Past the Disruption and on to the Money
|,
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...
continue reading
Head of British Vogue Calls out Reckless Industry Behavior
|,
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...
continue reading
Paper that Looks Good Enough to Eat: Plate Magazine
|, ,
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...
continue reading
The Indie Title All About Water
|,
“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...
continue reading
New York Times’ Focus on Subscriptions is Massive News for Publishers
|,
The once heavily ad-based publishing business is altering in radical ways, at a pace that is hard to fathom. So much so that the New York Times is now more driven by subscriptions than by ad sales, according to an article...
continue reading
Stack and the Irresistible Element of Print Surprise
|,
When Steve Watson created Stack, an indie title subscription service, it was with this goal: to make quality indie magazines available to a global audience, offering them the exposure they could never afford to garner on their own. “Each month...
continue reading
20 Years On, Wallpaper* is Still Growing
|, ,
Wallpaper*’s editor-in-chief has elevated the magazine to a full-fledged design brand. Wallpaper*, the iconic design magazine that continues to break new ground, turned 20 last fall. The anniversary issue was much-celebrated (and with good reason – it is stunning) and...
continue reading
A Seismic Shift in the TV Ad Model is Coming
|
Led by huge brands like Coco-Cola and P&G, the ad industry is seeing the pendulum swing back to traditional broad-reach programming.  Underpinning the massive ad disruption brought by the digital revolution was the idea of highly targeted reach. Rather than...
continue reading
Rising Up: 2017 Being Hailed as the Year of the Magazine
|,
From industry insiders to marketing gurus, the talk is all about how magazines could rule this year. We can’t like this enough. This year, we’re expecting a whole lot of love for indie titles, and the print magazine industry in...
continue reading
Bitesize Content and the Magazine Blowback
|,
What’s the difference between a magazine and a successful magazine these days?  Reema Khrais writing in Marketplace set out to discover the answer. “Every year, dozens of magazines fold their print editions,” Khrais notes. “Next month, Condé Nast will say goodbye to...
continue reading