conferencePeep Show star David Mitchell blasted the monopolistic, cynical and frankly life-crushing way that Amazon operates to a roomful of booksellers.The comedian was giving the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA conference: David Mitchell lambasts 'rapacious' Amazon

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Launches Cartoon Network Imprint

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tampa Bay Times Cuts Employee Pay 5 Percent, Reduces Severance Payments

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Brand Innovation Labs, Fighting Competition of the 'Unknown'

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frontiers is major winner at ALPSP innovation awards

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung Announced as Innovation Partner at Frankfurt Book Fair

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP pays tribute to Trollope

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paying for traffic: the end of the last taboo?

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[ Digiday | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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