U.S. Publishing and the Nice, Healthy 2015 Bounce
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IPA data shows that the U.S. publishing market still ranks as the world’s largest market by a wide margin, and revenue was up close to 10% in 2015.  By far the world’s largest publishing marketing, the United States, saw a...
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Why Publishers Have a Huge Advantage on Social Media
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It’s a mad, mad world out there on the social platforms, but publishers have a leg up when it comes to social strategy. As a brand, you’ve got to leverage a multi-channel strategy to engage a wider audience.  And it’s...
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It’s No Picnic on Social Media
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There’s a lot of anger and frustration from marketing execs on social platforms. How’s the view from where you sit? “Outrage,” “anger,” “more toxic than ever,” “very difficult now”… these are just a few of the phrases being used by...
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Yeah, It’s Not Really About Dead Trees
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We all know trees die to make paper, right? Well, not really, as Will Glassman in Inspired School Marketers explains:“I live within walking distance of Historic Rittenhouse Town in Philadelphia,” writes Glassman.  “William Rittenhouse built America’s first paper mill at...
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Point, Click, Advertise
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Are these the programmatic ads that actually work? “It’s that time of year again!” notes this article from MediaBids in Print Observer. “Time for your readers to find the perfect gifts for their family and friends! MediaBids can help by...
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Up North, the Preferred Magazine Platform IS…
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For Canadian magazine readers, the data shows that print is definitely first choice when it comes time to read. We are pretty clear about U.S. magazine readers and their preference for print titles, but how about our neighbors to the...
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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Trained to Evaluate Art?
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The publishers of EyeEm Vision turned to a computer to curate an issue of their print magazine. The results are stunning. Earlier this fall a hot topic making the rounds was “Can algorithms replace human editors?” Discussions were prompted by...
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Hot Trends in Regional Magazine Revenue
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BoSacks has a thing for regional titles and the people who create them. “Each time I go a CRMA event the air is charged with excitement, brothers and sisters sitting in a conference room sharing new ideas and divergent internal...
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Why Publishers are Dropping Those Promoted Story Links
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Usually labeled something like “Around the Web” or “You might also like,” those paid content links may be seriously undermining publisher credibility. We’ve all seen them, and most likely have clicked on them; paid links to “other content” at the...
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Four Ways Brands Make Money in the Instagram Monkey Sphere
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As Instagram quietly becomes the number two social media platform for publishers, money is being made with these specific strategies. Is your brand on Instagram? More importantly, is your brand making money on Instagram? “As a platform, Instagram might not...
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