Cover Wrap – a Solid Ad Tactic in the Magazine Biz
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In the world of print magazine advertising, there’s one tactic that’s standing out as a winner in the current landscape. “The tactic is sponsored cover wraps – typically a four-page piece placed atop the regular front and back covers of...
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A Dozen Examples of Great Magazine Illustration
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One of the things I love about print magazines is the way they provide a perfect platform for creative and compelling illustration. As Grace Wang in Stack explains, illustrations play a huge part in “defining a magazine’s visual identity, giving...
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New Print Magazine About People and the Good They Do
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Where is all the good news? It’s a question I ask myself a lot when I scan the news lately. And I’m not alone.  A new magazine called For has just launched, and it offers a collection of stories from...
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Celebrity Brands Thriving in the New Magazine Model
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You bring the fan base; we’ll provide the expertise. That’s the basis promise of several recent high-profile celebrity brand print publications, like Chip and Joanne Gaine’s Magnolia Journal and Ree Drummond’s Pioneer Woman. And according to Greg Dool in Folio:,...
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Facebook’s Print Magazine or Whatever It is
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Just last week we shared the news that Facebook has launched a print magazine. It’s true. Facebook – the behemoth of all things digital –announced the premier issue of Grow, according to Piet van Niekerk in FIPP. The magazine – a...
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Print Magazines and the #DataHarvestingSafeZone
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  Wallpaper*, the iconic design magazine that continues to break new ground, made news last year when it turned 20 and published its beefiest issue yet. This summer, they are making a statement yet again. “We’ve always championed the multisensory...
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Some Common Sense from Mr. Magazine
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Common sense – seems it’s sorely lacking in many quarters today. But in the publishing business, common sense is alive and well.  A handful of common sense approaches ring especially true to Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni, who recently shared “Common...
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High-luxury Brands Spend More on Print that Digital Ads
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When it comes to luxury brands and their ad strategies, one thing stands out. According to a new market report from Zenith, luxury brands have been slower to adopt digital advertising than most brands.And while some categories – notably luxury...
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Why Smaller Magazine Brands are So Darn Positive These Days
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When Linda Thomas Brooks, President and CEO of the Association of Magazine Media (MPA), opened the 2018 IMAG conference earlier this month in Boston, she had one piece of advice for the brands represented there.“When people accuse you of being...
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Facebook (Really!) Launches a Print Magazine
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What’s new in publishing, you ask? How about this for a mind blower: Facebook has launched a print magazine. You read that right. Facebook – the behemoth of all things digital – just announced the premier issue of Grow, according...
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