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GQ Stares Down a Multi-channel Revenue Stream
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It’s a look, and it’s made GQ almost unmistakable from any other men’s magazine out there. It’s the front-facing, straight-into-the-eyes stare of the cover personality – whether they are male models, comedians or any other type of assorted celebrity. Now,...
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The Second Sin of Magazine Publishing
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In 2009, Alan Mutter famously warned publishers they were committing the “original sin” of giving away their content for free online. While the infantile internet cried “Information wants to be free,” he presaged financial disaster for brands that forgot how...
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What We Aren’t Hearing from Magazine Publishers in 2018
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It’s taken a few years, but publishing executives are becoming much clearer about the strategies they are using to grow their brands. Granted, it’s still an industry in flux, and revenue models continue to evolve. But what do the heads...
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Your Audience is Into Print Ads. Are You?
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When deciding where to spend your ad dollars, do you stop to consider your audience’s point of view? If you did, you might join the growing chorus saying pffft to digital ads. According to Kantar Millward Brown’s latest Ad Reaction...
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What Happens When a Publisher Puts the Community First 
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What we learned from the Mr. Magazine interview with William R. Hearst III. Echoing the idea of “magazine as community” I shared yesterday, publisher William R. Hearst III says he believes his readers aren’t just a mailing list; they are...
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How Hoffman Media is Responding to the “Demand for Quality”
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Hoffman Media got the memo. According to Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni, the publisher is all in on the audience-first approach and reaffirms the importance of creating quality content. “We’re seeing readers really demand the quality and that’s something that Hoffman...
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The News Bubble Just Burst; What’s Next?
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How quickly things change. It was only three years ago that The New York Times broke the story that Facebook was officially courting publishers to post native content on their site. At the time, Dillon Baker of The Content Strategist...
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The Mr. Magazine Manifesto for 2018
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Samir Husni gives us some top industry quotes to move us forward into the new year. “Magazines are money makers.” That’s the quote Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni chose to open his 2018 manifesto on the magazine industry. Husni, who is...
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Bauer Media Increasing Frequency on Four Titles…and Ads are Sold Out
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Let’s coin a new phrase. We got really tired of hearing “print is dead” a few years ago. And I think it’s almost time to move past the “print is alive” mantra that is all over the airways lately. Don’t...
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Reader’s Digest and their Digital-to-Print Health Guide
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The digital-to-print trend continues, this time in Reader’s Digest. “Reader’s Digest is publishing a unique issue this week, curating its most successful digital health content to create a special ‘Ultimate Health Guide’ print issue,” explains Sara Guaglione in Media Post. “The...
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