Biz magazines outperform industry in second quarter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The 14 business magazines published in the United States outperformed the overall magazine industry in the second quarter in terms of advertising revenue and ad pages. The financial and business magazines reported ad revenue of $328.1 million in the second three months of the year, up 11.3 percent from the same […]
Eppy finalists named in biz news categories
Editor & Publisher named the finalists for its 15th annual Eppy awards, including the finalists in its business categories. The Eppy Awards will be presented at the conclusion of the 21st annual Editor & Publisher Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show June 16-17 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The finalists […]
SABEW names Best in Business award winners for 2009
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers released Wednesday the winners of its annual Best in Business contest for 2009. With 13, the New York Times captured the most awards. In the entire contest, there were 163 winners out of a total of 796 entries, the second highest entry total in the history of […]
Biz magazine ad revenue declined 22% in 2009, ad pages dropped 28.7%
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Advertising in 15 business magazines in 2009 fell by $340 million, or 21.7 percent, to $1.23 billion, due to the lingering recession, according to a Talking Biz News analysis of numbers released Tuesday by the Publishers Information Bureau. Advertising pages in those same 15 magazines fell by 28.7 to 12,844.59 pages, […]
Kiplinger, CNBC sites to share content
CNBC and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance announced announced an agreement in which the two will share content for a special feature titled “Investor Spring Cleaning: A CNBC and Kiplinger Special Report” on CNBC.com and Kiplinger.com.  Under the terms of the agreement, CNBC will provide articles to Kiplinger.com, and Kiplinger will provide content from the magazine and its […]
Kiplinger names ME for Web site
Robert Long has been named managing editor for Kiplinger.com, a new position that will manage daily editorial operations across the site. Long will also take the lead in the ongoing integration with Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and Kiplinger’s business forecasting newsletters. Long joins Kiplinger from AARP, where he launched companion websites to the world’s largest-circulation publications — AARP […]
The advantages of Kiplinger's
Janet Bodnar, the new editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, writes in the latest issue about how it’s able to stand apart from other business glossies. Bodnar writes, “While other magazines have been rife with layoffs and buyouts, our editorial staff hasn’t suffered the same fate. Furthermore, we have behind us the Kiplinger brand — noted […]
Kiplinger's editor says goodbye
Fred Frailey, the retiring editor of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, said goodbye to readers in t he February issue by talking about its new editor, Janet Bodnar. Frailey writes, “I met Janet Bodnar 22 years ago. Before Ted hired me as his deputy, he asked her to take me to lunch. Janet was then a young […]
Kiplinger: We’re in same boat as others, but will remain independent
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Austin Kiplinger, the patriarch of the Washington-based company that publishes the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, said Thursday that he believes the company will remain independent, but it’s struggling just like others to adapt to the changing publishing world. “I think we’re in the same boat with the whole information world,” said […]
The new boss at Kiplinger's
Jennifer Nycz-Conner of the Washington Business Journal interviewed Janet Bodnar, who becomes the new editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance next month. Here is an excerpt: If you’re doing your job really well, what are you doing as editor? You really have to inspire your staff. You have to be excited about what you do. You […]
