Digital Media, You Have Curation Problem
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Among magazine readers, the preference for print goes way beyond a simple romance with the look and feel of glossy paper. To be successful, a print publisher must master the idea of finite space, creating a carefully curated edition each...
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What’s Keeping B2B Publishers Awake at Night?
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[responsive][responsive]As publishers make the shift to magazine media companies, they are faced with a whole new set of challenges. Like any challenge, identifying the issue is the first critical step in adjusting your plans, so we appreciate Alex Ford’s article...
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How This 200-Year-Old Publisher is Winning at Life
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[responsive][/responsive]Ebner Publishing has had a very good year, during a time when many publishers are struggling. What does this 200-year-old company know that the rest of us need to understand? As magazine publishers attempt to redefine themselves as magazine media...
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Is Snapchat About to Jump the Shark?
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Snapchat is about to become a publisher. “Today, the image messaging app announced that it is going to become a new kind of publisher. Publications such as National Geographic, CNN, Vice, and Yahoo, amongst many others, will be pushing content...
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What Publishers Can Learn From the Vinyl Comeback
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[responsive][/responsive]It’s been almost two decades since music publishers have seen the kind of vinyl sales that happened last year, up by 52% over the year before. To be sure, notes Chris Sutcliffe in The Media Briefing, a 52% increase in...
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If Only…Dead Tree Edition Gives Predictions for 2015
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[responsive][/responsive]A slightly giddy D. Eadward Tree has finally joined the ranks of prognosticators with his predictions for publishing in 2015. And boy, are they doozies. “When glancing at my article in the current issue of Publishing Executive, I had a...
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The Big Bets in Publishing for 2015
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[responsive][/responsive]What’s the strategic direction for publishers in 2015? As it becomes clear that digital ad or subscription revenue is not going to be the answer to their revenue challenges, industry leaders are taking action  in new directions with some bold...
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Association Publishers See Stable Margins in 2014
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[responsive][/responsive]Association publishers were by no mean immune to the challenges faced by the magazine industry as a whole over the past five years, yet print still drives the business model. “They've survived, but it hasn't been easy,” writes Michael Rondon...
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10 Magazines Rocking their Niches
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[responsive][/responsive]To the right reader -- the enthusiast, the fan, the dreamer, the industry expert -- niche magazines can have an incredibly high appeal. As we reported last summer, the industry is seeing good gains in niche publications this year, and...
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Publishers and the Smiling Curve
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[responsive][/responsive]The smiling curve is a familiar concept to many in the tech industry. Understanding it just may enlighten your thinking about where publishing is headed. Stay with me for a minute; the correlation might seem obtuse but Ben Thompson in...
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