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 […]
Bloomberg Markets to spin off new magazine
Lucia Moses of Adweek writes that Bloomberg Markets is planning to spin off a magazine called Bloomberg Pursuits that will cover high-end lifestyles, products, and services for its well-heeled readers. Moses writes, “The first will publish in March. If successful, it will go biannually or quarterly. Markets editor Ron Henkoff said unlike other luxe magazines, […]
New biz magazine in South Dakota
Angela Kennecke of KELO-TV in Sioux Falls, S.D., reports about BizNOW, a new business magazine in the city. Kennecke writes, “Thumb through the pages of Sioux Falls newest magazine and you’ll see that it’s anything but traditional. “‘We want people to know it’s cutting edge, it’s fun, it’s easy to read. We’re not you’re father’s […]
Bloomberg Businessweek with your Friday morning paper
Bill Mickey of Audience Development writes about how Bloomberg Businessweek is being delivered in new ways to subscribers, including with the morning newspaper in some markets. Mickey writes, “Currently, 9 percent of the magazine’s 860,000 domestic print subscribers already receive the magazine this way. The publisher wants to expand into other metro regions and raise […]
Portland, Ore.-based digital biz magazine seeks funding
A digital business magazine called Stake hopes to launch later this year, but it needs $7,000 in donations by the end of the month to get off the ground. To donate money, go here. The magazine currentlyhas $691 in funding. Support will go directly to journalists, photographers, videographers, developers and designers to help us turn […]
Digital personal finance magazine launched
A personal finance magazine called Sustainable Money designed specifically for smart phones and tablets has been launched. The editor is Darrell Delamaide, a veteran financial journalist who has written for Barron’s, Bloomberg News and Institutional Investor. He was also the director of AOL’s Personal Finance Channel. “Our goal each week is to give you some […]
Harvard Business Review looking to apply its own advice
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of the Financial Times writes about the Harvard Business Review, which is looking to apply some of the business suggestions in its articles. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “Mr Macht and Adi Ignatius, a former senior journalist at Time magazine and the Wall Street Journal who became editor-in-chief in January 2009, pulled their teams together last […]
US Banker magazine changing name to American Banker
U.S. Banker, a monthly banking magazine, will change its name to American Banker Magazine with the July issue. The new name is the name of the daily business newspaper about banking put out by SourceMedia, the parent of both publications. SourceMedia’s banking publications also include Bank Technology News and Credit Union Journal. A story on […]
Entrepreneur’s litigious actions against entrepreneurs
Paul Barrett of Bloomberg Businessweek writes in the latest issue about how Entrepreneur magazine has made a habit out of suing entrepreneurs that use the word entrepreneur. Barrett writes, “The archetypal trademark — for McDonald’s or Xerox, say—prevents competitors from using a distinctive word that might cause consumers to assume they were buying a product […]
Entrepreneur's litigious actions against entrepreneurs
Paul Barrett of Bloomberg Businessweek writes in the latest issue about how Entrepreneur magazine has made a habit out of suing entrepreneurs that use the word entrepreneur. Barrett writes, “The archetypal trademark — for McDonald’s or Xerox, say—prevents competitors from using a distinctive word that might cause consumers to assume they were buying a product […]
