Safian zigs with Fast Company while others zag
Barbara Lippert of Adweek profiles Fast Company editor Robert Safian, whom the magazine anoints as a hot editor to watch in 2009. Lippert writes, “With its focus on technology, innovation, sustainability and design, the magazine attracts ‘a constituency of business person who does not define himself by paycheck,’ Safian says. ‘The thinking is more, ‘I […]
Biz magazines nominated for National Magazine Awards
Wired, Fast Company and BusinessWeek received multiple nominations for the annual National Magazine Awards, according to an announcement Wednesday. The Economist was also named a finalist in the general excellence category. Wired received four nominations, in the general excellence category, in the interactive online category, in the magazine section category and in the design category. […]
Business, labor stories among Polk winners
Stories about business and labor were among the winners of the George Polk Awards for 2008 announced on Monday. Robert McFadden of the New York Times writes, “The award for labor reporting went to Paul Pringle of The Los Angeles Times for disclosing that the Los Angeles chapter of the Service Employees International Union, representing […]
Business magazines outperformed industry in 2008
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The 16 business magazines currently tracked by Publishers Information Bureau lost less in ad revenue and ad pages than the overall industry, according to data released Tuesday that was analyzed by Talking Biz News. The business publications reported a 2.8 percent decrease in ad revenue in 2008, down to $1.7 billion, […]
No slowing down at Fast Company
James Erik Abels of Forbes interviews John Koten, the CEO of Mansueto Ventures, the parent of Fast Company and Inc. magazines, about why the magazines have continued to show strong circulation and ad sales growth in a down market. Here is an excerpt: So in your mind the combination is a response to tougher economic […]
Business magazines outperform the industry in third quarter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Business-related titles performed better than the overall magazine industry in the third quarter, according to data released Tuesday by Publishers Information Bureau. The magazine industry saw a decline of 8.8 percent in advertising revenue and a 12.9 percent decline in ad pages for the quarter. However, a majority — nine — of […]
Fast Company, Inc. publisher lays off 20 workers
Lucia Moses of MediaWeek reports that Mansueto Ventures, which publishes Fast Company and Inc. magazines, has laid off 20 employees. Moses writes, “The books have fared relatively well in terms of ad pages in an otherwise soft market; Fast Company’s pages soared 24.8 percent to 474.8 this year through October, while Inc.’s gained 3.8 percent […]
Fast Company is in good company
Jon Friedman of Marketwatch writes Monday about Fast Company magazine, and he likes what he reads in the business monthly. Friedman writes, “Fast Company isn’t a slave to breaking news and must continually find inventive ways to look relevant in the digital age. It only appears once a month and can’t hope to compete with […]
Biz magazines show strong gains among affluent readers
A survey released last week by media research company Ipsos Mendelsohn showed that a number of business magazines have increased their influence among rich readers. The survey researches the media habits and lifestyles of the affluent population in the United States living households with $100,000+ incomes. Inc. reported a 68 percent increase from 333,000 readers to 560,000 readers […]
Entrepreneur starts social network
Dylan Stableford of Folio writes that Entrepreneur magazine has started a social network called Entrepreneur Connect for its readers. Stableford writes, “The site purports to be a ‘business-to-business marketplace designed specifically for entrepreneurs.’ Sprint has signed on to be the launch sponsor. “Entrepreneur’s social network joins a growing list of rival magazines launching business-focused Web […]
