Source Interlink Companies appointed David G. Algire president of Source Interlink Distribution. Most recently, Algire served as vice president of retail sales at Meredith’s National Media Group.
Also at Source Interlink, Tyler Schulze was promoted to vice president and general manager of IntelliChoice, which is part of the Motor Trend Automotive [...]
The Fix at Daily Front Row gets the first in-depth interview with David Carey since he took the reigns at Hearst. Carey explains why he is confident that Hearst will make it out of this era on top and what he thinks sunk Portfolio. Check out the interview to find out more. The Fix (September [...]
Though it’s not Hearst’s first magazine app, it is their first completely homegrown one. All of Hearst’s magazines already are available in digital format via third-party platforms, but Pop Mech is the first to be built directly by Hearst. The iPad version has a similar look and feel to the print magazine, as the reader [...]
With budgets taking a bit of a turn of the better this year, there’s a quest for break through advertising. Marie Claire seems to have found a new platform that is appealing to lots of beauty advertisers. An ad unit in the August issue that peels off and sticks to a mirror, called a “cling”, [...]
The first half of 2010 is looking better and better according to the Publishers Information Bureau. Along with what was reported about Women’s titles, it seems that categories across the board are seeing improvements – either in gains or just significantly fewer losses. A whopping 130 titles increased ad pages during the second quarter. The [...]
With the anticipation of fall previews in Women’s magazines, advertising numbers are up from 2009. MinOnline (July 20, 2010)
Glamour Magazine’s covers may showcase average looking models but in no way is the magazines average. Crowned “Magazine of the Year” this past spring by American Society of Magazine Editors’, Glamour has reached it’s audience by relating to the everyday women. FOLIO (July 20, 2010)
Publishers are treading lightly as they roll out magazine apps for smartphones and tablet devices, being cautious not to devalue their product. FOLIO(May 27,2010)
W, Condé’s upscale fashion magazine is about to get a revamp. Not so much in style and content, but more along the lines of staff. For a while now, W has been straddling Condé Nast and Farichild. The publishing side reported to Condé, while the editorial side reported to Fairchild. With Patrick McCarthy, chairman of [...]
Hearst-owned Seattlepi.com, the on-line successor to the print version of Seattle Post-Intelligencer, celebrates its one-year anniversary March 18, 2010. Â
The site is doing well with almost 4 million people visiting each month, which speaks loudly of their success as they are the first major metropolitan daily newspaper in the country to go Web-only.
The staff and public [...]