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Robert Kennedy to Publish Schwarzenegger One-Shot

October 12th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: Robert Kennedy Publishing Launches New Arnold Schwarzenegger Special!
Robert Kennedy and MuscleMag International (Robert Kennedy Publishing) announce the release of a large-format newsstand special edition dedicated to Arnold Schwarzenegger, the iconic bodybuilder, Mr. Olympia, actor and current governor of California. It’s been nearly 10 years since a stand-alone special has been available on [...]

Consumer Reports Announces School Safety Alert Program

September 16th, 2009

In a message to staff members yesterday, Consumer Reports announced that it will launch a new program later this month to distribute vital safety information directly to parents of school-age children via a partnership with the National PTA and the National School Boards Association.  The program — called the Consumer Reports School Safety Alert Program [...]

RK Publishing Launches New Oxygen Special

September 2nd, 2009

Following is a September 1st press release from RK Publishing.
RK Publishing Launches New Oxygen Special!
Magazine title: Off the Couch! Motivation for Real Women
On sale: Oct. 6, 2009
Off sale: Dec. 29, 2009
Newsstand price: $4.99 US
Oxygen publisher Robert Kennedy and Robert Kennedy Publishing are pleased to announce the launch of a new Oxygen collector’s special, Off The [...]

Seventeen Gets an iPhone App

August 12th, 2009

Seventeen will be the first title with Hearst to get an iPhone application. The application will allow readers to search for featured products in the current issue and  reserve items in a nearby store.
(WWDMEDIA) August 12, 2009.

Hopes for Newsstand Sales with Supermarket Promotion

August 11th, 2009

From August 14th – September 5th Giant, Weis, Wegmans, Darrenkamps and Mattsons will participate in a Retail promotion that will give customers a $2 store discount on their next purchase when they buy 2 or more consumer magazines in a single trip. (DMNEWS)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Six Client Publishers Renew Agreements with CMG

March 23rd, 2009

March 20, 2009 — Comag Marketing Group LLC. is pleased to announce that in recent weeks the following publishers have signed long-term extensions of their newsstand marketing and distribution agreements with us:
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·         Northern & Shell North America Ltd. (OK! magazine)
·         National Geographic Society
·         Metrocorp
·         Western Interiors & Design, LLC.
·         Mental Floss, LLC.
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American City Business [...]

Tweeting Magazines

March 16th, 2009

Since the explosion of Twitter (the 140 character mini blog feed website) in 2008, MINONLINE has been following about 100 magazines on Twitter. Min has also begun working on a directory of magazines that are on Twitter. Everyone tweets differently, some magazines tweet about top stories, while others tweet about celebrity sightings. One thing [...]

What Publishers are Doing to Scale Back

March 11th, 2009

“Everybody’s doing it” Almost every magazine publisher is re-evaluating their 2009 budgets and finding ways to cut back in these tough economic times. WWD.com (March 11, 2009)

SUPERSIZED ADS!

March 11th, 2009

Twenty-seven top internet publishers including the New York Times, CNN, CBS Interactive, ESPN and the Wall Street Journal announced that they are going to SUPERSIZE internet ads in attempt to grab the viewers attention. These new efforts come as an attempt to get viewers to NOT ignore banner ads as they have been doing over [...]

One-Stop Digital Magazine Shop

February 19th, 2009

This March, eMagazines, a spinoff of Valuemags.com is set to launch a one stop shop for digital magazines that will integrate with all platforms and allow customers to shop, browse and purchase single copies. The incomplete line up includes magazines from Hearst, Bonnier Corp., Advanstar, Meredith and Nylon. Foliomag.com (Feb. 18, 2009)