Robert Andrews of PaidContent.org reports that The Wall Street Journal will work more closely with sister publication, the London Times, now that they’re both owned by News Corp.
Andrews writes, “Times Online EIC Anne Spackman told me WSJ bosses flew to London today to meet her team: ‘It will be partly about tools, partly about deep linking to each other’s content. Wall Street Journal is such a powerful brand.’ Away from just The Times, she suggested The Sun has plenty on common with The New York Post, too.
“During an earlier session at the Periodical Publishers Association’s Magazines 2008 conference in London, Spackman said: ‘We are increasingly linking to them around subjects of common interest. Our friends Down under at news.com.au – we link to sport with them on cricket and rugby; with the Wall Street Journal, it will be the same on business. It will be an extremely useful thing in a way that it would never have been when we were only selling to our home audiences and when there was no power of the link.’ But she cautioned it’s very early days on the exact form of integration, and nothing’s decided upon yet – Spackman is due to meet the WSJ folks later today to discuss options.
“Last week, The Times said it was working with WSJ to develop ad cross-selling opportunities from a new New York office, now it seems the integration will be editorial too.:
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