Categories: OLD Media Moves

The best, and worst, biz magazine covers for 2010

If you’re a business magazine, you might want to consider doing more personal finance covers, according to Audit Bureau of Circulation data.

The best-performing business magazine covers in 2010 were investment guides and reviews, while the worst covers dealt with professional sports and entertainers, according to a posting on min online.

For Bloomberg Businessweek, the best-selling cover was its Dec. 20 “Year in Review,” while the worst was its July 12 issue on BP’s oil spill.

At Forbes and Fortune, however, the best-selling covers were its 2011 investor’s guides. For Forbes, the worst-selling cover was its Sept. 13 issue, which featured its annual NFL team values. At Fortune, the worst-selling cover was its Oct. 18 issue of the 50 most powerful women, featuring Oprah on the cover.

For The Economist, its best-selling cover was the June 12 issue titled “What’s Wrong with America’s Right,” while its worst-selling cover of the year was its April 10 issue on Britain’s Parliament elections.

See all of the best and worst covers here. A subscription is required.

Recent Posts

Looking back at the history of Quartz

Zach Seward, the former editor in chief and CEO at financial news site Quartz, writes…

2 hours ago

Business Insider investigations editor Kaplan departs

Esther Kaplan, the investigations editor at Business Insider, has left the news organization after just…

2 hours ago

Silver moves to anchor role at BBC

BBC business reporter Katie Silver has moved to an anchor role. Silver has been at the BBC…

2 hours ago

Right media turning against Trump over tariffs

Media usually supportive of Republican President Donald Trump are beginning to break ranks with the…

2 hours ago

Tampa Bay Times launches environment hub

The Tampa Bay Times announced the launch of its environment hub, which will be comprised…

12 hours ago

WSJ’s Gershkovich not cooperating with book, documentary

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is not cooperating on either the paper's documentary or…

12 hours ago