Biz magazines post bad second quarter in advertising
Many business magazines posted a decline in ad revenue and ad pages during the second quarter, according to data from the Publishers Information Bureau. Some publications bucked the trend. The Economist reported a 21 percent gain in ad revenue to $34.4 million and a 2.2 percent increase in ad pages to 648.5 for the quarter. […]
New York Times wins three Loebs; Sloan wins his seventh
The New York Times on Monday received three Loeb Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prices in business journalism, while Fortune magazine’s Allan Sloan won his seventh Loeb Award. Sloan won in the commentary category for a column called “Piece of Junk.” The judges stated, “Of the countless stories about the subprime crisis, this piece stood out […]
Longest story ever published in Fast Company is in June issue
Well-known business journalist Richard Behar‘s opus in the June issue of Fast Company about China’s growing economic influence in Africa is long, really long. So long that it’s the longest article ever published by the magazine at 18,700 words. It’s broken up into six parts — and 24 pages — to make it more palatable. […]
11 out of 16 biz magazines post first-quarter decline in ad sales
A majority of the 17 business magazines posted a decline in ad sales in the first three months of 2007, according to data from the Magazine Publishers of America analyzed Monday by Talking Biz News. Eleven magazines saw declines, with five posting increases. Conde Nast Portfolio did not publish in the first three months of […]
Friedman is rooting for Fast Company
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Friday that he hopes business magazine Fast Company can survive and thrive while competing against bigger biz glossies such as BusinessWeek and Fortune. Friedman wrote, “When John Byrne, who now leads BusinessWeek’s Internet effort, was editing Fast Company, it was recognized as a serious, creative publishing force. “It still […]
Why Fast Company TV is different than other TV biz news
Robert Scoble of Fast Company magazine writes about how the publication’s new online TV operation will be different than other TV business news operations such as CNBC and Fox Business Network. Scoble wrote, “So, why do another business video network? For a few reasons: #1 FastCompany.TV is designed solely for the Internet. So what? Well, […]
Fast Company also sees circulation growth
Business magazine Fast Company also reported strong growth in its newsstand sales and in its subscriptions during the last six months of 2007. Fast Company reported a total paid circulation base of 749,095 and saw its newsstand sales increase 38 percent from the same period in 2007, to an average of 30,515. For the six-months […]
Fast Company changes web site to include user content
FastCompany released a new web site on Friday that blends its journalism with a substantial amount of content contributed from its online community. The site uses a networking platform to encourage an ongoing business conversation among its members, editorial staff and everyday readers. “Starting today, Mansueto Digital becomes the first major website to blend journalism […]
Fast Company and Inc. owner planning new business magazine
Mansueto Ventures, the parent company of Fast Company and Inc. business magazines, is planning to launch a third business title called Upstart, writes Mediaweek’s Lucia Moses. Moses noted that the publication will be aimed at entrpeneurs. Moses wrote, “Publisher of the new title is Adam Platzner, who has held sales positions at music Web site […]
Biz magazines see drop in revenue, ad pages in 2007
The 17 business magazines that published in 2007 saw a 2.1 percent decline in ad revenue and a 5.7 percent decline in ad pages, according to data from the Magazine Publishers of America analyzed Wednesday by Talking Biz News. In comparison, the total magazine industry reported a 6.1 percent increase in ad revenue and just […]
