FutureMark Raises Coated Mechanical Pricing

http://www.futuremarkpaper.com/

FutureMark has announced an increase in the price of coated mechanical papers, effective with all orders shipping on or after July 1.  The price of the following grades will change by $2.00/cwt:

Connection, 76 Bright, Connection, 80 Bright, Choice and Choice/Book Matte.

All basis weights and finishes are included.

Domtar Raises Pulp Prices

http://www.domtar.com/

Domtar informed North American customers that it will increase northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and southern bleached softwood kraft (SBSK) market pulp prices by $20/tonne, industry contacts said today.

Domtar told domestic customers its NBSK list price would rise to $950/tonne with the $20/tonne increase. The firm's hike on SBSK would bring its list price to $910/tonne.

May Downtime at NBSK Mills Will Cut 47,000 mt

Four North American producers of market northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp had regularly scheduled maintenance downtime at their pulp mills this month, which led to about 47,000 to 51,000 tonnes of market NBSK output getting trimmed.

Price Increase on NA Imports of Coated Freesheet

Hansol paper supplier Global Fibres has told North American customers it will increase prices by $20/ton on orders entered on or after June 1. The firm cited "substantial increases in raw material, energy and freight."

Global Fibres said in a May 23 letter to customers that the increase would apply to all basis weights and finishes of paper for sheets and rolls.

Resolute Forest Products Sues Greenpeace

Resolute Forest Products sues Greenpeace:
Resolute Forest Products has filed a lawsuit against Greenpeace Canada, and its campaigners, Richard Brooks and Shane Moffatt, for $5 million in damages, plus punitive damages of $2 million, plus costs.
The suit claims“damages for defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional interference with economic relations”.

RRD/Wiiliams-Sonoma Multi-Year Agreement

RR Donnelley Awarded Multi-Year Multi-Million Dollar Agreement by Williams-Sonoma, Inc.: Expands Relationship to Include Producing All Catalogs for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
CHICAGO -- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year multi-million dollar agreement by Williams-Sonoma, Inc. that renews and significantly expands the companies' relationship. Under the terms of the agreement RR Donnelley will provide printing, sophisticated co-mailing and mailing logistics services for all of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s
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Two Sides: No Wonder You Love Paper

Good Stuff on Print & Paper Sustainabiltiy:
Need something to tweet, post on your business Facebook page, or add to your profile on LinkedIn? Two Sides has launched a new ad campaign, “No Wonder You Love Paper,” that contains details of the sustainability of paper-based products that your customers might want to know about.
For example, did you know that 65% of paper in the United States is recycled or there are now 49% more trees in the United States than 50 years ago? Most people don’t.
The No Wonder You Love Paper campaign is supported by a website that includes additional facts about the sustainability of print and paper, a short video on paper and forests, a quiz you can pass around to colleagues or customers, and the opportunity to win a prize for creating a short “fun with paper” video.

Global Printing Ink Industry Growth

Printing Ink Market Analysis Available for Global and China to 2015: Driven by the thriving printing industry, recent years have seen upward mobility in global printing ink industry. North America, Japan and Western Europe have kept the position as the world’s major printing ink producers and consumers, with the respective consumption in 2012 making up 23 percent, 19 percent and 18 percent. However, Europe and Americas’ growing saturated trend in the printing ink market means they are now losing out to Asian regions such as China and India. Presently, many transnational industrial magnates have accelerated their business sprawl in these emerging markets, including DIC, Flint, Toyo Ink, Sataka INX, Siegwerk, and Huber which had established branches in China as of late 2012. In 2012, both Sataka INX and DIC announced to build their own new printing ink factories in India.

Fashion Magazines Ad Pages Up in H1

http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/numbers-game-6954352?module=hp-media
From January to March, magazines had a total of 31,137 pages, down 4.8 percent, according to the Association of Magazine Media. Media Industry Newsletter reported the declines to be smaller, 0.12 percent in the first quarter and 0.86 percent in the second quarter.
Let’s start with the magazines that maintained their momentum...This year, publisher Carol Smith pushed ad pages to a little more than 900, a 19 percent surge over the same period in 2012, according to MIN...
Thanks to former publisher Connie Anne Phillips, who resigned from Time Inc. in early May, InStyle, coming off a decent first half in 2012, is again off to a solid start in 2013...
The competition between the glossy supplements from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal is still healthy, with both titles posting double-digit jumps — WSJ., run by publisher Anthony Cenname, posted 252 pages through its June 13 issue, or nearly 30 percent above the previous year, while T: The New York Times Style Magazine, under group vice president, advertising Todd Haskell, has 13 percent more pages, at 486. (Without the May design issue, which was discontinued, the magazine is up 26 percent in total ad pages)...

Allure, Marie Claire and W were way ahead of the pack through last June, each with percentage jumps in the double digits. Against those records, their 2013 first half can only pale in comparison...
Two categories in particular that were slightly weak through last summer are thriving so far: food and men’s. Bon Appétit and Food Network, from Condé Nast and Hearst Corp., respectively, posted double-digit jumps in advertising.

Dwell Hires Digital Exec

http://www.foliomag.com/2013/dwell-hires-yahoo-commerce-head-run-digital-ops#.UaZAJOuYyKw

Dwell Media has brought on former Yahoo VP of Commerce Brandon Huff to head its growing digital operations, including e-commerce efforts the company has been pursuing since 2010.

The hire comes as the home design and décor publisher announces it will launch its own integrated commerce unit in 2014.

Buyer Sought for Newsweek, Again

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/report-iac-seeks-buyer-newsweek-updated-149847

IAC has confirmed reports that it's seeking a buyer for the hobbled newsweekly, which has already been sold twice in the past three years, then ended its U.S. print edition. In a memo, The Daily Beast editor Tina Brown and CEO Baba Shetty explained the rationale in a memo, saying that while Newsweek had become a "breakthrough digital product," it was a drain on the Beast.

News Corp. Cuts as Newspapers Are Divested

http://www.adweek.com/news/press/news-corp-plans-cost-cutting-newspapers-are-divested-entertainment-149862

News Corp. chief executive Robert Thomson said cost cuts will be "relentless" as the company's newspaper arm divests from Rupert Murdoch's entertainment assets, Reuters reported.

The new News Corp. will debut on June 28, retaining such properties as The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, The Times of London, HarperCollins, education unit Amplify and Australian pay-TV services.

Economist CEO Leaves for Reuters

http://www.adweek.com/news/press/economist-group-ceo-headed-thomson-reuters-149852

Economist Group CEO Andrew Rashbass is leaving the company after 15 years for another top spot in the news world: a newly created role of CEO at Reuters, in which he will oversee the news and media business arm of Thomson Reuters.

WaPo Names Forbes Vet as CFO

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/washington-post-taps-forbes-alum-cro-149842

The Washington Post has filled its long-vacant post of chief revenue officer, naming Forbes vet Kevin Gentzel to the position. Gentzel will oversee the Post's print and digital ad teams, its conference business, targeted products and special sections.

Source Interlink's SURFER Hits Stands

http://www.sourceinterlink.com/award-winning-all-girls-surf-magazine-is-back_3439.html

The second issue of SURFER Magazine’s award-winning women’s surf magazine, SALTED, hits newsstands June 11. The debut issue earned a 2013 MAGGIE Award in the Best Annual & Custom Publication category and also had the highest in sell-through of any special issue produced by SURFER. Issue 2 promises nearly 100 pages of female surf content—including massive photo features, interviews with the best and most interesting surfers, adventures to far-off locales, health, fashion and more.

Pearson Changes Structure, Appoints Executives

http://www.pearson.com/news/2013/may/pearson--board-change-and-executive-appointments.html

Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, is today announcing a new organization structure and the appointment of a new leadership team. The changes are designed to accelerate Pearson’s push into digital learning, education services and emerging markets, which the company views as significant growth opportunities.

Under the new structure, Pearson will organize around three global lines of business – School, Higher Education and Professional – and three geographic market categories – North America, Growth and Core.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/may/23/financialtimes-pearson

The Financial Times is being subsumed into a new division by its parent company, Pearson. 
As part of the organisation's restructure, the FT Group will disappear and the newspaper will become part of a unit called "professional". Its chief executive will be John Ridding, who is currently CEO of the FT group.

Insights Into $7 Trillion Women's Purchasing Power

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/what-women-want-insights-into-7-trillion-womens-purchasing-power-209162721.html

Ginger's fifth annual "What Women Want" survey gathered insights from a nationally representative sample of U.S. women, ages 21 to 60. The survey findings highlight the best way to reach and sell to women, the world's great mega niche that is responsible for or influences $7 trillion in annual consumer and business purchases in the United States, influencing 85% of all products and services purchased. This powerful segment influences more than 85 percent of all products and services purchased, including 60 percent of automobile and 40 percent of stock purchases.

PEFC Publishes 2013 Chain of Custody Standard

http://www.pefc.org/news-a-media/general-sfm-news/1192-pefc-publishes-2013-chain-of-custody-standard-aligned-with-eutr

The 2013 PEFC Chain of Custody standard, published today, offers companies an efficient mechanism to demonstrate compliance with EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) requirements. The standard was revised over the past 18 month to satisfy the specific conditions of emerging and existing legislative and regulatory processes, with a particular focus on the EUTR. 
The EUTR, which entered into force in March 2013, prohibits illegally harvested timber from being placed on the EU market. It sets out mandatory procedures designed to minimise the risk of illegal timber being sold and applies to both imported and domestically produced timber and is therefore relevant for companies globally.
Complimentary Webinar: Chain-of-Custody - Introduction Date: June 20, 2013 (Thursday) Language: English Cost: No Charge https://sgseventcenter.webex.com/sgseventcenter/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=708378798 09:00 a.m. London 10:00 a.m. Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam 04:00 p.m. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur.

Out-of-Home Advertising Viewed by 3 in 4

Out-of-Home Advertising Viewed by 3 in 4 U.S. Adults: According to Arbitron's 2013 “Out-of-Home Advertising Report,” three in 4 U.S adults report having noticed ads featured on billboards (traditional or digital), buses, subways, wrapped vehicles and airport (transit), or shopping malls and bus shelters (street-level advertising) in the past month. This number rises to 84% among those who have driven or ridden in a vehicle.  

A partial list of reported actions taken by consumers who viewed a billboard or other out-of-home (OOH) advertising in the past month:

40% visited an advertised restaurant
40% watched an advertised TV program
39% visited an advertised store
29% visited a store that week after seeing a sale or special advertised
26% immediately visited a store, business or restaurant
26% visited an advertised website