Four biz mags finalists for Digital Ellies
Four business magazines — Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Inc., Harvard Busines Review and the Economist — have been named finalists for the National Magazine Awards for Digital Media. Nicknamed the Digital Ellies for the Alexander Calder stabile “Elephant,” which is given to each winner, the awards will be presented at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers […]
Economist Group sells majority stake of CFO magazine
Private equity firm Seguin Partners LLC announced Monday that it acquired CFO Publishing, in partnership with CFO’s management, from the Economist Group. According to the terms of the deal, a new company formed by Seguin will acquire CFO’s assets. The Economist Group will retain a substantial minority stake in the new company. Terms were not […]
Economist looks to social networking
Tim Bradshaw of The Financial Times writes Monday about how the Economist is looking to social networking sites such as Facebook to boost readership and revenue. Bradshaw writes, “Readers of The Economist’s website will soon be able to log in and make comments using their Facebook identity, through Facebook Connect. Economist.com will also take on […]
Readership up for many business pubs
Lucia Moses of MediaWeek reports that readership increased in the past year for a number of business publications. Moses writes, “At a time when it would seem that consumers would be seeking help to navigate the recession, business titles have seen an uptick in readership this past year, Mediamark Research & Intelligence’s fall magazine audience […]
The difference between Fortune and The Economist
Yvette Kantrow of The Deal writes about the changes taking place at Fortune magazine and how The Economist remains successful. Kantrow writes, “That seems to be such a fundamentally different view of the world than the one espoused by Fortune as it heads off into its latest redesign. Faced with falling revenue and Internet competition, […]
Economist editor on what makes the publication a must-read
Last night, on the “Charlie Rose” show, host Charlie Rose interviewed John Micklethwait, editor in chief at The Economist, about the magazine business and reporting global stories. Here is an excerpt: On what differentiates The Economist from its competitors “I think fundamentally what we’re trying to do is we’re trying to look at the world […]
Economist to launch pay wall
The Economist announced Tuesday it will begin experimentation with a new Website pay wall on Oct. 13. The existing pay wall, which allows non-subscribers to the magazine Web access to editorial published within the last 12 months free of charge, will now apply to all content more than 90 days old. “This week’s print edition†[…]
CFO magazine on the block
Jason Fell of Folio reports that The Economist is looking to sell CFO magazine. Fell reports, “According to a pair of sources familiar with the process, the Economist Group has been in negotiations with a number of potential buyers, possibly since January. ‘It’s been a pretty well-guarded secret,’ one source who wished to remain anonymous […]
Economist to charge for all online content
John Reynolds of MediaWeek reports that The Economist will begin charging for all of its content on its Web site. Reynolds writes, “The move to the paid-for model, expected to be introduced within the next six months, marks something of a reversal for the brand, which, in 2007, moved to a predominantly free model. “It […]
Order The Economist via cell phone
Nat Ives of Advertising Age takes a look at the program from The Economist that allows consumers in New York to order a copy of the magazine from their cell phones and have it delivered the next day. Ives writes, “The Economist’s on-demand delivery service aims to make it easier for occasional readers to buy […]
