Port Hawkesbury Weighs Options for Newsprint PM

http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2013-08-27/article-3365873/Port-Hawkesbury-Paper-mulls-business-case-for-newsprint-machine/1

The owner of Port Hawkesbury Paper says mill management intends to make one last effort to find a business case that would call for the operation of the mill's newsprint machine.

But Ron Stern said it's more likely that the machine will be sold off in the next few months.

Since taking over control of the mill last year, Port Hawkesbury Paper has only operated the newer of its two paper machines, PM2, which produces supercalendered paper for the magazine and catalogue market. The mill's newsprint machine, PM1, has remained idle. By only operating one of the two machines, the company cut its workforce by about half, and now employs about 300 people.

Twin Rivers Names President

http://www.twinriverspaper.com/

Twin Rivers Paper Company is pleased to announce and introduce Mr. Kenneth Winterhalter as President of the Corporation effective August 26, 2013.

As President, Ken will be instrumental in setting the strategic direction of the company. Along with the board of directors and executive leadership team Ken's attention will be to build a growing, profitable business and create long-term value. He will be responsible for Sales, Marketing, Pricing, Distribution, Business and Product Development, Commercial Strategy and Customer Service.

Ken joins us with an extensive professional background in both private equity and public sectors. His experience includes 20 plus years in Senior Management, Manufacturing and Distribution.

Prior to joining Twin Rivers, Ken held leadership roles of CEO, President, Vice President Sales & Marketing, and Senior Vice President Strategic Development. His most recent positions as CEO/President for National Envelope and President for Unisource Worldwide demonstrated his strategic direction, team building effectiveness and sales management.

Japan: Papermakers See Potential in Biomass Industry

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/AJ201308270079

Paper manufacturers in Japan facing a lack of demand for their product are hoping to energize profits by plugging into the biomass power generation industry.

Motivated by a government feed-in-tariff system for clean energy, companies are also hoping to promote more effective use of wasted wood chips from forest thinning through their new business.

Between last fall and this summer, Japan's largest paper maker, Oji Holdings Corp., decided to install biomass power generating equipment in its three plants in Shizuoka, Miyazaki and Hokkaido prefectures.

How Catalogs Drive Your Business

http://www.retailonlineintegration.com/article/how-catalogs-drive-your-business/1

The printed catalog is the main driver of traffic to the web. However, with all of the other touchpoints available to consumers today, how do we really know the impact of catalog mailings on web sales? And why do we give so much credit to the print catalog? There are a few reasons why, and they include the following:
The process of matching back order files to mail tapes gives companies the strongest sense of how catalogs drive web business. 
When looking at your order curves, you'll see that online sales spike every time a catalog hits in-home
Contact strategy testing: Try testing holdout panels in mail vs. no mail split tests. The mailed segments always perform better.
A reduction in catalog circulation always results in a reduction of sales from the web.

Hearst Names Western European Director

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Hearst Magazines International has appointed Arnaud de Puyfontaine managing director for Western Europe. Puyfontaine, 49, has been CEO of Hearst Magazines U.K. since 2009 and EVP of Hearst Magazines International since 2011. He will now oversee the activities of Hearst Magazines in Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany and France. He will continue to report to Duncan Edwards, president and CEO of HMI. HMI is building a presence in the region, launching a German edition of Harper’s Bazaar in September and a French edition in 2014.

REMAG Incentives Program Expands

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REMAG, a program in which consumers recycle magazines, newspapers or catalogs in in-store kiosks, has been implemented in SuperMax supermarkets in Puerto Rico. For each recycled periodical, consumers get up to five instant coupons good for discounts off magazines of their choice (across 15 categories). They can also designate a nonprofit or charity to receive a monetary reward for each coupon. The program has support from leading consumer products companies (General Mills, P&G, Kraft, Pepsi, among others) and environmental organizations.   

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Business Worries About USPS Rate Jump

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/1007-other/319075-postal-services-big-customers-dreading-a-rate-hike

Private-sector groups are growing increasingly worried that the Postal Service's board is going to consider a broad rate increase next month, a move they say would amount to an attack on some of the agency’s best customers. Industries that heavily use the mail, like magazines, catalog marketers and banks, say that a sharp hike in the postage rate would drag down their bottom line.

 Mailers also insist that, while they understand the USPS's board of governors has to look for ways to firm up a dire financial situation, approving a rate increase would be counterproductive for the agency, and little more than a temporary substitute for the long-term changes the service desperately needs. 
A postal rate increase of as much as 10 percent could produce a short-term revenue burst for the struggling service, mailers say, but could be a long-term loser once companies rely less on the mail.

Access Intelligence Sells Health Group Brands to UCG

http://www.foliomag.com/2013/access-intelligence-sells-health-group-brands-ucg#.Uh5YQbyYyKw

Access Intelligence has sold its Dorland Health and Contexo Media brands to Gaithersburg, Maryland-based UCG, a portfolio company with brands in the healthcare, financial services and telecom markets, among others.
Terms of the deal, done on behalf of UCG's DecisionHealth LLC, were not released.
Access Intelligence, parent company of FOLIO:, produces multiplatform content for several markets including media, energy and aviation/aerospace. Healthcare is a fourth grouping, but, as evidenced by the sale, is not considered as core to the company's strategic focus.
Contexo Media provides books, software and e-learning products for medical practices in the areas of reimbursement, coding and compliance. And Dorland Health publishes the monthly Case in Point as well as a group of newsletters.

Digital Growth Ignites Innovation

http://whattheythink.com/articles/65012-digital-growth-ignites-innovation/

Stakeholders in the sign and display market can look back on the past 18 months and note solid growth attributed to the steady and measured ascent of digital printing. Globally, we witnessed the continued adoption and embrace of digital as innovative new technologies helped print providers convert analog pages to generate new business and increase opportunities with existing clients.
Industry reports noted that high-end digital printing equipment sales reached record levels in the past year. As screen and offset technologies decline, analog manufacturers are increasingly focused on reducing costs for short runs. Meanwhile, digital UV and latex technologies are quickly gaining ground and reaching new levels of productivity and quality.
The financial climate has also pushed print providers to reduce costs and improve efficiency, while simultaneously finding new revenue with higher-value added services. 

Out-of-Home Continues to Grow

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/207796/out-of-home-continues-revenue-upswing.html#axzz2dChgh1yd

Out-of-home advertising revenues increased 5% from around $2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2012 to just under $2.2 billion in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest figures from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America.
This marks the 13th straight quarter of growth for out-of-home, which has posted steady year-over-year increases since the second quarter of 2010.