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- Top Tech And Media Predictions For 2017 undefined
It’s that time of year again when forecasts are made for where the publishing and tech media trends are heading in 2017. So, here’s a round-up of predictions from the top commentators.
- The Latest Crucial Role At Publishers: The Programmatic Analyst
Google and Facebook account for roughly 70 percent of all digital-advertising spend, and competition is fierce among newspapers for the remaining 30 percent.
- For Sale: Condé Nast Treasures
Condé Nast Publications might be sitting on a gold mine: its archive of some eight million photographs and illustrations from Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Vogue, Architectural Digest and other magazines.
- Under Its New CEO, New York Magazine Is Branching Out Into More “Voice-Y News Products”
New York magazine will be 50 years old next year, and though in that time it’s suffered a couple bumps and bruises — its print edition went biweekly in 2014 — it’s often come out stronger on the other side.
- Why Some Publishers Are Sticking With Medium, For Now
This week’s news that Medium is laying off 50 employees and closing its offices in Washington, D.C. and New York came as a surprise to the stable of news organizations that signed up to use the site as its publisher.
- Email, Mobile Are Key To Building Reader Loyalty
Digital media has brought a lot of challenges to the publisher’s door. One of the biggest is the challenge to reader loyalty. In the good old days, most readers had limited choice; sometimes if they didn’t read your newspaper or magazine, they didn’t read
- Facebook Is Going To Start Showing Ads In The Middle Of Its Videos And Sharing The Money With Publishers
Facebook wants to show more ads to people who watch its videos and start making money for the people who supply it with those videos.
- The Winners And Losers In Magazine Media: 2016
In many ways, 2016 sucked. Except for the stock market; if you were in the market, it was a bang-up year. Or if you were a Chicago Cubs fan. Otherwise, let’s be honest, 2016 was bleak: too many American icons died, our planet’s temperature grew ever warmer, and Kanye West’s ego still roamed wild
- Meredith Woos Time Inc. Again
After dating a few years ago, then taking some time off and seeing other companies, publishers Meredith Corp. and Time Inc. may be getting back together. At least that’s what Meredith hopes.
- Publishers Are Using Medium To Entice Readers And Try New Types Of Content
When Washington Post writer Geoff Edgers wrote an article about tracking down a lost violin in March this year, he took to Medium, home to long-form essays and think pieces, to explain the reporting process behind the final feature.
- Hearst Starts Talks To Buy Some Of Time Inc. Magazines
Hearst Corp. executives are said to be interested in taking a peek at some pieces of the Time Inc. empire if it were to be bought and busted up.
- UBM Takes Several Titles Digital-Only As Strategic Shift Continues
The Americas division of the global B2B information firm, which has not been shy about its aggressive transition from trade publisher to “events-first” company.
- Amazon Wants To Help Publishers Make More Money From Ads
Amazon is pushing further into ad technology with the release of two new products aimed at helping web publishers make more money from digital ads.
- 10 Tips For Choosing A Magazine Printer
The United States has more than 20,000 printing businesses. When it comes to producing magazines, you can probably ignore at least 98% of those.
- Q&A With Stand Magazine’s Dwayne Hayes
“I’m just a huge fan of print. When I read something, I want to grab it in print. When Borders (Bookstore) was opened, I would go there during my weekly Friday afternoon routine when I would get out of work early.
- Is OTT Video A New Premium Opportunity For Publishers?
Every media brand is chasing the ad dollars into digital video, but some publishers also see in the new distributed and over-the-top video environments a more direct revenue stream from consumers.
- In The Shadow Of Facebook, Twitter Loses Traction With Publishers
Social publishing is becoming a zero-sum game. As media companies clamor for reader attention on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, there’s one place that’s getting less attention: Twitter.
- ‘Domino’ Magazine Opens Pop-Up Store Sponsored By Target
Home decor magazine Domino has opened its first brick-and-mortar pop-up shop, located in lower Manhattan and sponsored by Target. The store features products curated by Domino’s editorial staff and inspired by the magazine’s winter issue.
- More Publishers Turn To Content-Recommendation Networks
The “around the web” ads that populate big news sites are not without their detractors, but these ads are growing in number, not waning.
- Condé Nast Shutters Print Edition Of SELF
After 37 years, Condé Nast is shuttering the print edition of Self and taking the brand digital-only, the company announced today.
- Red Magazine Partners With Sofa Workshop To Create Sofa Collection
Red Magazine, published by Hearst Magazines UK, has teamed up with Sofa Workshop to create a collection of sofas in collaboration with the editorial team led by Pip McCormac, Red’s Associate Editor (Living).
- Shorthand Wants To Help Publishers Create “Gorgeous” Stories On A Budget
As publishers continue their search for meaningful ad revenue online, it’s becoming increasingly clear that quality trumps quantity when it comes to audience attention.
- Publishers Bet Big On ‘Special Editions’
Bookazines and special interest publications offer struggling print magazines high-margin revenue opportunities and the promise of new readers.
- Publishers Are Going Notifications Crazy
Publishers have quickly realized the power of mobile notifications in drawing people back to content, so naturally they’re at risk of overdoing it.
- Vevo Publishes Its First-Ever Print Magazine To Promote Slate Of Emerging Artists
Vevo is relying on an unlikely promotional vehicle for its newest slate of up-and-coming artists: The major label-owned music video platform published its first-ever print magazine this week
- The Publishing Industry Is About To Get More Diverse, Thanks To This New Internship Program
Whether it’s through social media, online publications or print magazines, we’re constantly consuming information.
- In Spreading The Gospel Of Print, Publishers Face An Identity Crisis
In the court of public opinion, the burden of proof often falls upon those who seek to dispute conventional wisdom.
- Are Publishers Really Putting Their Audiences First?
What a time to be alive… the people, fresh from taking the U.K. out of Europe, are sending a reality TV star to the White House and the brightest brains of our society didn’t have a clue what was coming up in the elevator.
- Luxury Magazines’ Real Strength
Last night I spoke on BBC Radio 4’s The Media Show about the state of the magazine industry. Given the ten minute slot dedicated to the topic we were only able to give some top-level conclusions about the health of UK magazines
- Airbnb To Launch Magazine
One of the world’s most iconic tech startups is reaching for a traditional medium as it seeks to build brand awareness and loyalty.
- Still In Vogue: Luxury Magazines Defy Print Market Gloom
With 100-year-old Vogue and design and lifestyle bible Wallpaper producing their biggest-ever issues – and “handbag” size pioneer Glamour seeking to bulk up to a bigger, glossier edition
- How Publishers Will Wring More Money Out Of Their Gift Guides
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off on Friday, and with ad revenue harder to come by, publishers are trying to get readers to spend more money with them this year.
- In Spreading The Gospel Of Print, Magazine Publishers Face An Identity Crisis
In the court of public opinion, the burden of proof often falls upon those who seek to dispute conventional wisdom. That’s the idea, at least,
- With its own election looming, France sees an influx of US publishers
In the last 12 months, American publishers, including Mashable, Business Insider and, as of last week, Forbes
- Not Just Another Cooking Magazine
You can cook off of a screen or a Kindle or an iPad, or whatever you want, but most people don’t. And so print is extremely useful.
- How Hearst’s Executives Of The Year Are Building A Magazine Company For The Future
If Hearst Magazines had a theme song, it might be the 1966 Motown classic “It Takes Two.” Because if there’s anything that can be credited for the 129-year-old publisher’s enduring success in the often-perilous magazine business.
- This Magazine Subscription Has No Co-Pay
Most industries have lots of creative people who focus on how to sell the companies’ products and services. But in my industry, magazine publishing, some of the most creative work goes into figuring out how to give our products away.
- Increasing Advertising Sales In Difficult Times
According to PCS, its industry knowledge and broad customer base have told them that publishers need a new approach to advertising sales and CRM in the 21st century.
- Publishers Brace For What Happens If Facebook Stops Paying For Live Videos
Publishers that get paid by Facebook to produce live videos know the glory days might not last forever. Last spring, Facebook signed up nearly 140 media companies and celebrities
- A Rising Threat To Regional Magazines
When any regional publisher gets asked about competition, it is assumed, “Well, you have none right”? Usually this is because only one subscription-based regional lifestyle publication can exist in most markets.
- Are Publishers The New Quarterbacks?
For many digital campaigns, a brand marketer may engage at least three ad agencies, and multiple, often siloed, teams within each agency in order conceive and execute a campaign.
- Bringing The Human Soul & Style Together In The Most Wonderful Of Ways
Heart and soul for the brand, two of the most important passions a magazine maker can have. Add in an honesty that goes much deeper than just the pages of the magazine.
- A Guide To Digital Experience Management For Publishers
Digital experience management (DXM) refers to providing superior customer experiences through a judicious leverage of strategy, technology, and process.
- How Publishers Are Using Slack Bots Internally And Externally
Bots, in some form or another, have been a part of Slack’s offering since it launched in 2013. The communications tools now has 4 million daily active users, up from 2.3 million in April
- Facebook Says It’s Not A Media Company, But It Just Bought A Tool For Publishers
Facebook has repeatedly insisted that it’s not a media company. On Friday, it bought one of the most powerful Facebook-focused pieces of software that media companies use to`do their jobs.
- Mobile Is Key Driver Of Magazine Audience Growth
Mobile Web growth is the biggest indicator of overall magazine audience growth, according to the latest Magazine Media 360 Brand Audience Report, released this week from The Association of Magazine Media.
- Email Marketing Continues To Confound Publishers
Despite email’s long-established role as a critical marketing channel for publishers, diverse challenges remain and, when it comes to return on investment, uncertainty persists.
- One Man’s Passion For The Brands He Believes In Makes Selling The Magazines
“Some of those things were super-hot, red-hot at the time, and then they simmered down. They worked for a lot of marketers, and they worked for a lot of magazine brands to bring exposure to the consumers out there for both the magazine brand and for the advertiser that locked into and surrounded themselves with that.
- Is Magazine Binging A ‘Thing’ Yet?
Since the concept of digital magazines surfaced more than a decade ago, it has remained unclear when, where, how and even whether consumers really wanted a print-like experience on digital screens.
- Publishers Are Using Their Newsletters As Labs For New Offerings
The email newsletter has gone from being an afterthought for publishers to a platform unto itself. Today, the newsletter is a petri dish, where audience-development teams tinker with audience segments, trying to figure out what their most engaged readers care most about before investing in more similar content.
- Publishers Reconsider Sponsored Links
Media outlets are growing tired of sponsored links. The main reason is that in a time when more people than ever doubt the media’s legitimacy, the links can sometimes lead to incorrect or even offensive articles.
- The Future Of Publishing: Form, Functional And Fashionable
With most publishers still battling the rise of the smartphone as content distributor, it may seem premature and harsh to heed publishers against the “next big thing”. Yet, warns Piet van Niekerk, if sharing content on wearables is not on your radar, you may have already missed the boat.
- How Free City Magazine Publisher Shortlist Media Is Expanding Into Video
When news hit earlier this year that a woman working for a finance company in London was sent home for wearing flat shoes, Shortlist Media, which publishes weekly, free city magazines Stylist and Shortlist, scored a point for equality by filming blokes going to work in heels. The result was a 23 million views across social media.
- Publisher’s Pain Management: Here’s The Solution!
As entrepreneurs, niche publishers wear many hats. And even though sometimes it seems easier to just do it yourself rather than take the time to explain it to someone else, that’s short-term thinking.
- The Future Of Publishing: Form, Functional And Fashionable
With most publishers still battling the rise of the smartphone as content distributor, it may seem premature and harsh to heed publishers against the “next big thing”.
- Are Magazine Covers A Contrarian Indicator?
FINDING a reliable way of timing the market is something that has eluded the greatest investment minds in history. That is why many people are tempted by the “magazine cover indicator” as a contrarian signal.
- New Food Magazine Might Be In The Works
When it comes time to woo potential advertisers, TV networks have their upfronts, digital publishers have their NewFronts and, for the past several years, Hearst Magazines has hosted an annual MagFront.
- ‘It’s All Powerful And It Knows It’: Publishers Reveal Their Biggest Challenges With Facebook
It’s Facebook’s world, and digital media companies are just living in it. At the whim of capricious algorithm changes and vague avenues toward monetization, publishers have no shortage of gripes with the social network.
- Making Content Marketing Work For You
Content marketing, like so many emerging forces in the publishing business, could either be the savior of the industry or the death of media as we know it — it all depends on who you ask.
- Print Advertising Standing Up To “Challenging Backdrop”
The Advertising Association and Warc Expenditure Reportreveals quarterly UK advertising spend on direct mail, magazines, regional and national news titles, out-of-home signage, radio and television and gives forecasts for the coming two years.
- Google Amp Gets Mixed Reviews From Publishers
Google is stepping up its efforts to serve speedy content to mobile internet users with its Accelerated Mobile Pages, but the initiative is getting mixed reviews from publishers as some worry about its impact on their advertising revenue.
- New York Magazine Turns A History Of Shopping Recommendations Into A New Online Revenue Stream
“Service journalism” got renewed attention this week with the news that The New York Times shelled out $30 million for The Wirecutter and The Sweethome.
- Magazine Publishers Are Changing The Way They Work. But Will It Be Enough?
One truism of the media industry in 2016 is that there’s seemingly no end to the restructurings and reorganizations that are swiftly remaking companies across the publishing landscape.
- Desktop Is The New Print For Publishers
Consumer behavior changed over the past 20 years, as audiences shifted from traditional media to digital media. The industry experienced massive growth in content production, consumption, and ad spend thanks to this shift, except that revenue for publishers did not grow at the same time. It fell. Massively.
- Has Social Media Killed Print? Not With Millennials In The Mix.
With the advent of the digital age, many magazines have been moving away from print and capitalising on the sharing power of social media platforms for success among a new generation of readers.
- Sacramento Media Acquires Sierra Heritage
Sacramento Media has acquired Sierra Heritage magazine from El Toyon, Ltd. The 35-year-old title, which covers the Sierra Foothills region, will be rebranded next year under the new name of Sierra Living.
- What You Need To Know This Week
This isn’t a new concept but the number of publishers interested in communicating one-on-one with their readers is growing. It has been particularly difficult for publishers, who have to consider their brand’s voice, to work their way around technological challenges.
- Why Publishers Are Getting More Serious About Personalization
For years, marketers have dreamed of the day when they can communicate one-on-one with people on the internet. A growing number of publishers are sharing those dreams too, and they are investing heavily in making that happen.
- The Power Of Print Manifests Itself
Today existing brands are discovering the power of print on a regular basis. From television personalities to fashion retailers; the world of print is alive and well in the communities of many brands.
- Can We Trust Reports Of Audience Growth For Publishers?
As you know the reports of digital advertising ad fraud are reaching epidemic proportions. It seems no report and no data stream can be trusted.
- Publishers Become Retailers In The Market For Survival
Today’s publishers are no longer just producers of newspapers and magazines. Faced with dwindling circulation and subscriptions and combined with insufficient revenues from online advertising, many publishers have added other strings to their bows
- How Publishers Can Work More Effectively With Luxury Brands
Of all the publishing niches, the one that was arguably the slowest to embrace digital was the luxury sector. But print is still hugely important to aspirational brands.
- Why Publishers Will Continue To Embrace Native Advertisings
The old certainties of digital publishing revenues have vanished, with traditional display advertising becoming increasingly obsolete on the back of ‘banner blindness’ and adblocking.
- How Cosmopolitan Reinvented Itself & Became The Number One Women’s Magazine In The UK
Cosmopolitan is undoubtedly one of the most iconic women’s magazines of all time.
- 5 Charts: The State Of Publishers And Facebook
Facebook’s dominance in digital advertising can foster ambivalence, and even, in some cases, hostility.
- How Can You Make Print Noisy? The California Sunday Magazine Has One Answer
For a recent issue of The CaliforniaSunday Magazine, editors decided to try something new and devote the whole magazine to one topic — sound.
- Publishers Become Retailers In The Market For Survival
E-commerce is becoming a way for many magazines and newspapers to prop up falling ad revenues
- Your Amazon Prime Membership Now Includes Magazines, The Newest Batch Of Content In The Bundle
There are currently 42 magazine issues listed in the program, called Prime Reading, including familiar names like Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Consumer Reports.
- Gannett’s Buying Spree Extends To Magazines
Apparently its recent feeding frenzy includes magazines, too. The country’s biggest newspaper chain has bought Golfweek, a weekly publication about golf that was launched by Charley Stine in 1975.
- Future Of Media: Same Goals, New Tech
While technology has completely disrupted the market, it also enables publishers to gather richer audience data, deliver highly-personalized content to reader interests, and drive greater engagement.
- Gannett Buys ‘Golfweek,’ Events Business
With its proposed acquisition of Tronc (formerly Tribune Publishing) keeping everyone in medialand on the edge of their seats this week, Gannett Co. took a little break to hit the links.
