Skift promotes Lowry to editor in chief
Longtime business journalist Tom Lowry has been promoted to editor in chief of Skift, a website focused on the business of travel, restaurants and wellness. Lowry has been managing editor for the past year. Skift was co-founded seven years ago by Rafat Ali, formerly of PaidContent, and Jason Clampet, formerly of Frommer’s. Skift is part of the trend toward vertical […]
Twin Cities Business seeks a digital editor
Twin Cities Business is looking for an enthusiastic, efficient, self-starting digital editor with strong news judgement, reporting and editing abilities and technical computer skills to manage a CMS and oversee the production of e-newsletters. This editor will oversee tcbmag’s digital assets including its website, e-newsletters and social channels. This editor will also have the opportunity […]
Business Insider ad revenue from international growing 40%
Ad revenue that Business Insider receives from its 13 international license partners, eight of which are in Europe, grew 40 percent in the first few months of 2019, compared to the same period last year, reports Jessica Davies of Digiday. Davies reports, “The revenue from those licensing partnerships now accounts for 30 percent of all ad revenue […]
FitSmallBusiness.com seeks real estate investing reporter
The Real Estate Investing Writer will be our resident expert in buy-and-hold real, fix-and-flip, and other real estate investing strategies. You should have direct experience in at least one form of real estate investing with a good understanding of property management and the concerns of landlords. You’ll also have a great network of people in […]
How Skift succeeds: By staying small
Tom Huddleston Jr. of CNBC Make It profiles Skift, the online news site that covers the travel, wellness and restaurant industries. Huddleston writes, “The follow-up investment round never happened and Ali decided to break the cycle and end its reliance on outside money by staying small. “Today, Skift describes itself as the travel industry’s biggest ‘intelligence […]
Politico publisher to launch tech news site
Robert Allbritton, the executive chairman of private equity firm Perpetual Capital and publisher of Politico, is preparing to launch a global technology news site, reports Dylan Byers of NBC News. Byers reports, “The new site, which Allbritton informally refers to as “Techco,” will aim to cover the technology industry as aggressively as Politico covers politics. “• It […]
Food & Wine starts business section on website
Food & Wine magazine has started a section of its website called F&W Pro that will cover the food and beverage industries. F&W Pro will cover leaders in the industry, share business best practices, and mentorship. The content will also appear in Food & Wine magazine starting with the July issue, on social media channels, […]
How Diane Harris transitioned from Money to Considerable
Susan Johnston Taylor interviewed Considerable editorial director Diane Harris about making the transition from being editor of Money magazine to running the personal finance site. Here is an excerpt: Tell us about your transition from Money Magazine to Considerable. Diane Harris: I left Money after 22 years. It definitely was the brand that defined a […]
TheStreet CEO Lundberg: Subscriptions up almost 7% in 2018
TheStreet.com chief executive officer and chief financial officer Eric Lundberg made the following comments during the company’s earnings conference call on Tuesday: Those of you that follow our company closely already know that premium subscription revenue is approximately 70% of our total consumer revenue and net bookings, conversion rates, renewal rates, subscriber count and deferred […]
How the cannabis beat is different than other biz beats
Longtime business journalism Debra Borchardt writes for TheStreet.com about her website Green Market Report, which covers the cannabis industry. Borchardt writes, “Covering cannabis has been absolutely amazing. The CEOs are accessible and the companies open their doors widely. The excitement of all these startups is palpable. “There are also lots of women in the industry. […]
