In the Oct. 21 issue of Advertising Age, you'll find the closely watched annual Magazine A-List, which honors 10 glossies that are doing really, really well. I'm part of the editorial team that, each summer and fall, works on the list (which involves a lot of in-depth research and number-crunching) and decides which magazines are "hot." For some reason, contemplating "hotness" this year sent me into something of a my-life-flashing-before-my-eyes-in-glossy-form reverie -- a mix of nostalgia and mourning.When Ad Age launched the Magazine A-List in its present form in October 2002 (before my time), large parts of the magazine industry were still in a post-9/11 recessionary gloom.Tina Brown's much-hyped monthly Talk had folded in January after partners Hearst and Miramax got sick of footing its losses. (It had launched just three years earlier under a 20-minute Grucci fireworks show at a lavish bash at the base of the Statue of Liberty in perhaps the definitive fin de sicle party. I remember drinking, uh, enthusiastically as I gawked at the absurd mix of guests, including Madonna, Al Sharpton, Kate Moss, Henry Kissinger and, of course, Kevin Bacon.) Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#years earlier
#kate moss
#henry kissinger
The Los Angeles Times Book Club is reading "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean. Here’s an excerpt. The opposite of a sensory-deprivation tank might be to spend a Monday morning in the library’s InfoNow Department. The phone rings with that weird blooping electronic tone all day long, and the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#library book
#susan orlean
#monday morning
#day long
#times book
The company that recently bought has found someone to run it: a small media company called Maven. Authentic Brands Group bought Sports Illustrated from publishing giant But in a filing Monday,... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-06-18 15:21:07 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#recently bought
#publishing giant
African publishers should publish more books in indigenous languages to stop their disappearance and to increase the awareness of African writers in their own countries, the celebrated Kenyan writer and activist Ngugi wa Thing’o told delegates at the second International Publishers Association... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-13 23:53:47 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#african publishers
#african languages
#indigenous languages
#african writers
#told delegates
#african publishing
#international publisher
Software mogul, golf equipment manufacturer, movie-streaming service, mattress maker, actress, social media behemoth: It seems everyone wants to get into the magazine-publishing business these days. Everyone, that is, except for “real” magazine-media publishers. Whenever a well-known... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-06-11 15:31:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#print magazine
#pay attention
#publishing business
Salesforce.com Inc., which makes America’s dominant sales-tracking software, agreed to buy Tableau Software Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $15.3 billion that it said will help give customers more ways to analyze data. The takeover will mark Salesforce’s largest deal to date, according to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-10 16:51:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#product line
#common stock
#early trading
#goldman sachs
#—bloomberg news
The ALA’s new Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable aims to transform the way that books in the medium are collected and circulated by libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#shake things
The Naval Institute Press has set a dramatic course for its graphic novel imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
[caption id="attachment_159535" align="aligncenter" width="768"] magCulture founder Jeremy Leslie[/caption] NEW YORK—During the second annual ModMag NYC summit last week, organized by the London-based magazine shop and creative studio magCulture, creatives from across the industry attempted to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-04 13:56:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#convey emotion
#apple news
#bright side
The 2018-19 broadcast TV season (which officially wrapped up last Wednesday) died of natural causes, succumbing to the thousand natural shocks the primetime schedule is heir to after having served out its assigned 35-week lifespan. The brain has been weighed, the heart dissected, the guts... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-31 16:36:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#give rise
#william goldman
The mother-daughter pair follow the Obamas into content creation, focusing on stories about womenHillary and Chelsea Clinton are to form a film and TV company to produce female-centric content. Bloomberg and the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that the pair are in talks with studios about “a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-31 11:14:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hillary clinton
#chelsea clinton
#content creation
#hollywood reporter
#programmes aimed
#steven spielberg
Much like the several years that have preceded it, 2019 will see the deaths of many a once-formidable print magazine. Some will find new life online, some will fade into irrelevance, and many that survive will scramble to implement new business models, hoping to save their print foundations... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-30 18:30:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#key areas
#sees potential
#pushing girls
Hearst Magazines is looking to invest further in experiential events with a new hire: Liz Morley-Ehrlich, who was named the company's first vp of experiential and brand partnerships. The appointment comes as publishers, especially those in the magazine industry, look to expand their reach in... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-05-30 17:37:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hearst magazines
#brand partnerships
#magazine industry
Yeah, I was in the magazine business before you were. Probably. This was from 1973 to 1977, a gentler time when baseball uniforms were double-knit and Nazis had the decency to cower in South America and Good & Plenty was a household name. It was a time, dear reader, before Photoshop. Before... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-30 14:46:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fair number
#sports illustrated
#deep roots
The legacy magazine publisher, which has been giving advertisers more opportunities to communicate directly with its audience, extends the strategy to its social channels. The post Hearst Magazines launches new ad unit that will send people product samples appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-05-30 04:00:01 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ad unit
#giving advertisers
#social channels
The insurance industry is facing its most profound disruption in decades. It is partnering with 'insurtech' startups to digitally transform, says RGAX CEO Dennis Barnes. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2019-05-29 20:03:55 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#insurance companies
#digital transformation
Footwear Plus and 103-year-old Earnshaw's magazines join Wainscot's growing roster of titles. The post Wainscot Media Acquires Pair of Fashion Industry B2B Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-28 20:57:54 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#growing roster
Publishers are still challenged by digital media's limitations, but a few have found solutions. The post Magazine Media: Talking About a Better User Experience Isn’t Enough appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-28 14:20:54 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#magazine media
Jay Fielden makes his exit from the venerable men’s publication after a three-year run, as the executive Troy Young puts his stamp on the division. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-05-23 20:12:41 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hearst magazines
#venerable men
Marvel at the median income at Google and Facebook, but remember: Reducing the pay of tens of thousands of people to a single number has its shortcomings. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-05-21 16:36:43 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#median income
As consumers and advertisers continue to shift their attention to digital media platforms, traditional print publishers are increasingly coming to the difficult decision that their future doesn’t include a print publication at all—or at least not one with a regular frequency. In the last month... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-21 14:39:41 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#lead generation