Wednesday, December 12, 2012
AF&PA Warns of Dangers of East Coast Port Strike
China's Threat to US Paper Producers
Over the course of the last decade, China tripled its paper production and in 2009 overtook the United States as the world's biggest papermaker. It can now match the annual output of Wisconsin, America's top papermaking state, in the span of three weeks.
Paper makes for an exceedingly unlikely focus. After decimating its natural forest cover decades ago, China lacks a fundamental necessity for printing-quality paper: wood pulp.
Sappi: New Products for Minnesota Forest Industry
The
future of the paper industry is not necessarily paper.
Even
here, where Minnesotans have made paper since 1898 and Sappi Fine Paper's white
cloud of steam pours into the sky above the St. Louis River valley, industry
leaders are casting about for new products to make from trees.
The
South African owners of the state's largest mill have an idea: rayon.
Management Changes at Resolute, Thunder Bay
Management changes at Resolute in Thunder Bay, ON:
TBNewsWatch is reporting that Doug Murray is no longer the Manager at Resolute Forest Products‘ in Thunder Bay, and their sources say he is no longer with the company.
Management changes are also being reported at Resolute’s Thunder Bay sawmill and in their forestry operations, although the company won’t comment publicly on the changes.
TBNewsWatch is reporting that Doug Murray is no longer the Manager at Resolute Forest Products‘ in Thunder Bay, and their sources say he is no longer with the company.
Management changes are also being reported at Resolute’s Thunder Bay sawmill and in their forestry operations, although the company won’t comment publicly on the changes.
New Canadian Fair Rail Freight Service Act
New Canadian Fair Rail Freight Service Act:
This week the Federal Government introduced the Fair Rail Freight Service Act bill that will give companies that ship goods by rail the right to a service agreement with railways.
Impact on the Canadian Forest Industry
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) believes that the new Fair Rail Freight Service Act is moving in the right direction to help shippers retain and create jobs for the benefit of the Canadian economy. The legislation was tabled after years of complaints by rail customers about inefficient and inadequate service from the railway monopoly.
This week the Federal Government introduced the Fair Rail Freight Service Act bill that will give companies that ship goods by rail the right to a service agreement with railways.
Impact on the Canadian Forest Industry
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) believes that the new Fair Rail Freight Service Act is moving in the right direction to help shippers retain and create jobs for the benefit of the Canadian economy. The legislation was tabled after years of complaints by rail customers about inefficient and inadequate service from the railway monopoly.
2012: More Magazine Launches, Fewer Fold
Magazine
publishers are still tightening their belts three years after the nightmare of
the advertising recession shook the industry to its toes. But the itch to
launch new magazines shows no sign of going away.
In
2012, veteran publishers and novice entrepreneurs launched a total of 195 print
titles, a healthy bump over the 181 that were launched in 2011. And only 74
titles folded this year, compared to 142 a year ago, according to MediaFinder.com.
The online database of U.S. and Canadian publications released its year-end
numbers Monday.MediaFinder also counted 32 digital-only launches in 2012, compared to 58 a year ago. Seven digital-only titles folded, compared to 10 in that category last year.
GroupM Revises Ad Forecast to 4.5%
Sporting News Ends Print Edition
Sporting News, the 126-year-old sports news
publication, is officially going digital. Beginning in 2013,
the title’s presence will be limited to its website, app, and six
newsstand-only season preview issues.
Sporting News has struggled in recent years,
slashing its frequency from weekly to biweekly in 2008, and then to monthly in
2011. Between January and September 2012, ad pages fell a staggering 78.4
percent year over year, according to Publishers Information Bureau.
Nielsen: Q3 Ad Spending Up 7%
Heavy Olympic and political advertising in the
third quarter contributed to big growth. But overall, 2012 growth is still
pegged at only slight improvement.
Nielsen says advertising spending in the U.S. for the third quarter 2012 was up 7% versus the third quarter 2011.
Nielsen says advertising spending in the U.S. for the third quarter 2012 was up 7% versus the third quarter 2011.
Ballard Designs Catalog Offers App
Home furnishings retailer Ballard Designs has
launched Ballard+, an app that enables the user to browse and shop the
retailer's print catalog using image recognition technology. The free app,
which features "tap-to-buy" shopping, product details and reviews,
multiple image viewer and social sharing, works with Ballard's December 2012
early winter issue.
Bonniers & Flingo: Print with Interactive TV Apps
Flingo
(www.flingo.tv), the largest publisher of
Smart TV apps, today announced a partnership with Bonnier Corp., one of the
largest consumer-publishing groups in the U.S., to enhance its print content
with interactive TV applications. Flingo has developed Smart TV apps to bring
content from Bonnier's collection of 45 leading publications and properties
such as Popular Science, Parenting, Field & Stream, TransWorld, Warren
Miller, and more, into viewers' homes. The apps are available on the over 15
million Smart TV devices that run on Flingo's platform including TiVo, LG,
Samsung, Vizio, Sanyo, Insignia, and Western Digital.
Direct Mail Still Choice of Shoppers
Direct mail remains a medium of choice for holiday shoppers and marketers
alike. And enhanced with mobile and web technologies like QR codes,
personalized URLs and augmented reality, it’s engaging consumers like never
before.
“Long lauded for its ability to provide
consumers with personalized and tangible information about products, promotions
and sales, today’s direct mail, combined with Web technologies and smartphone
apps, is offering holiday shoppers a media-rich experience that connects with
them on a deeper, more personal level,” said Gary Reblin, vice president,
Domestic Products, U.S. Postal Service.
Tribune Reviews Selling Papers
Tribune Co., the bankrupt owner of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times
and six other daily newspapers, is interviewing bankers about selling its
papers, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Tribune Co. is seeking an adviser for a possible sale after the company
exits bankruptcy, which is slated to happen by Dec. 31, according to the
people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. Rupert
Murdoch, chairman and chief executive officer of News Corp., plans to take a
close look at Tribune Co.’s newspaper assets once they’re available, according
to a person with direct knowledge of his thinking.
Printed Books Still Attractive Option
Success
of E. L. James' novels also captured the dual state of the book market -- the advance
of e-books and the resilience of paper. In a year when print was labeled as
endangered and established publishers referred to as "legacy"
companies, defined and beholden to the past, the allure remained for buying and
reading bound books.
Publishers
from several major houses agreed that e-books comprise 25-30 percent of overall
sales, exponentially higher than a few years ago, but not nearly enough to
erase the power of paper. And the rate of growth is leveling off, inevitable as
a new format matures. Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy said e-sales were
up around 30 percent this year, less than half what she had expected.
Valassis Offers Social Savings App for Advertisers
Valassis' offers Social Savings and Sharing App for Advertisers:
Valassis, a leader in intelligent media delivery, and Oasis Brands Inc. announced today how they are working together to offer consumer savings in the social sphere. Valassis' savings application built on the Facebook Platform is now being utilized by advertisers like Oasis Brands to promote specific individual brand promotions. As Facebook evolves its platform.
Valassis, a leader in intelligent media delivery, and Oasis Brands Inc. announced today how they are working together to offer consumer savings in the social sphere. Valassis' savings application built on the Facebook Platform is now being utilized by advertisers like Oasis Brands to promote specific individual brand promotions. As Facebook evolves its platform.
Newspaper Q3 Ad Revenues Fall
U.S. Newspaper Ad Revenues Again Decline, Though Decreases Slow:
Per the latest figures from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA), overall U.S. newspaper advertising revenues continue the decline that started in earnest in 2006, and has continued for 25 consecutive quarters.
Per the latest figures from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA), overall U.S. newspaper advertising revenues continue the decline that started in earnest in 2006, and has continued for 25 consecutive quarters.
Gravure Assn. Awards RRD
RR Donnelley Honored with Nine Golden Cylinder Awards by Gravure Assn. of America: CHICAGO—Dec. 12, 2012—R. R. Donnelley & Sons announced that nine different catalogs, magazines, retail inserts and direct mailings that drew on its premedia and production platform have been recognized with 2012 Golden Cylinder.
InfoTrends: True Cost of Print Business Communications
InfoTrends Calculates the True Cost of Printed Business Communications:
Producing and distributing documents involves many processes and includes a combination of tangible, “hard” costs (printing, shipping, storing materials, etc.) and other less tangible, “soft” costs (composition, design, editing, project management, etc.). Companies of all sizes need to understand all these related costs to manage their businesses effectively. InfoTrends’ new study, titled “The True Cost of Business Communications,” compares and examines the costs associated with outsourcing and doing the work internally, along with providing key considerations for what the outsourced print should be.
Producing and distributing documents involves many processes and includes a combination of tangible, “hard” costs (printing, shipping, storing materials, etc.) and other less tangible, “soft” costs (composition, design, editing, project management, etc.). Companies of all sizes need to understand all these related costs to manage their businesses effectively. InfoTrends’ new study, titled “The True Cost of Business Communications,” compares and examines the costs associated with outsourcing and doing the work internally, along with providing key considerations for what the outsourced print should be.
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