Former Marvel Entertainment Exec Joins Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia as CFO

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia names Ken West as its new chief financial officer. West replaces Kelly Turner, who left the company in January. MSLO’s new addition comes from Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company where he held the executive vice president and chief financial officer titles since 2002. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's Steve Hatch joins Trinity Mirror board

Social network’s UK and Ireland managing director to assist publisher with digital expansionThe publisher of the Daily Mirror has appointed Facebook’s UK and Ireland chief as a non-executive director to boost its drive into digital publishing.Steve Hatch, Facebook’s first managing director for... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller Children's Conference: live updates

Stay in the loop with events from The Bookseller Children's Conference with our live updates.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book world joins forces for charity

Some of Britain's bestselling authors and their publishers are donating their books to raise money for Syrian refugees. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More German chains join Tolino alliance

The Tolino alliance has added strength in depth in its German home market. Regional book chains Mayersche and Osiander have joined the successful partnership with immediate effect. Both newcomers are family-owned and major players in their markets – Mayersche (40 branches, €160m turnover) in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook videos have fleeting lives

When a brand uploads a new video to Facebook, 94 percent of views it generates in the following week happen on that video, says Visible Measures. The stat shows that while video is booming on Facebook, it’s still difficult for brands and publishers to get people to watch their entire library,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abbey Klaassen to Join 360i as Chief Marketing Officer

Abbey Klaassen is joining 360i as its new chief marketing officer following almost a year at the shop's parent company Dentsu Aegis.Ms. Klaassen, a former Ad Age editor and associate publisher, will succeed Amanda Malko at 360i, who is leaving the agency after eight years."When [360i] Chairman... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quick Reads joins The Reading Agency

Quick Reads is set to become one of the The Reading Agency’s programmes after the two charities have decided to work together. Cathy Rentzenbrink, project director of Quick Reads, told The Bookseller she is very excited about the partnership. “All the work we now do will have a greater impact.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholls, Lupton, Keyes and Andersen Press join refugee fundraising effort

Writers David Nicholls, Rosamund Lupton, Marian Keyes and Francesca Simon and publisher Andersen Press are among the latest to join a fundraising effort to help Syrian refugees. Started by author Patrick Ness yesterday, who pledged to match £10,000 in donations to Save the Children via an... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fall Regional Bookselling Shows 2015: No Matter Where You Live, There's a Book for There: TK# Picks from Booksellers

Booksellers from across the country share standout books with strong regional ties. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP Exec Director Defends Kate Gale

After taking down a column that ignited a new round of controversy regarding the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Red Hen Press' Kate Gale issued an apology while AWP says it stands behind her. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MediaMath Appoints Execs, Board Members as It Considers Next Steps

Hires this year by MediaMath, one of the few large independent ad tech companies that hasn't gone public or sold, suggest that it's gearing up for change, beit an initial public offering or more aggressive growth as a still-private player.Most recently, Rich Schmaeling joined MediaMath this... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Plain Choice’ Author Addresses Amish Stereotypes: ‘We Don’t Live By Rules’

Sherry Gore left behind a life dominated by tragedy and sorrow when she became one of the few people to join the Amish from the outside. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Reasons Why You Marketing Pros Should Join Us at the Folio: Show

There are a ton of ‘trends’ swirling around the magazine media industry these days. A lot of it is around advertising—programmatic, The post Three Reasons Why You Marketing Pros Should Join Us at the Folio: Show appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Periscope's live streaming video reaches nearly 2 million users daily

Now that Facebook is getting into streaming (soon for non-celebs too) and even Google/YouTube is taking notice, the folks at Twitter-owned Periscope are publishing some stats to let us know where the bar is for live video apps. In a blog post on Me... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Hall-Craggs joins Book Trust as Woodfine leaves

Former publicist Clare Hall-Craggs is joining Book Trust to look after laureate Chris Riddell, as Katherine Woodfine is leaving her role as arts project manager at the charity.   Hall-Craggs is joining Book Trust on an “ongoing basis” and will take on responsibility for looking after Riddell,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Pope's Daughter' is Dario Fo's lively sketch of Lucrezia Borgia

Fo's first novel paints his own vibrant picture around the much-contested real life of the controversial daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops and libraries join forces

Bookshops and libraries may seem, to some, unlikely allies. One is in the business of selling books while the other lends them out for free. But we know they can and do work together successfully, but by local arrangement rather than national policy. That is set to change. The Booksellers’... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Theresa Horner Joins Scribd

Former v-p of digital content in B&N's Nook ebook division Theresa Horner is joining Scribd as its v-p of strategy and new content verticals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schmidt Joins Running Press

Kathleen Schmidt has been named v-p, director of marketing and publicity at Perseus imprint Running Press, leading the publicity and marketing efforts at the publisher's Philadelphia office. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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