Native Advertising a Media Credibility Crisis in Waiting
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Product placement and “advertorial” content is nothing new, and many think the expansion of these ideas to include embedded content is simply the logical next step. Logical perhaps, but risky, according to some. “Use of ‘embedded’ approaches to advertising and...
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Catalogs are Delicious for Gourmet Retailers
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[responsive][/responsive]To those of us that cover this kind of news, it’s no secret that direct mail catalogs are making a comeback. We’ve seen how catalogs can drive huge ROI, and we’ve shared the stories of high end retailers launching print...
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Quantity vs. Quality in Social Media
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Thousands of fans, hundreds of likes, tons of shares…every digital marketer’s dream, right? Jeff Elder of the Wall Street Journal takes a closer look behind the numbers and finds a different story. “In May 2013, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. bought ads...
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Bad Apples in the Apple Newsstand
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It’s no secret the Apple newsstand is a mess. The lack of maintenance on the part of Apple has been causing headaches for publishers and their readers, to be sure. And now it looks like fraud is becoming an even...
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10 Points for Self-Publishing that are Maybe Missing the Point
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“How do you begin a magazine?” That’s the leading question to this article in YCN.org that aims to help a would-be magazine publisher get going “on the path to publishing success.” We appreciate the encouragement, but think Jeremy Leslie is...
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Got Data? Get Results with Marketing Automation
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The magazine industry is showing remarkable resilience after the dust-up of the past several years. Industry stats are showing, and predicting, growth in both the overall value of the global magazine market and in ad presence, according to an article...
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Empty Shelves at the Newsstand
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Turns out the predictions of magazine shortages this summer were spot on. According to Dead Tree Edition, bare shelves are common in the magazine aisles of some retailers, due in large part to the recent collapse of distributor Source Interlink...
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Inside the National Journal Redesign
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When the National Journal decided it was time for a redesign, the editorial team knew there were some things they had to let go. With their successful website platform now handling some of the more immediate and timely pieces, the...
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How Magazines Are Finally Putting Multimedia Into Their Workflow
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Credit where credit is due: Magazine publishers are -- generally -- very good at publishing print magazines. They’ve refined the editorial process over years of trial and error and best practices. As the industry has evolved to include multimedia as...
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Print Remains the Anchor for Enthusiast Market
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The publisher of lifestyle enthusiast titles like Yoga Journal, Backpacker and Sail and Climbing says that maintaining their strong print platform is key for growth in other areas like digital and events. Skip Zimbalist, CEO of Active Interest Media, was...
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