Some 450 magazine movers and shakers made their way out to the City by the Bay for this year’s American Magazine Conference, down about 14% from last year. The NYP’s Keith Kelly thinks that the MPA may have gone overboard with the austerity program. The non-resort venue (The St. Francis) does not have a swimming [...]
The following press release, included below in its entirety, was issued this morning by the PBAA / PBAA Board of Directors elects Joe Gallo PBAA President
The PBAA Board of Directors voted today to appoint Joseph M. Gallo to a two-year term as President of PBAA effective January 1, 2009, upon the completion of Richard Alleger‘s [...]
One speaker at the fifth annual Advertising Week in New York, HDNet Chairman Mark Cuban, also predicts a shake-out among some hot online properties as their lack of money-making potential becomes apparent. While he may look at opportunities in mobile, he suggests this is a time to keep money on the sidelines. Colorful Vanity Fair [...]
Dubbed “Under the Infulence of Magazines,” the playful campaign makes hay about the “strong” role magazines play in influencing consumer purchasing behavior. Readers are invited to learn more at microsite www.magfacts.org. Folio: (Sept. 8, 2008)
Entrepreneur Media went on the sales block this spring for an asking price of $200 million. While it seemed as though Austin Ventures was very close to making an offer for that price, the deal is now dead. Entrepreneur CEO Peter Shea had this to say in a memo: “There are several reasons for [...]
The presumed resignation of Bob Kerekes as president of the Periodical and Book Association of America Inc. — he is leaving the industry — has the association’s board of directors on the hunt for a new leader. The PBAA announced news of the search, along with its full roster of board members and officers for [...]
In an memo sent to Penton staffers today, CEO John French, announced his resignation. Earlier in the year, Penton laid off 42 employees and began implementing measures that would help the company weather the poor economic forecast. Folio (July 17, 2008)
B2B publisher IDG is no small fish. They have over 450 websites, 300 magazines, 13,000 employees and revenues over £3bn. Their strategy to move online appears to be paying dividends.
The Guardian
During the first quarter of 2008, the Magazine Publishers of America spent $170,000 to lobby on tobacco advertising rules, global warming legislation, efforts to establish a federal shield law for journalists, laws that would limit state and local authorities from taxing certain employee income, and on proposals to create a new coordinator for intellectual property [...]
U.S. Presidential candidate, Barack Obama, is urging TESCO’s Sir Terry Leahy to reconsider their policy of non-engagement with unions. Obama is concerned over the worker’s rights in TESCO’s FRESH & EASY outlets.
The Times of London