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NEWS
- ‘Time’ Plans Decade-Long Project for Post-COVID Future
- Condé Nast Plans to Open ‘Allure’ Store In New York City
- ‘Vogue’ Dedicates March Issue to Creativity, All Global Editions Participate
- WNYC, ‘The Atlantic’ Debut ‘The Experiment’ Podcast, Exploring The American Experience
- New Magazines: The Life Blood of The Magazine Industry
- How The Atlantic’s Black History Project Turned Into a 7-Figure Deal With Salesforce
- Condé Nast Rent Dispute Highlights NYC Office Dilemma
- How Courier Media Adapted to The Pandemic Crisis, Print V. Digital, And More…
- Media Briefing: Publishers’ and Platforms’ Businesses Settle into The New Normal
- Google’s Search Algorithm Update With “Wide-Reaching Impact” Takes Effect In 2 Months: Publishers, Get Ready
- ‘Forbes’ Launches First-Party Data Platform
- ‘Saveur’ Kills Print Title, ‘Delish’ Starts Quarterly
- ‘Time’ Publishes ‘Influentials’ List, Faces Challenge Over Bookazine Contract
TRENDS
- How Towne Post Network Reinvented the Community Magazine Model
- ‘Consumers Expect Brands to Act’: Why Defining Voice and Values Has Become Crucial for Marketers Amid Crises
- ‘Turn Readers into Shoppers’: Complex Shop’s Journey to Prevent Cart Abandonment
- “Beginning of A Newsletter Arms Race:” How Publishers Are Set to Benefit as Platforms Vie for Premium Content
- With America Still on Lockdown, Publishers Lean into Direct Mail
- Magazines Still Have A Future. But It’s Very Different from Their Past.
- ‘Sports Illustrated’ Seeks New Revenue Stream Through Metered Paywall
- “More Diverse Media Plans Have Never Been So Important”: How Publishers Can Effectively Navigate an Increasingly Fragmented Media Landscape
- “Future Resilience of The World’s Media Lies in Focusing on Niche Audiences”: Lessons from Allrecipes’ Success Story
- How Marketers Are Embracing Hyper-Personalization In 2021
METRICS
- Email Growth Tripled In 2020: Campaign Monitor Benchmarks Report
- Study Finds 66% Of Marketers Say Audience Beats Context — But Publishers Disagree
- Digital Ad Spend Rose By 58.2% Worldwide in Q4 2020: Study
- Meredith Reports Digital Ad Revs Surpass Magazine Revs
- How Publishers Can Improve Subscriber Retention with Data Insights
- “The New Era in Experience Will Be Born Digital”: Lessons for Publishers from Adobe’s 2021 Trends Report
- How Can Publishers Drive Subscription Revenue Growth and Become A Subscriber-First Business?
- “New Secret Weapon in The Monetization Battle”: How Publishers Can Benefit from Embedded Ecommerce
- Books Just Had Their Best Year in A Decade, Led by Obama Memoir
- Digital shift accelerates for publishers, with subscriptions countering decline in print ads revenue: WARC
PEOPLE IN MEDIA
- With Her First Issue as Bon Appétit’s Editor-In-Chief, Dawn Davis Has A New Recipe for The Magazine’s Success
- Jessica Roy Named Elle.com Digital Director
- Bonnie Fuller buys Hollywood Life from Penske Media
- ‘Rolling Stone’ Launches Blogger Network for Paying ‘Thought Leaders’
- ‘NYT Book Review’ Turns 125, Showcases Legendary Writers
- Publishers Push Plans to Reopen Offices Until Summer, But Employees Expect Delays Until 2022
- How The Washington Post’s New Instagram Editor Will Try to Boost Its Subscription Business
- Media Leaders Reflect on Managing Remotely as They Look to A Hybrid Future
- Businesses Adopt ‘Asynchronous Working’ To Fight Remote-Working Fatigue and Encourage Cross-Border Collaboration
- Publishers Look to Allay Employee Fears Over A Return to The Office by Offering Additional Flexibility
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Posted by: Monica Murphy