Bloomberg Businessweek outperforms other biz glossies in third quarter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Bloomberg Businessweek reported a 49.5 percent increase in advertising revenue and a 39 percent rise in ad pages during the third quarter, continuing its rebound after a lackluster performance in 2008 and 2009. The magazine, acquired by Bloomberg in late 2009, reported ad revenue of $49.7 million and ad pages of […]
Kiplinger’s customer database is hacked
Diane Bartz of Reuters reports that a hacking of Kiplinger’s database occurred last month. She writes that hackers “broke into its database and accessed information about 142,000 customers, including possibly 43,000 encrypted credit card numbers. “The hack was discovered on June 25, and affected online subscribers as well as those who have print subscriptions, the […]
Kiplinger family wants to turn Florida property into industrial park
The Kiplinger family that operates Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and other publications wants to develop a piece of property it owns in South Florida into an industrial park for biotech and aviation companies. George Andreassi of the Scripps newspaper in Stuart, Fla., writes, “The Kiplinger team anticipates submitting a formal master site plan application in three […]
Biz magazine ad revenue up nearly 10 in 2010, outperforming industry
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The 13 business magazines reported ad revenue of $1.17 billion in 2010, up 9.6 percent from the previous year, far outpacing the 3.1 percent increase for the entire magazine industry, according to data released Monday by the Publishers Information Bureau and analyzed by Talking Biz News. Ad pages also rose 7.2 […]
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 […]
