Quartz Said to Near $30 Million in Revenue, Without Clickbait or Standard Ad Units

Many digital media businesses chase readers on the largest scale possible, all the better to attract advertisers that want to spread their messages widely. But big reach comes at a cost -- in quality, in resources -- that isn't always justified by the ad rates online.Unfortunately the niche game isn't much easier, just as rife with competition and demands on limited resources. So it's good news for smaller publishers that Quartz, the Atlantic Media brand primarily dedicated to covering the global economy, seems to be on the cusp of making it work, at least according to a person familiar with the business.Quartz is on pace to bring in more than $30 million in revenue this year, having already booked $25 million, the person said. It is selling high-polish display ads for a CPM, or cost per thousand impressions, above $60 range, as well as content marketing services and sponsorships of editorial products, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the brand's finances. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will 'King of Magazines' Spin Off Print Unit? Execs 'Not Opposed'

Media companies have been streamlining their businesses by cleaving off underperforming print units from more lucrative TV, film and digital businesses. Just this year, Time Warner spun off magazine division Time Inc., Tribune Company split apart its TV and newspaper businesses and Gannett... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Standards a Top Priority at Books in Browsers V

At this year's Books in Browsers conference, many speakers addressed the importance and relevance of standards for ebooks and web content. The post Standards a Top Priority at Books in Browsers V appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey: 80% of Premium Publishers Want to Sell Ads Based on Time

Just weeks after the Financial Times said it would begin selling digital ads based on the time for which they're exposed to readers, a new survey shows other digital publishers are growing bullish about the tactic. The survey, from Digital Content Next, found that 80% of "premium" publishers are... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Tops in Titles Published Per Capita and Export Revenue

The International Publishing Association released data indicated the UK lead the world in new titles published per capita and export revenue in 2013. The post UK Tops in Titles Published Per Capita and Export Revenue appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four-unit restructure for The History Press

The History Press has restructured following a company-wide review, creating four distinct business units, and putting "a small number" of people into consultation over their jobs. The independent publisher, specialising in local history as well as military history titles, underwent a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Dumenco Named Ad Age Editorial Director

Advertising Age today named Simon Dumenco its editorial director in charge of all editorial strategy and operations for its brands, including Ad Age, Creativity and Internet Week.Mr. Dumenco, a longtime Ad Age columnist and editor at large, takes on the role as Associate Publisher Abbey Klaassen... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pageviews aren’t perfect, but ad buyers see flaws in attention measures

Premium publishers are pushing for ads to be measured on attention minutes -- or engaged time -- but there are real limitations to its adoption. The post Pageviews aren’t perfect, but ad buyers see flaws in attention measures appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barney Added to Diversity Panel

Stacey Barney, senior editor at Penguin/Putnam Books for Young Readers, has been added to PW’s breakfast discussion on diversity in publishing set for October 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's location-based ads can pitch you on the store you just walked by

If you’re like me, you might stroll past a local coffee shop or book store numerous times before you notice it’s there or go inside. Facebook thinks an ad might give that extra nudge.On Tuesday, the company began rolling out a new feature for local advertising that lets businesses target users... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Expands Mobile Ad Net to Make a Run at Google, Yahoo

Facebook's mobile ad network is officially open for business.Five months after the social network formally launched its Audience Network with a small set of app publishers and advertisers, Facebook is opening up the mobile ad network to any media buyer and seller. The company is also adding a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canon’s New Camera Ads Focus on People, Not Products

As smartphones continue to erode sales of cameras and equipment, traditional brands are building digital platforms that double as marketing assets. Today, Canon launched the multi-year "See Impossible" campaign, shifting the marketing focus away from products and onto customers' stories. ... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook, armed with data, helps others show mobile ads

A “like” on Facebook is worth a lot to advertisers there. Now it’s also worth something to advertisers in other mobile apps.Facebook’s having a coming-out party for its “audience network,” an ad network that lets existing advertisers on Facebook also have their ads placed in a large number of... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Washington Post Takes its ‘Native’ Ads to Print

When is a print advertorial a native ad? The Washington Post published an ad for Shell in Thursday’s print edition that it’s touting as its first native ad in print. Shell used the ad, which ran on A13, to tell readers about the w ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Million First Printing for Riordan's Finale

Disney announced a three million copy first print run for 'The Blood of Olympus' by Rick Riordan, the fifth and final installment in the author's Heroes of Olympus series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers reap the rewards of content ad network bidding wars

Outbrain and Taboola are doing battle over the real estate at the bottom of article pages, and premium publishers are cashing in. The post Publishers reap the rewards of content ad network bidding wars appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA Subs Audience Data for Ad Pages

Ad pages are gone and in their place, the MPA has released collection of audience data for magazine brands across the industry. The new initiative, Magazine Media 360, changes the narrative from one of consistent declines—ad pages were down in each of the last 4 years, according to t Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Metrics Expand Beyond Ad Pages to Digital

For decades, ad pages were one of the key metrics for gauging the overall health of a magazine. But as magazine brands have come to encompass more than just a printed product, publishing industry insiders have been looking for new data that better reflect those changes. This week MPA–The... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Serves Up User Data to Measure Ads on Others' Sites, Apps

Google was supposed to uproot digital advertising's foundation. But Facebook may beat the search giant to the punch.Confirming what has become advertising's latest worst-kept secret, Facebook said it will begin applying its user data to ads shown outside the social network through a retooled... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Shift, IAB to Grant Ad-Tech Companies Full Membership

The publisher-dominated Interactive Advertising Bureau has long relegated ad-tech companies to second tier, "associate" membership. But that era is now over. Today, the industry group announced a restructuring which will grant ad-tech companies full general membership, allowing them to vote on... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child On Why He Signed with Authors United

The reason the author of the Jack Reacher novels weighs in on Amazon-Hachette dispute has nothing to do with the "protection money" that Amazon is demanding from publishers. Child signed with thriller writer Douglas Preston's Authors United, a group of writers who want to take authors out of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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