Categories: OLD Media Moves

Silicon Valley Biz Journal sees 3 percent circulation growth in 2014

The Silicon Valley Business Journal, which was the American City Business Journals newspaper that was the first to be redesigned, reported on the results of its changes.

Publisher James MacGregor writes, “We also took on a new name and a made a commitment to cover the two industries that drive the Silicon Valley economy — technology and real estate — better than anyone else.

“Now that we have a year of data to look at, I’m pleased to report the following results:

• Paid circulation increased by almost 3 percent

• Visits to our website increased by almost 30 percent

• Our TechFlash newsletter, which we launched in late January, is now our No. 1 email news product in terms of subscriptions

“Meanwhile, our event business remains as strong as ever because no one else connects business people like we do. In Silicon Valley, your personal network matters.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.