How to Avoid Lazy Thinking When Talking about Print
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Source: MPA – The Association of Magazine Media It’s easy to talk about print as a tactile experience, a powerful brand booster, a longstanding legacy media that people love to love. It’s harder to talk about print in a business...
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Direct Mail – 8 Reasons Why the Cool Kids are Doing It
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All the cool kids are doing it. Google uses direct mail to send promos for Ad Words. Amazon’s doing it; even Facebook is turning to direct mail, hoping it will help get them out of hot water caused by all...
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Words of Magazine Wisdom from the Iconic New York Magazine Editor
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The magazine cover – once a key element in making a title stand out on the newsstand – has evolved to a new purpose. “The cover is no longer really to sell magazines on the newsstand,” explains Adam Moss, EIC...
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Two Fonts from France to Conquer the Boring Typeface Blues
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This week we look to France for inspiration for our Friday Free Fonts. The first is AW Conqueror Sans Light, designed by France’s Jean François Porchez, a pioneer in digital typography. His AW Conqueror series of fonts includes nine freebies. ...
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Designing the Typeface for England’s World Cup Kit
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Talk about a dream gig – UK font designer Craig Ward was asked to design the font kit for England’s football team when they play in the World Cup in Russia later this year. “I was contacted in the first...
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Facebook Turning to Direct Mail to Fix Fake Ads
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  Some days I swear this stuff just writes itself. Facebook just announced it will now use decidedly non-digital means to verify the identities of political ad buyers on its platform. The social network has come under a lot of...
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If You Read One Thing Today, Make it This Post from Adam Tinworth
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Every day I curate and comment on industry news and insights I think our readers will find helpful, inspiring, infuriating or encouraging.  Today, I’m sharing this post from Adam Tinworth about Facebook, journalism, and the ten years they’ve been sharing...
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New UK Circulation Data Promises Greater Clarity
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For brands, deciding where to advertise is strategically critical. The UK magazine industry wants to make it easier for advertisers to understand the benefits of specific titles, so they are overhauling their circulation reporting standards. “The update, which coincides with...
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Closing the Book on Digital Texts for College Kids
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It’s always good to hear from the source; and in the debate of print versus digital books, one source is current college students. “Nowadays, the majority of smartphone users are easily distracted because while they read digitally, they may get...
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Is Meredith Aiming to Break the Duopoly? 
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Last fall, Meredith doubled down on print by buying Time Inc. from Time Warner. The move firmly established Meredith as the largest magazine publisher in the U.S. It did something else too. It opened the door to break through the...
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