Wired, on the Cusp of Peak Content
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Editor-in-chief Scott Dadich riffs on life and publishing at the edge of the digital bubble. Scott Dadich has seen a thing or two. In his tenure with Wired magazine and parent company Condé Nast, Dadich has personally ridden the roller...
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The Robb Report on Hot Cars and Luxury Buyers
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Events and digital content are good business for the publisher, but nothing trumps print for that upscale, engaging experience. The Robb Report has long been known as an upscale magazine, since its beginnings as a magazine covering the collectible automobile...
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The Man, the Magazine, the Addiction
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It’s not misguided romanticism or a refusal to innovate. Print’s experience is more like an addiction than a media channel for Mr. Magazine. Stalwart print scholar and advocate Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni is unabashed in his belief in the power...
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Young Companies Buying Print at Mind Blowing Levels
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Let’s just drop the “we only connect digitally” mindset; this young company is having a bonafide love affair with print in their marketing. Forget the clichés; Millennials and Gen Xers DO look up…as long as you give them something to...
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Something Old, Something New…
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An interesting peek at one designer’s magazine shelf makes us ponder timing in the grand scheme of things. “Last year, a friend turned me on to Nest, an interior design magazine publishers from the late 90s to the early 00s....
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Take Magazine Celebrates the Creative Industries
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This New England title puts a fresh spin on the regional arts and culture magazine, and it does it with mad style. “Undeterred” is a good word to describe Michael Kusek, founder of Take magazine in Massachusetts. “Michael Kusek has heard...
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Economist Moves Forward by Taking it Way Back
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The Economist’s Intelligent Life magazine is getting a new name as 1843 prepares to go global. There’s a new cover on newsstand around the world this week, as The Economist Group relaunches its high-end Intelligent Life title under the new...
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In the City of Angels, Print Flies
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“The print side of our business is the driver, and it’s going to be the driver for a long time.” – Ron Epstein, LA Parent Magazine Need more evidence that print is alive and well and even thriving in the...
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Foolish Prognosticators and Troglodytes
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One industry watcher riffs on why print magazines continue their resurgence. “Print is not dead. Print remains strong. And by saying that, it doesn’t make me some hidebound print native who’s refusing to change with the times.” These words are...
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Can I Have Your Attention…
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The tide may be turning this year, as consumers find their attention spans for content growing rather than shrinking. And that’s a great thing for print. “I think next year we could potentially grow our attention span rather than shorten...
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