Inc. hires Webb to be tech columnist
Amy Webb, the author of “Data, a Love Story,” has been hired as Inc. magazine’s newest tech columnist. Her new quarterly column will spot tech trends for Inc.’s audience, which is entrepreneurs at the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The first column will debut in the April issue. Webb’s consultancy, WebbMedia, produces yearly tech […]
CNBC, Inc. magazine strike content sharing deal
CNBC and Inc. magazine announced a deal Monday in which the two business news entities will hold conferences on entrepreneurship and share content on their respective websites. Under the terms of the agreement, CNBC and Inc. will create three conferences across the United States next year. The first conference will take place in Spring 2015. […]
Inc. magazine grabbing the biz glossy spotlight
Christine Haughney of The New York Times writes for Monday’s paper about the rise of Inc. magazine. Haughney writes, “But Inc. appears to be picking up on more than just an industry trend. According to the Alliance for Audited Media, the magazine’s total circulation over the last decade grew 22 percent to 763,962, from 625,824, […]
Bercovici jumps to Inc. from Forbes
Award-winning tech and media writer Jeff Bercovici is jumping ship from Forbes to become the San Francisco bureau chief of Inc., reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly writes, “Bercovici, who has the current Forbes cover story on Pinterest, has been at Forbes for a little over four years, but only moved to […]
As Inc. turns 35, it’s new editor is full of ideas
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke of the New York Observer writes about Inc. magazine and its new editor James Ledbetter as the magazine turns 35 years old. Bloomgarden-Smoke writes, “The challenge for Mr. Ledbetter is to beef up the web presence while retaining the targeted identity of the magazine. “‘I saw some holes that needed to be filled, […]
Inc. had most ad pages of any biz magazine in July
Inc. magazine led all business magazines in advertising pages with its July/August 2014 issue, which had 72 ad pages, according to this graphic in the Monday New York Times. That’s after gaining the second-most ad pages in the first half of 2014 among all business magazines, up 10 percent. It was one of only two […]
Inc. magazine celebrating its 35th anniversary
Inc. magazine, which caters to small business owners and entrepreneurs, is celebrating its 35h anniversary. Editor Jim Ledbetter writes, “It’s been very exciting to plot out the commemoration of Inc’s 35th anniversary. We’ve used it as an opportunity to reach back into the history of the publication, and the history of American business, with firsthand […]
Inc. adds new columnists
Inc. magazine has signed several news columnists for both the magazine and the web site, part of its expansion under president/editor-in-chief Eric Schurenberg and editor Jim Ledbetter, who joined earlier this year. The new columnists are: Entrepreneurial computing legend Michael Dell has begun his monthly “Dell On Dell” column on Inc.com. Addressing the topics of […]
Inc. hires Aspan as senior editor
Maria Aspan, the national editor at American Banker, has been hired at Inc. magazine to be a senior editor. She will start Monday, according to editor in chief James Ledbetter. Aspan has been directing coverage and reporting on large banks and industry strategy at American Banker. She was previously the consumer finance editor at American […]
Biz magazines underperform industry in first quarter
The 14 business magazines underperformed the rest of the magazine industry in the first quarter, according to data from Publishers Information Bureau. Combined, the business titles reported a 2.95 decrease in advertising revenue to $245.4 million and a 5.9 percent drop in advertising pages to 2,289.43. That compares to a 1.6 percent decrease in ad […]
