The UK’s Hellomagazine.com is inviting readers to “…become official hellomagazine.com online bloggers,” according to Online Marketing Manager David Witcomb. Online Journalism Blog (UK)  (Sept. 2, 2008)Â
Dunkin’ Donuts and Procter & Gamble are testing RFID and other technologies that will enable them to target ads to consumers based on their just-made, in-store purchases. Dunkin’ will invite morning coffee purchasers back for an afternoon coffee break, while P&G will recommend hair conditioners based on the particular brand of shampoo a customer has [...]
Upscale British magazines, despite the dwindling economy, were relatively strong performers for the First Half of 2008.  Hearst’s NatMags realized a strong unit sales performance with Cosmopolitan, Country Living and Harper’s Bazaar. Conde Nast’s Vogue and GQ also performed well.Â
The Times of London
In Britain, when the Audit Bureau of Circulation releases their 1st Half 2008 figures, it has been predicted that significant sales reductions will be realized for some celebrity and women’s magazines.
Brand Republic UK
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The U.K.’s ASDA grocery chain, owned by WALMART USA,  is seeking “outrageous” concessions from magazine publishers.  An ASDA email memo, sent to British magazine publishers and distributors has outlined a series of proposed conditions with which publishers are requested to comply. These proposals are as follows;
-Â Asda’s demands include a request for two pages of editorial or [...]
Felix Dennis says the down economy won’t deter him from expanding his magazine business — if the right properties become available at the right price. In addition to seeking bargain acquisitions (like his earlier pick-up of Auto Express), Dennis will export The Week” to new markets, including Austalia in October and India and Canada sometime thereafter. Any [...]
“The Sun” will be raising the cover price of its weekday paper to 30p in London and the south-east. Last September, it slashed its price from 35p to 20p and then in May increased it to 25p. The ABC circulation figures reported that the paper has managed its fifth year-on-year circulation increase with a sales rise [...]
James Murdoch has passed his father Rupert in the MediaGuardian 100.  As the chief executive at this father’s News Corporation Europe and Asia, James has firmly established himself amongst Press and Publishings Top 10.
The Guardian
Zinio LLC, the leading digital distributor of magazines and books, has partnered with GlobaCollect to offer subscribers a wider selection of electronic payment options, including international methods, for their online subscriptions and purchases. MarketWatch (July 9, 2008)
Mindworks Global Media employs 90+ to edit, design, layout pages and in some cases even report for media groups in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. The company, which manages outsourced work that journalists and copyeditors normally do, expects business to increase as cost-cutting in U.S. and European print media continues. BusinessWeek (July 8, [...]