D CEO magazine hires assistant editor

Jessica Melton has been hired as assistant editor of D CEO magazine, where she will also write for its RealPoints real estate blog. Christine Perez of D magazine writes, “Melton has served as an editorial intern for D Magazine Partners since last fall. Earlier this year, she began focusing exclusively on RealPoints and D research […]

Entrepreneur magazine sues another for using “entrepreneur”

Michael del Castillo writes for Portfolio.com that Entrepreneur magazine is suing another magazine called CEO Entrepreneur Magazine for using the word entrepreneur. Del Castillo writes, “From EMI’s perspective though, the company is simply doing what any entrepreneur with a good brand should want to do — protect itself. “EMI corporate council Ron Young described the […]

Reading stories that only magazines can convey

Amy Chozick of The New York Times writes about the new magazine from Bloomberg LP called Bloomberg Pursuits. Chozick writes, “Pursuits (which has the same name as a short-lived Wall Street Journal weekend leisure section) will be sent to 375,000 readers, with 60 percent of those living outside the United States, the company said. That […]

Bloomberg Pursuits has arrived

Bloomberg Pursuits, a new magazine for the rich on how they spend their money, arrived in the mailbox this weekend. Read more about the new magazine here.

Analyzing the future of Reuters magazine

Yvette Kantrow, the executive editor of The Deal, writes about the prototype Reuters magazine, published last month by the business news operation and overseen by Jim Impoco. Kantrow writes, “Impoco, executive editor of Thomson Reuters Digital, also previously worked at The New York Times, and, it should be noted, Condé Nast’s short-lived Portfolio, which Capital […]

Bloomberg to launch luxury magazine

David Lipke of Women’s Wear Daily writes Friday about Bloomberg Pursuits, the new luxury magazine from Bloomberg LP. Lipke writes, “Bloomberg Pursuits is a spin-off of Bloomberg Markets, the monthly business magazine that also goes to Terminal users. Circulation for each of the two titles is 375,000, with the non-Terminal copies going to subscribers and […]

Reuters magazine part of broad consumer push

Joe Pompeo and Tom McGevern of Capital New York write Thursday about how the prototype Reuters magazine is part of a broader push by the news organization to reach consumers. Pompeo and McGevern write, “At 64 pages, Reuters has all the meat of a mainstream news magazine and none of the filler. (There are no […]

Biz magazine ad revenue in 2011 outpaces rest of industry

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The 13 business magazines reported ad revenue of $1.24 billion in 2011, up 6.2 percent from the previous year, far outpacing the slight increase for the entire magazine industry, according to data released by the Publishers Information Bureau and analyzed by Talking Biz News. Ad pages also rose 1.4 percent to […]

Money partners with Real Simple on insert

Lucia Moses of Adweek writes about how two Time Inc. magazines — Money and Real Simple — combined on a money management insert in a recent issue. Moses writes, “Because of the sluggish economy, Money has been shifting its editorial focus away from investing and trying to reach new readers. “As a woman’s service magazine, […]

New biz magazines to provide advice on using social media

Jennifer Preston of The New York Times writes Monday about four new magazines offering business owners advice on how to use social media. Preston writes, “The magazines, published by GSG World Media, will cost $7.95 each at Office Depot stores. They will also be free in various digital formats to five million people who will […]