Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni is in love. And he’s not afraid to say so. “I have been in love with the printed word since I was a mere boy of nine-years-old,” Husni relates in a recent blog post. “I have...
Magazine media brands have the wind back in their sails, and it’s driving a renewed focus on print ads. “Traditional magazine companies believe they have weathered the storm of disruption over their business,” writes Sarah Sluis in Ad Exchanger. “They’re...
Well, there we have it. Again. If you want to reach truly engaged readers, print magazine ads are the way to do it. In a survey of female magazine readers, 84% say they are more engaged when reading print than...
In this new golden age for magazines, one category is proving that they can compete on a level with the best of them. Becky Peterson, writing in Folio, reported last month on two of their Eddie & Ozzie award winners,...
Stephen Quinn has a wake-up call for some in the media. The publishing director of British Vogue had some harsh words to say in a letter he sent out to the industry, according to Gurjit Degun in Campaign. "Some media...
In a niche full of print titles, Plate serves up its content in a way that sets itself completely apart. “From restaurateurs to chefs, this magazine caters to the sensual and the tangible quality that each of us experience when...
A ping, a ding and a buzz. It’s nearly impossible to escape the constant digital interruptions in our lives. The same goes for advertising, too, according to one industry expert. “In today’s world, it’s the norm to be distracted by...
“The substance of the content of magazines has always been important. Each letter of each word formed matters. And when you string those letters together to make words, you then begin to create sentences, followed subsequently by paragraphs, followed by…well;...
“I love it when independent magazines really lose themselves in a niche, and Water Journal definitely belongs in that category,” writes Steve Watson in Stack Magazines’ blog. “A photo-driven magazine published in London by Edvinas Bruzas, it reflects his lifelong...
It was an industry trend we reported on nearly two years ago.“While mainstream magazines are seeing sales fall, and long-standing titles such as Loaded are printing their final issues, the world of niche, independent mags is going from strength to...
