When Atlantic Media introduced business-news publication Quartz in September 2012, it spent about $10 million on the launch, according to people familiar with the matter. That's a far cry from the more than $100 million Cond Nast dropped in 2007 rolling out its glossy business magazine, Portfolio. After just two years, amid stiff economic headwinds, Portfolio folded.Unlike Portfolio, Quartz is digital only -- existing purely as a web and mobile site. Two years after its introduction, Quartz has surpassed 10 million monthly readers in the U.S., reached eight figures in revenue and moved into a larger office in New York City to accommodate its growing staff. Last year, Quartz hired 30 new employees. There are nearly 30 job openings on its career site now."Quartz is a breath of fresh air, especially compared with the legacy publishers," said Brian Ko, managing partner-digital at media agency MEC. "It's also, for lack of a better word, innovative," he added, citing Quartz's sleek, mobile-first look and emphasis on native advertising, where ads are meant to look like editorial content on the site. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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