SourceMedia is now officially known as Arizent, the publisher of American Banker, Financial Planning and The Bond Buyer, among others, revealed Thursday. More than simply a corporate rebranding, the B2B media and events firm says the change represents a new mission-driven direction and business model, in the works since CEO Gemma Postlethwaite arrived in 2018. “It’s about integrating all of the different capabilities we have to be able to serve our customers better,” chief strategy officer Jeff Mancini told Folio:. “We’re starting to shift from this fundamental B2B media model to a business information company who focuses on advancing communities.” A key element to the company's strategy going forward will be deeper integration across its various platforms, which it believes will allow it to better serve its advertising partners and the professionals that engage with its 17 editorial brands and 20+ live events. "In the past, we had custom content for marketers, we had editorial content, and then we had what was on stage at events. Those three content strategies tended to be fundamentally different in a company like ours," Mancini continued. "It’s not that we still don’t have this notion of protecting the integrity of the journalists, but we’ve created other roles that are a little bit more horizontal within the company to create a firm connection between events and editorial and what we’re offering to our marketing services customers going forward." Leading the charge is... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-23 19:21:28 UTC ]
The succession battle playing out in a Nevada courtroom this month between Rupert Murdoch’s four oldest children could ultimately decide who controls Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, two of the most influential U.S. news outlets.Murdoch, 93, is seeking to change an irrevocable family trust... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-09-10 19:49:08 UTC ]
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During the Follett and Baker & Taylor 2021 Virtual Publisher Summit—which convened on October 1 via Zoom for a second straight year—executives from B&T and parent company Follett offered a market overview of how their businesses have fared during the past year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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During a recent webinar, executives from Baker & Taylor and parent company Follett described how the school and library market has changed in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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SourceMedia is now officially known as Arizent, the publisher of American Banker, Financial Planning and The Bond Buyer, among others, revealed Thursday. More than simply a corporate rebranding, the B2B media and events firm says the change represents a new mission-driven direction and business... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-23 19:21:28 UTC ]
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One of the longest-running newspapers in California printed its final edition on Sunday, ending 161 years of publishing news about Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-30 15:48:55 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our daily newsletter. You can also get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Facebook’s... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-20 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Your first few years in the workplace are incredibly important. Here’s what you need to know. My son Chris graduated from college and started his first “real” full-time job last month, working in human resources. It made me think about my first job out of college: editorial assistant in the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Awards will not run in 2015, The Bookseller can confirm. Cactus TV, which has produced the consumer-focused awards since the closure of Publishing News in 2008, said an update about a 2016 ceremony would be issued soon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The San Diego Comic-Con once again hosted 130,000 avid pop culture fans, and amid the excitement a great deal of publishing news was announced. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House will publish The Shepherd’s Crown, the final Discworld novel by Sir Terry Pratchett, in September. Tom Weldon, c.e.o. of Penguin Random House, said: “It is a huge privilege to be publishing The Shepherd’s Crown. Terry's writing is loved and respected the world over and this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even if you aren’t one of those people worried about media consolidation — there are many in that number — the big bolt of lightning last week that pierced a summer of ennui in entertainment and publishing news was hard ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing news from Brazil: The London Book Fair will host a networking breakfast for those interested in Brazil, numerous international authors confirmed for Rio's book fair, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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