To Grow Revenue and Engage New Readers, Magazines Think of the Children

Kid-focused brand extensions are no new phenomenon in magazine publishing. Sports Illustrated Kids, Time for Kids and perhaps the longest-running of all, National Geographic Kids, have each endured for decades and remain among the most widely circulated titles geared toward young readers. But as an ever-increasing number of parents express concern about the amount of time their children are spending in front of screens—as well as the content they're exposed to—a new crop of magazine publishers are sensing an opportunity to build their brands and engage the next generation of readers, as well as their parents, with print media. In January, London-based Dennis Publishing, which brought its UK newsweekly The Week across the Atlantic with a U.S. edition in 2001, announced that it's following suit with an American version of The Week Jr., its kids-focused offshoot which launched in the UK in 2015 to "stunning success," the company says. For Dennis, the launch represents another subscription line for The Week, whose primary source of revenue is its readers. But aimed at children aged 8 to 14, it's also a means of familiarizing a new generation of readers with the brand at a point in their lives when the amount of time they spend reading for fun typically begins to decline, says CEO Kerin O'Connor. "The Week Junior helps to stop that process from taking place, so [age] 8 feels like the natural onset," O'Connor tells Folio:. "When they get to 14, they’re likely to be getting... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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