Thursday, October 18, 2012

UPM Kymi Producing Coated Sheets

The expansion of UPM Kymi mill's converting department has now been concluded, and the production of coated fine paper sheets has started. The new sheeting line was taken into use 25 September and the first sheets have already been delivered to customers.
The aim of the new sheeting line is to serve UPM's customers in close-by markets faster, better and more flexibly than before, and to support the production efficiency of the integrated mill site.

AF&PA Reports Containerboard Numbers

American Forest & Paper Association Releases September 2012 Containerboard Statistics Report: The American Forest & Paper Association released its September 2012 U. S. Containerboard Statistics Report today.
Containerboard production fell 4.8 percent over August 2012 and 2.2 percent compared to same month last year. The month-over-month average daily production decreased 1.6 percent. The containerboard operating rate for September 2012 lost 1.5 points over August 2012, decreasing from 97.5 percent to 96 percent.

AF&PA Releases Kraft Paper Ships

American Forest & Paper Association Releases September 2012 Kraft Paper Sector Report: The American Forest & Paper Association has released its September 2012 Kraft Paper Sector Report.
Total Kraft paper shipments were approximately 130,100 tons, a decrease of 2.2 percent compared to the prior month. Total inventory was approximately 77,900 tons in September. Unbleached Kraft shipments decreased, but bleached Kraft shipments increased year over year for the eighth month in 2012.

RR Donnelley Gets Parke-Bell Contract

RR Donnelley Awarded $25 Million Agreement by Parke-Bell to Produce Catalog: R. R. Donnelley & Sons has been awarded a $25-million, multiyear agreement by Parke-Bell to provide prepress, printing, binding and logistics services for the company’s Touch of Class catalogs. Touch of Class is a leading multichannel merchant of home décor and furnishings products. The agreement renews and expands the companies' relationship.

Newsweek To Cease Print in 2013

Newsweek To Cease Print Publication in 2013:
Earlier this week at the American Magazine Conference, industry watchers speculated that most magazines will begin going digital-only by the end of the decade—that prediction seems to be coming to fruition sooner than expected, starting with today’s announcement that Newsweek magazine will cease its print publication by the end of 2012.

Forbes; Digital Revenue Up

While the tipping point was predicted a few years ago, 2012 is the year. For the first time, half of Forbes, Inc.’s revenues will come from its digital businesses, according to Meredith Levien, the business media company’s chief revenue officer.
In a conversation at the American Magazine Conference, Levien was quick to point out that this proportional increase isn’t a result of shrinkage on the print side. Forbes' print revenues are also up, thanks to a 12.5% increase in ad pages in the first nine months of the year, per the Publishers Information Bureau.

Gap Launches e-Commerce in Japan

Gap Inc. (GPS) announced today that customers in Japan can now shop Gap and Banana Republic products online through its new Japanese e-commerce sites (gap.co.jp and bananarepublic.co.jp). The sites offer Gap, GapKids, babyGap and Banana Republic products.

Changes for NYT Style Magazine

T: The New York Times Style Magazine will revamp its magazine franchise in 2013. Under the direction of editor Deborah Needleman, the revitalized magazine will have a more expansive approach to covering the luxury lifestyle, as well as a new look and publication schedule. The changes will be unveiled in Needleman's first issue as editor on February 17, 2013.
Well, that didn’t take long. Deborah Needleman is only in her third week as editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine [1]. And while new editors often stay under the radar for a few months as they figure out their strategy, she not only has a plan but is talking about it publicly.
And why not? After all, Needleman negotiated to get certain changes made weeks before her start date, and the Times, in order to woo her away from rival The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ., obliged. One is the frequency change: Starting with her first issue out Feb. 17, 2013, the magazine will publish 13 times a year, down from 15.

AMA Names Publisher

http://www.minonline.com/news/21327.html
The two most prestigious clinical medical magazine publications are the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine. Both are weeklies with articles that impact health care around the world, and "raiding the competition" in this context is rare. But that is what happened yesterday (Oct. 17) when AMA CEO Dr. James Madara announced the hire of NEJM publisher/managing director Thomas Easley as senior VP/periodic publications and publisher of JAMA, JAMA Network and American Medical News. 

DMA Introduces Data-Driven Marketing Institute

http://chiefmarketer.com/direct-marketing/dma-debuts-data-driven-marketing-institute 
The Direct Marketing Association introduced the Data-Driven Marketing Institute yesterday, an initiative it hopes will help the industry educate consumers about the way data-driven marketing helps consumers and boosts the economy.
The DMA hopes to spend at least $1 million on the initiative. While the specifics of the institute are still being finalized, she told reporters it will incorporate research on consumer attitudes and economic impact, as well as lobbying efforts and consumer outreach, which could potentially take the form of advertising or public meetings.

Ad Engagement Up on Digital Magazines

More tablet owners are reading newspapers and magazines on their devices, according to the latest data from comScore’s TabLens research service, which is based on a three-month rolling sample of 6,000 tablet owners; these findings, along with new data from GfK MRI, hold out the promise of growing advertising and circulation revenues from this burgeoning new channel.
Overall, 11.5% of tablet owners -- a definition that includes iPad, Android tablets, Kindle Fire, and Nook -- said they read newspapers on their tablets “almost every day” or “at least once a week.” Some 14.6% said they read newspapers on their tablets one to three times a month, and 37.1% said they read newspapers on their tablets once a month.

Hemispheres Partners with Golf Media


Hemispheres magazine, the in-flight publication of United Airlines, has partnered with Golf Media Network, various Web sites, to publish feature stories about top golf destinations written by GMN. The first feature, on Scottsdale, AZ, will run in the March 2013 issue of Hemispheres. GMN’s "Golf Road Warriors" sends four writers and a videographer to cover the most distinctive golf destinations, posting stories and video about courses, hotels, restaurants and other local attractions at golfroadwarriors.com. Hemispheres will publish articles about four such adventures next year.

comScore; Tablet Readership Study

comScore Releases Tablet Newspaper and Magazine Readership Study: Nearly 2 in 5 Tablet Owners Read Newspapers and Magazines on Their Device in AugustKindle Fire Owners Most Likely to Consume News According to comScore TabLensRESTON, Va., comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of tablet newspaper and magazine readership based on data from its comScore TabLens service.

Future of Marketing; Relationships Driven by Data

The future of marketing will rely on relationships driven by data:
Personalized consumer experiences created from relationship building will drive the future of marketing, said executives at the ExactTarget Connections conference in Indianapolis.
ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey kicked off the event, speaking to a room of thousands of marketers and challenging them to participate in “inspired marketing.” According to Dorsey, “inspired marketing” is a fusing of the right brain and left brain in a way that pulls creative and metrics together to make the result more powerful.

Fairchild Fashion Names Group Publisher

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Paul Jowdy has been promoted to vice president and group publisher for Fairchild Fashion Media’s (FFM) WWD group and M. Jowdy has been with FFM, a division of Condé Nast, since 2011, and with Condé Nast since 2006. Also, Lucy Kriz has been named vice president and publisher of W. Kriz was most recently a senior executive director at Condé Nast Media Group. 

USPS Cannot Borrow More

Postal Service Barred from Borrowing More: The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service has reached its $15 billion debt limit as capped by Congress and is barred from borrowing more. The Postal Service hit the cap on Sept. 28, a spokesman confirmed, reinforcing the fact that its cash reserves are running dangerously low.