Why Forbes burned a print story and put its Thiel coverage online
Randall Lane is the editor in chief of Forbes magazine, a position he started five years ago. Lane previously worked at Forbes in a variety of positions — reporter, staff writer and Washington bureau chief from 1991 to 1997, authoring five cover stories. Lane has also been was editor at large at Newsweek and The Daily […]
Forbes president: Print magazine still the front door
Ellen Cools of Folio interviewed Mike Federle, the new president of Forbes Media. Here is an excerpt: Folio: What about the print product? Federle: The print product remains the front door to our brand. Especially when you start looking at all the licensed products around the world — with the exception of France — it always starts with the print […]
Editor, ME leaving Chief Investment Officer
Editor Kip McDaniel and managing editor Leanna Orr are both leaving Chief Investment Officer magazine. McDaniel writes, “When we started what would become CIO in 2009, the financial world was in chaos. To this day, I remain in awe of the smooth confidence with which Charlie Ruffel, our founder, pitched the idea of a magazine focusing on the world’s largest […]
Forbes chief product officer says print is not dying
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes, writes about how the business magazine’s print readership is rising during a time when many predicted the death of print. Dvorkin writes, “Not so fast—at least for FORBES. Check out the top chart below. Our magazine readership is growing, as measured by market research firm MRI, the […]
Business publications name annual award winners
The Alliance of Area Business Publishers presented 112 Editorial Excellence awards to newspaper and magazine business periodicals this weekend during its three-day annual Summer Conference in Des Moines. The divisions were revised this year to include fewer Magazine/Newspaper only categories and put an emphasis on core journalism categories to showcase more of the journalistic excellence. […]
Business magazine planned for coastal Virginia
The Virginia Beach, Virginia, magazine publisher that currently produces Lynchburg Business Magazine is planning to launch a business magazine for the coastal Virginia area this summer. CoVa Biz magazine is expected to launch in June. The magazine is being produced by Vista Graphics Inc., which currently publishes Coastal Virginia Magazine, Lynchburg Living Magazine, Virginia Wine […]
How an app is using an online magazine to draw attention
Allison Schiff of Ad Exchanger writes about how the personal finance site Acorns is using content from its online magazine Grow to draw attention. Schiff writes, “In terms of content, Acorns is positioning Grow, which soft launched in January, as an independent objective outlet for financial stories and advice rather than a way to promote […]
Two New Hampshire biz publications combine
The publisher of The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire has purchased Monadnock Small Business Journal and will combine the quarterly with its monthly Business Monadnock magazine into a single title, The Business Journal, covering Greater Keene, Brattleboro and Peterborough, beginning in July. A story on the Sentinel’s website states, “Marcia Passos Duffy, editor and founder […]
D CEO hires Abril as its managing editor
Danielle Abril has been hired as managing editor of D CEO magazine in Dallas. She replaces Hilary Lau, who left to join a marketing agency called Ansira. As managing editor, Abril will oversee deadlines and maintain the quality standards of the publication. She also is charged with managing story pitches, web news, social media strategy, […]
How a monthly biz magazine separates itself
Business North Carolina magazine editor David Mildenberg spoke with Pivot PR about the monthly publication and what type of stories it runs. Here is an excerpt: Q: Hey David! Tell us about Business North Carolina. A: Nobody else does what we do. Our job is to explore what’s happening in our state, focusing on people and companies […]
