What’s Behind the Big Digital Decline?
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Compared to last year, we are seeing significantly fewer readers engaging with digital magazines. Why? Early last year the future of digital magazines was being briskly debated in our industry. Advocates touted improvements in interaction thanks to enhanced technology, while...
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More Magazines, Less Frequency the Trend?
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The numbers are in for Q3 launch numbers; new titles are slightly up from a year ago. One hundred ninety four new titles hit the nation’s newsstands in Q3 of this year, edging out the same quarter last year by...
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Fabulous Beekman Boys Now Appearing in Print
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[responsive][/responsive]Call it the “farm to page” concept of publishing. Meredith is partnering with Beekman 1802 to launch a new lifestyle magazine called the Beekman 1802 Almanac. “Beekman 1802 was started in 2008 when former advertising exec Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his...
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Digital Alone Won’t Cut it for one Lifestyle Publisher
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Another lifestyle magazine is making news, this time in Lagos, Nigeria. (Can we just say that this is beginning to be the norm rather than the exception? Lifestyle magazines are indeed a “thing” and more marketers are realizing the impressive...
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How Brand Publishing is Raising the Bar
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Elliman’s new lifestyle magazines transcend the mold and give established titles a run for their money. A remarkable thing is happening as brands turn to high end print vehicles. For Douglas Elliman Real Estate, their venture into brand journalism is...
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Seth Godin on Mass Media: So Close
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Seth Godin is usually spot on when he blogs about marketing and advertising in today’s connection economy. Last week, he came so close to disclosing a new truth about the magazine industry that we have to wonder if he left...
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Print Called “Effortless” Environment for Luxury Marketers
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WSJ Magazine sees higher ad page numbers for their September issues. Print’s detractors will often say that the tangible benefits of reading in print are largely over-romanticized and not solid reasons for advertising there. But according to one publisher, this...
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Don’t Blame Digital for the Crumbling Newsstand
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It’s tempting to say people just don’t want to read in print. But is digital media really to blame for lower newsstand sales? Marina Haydn of The Economist is not shy about calling out publishers for their own role in...
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Scarcity over Scale – When Size Doesn’t Matter
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Two publishers explain why mass market is not the value proposition that their advertisers are looking for. “When anyone can buy traffic, what value does the marketer get from that? And what is unique about that audience?” Breaking Media’s CEO...
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Why So Many Retailers are Turning to Print
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Just selling products these days isn’t enough… the truly successful retailers are selling a lifestyle. It’s been called the “secret weapon” of luxury retailers, as more and more online merchants turn to editorial content, and particularly print magazines, to help...
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