Not so fast, Mr. Postmaster General. That’s the government’s response in a nutshell to PG DeJoy’s plan to change (read lower) service delivery standards at the USPS. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is meeting with DeJoy this week to discuss his proposed postal reform legislation, according to Steve... read more →
Feb
24
Feb
23
Remember that little bookshop … the one just around the corner? It was always more than a bookshop, serving as a gathering place, a coffee shop, maybe even a community center. That bookshop — or another one quite like it — is still alive and well in any number of... read more →
Feb
23
Curation … collectability … staying power. Phrases like these are often used when talking about the real appeal of a print magazine and what makes it truly delicious. So it makes perfect sense that digital-first Hearst brand Delish is launching a quarterly print magazine. “A successful digital-first brand from Hearst... read more →
Feb
22
If you ask Julian Thorne of Dennis Publishing why UK subscription revenues are up, he won’t hesitate with the answer. “Like many magazine publishers we are seeing continued growth in our print subscription business especially with titles such as The Week and MoneyWeek which are undoubtedly benefiting from the increased... read more →
Feb
18
Paul Revere, a name synonymous with our American Revolution, once worked in the magazine industry. According to Steven Lomazow, a New Jersey neurologist with a personal collection of... read more →
Feb
17
If social media companies have any chance of dealing with the scourge of misinformation on their platforms, they have to take into account this one important fact: Consumers that get news from social media already know it’s often inaccurate. The finding comes from a recent Pew Research Center survey, as... read more →
Feb
16
Again and again, we hear the drumbeat … the big pandemic pivot for magazine media last year was to adopt a diversified direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy. Early on in the lockdowns, the popularity of passion-based content surged — and subscriptions surged right along with it. "Bauer, Hearst, Immediate and Dennis Publishing... read more →
Feb
15
“Free and unencumbered by normal constraints, everyone’s realised you’ve got to double down and try new stuff as we’re in extraordinary times.” Those words from UK-based Immediate Media’s CRO Duncan Tickell provide an excellent attitude for magazine publishers in early 2021. According to Meg Carter writing in InPublishing, Tickell says... read more →
Feb
11
Magazine media brands take note — if your brand covers a similar set of topics as every other brand in your market, you are on shaky ground. This article in What’s New in Publishing cites Pia Frey, journalist and co-founder of Opinary, as saying,... read more →
Feb
11
There is it again … the idea that magazine media able to cultivate true engagement with its audience has a clear path to new revenue streams. According to James Wildman, Hearst UK’s CEO and Hearst Europe’s president, there’s never been a better time to be in publishing. “The opportunities for... read more →