Wausau Brokaw Mill Auction Delayed

http://www.wausaupaper.com/

Brokaw Development will delay the well anticipated April 18, 2013 auction of papermaking, plant and support equipment at the former Wausau Paper Mill. "Within the next two weeks, we plan to announce a new auction date or a new owner of the site. We regret the delay but are in negotiations with buyers that could put the former Wausau property to productive commercial use. The ultimate goal is finding the right fit for the site while creating jobs for the community of Brokaw, Wisconsin", said Eric J Spirtas, President of NIAGARA Worldwide and Brokaw Development.

MeadWestvaco Chooses ATF

MeadWestvaco Chooses American Tree Farm System, Root: 1 Wine Partners with American Forests:
Packaging and packaging materials supplier MeadWestvaco Corporation has said it will give purchasing preference to certified wood supplies - specifically wood that is certified under the American Tree Farm System.

'Stay Bonuses' Option for Time Inc.

http://adage.com/article/media/stay-bonuses-time-spinoff-approaches/240710/

So far Time Inc. has been relying on little more than employees' confidence in the future, and perhaps their existing employment contracts, to keep them in place during an uncertain year. Last month it let Paul Caine, its chief revenue officer and a well-liked company veteran, leave to become CEO at the radio syndicator Dial Global. His exit was a defining moment, employees said, signaling that Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes wasn't going to tie the hands of the new, yet-to-be-identified Time Inc. CEO.

The Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy

The Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy: Randall Lane began his career as a reporter for Forbes’ “rich list.” Putting a dollar value on some of the world’s wealthiest individuals proved a difficult job—one his subjects largely viewed as prying. There were constant walls and deceit.

UK Cataloguer, Retailers Look to U.S.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-02/british-chic-tested-as-asos-to-topshop-seek-u-s-growth-retail.html

British retailers are banking on a love of all things English to expand their business in the world’s biggest apparel market.

Leading the British invasion are online specialist Asos Plc, fashion chain TopShop, catalog retailer Boden, youth- focused Jack Wills Ltd., and SuperGroup Plc’s Superdry stores. Their strategies vary -- some trade on British cool, others emphasize local knowhow -- yet all focus on what they do best rather than buying an existing imprint or starting an entirely new brand that Americans have never heard of.

Strange Bedfellows: Paperless Post & Crane Paper

http://www.newser.com/article/da5eavv02/startup-paperless-post-goes-more-traditional-with-crane-wedding-invitation-partnership.html

Paperless Post has defied its original digital business model successfully once. Now the online invitation and greeting card startup is taking that defiance a step further.

The New York company launched Paper by Paperless Post in October after customers requested a way to get its electronic greeting cards and invitations in a more old-fashioned way: On actual paper. Starting Wednesday, Paperless Post is teaming up with stationery and card maker Crane & Co. to print wedding invitations. Users will be able to choose from 35 wedding invitation designs that they can customize and then print on Crane paper.

It sounds like an unlikely match: Crane has been printing cards and stationery on paper made of 100 percent cotton since 1801 in Dalton, Mass., while Paperless Post was launched in 2009 by 20-something siblings with no plans to ever print cards.

HarperCollins Canada to Buy Titles from Wiley Canada

http://www.financialpost.com/markets/news/HarperCollins+Canada+Acquire+Select+Titles+from+Wiley+Canada/8194836/story.html

HarperCollins Canada today announced that it has acquired a select number of Wiley Canada’s non-fiction backlist titles. The acquisition is effective immediately. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. 

Among the titles purchased are such Canadian classics as the bestselling Mother of All series by Ann Douglas, Ken Dryden’s The Game, recognized as the best book ever written on hockey and one of Sports Illustrated’s best sports books of all time, Hockey Dad, by Bob McKenzie and several cookbooks by Anne Lindsay including Smart Cooking,Lighthearted Everyday Cooking, and her most recent Lighthearted at Home: The Very Best of Anne Lindsay.

MediaPost Mag Bag

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/197388/mag-bag-nature-conservancy-accepts-advertising.html#axzz2Pc48g34
Magzter Gets Hearst Titles Digital magazine newsstand     
Magzter has signed up another big publishing partner, Hearst Corp., which agreed to make all of its U.S. titles -- as well as some international publications -- available via Magzter’s platform. Hearst joins a total of 600 other publishers that have made around 1,500 titles available via Magzter. 
Forbes Names More Execs
Jack Laschever has been named president for Forbes Conferences, a promotion from his previous role as CMO.
Cona To President, CRO Of Condé Nast Media Group
Lou Cona has been named president and chief revenue officer for the Condé Nast Media Group, the high-end publisher said.
And more...

Survey Shows Rise in Content Marketing Budgets

http://www.pubexec.com/article/at-nearly-44-billion-new-survey-shows-rise-content-marketing-budgets/1 
Custom content spending on production and distribution rose to 43.9 billion, the second highest amount to be recorded. All forms—print, electronic and other—experienced growth; a 9.2% rise over last year’s 40.2 billion, with print still claiming the lion’s share of dollars spent in content marketing.
Of the average overall marketing, advertising and communications budget, 39% of the funds were dedicated to content marketing.

Diversified Communications Names CEO

Wirth to succeed Hasselback as Diversified Communications CEO: Diversified Communications has named Ted Wirth president-CEO, effective at the end of June, when current President-CEO Nancy Hasselback retires.
Wirth, currently Diversified's VP-business development, has played a critical role in the company's entrance into the Hong Kong and India markets, and its investment in the primary care and medical specialty industries.