NAPL Economists See Modest Growth for Balance of 2013: In the just-released Spring edition of the Printing Business Conditions report, National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) economists note that industry sales increased in 2012 for the first time in five years, but the gain was very modest, and a combination of economic and competitive conditions will likely continue to limit overall industry sales growth this year.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Nature Conservancy Magazine Takes Ads
Nature Conservancy Magazine Takes Ads for First Time: Nature Conservancy magazine, the member benefit of the environmental conservation organization of the same name, has begun accepting advertising for the first time in its history. The switch coincides with a frequency upgrade from quarterly to bimonthly. Ads will appear both in the magazine and on its website.
The New Yorker Adds Science & Tech
The New Yorker Launches Science & Tech Vertical:
The New Yorker today added another category to its main nav bar—Science & Tech. The vertical is the latest in a series of new content features added to the site in the last year, including the Humor Channel and the Political Scene hub.
The New Yorker today added another category to its main nav bar—Science & Tech. The vertical is the latest in a series of new content features added to the site in the last year, including the Humor Channel and the Political Scene hub.
PRC Reviewing USPS Delivery Plans
U.S. Regulators Reviewing USPS Five-day Mail Delivery Plans: U.S. Postal Service ( USPS ), which recorded a $16B loss last year and expects to lose around $7.5B this financial year, believes reducing letter delivery services by a day per week could save $2B a year. The Postal Service has been bound by U.S. federal appropriations legislation to provide six-day-a-week mail delivery since the early 1980s. However, after last year saw Congress failing to pass reforms including a move to five-day-a-week mail delivery, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe ordered a reinterpretation of the law.
Turner Buys 1,500 Wiley Titles
Turner Publishing today announced that it has
acquired assets from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s (NYSE: JWa, JWb) pets,
crafts, and general interest consumer publishing program. The terms of the
acquisition, which closed April 2, 2013, were not disclosed.
Turner acquired the digital and print assets for approximately 1,500 Wiley titles from its consumer pets, crafts, and general interest publishing programs. Notable brands, authors, and titles include Howell Book House and Baseball Prospectus.
Turner acquired the digital and print assets for approximately 1,500 Wiley titles from its consumer pets, crafts, and general interest publishing programs. Notable brands, authors, and titles include Howell Book House and Baseball Prospectus.
Folio: People on the Move
People On The Move | 4.2.13:
Jack Laschever has been promoted to president of Forbes Conferences. Laschever was previously vice president of sales and marketing for Forbes online.
Pace, a custom content marketing company, has made managerial changes: Heather Keets Wright has been promoted to the newly created position of group content strategy director. Cindy Philips has been promoted to managing director of the inflight entertainment practices division. Angus Macaulay has been named group vice president of marketing and sales.
And more...
Jack Laschever has been promoted to president of Forbes Conferences. Laschever was previously vice president of sales and marketing for Forbes online.
Pace, a custom content marketing company, has made managerial changes: Heather Keets Wright has been promoted to the newly created position of group content strategy director. Cindy Philips has been promoted to managing director of the inflight entertainment practices division. Angus Macaulay has been named group vice president of marketing and sales.
And more...
International Sign & Printmakers Guild Growing Quickly
International Sign & Printmakers Guild Reaches 1000 Members within Two Months of Organization’s Launch: The International Sign & Printmakers Guild, a member-led organization designed to help sign and print providers grow their businesses and reduce costs, has announced that 1000 sign and print business have already signed-up to join the new organization. This follows its official launch only two months ago by founding sponsor SA International (SAi), and represents one of the fastest growing membership organizations in the sign & print industry.
ANA: Marketers Cutting Budgets
ANA: Marketers continue to cut budgets: Despite improvements in the economy, the vast majority of marketers continue to push for cost savings and budget reductions, according to a new report from the Association of National Advertisers. According to the ANA's “2013 Recession Survey,” 82% of marketers are looking to cut costs, and two-thirds of those plan to reduce their marketing budgets by up to 10% this year.
Penquin Changes E-book Library Policy
Starting Tuesday, libraries can offer e-books
from Penguin Group (USA) at the same time that the hardcover comes out, a switch
from the previous policy of delaying downloads for six months, the publisher
told The Associated Press. While vastly more e-books are available to libraries
compared with a few years ago, Penguin and other publishers have limited
digital access for fear of losing sales. The American Library Association has
been calling for less restrictive terms.
SEC: OK to Use Social Media to Inform Investors
SEC Says Social Media OK for Company Announcements if Investors Are Alerted: The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report that makes clear that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) so long as investors have been alerted about which social media will be used to disseminate such information. The SEC’s report of investigation confirms that Regulation FD applies to social media and other emerging means of communication used by public companies the same way it applies to company websites. The SEC issued guidance in 2008 clarifying that websites can serve as an effective means for disseminating information to investors if they’ve been made aware that’s where to look for it.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
UPM Appoints Poulsen to Group Executive Team
UPM appoints Kim Poulsen to group executive team
UPM announced that Kim Poulsen has been appointed Executive Vice President and Group Executive Team member responsible for Paper Business Asia Pacific as of July 1 and global Corporate Relations as of May 2, 2013. Poulsen will be based in Shanghai
Poulsen will be based in Shanghai and reports to Jyrki Ovaska, President, Paper Business Group, in paper business related matters and to Jussi Pesonen, President and CEO, in Corporate Relations.
Pertti Salminen, who has been responsible for Paper Business Asia Pacific, will retire as planned in September 2013.
Poulsen has been working as Senior Vice President, UPM Plywood, since 2011.
Poulsen will be based in Shanghai and reports to Jyrki Ovaska, President, Paper Business Group, in paper business related matters and to Jussi Pesonen, President and CEO, in Corporate Relations.
Pertti Salminen, who has been responsible for Paper Business Asia Pacific, will retire as planned in September 2013.
Poulsen has been working as Senior Vice President, UPM Plywood, since 2011.
Sale of SCA Laakirchen Mill to Heinzel
Divestment of Laakirchen mill now closed: SCA has now completed the previously announced divestment of the Laakirchen mill in Austria.
The Laakirchen mill, producing magazine paper, was sold to Heinzel Group. The closing follows clearance by relevant competition authorities.
The initial purchase consideration is EUR 100m with a possible maximum additional purchase price of EUR 100m based on a two-year profit-sharing model.
The Laakirchen mill, producing magazine paper, was sold to Heinzel Group. The closing follows clearance by relevant competition authorities.
The initial purchase consideration is EUR 100m with a possible maximum additional purchase price of EUR 100m based on a two-year profit-sharing model.
South America: Becoming Competitive Force in Forest Industry
Significant capacity expansion plans in South
America are set to add between 20 to 30 million metric tons of chemical
pulp to the global forest, paper, and packaging (FP&P) market by 2020. This
is according to the 2013 Global forest, paper, and
packaging trend watch: A changing landscape: South America's influence on
global markets report released today by the Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group.
The report highlights the growing influence of South America on the global FP&P industry as an emerging consumer base as the region's reliance on paper imports to satisfy growing demand is expected to continue. It also forecasts that South America, with its current investments into state-of-the-art production facilities, could also stake a competitive position in global markets.
The report highlights the growing influence of South America on the global FP&P industry as an emerging consumer base as the region's reliance on paper imports to satisfy growing demand is expected to continue. It also forecasts that South America, with its current investments into state-of-the-art production facilities, could also stake a competitive position in global markets.
Condé Nast Media Group Names President, Chief Revenue Officer
Louis Cona joined Condé Nast Media Group just
five years ago, but he has quickly ascended to the top of the organization:
company CEO Charles Townsend announced today that Cona will assume the role of
president of the Condé Nast Media Group and chief revenue officer.
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Cona joined Condé Nast Media Group in 2008
and has been the company’s chief marketing officer for the past three years.
Earlier in his career, Cona spent four years as vice president and publisher of
Vanity Fair and two years as vice president and publisher of The New Yorker.
In 24 Hours, Flipboard Users Create 100,000 Magazines
Flipboard recently rolled out version 2.0, which is being billed as
a revolution for digital publishing. Its 50 million users can now cherry-pick
articles from Flipboard and port these to collections of their own sharable
magazines, pretty much in the same vein of the user-curated online news
platforms Paper.li or Storify. And clearly, users are in favor of the
custom-curation, because the numbers don’t lie: Within just 24 hours of
releasing version 2.0, Flipboard has seen 100,000 magazines created, reports Mashable.
The news of the feature’s rapid
adoption was announced by Flipboard’s partner of strategy and development, Paul
Katz, at the Magazine Publisher Association conference.
27 Magazines Launched In Q1
A total of 27 new magazines launched in the
first quarter of 2013, while nine titles closed.
New titles launched in the first quarter of
2013 include Glam Belleza Latina, a
Spanish-language publication targeting Hispanic women produced by Glamour, as well as The Veil,
a new bridal mag, and Politico Pro Magazine,
a print magazine produced by the well-known political blog of the same
name. Four business-to-business titles launched in the first quarter as well, including IR Quarterly, a trade publication for the medical field of interventional radiology.
Hearst Receives 9 National Magazine Nominations
The American Society of Magazine Editors
(ASME) today announced the finalists for the 2013 National Magazine Awards.
Known as the Ellies—for the Alexander Calder stabile "Elephant" given
to each award winner-—the National Magazine Awards will be presented on
Thursday, May 2, at the New York Marriott Marquis.
Sixty-two publications were nominated this
year in 23 categories. Twenty-six magazines received multiple nominations, led
by National Geographic with seven, followed by Bon Appétit and New
York, both with six. GQ and The New Yorker both received five
nominations; Esquire, Harper's Magazine, Mother Jones
and Texas Monthly all received four.
Magazines with multiple nominations also
include The Atlantic (3), Saveur (3), TIME (3), Wired
(3), Bloomberg Businessweek (2), Byliner (2), Golf Digest
(2) Los Angeles (2), Martha Stewart Living (2), The New York
Times Magazine (2), Outside (2), The Paris Review (2),
Real Simple (2), Scientific American (2),Slate (2), Sports
Illustrated (2) and W (2).
American Greetings to be Sold
American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM)
(the "Company" or "American Greetings") announced today
that it has signed a definitive agreement under which a newly organized entity
owned by the Weiss Family, including the Company's Chairman, Morry Weiss; Director
and Chief Executive Officer, Zev Weiss; and Director, President and Chief
Operating Officer, Jeffrey Weiss and related persons and entities, will acquire
the Company.
Wall Street Journal Launches Turkish Site
Wall Street Journal launches Turkish site: The Wall Street Journal has introduced The Wall Street Journal Türkiye, an online edition at wsj.com.tr. The business newspaper is now producing 12 international websites in nine languages.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
NewPage Posts 2012 Results: Sales of $3.1B
NewPage is a leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America with $3.1 billion in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012. NewPage is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, and owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 3.5 million tons of paper.
The company's portfolio of paper products includes coated, supercalendered and specialty papers. These papers are used in commercial printing to create corporate collateral, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts and direct mail as well as in specialty paper applications including beverage bottle labels, food and medical packaging, pressure-sensitive labels and release liners.
The company's portfolio of paper products includes coated, supercalendered and specialty papers. These papers are used in commercial printing to create corporate collateral, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts and direct mail as well as in specialty paper applications including beverage bottle labels, food and medical packaging, pressure-sensitive labels and release liners.
Corner Brook Mill Unions Still Negotiating
http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2013-03-28/article-3209243/Mill-unions-still-negotiating/1
At least two of three unions connected to Corner Brook Pulp
and Paper Limited are still working on negotiating contracts with the mill. Lindy Vincent, president of the Local 60N of the Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union, said his local and the company are now working with a conciliation officer to try to reach an agreement.The union rejected a tentative agreement with the company in November, despite the executive recommending acceptance.After that, Vincent said both sides requested the assistance of a conciliation officer. Vincent said the union has met with the officer once. “And we’re just waiting now for a date to get back at it again.”Local 60N represents the woodland workers outside the mill, the silviculture workers, cutters and road crews. Right now there are about 125 members working, but Vincent said that number will grow to between 150 and 160 come the summer. While the union works on negotiating a new contract, Vincent said the old one remains in force. “We’ve got something to work with,” he said. “Hopefully, we can come to some sort of agreement that both sides can live with and our membership can live with.”
Finch Adjusts To ‘Soft Demand’
http://poststar.com/news/local/finch-paper-adjusts-to-soft-demand-with-layoffs/article_7cec0b04-97e8-11e2-8208-001a4bcf887a.html
Finch Paper LLC is laying off up to six employees this week, as it works through a buildup of inventory in its sheeted products business, according to John Brodt, a spokesman for the firm.“Due to market conditions, in particular, soft demand for sheeted products, Finch Paper is temporarily reducing operations in our converting department from seven days a week to five days a week, beginning Monday,” Brodt said Thursday.
He said the company has calculated that the effort to bring inventory in line with demand will last through April.“Our goal is to resume seven-day operations when our inventory levels allow,” he said. “We certainly recognize the hardship this is going to place on those employees who are impacted, and we’re looking forward to getting them back on the job as soon as possible.”Brodt said a memo put out by the company Wednesday indicated as many as 12 full-time workers could be impacted by the adjustment, but the firm has been working to reduce that number. He said there could be fewer than six impacted, as the company works to reassign employees.All four of the paper manufacturer’s paper machines continue to operate on their normal 24/7 schedule, Brodt said.
Finch Paper LLC is laying off up to six employees this week, as it works through a buildup of inventory in its sheeted products business, according to John Brodt, a spokesman for the firm.“Due to market conditions, in particular, soft demand for sheeted products, Finch Paper is temporarily reducing operations in our converting department from seven days a week to five days a week, beginning Monday,” Brodt said Thursday.
He said the company has calculated that the effort to bring inventory in line with demand will last through April.“Our goal is to resume seven-day operations when our inventory levels allow,” he said. “We certainly recognize the hardship this is going to place on those employees who are impacted, and we’re looking forward to getting them back on the job as soon as possible.”Brodt said a memo put out by the company Wednesday indicated as many as 12 full-time workers could be impacted by the adjustment, but the firm has been working to reduce that number. He said there could be fewer than six impacted, as the company works to reassign employees.All four of the paper manufacturer’s paper machines continue to operate on their normal 24/7 schedule, Brodt said.
Newton Falls Demise Devastating to NY Town
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20130331/NEWS05/703319864
The demise of the Newton Falls Fine Paper mill will hurt the hamlet, where there are long-standing water and sewer line connections. Sale of the mill as an intact operation fell through March 22 and its owner, Scotia Investments, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is liquidating the plant’s machinery and equipment. Sale of the plant building and surrounding acreage is through private negotiation. “This news is devastating, I believe, for the water and sewer districts,” town of Clifton Supervisor Robert L. Snider said. “I don’t think the mill is going to be a willing participant.” Newton Falls Fine Paper has paid for more than one-third of the water district’s cost in years past. Most houses that are part of the district pay for one unit at a cost of $318 per year. The mill used 50 user units of the district’s 150-unit total and its garage used two. Without the mill paying into the system, costs could jump for remaining users. The paper mill owns and operates a deteriorating wastewater plant that also treats sewage from more than a dozen houses in the hamlet.A sewer district approved by voters by a close vote in 2010 follows the lines of the water district. A treatment system planned for the district was to reroute the houses served by the mill as well as treat sewage from the plant and other homes in the hamlet.
The demise of the Newton Falls Fine Paper mill will hurt the hamlet, where there are long-standing water and sewer line connections. Sale of the mill as an intact operation fell through March 22 and its owner, Scotia Investments, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is liquidating the plant’s machinery and equipment. Sale of the plant building and surrounding acreage is through private negotiation. “This news is devastating, I believe, for the water and sewer districts,” town of Clifton Supervisor Robert L. Snider said. “I don’t think the mill is going to be a willing participant.” Newton Falls Fine Paper has paid for more than one-third of the water district’s cost in years past. Most houses that are part of the district pay for one unit at a cost of $318 per year. The mill used 50 user units of the district’s 150-unit total and its garage used two. Without the mill paying into the system, costs could jump for remaining users. The paper mill owns and operates a deteriorating wastewater plant that also treats sewage from more than a dozen houses in the hamlet.A sewer district approved by voters by a close vote in 2010 follows the lines of the water district. A treatment system planned for the district was to reroute the houses served by the mill as well as treat sewage from the plant and other homes in the hamlet.
UPM Appoints EVP Paper Business Asia Pacific
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Kim Poulsen has
been appointed Executive Vice President and Group Executive Team member
responsible for Paper Business Asia Pacific as of July 1st. He will be based in Shanghai and reports to Jyrki
Ovaska, President, Paper Business Group, in paper business related matters
and to Jussi Pesonen, President and CEO, in Corporate Relations. Pertti
Salminen who has been responsible for Paper Business Asia Pacific will
support the transfer of duties in China and retire as planned in September
2013. |
Neenah-The Beauty of Letterpress Prtg
Neenah Paper presents the Beauty of Letterpress Printing with New Website: Neenah Paper announces the launch of The Beauty of Letterpress , a Website that celebrates letterpress printing and its creators with the first virtual, community-based gallery of modern letterpress samples and resources.The Beauty of Letterpress Gallery presents letterpress work from notable letterpress printers, designers, and artisans from around the country including Rohner Letterpress, Studio on Fire, Two Paperdolls, and Mama’s Sauce. The site features selections from a new curator each month. Letterpress history, context, educational information, community connections and a list of letterpress printers round out the site.
Chinese RCP & Pulp Imports Plunge
China's recovered paper (RCP) imports dropped 17.9% to
around 2.066 million tonnes in February, down from some 2.518 million tonnes in
the previous month, according to data from China Customs. February's
figure was 18.4% lower than the 2.531 million tonnes recorded in February 2012.
Total
RCP imports in the first two months came in at 4.584 million tonnes, up 6.5%
from the year-earlier period.
| China's total pulp
imports declined 20.0% in February compared to the previous month, down to
nearly 1.091 million tonnes, according to data from China Customs. The February fall was attributed mainly to a 30.2% plunge
in bleached softwood kraft (BSK) pulp imports, while intake of bleached
hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp dipped 1.0%.
BSK imports plummeted to 378,835 tonnes that month, from
543,048 tonnes in January. And BHK imports slipped from 479,100 tonnes month
on month to 474,402 tonnes in February. February's total pulp import figure was 29.8% lower than
the 1.554 million tonnes recorded in the same month of 2012. Pulp imports for the first two months totaled some 2.455
million tonnes, a decrease of 10.0% from the preceding year.
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India P&PB To Surpass 11 Billion USD
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10570410.htm
Increasing population, literacy rate, growing GDP, improvement in manufacturing sector and changing lifestyle in the country will spur the demand of paper and paperboard.T
Increasing population, literacy rate, growing GDP, improvement in manufacturing sector and changing lifestyle in the country will spur the demand of paper and paperboard.
Quad Makes Investment In Direct Mkg Platform
Quad/Graphics Makes Multimillion-Dollar Investment in Direct Marketing Platform: Quad/Graphics is strengthening its direct marketing platform and solutions this year with multimillion-dollar investments in mail processing and equipment, including creating two regional commingling centers to drive greater postal savings and efficiencies for direct mail marketers; investing in a new custom Web press and other equipment upgrades in its Effingham, IL, plant; and adding print capabilities to its Westampton, NJ, plant. “Direct mail continues to be one of the most powerful ways to drive consumer response, and we have the solutions today’s marketers need to acquire and retain customers, and grow their business,” explained Steve Jaeger, president of Quad/Graphics direct marketing. “With these new investments, we advance our commitment to helping direct marketers maximize the revenue from their print spend while minimizing their total cost of production and distribution.”
RRD Introduces Line Of Printed Electronics
RR Donnelley Introduces Innovative Line of Printed Electronics: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company today announced the introduction of innovative RFID and NFC production capabilities as part of its printed electronics initiative. These new capabilities enable the company to provide customers with unique printed NFC and RFID tags that can be embedded in an extensive range of products that RR Donnelley produces, including retail displays, product packaging, shipping labels, direct mail pieces, catalogs, magazines and more. Printed electronics from RR Donnelley provide customers with a single source for integrated radio frequency enabled business and consumer communications. "Now we offer customers single-source convenience and control as we produce their RFID and NFC tags and integrate them with other materials that we create," said Thomas J. Quinlan III, RR Donnelley's president and CEO. "Even more, we can develop and host the mobile consumer experience initiated by interactive NFC tags and even provide response analytics about the programs' effectiveness."
Q1 Media M&A Dips
First-Quarter Media M&A Dips:
First-quarter media M&A failed to surpass or even catch up with volume and value totals in the same period last year, says a forthcoming report from media bankers The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. Total deal value across the 10 sectors tracked by the firm dropped 38 percent, while the number of deals dipped by 6 percent.
The Marketing Services & Technology sector once again led the way in volume and value for the quarter, but came up 13 and 14 percent lower, respectively, than the same period last year. In the first quarter this year there were 118 deals worth a total of $2.5 billion, says the report. While not yet at the same level, Mobile Media & Technology was the only sector to increase in both deal value and volume—its 41 deals for the quarter were valued at $819 million. B-to-b media was way up in value for the quarter (61percent) and there was one fewer deal, bringing the total to 8.
First-quarter media M&A failed to surpass or even catch up with volume and value totals in the same period last year, says a forthcoming report from media bankers The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. Total deal value across the 10 sectors tracked by the firm dropped 38 percent, while the number of deals dipped by 6 percent.
The Marketing Services & Technology sector once again led the way in volume and value for the quarter, but came up 13 and 14 percent lower, respectively, than the same period last year. In the first quarter this year there were 118 deals worth a total of $2.5 billion, says the report. While not yet at the same level, Mobile Media & Technology was the only sector to increase in both deal value and volume—its 41 deals for the quarter were valued at $819 million. B-to-b media was way up in value for the quarter (61percent) and there was one fewer deal, bringing the total to 8.
Forbes' Sponsored Content Bet Pays Off
http://www.adweek.com/news/press/forbes-sponsored-content-bet-pays-148341
Since
launching its BrandVoice platform in 2010, Forbes has become one of the leaders
in native advertising, fueling the debate over whether publishers should be
running sponsored posts alongside—and sometimes indistinguishable
from—editorial content. Ethics aside, the conceit seems to be working: In the
wake of a Pew report that sponsorship advertising was up 40 percent in 2012,
Forbes Media is touting the growth of its own revenues—thanks, in part, to its
success with native ads. The
company achieved its best financial performance in five years in 2012,
according to a memo released this morning by Forbes Media CEO Mike Perlis.
Digital ad revenue, which increased 19 percent year over year, accounted for
half of the company's total ad revenue for the year, said Perlis. Ten percent
of total revenue came from advertisers who incorporated BrandVoice into their
buys, and by the end of this year, that share is estimated to rise to 25
percent. Things
seemed pretty positive across other areas of Forbes' business as well.
Newsstand sales and ad pages were up 2 percent and 4 percent, respectively,
amid industry-wide drops in both areas. The relatively new tablet app recently
broke 200,000 downloads. And in the brand extension space, Forbes’ Healthcare
Summit attracted enough sponsorship dollars to break even in its first year.
Hearst Signs On With Magzter
Hearst Signs on with Digital Newsstand Magzter:
Magzter, one of a burgeoning sector of digital magazine newsstands, has been courting the North American market, recently signing Maxim and Newsweek. The company just landed another big fish in Hearst, which has put all of its U.S. titles, and some of its international ones, onto the platform. The two-year-old Magzter has offices in India, London, Singapore and New York and has been making its way across Asia and Europe, more recently setting its sights on signing up magazines in the U.S. The service now claims about 7 million app downloads from a collection of 1,500 magazines from 600 publishers.
Magzter, one of a burgeoning sector of digital magazine newsstands, has been courting the North American market, recently signing Maxim and Newsweek. The company just landed another big fish in Hearst, which has put all of its U.S. titles, and some of its international ones, onto the platform. The two-year-old Magzter has offices in India, London, Singapore and New York and has been making its way across Asia and Europe, more recently setting its sights on signing up magazines in the U.S. The service now claims about 7 million app downloads from a collection of 1,500 magazines from 600 publishers.
Hyper-Local Digital & Regional Mag Pubs
At the Intersection of Hyper-Local Digital and Regional Magazine Publishers: Imagine having more than 20 competitors spring up into your market over the course of the last two years. Now picture these competitors being backed by one of the largest digital media institutions on the continent. Welcome to the new city and regional magazine market. AOL’s collection of hyper-local news sites known as Patch have been popping up around the country at an incredibly quick rate, with more than 908 sites across 22 states which garner a total of more than 14 million monthly unique visitors. Patch sites cover all things local, plus comprehensive listings of businesses, events and more. The idea of starting a potential turf war with hyper-local sites over coveted digital ad dollars isn’t a reality—not yet at least—but city and regional publishers are still preparing themselves for the digital marketplace, and Patch is making an equally aggressive push.
Finding New Ways To Use Telemarketing
Finding New Ways to Use Telemarketing: Like the media itself, telemarketing has changed—and it goes beyond cross-selling. FOLIO: talks to two companies who have tapped the reliable medium for an exciting new stream of revenue. Like most telesales operations, SourceMedia used to emphasize quick conversions. The call had little chance if the target wasn’t already acquainted with the product—a financial services or healthcare publication in SourceMedia’s case. An emphasis on speed, coupled with customer unfamiliarity, left swift and steep discounts as the only option for marketers.
That’s changed since Adam Reinebach, executive vice president of marketing services for SourceMedia, arrived in 2010. The company is focused on getting customers to take online demos first, rather than pushing them into an abrupt decision.
That’s changed since Adam Reinebach, executive vice president of marketing services for SourceMedia, arrived in 2010. The company is focused on getting customers to take online demos first, rather than pushing them into an abrupt decision.
Black Liquor Measure Fails In MD House
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/black-liquor-measure-fails-in-md-house-panel/2013/03/29/2fed65a4-98bb-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html A measure before the Maryland legislature to roll back payments to paper companies burning a pulping residue known as “black liquor”failed by one vote in a state House committee Friday. The bill, which passed the Maryland Senate by a bipartisan 33 to 13 vote, fell short of the 12 votes needed in the Economic Matters Committee — even after the bill’s sponsors agreed to guarantee continuing subsidies for Luke Mill, the one Maryland paper mill that was receiving the black-liquor payments. But an energetic lobbying campaign by labor unions and out-of-state paper companies helped defeat the measure, opening further a rift between environmental groups and the United Steelworkers.
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USPS Names McCann Creative Agency
After a
lengthy review, the U.S. Postal Service has tapped McCann to serve as its
creative agency of record, awarding the Interpublic Group of Cos.' agency a
contract that can last up to nine years. In doing so, the USPS is consolidating a variety of marketing services
duties under McCann Worldgroup shops. In January, Universal McCann was named the Postal Service's
media agency of record, and it had also been partnering with Weber Shandwick for PR duties. MRM
is also working with USPS. The USPS didn't respond to a request for comment by press time and McCann
Worldgroup declined to comment on the matter. The other contenders were not
disclosed.
Free Webinar 4/3 featuring Dr. Joe Webb
Registration is Still Open for April 3 Free Webinar featuring Dr. Joe Webb and Print CEO Wayne Lynn: Top executives and owners of commercial printing businesses will gain some new perspectives in a new webinar “Rebuilding Your Print Business Without Killing Your Profits Printing” The speakers will be consultant and forecaster Dr. Joe Webb and former print CEO Wayne Lynn. The webinar is sponsored by Canon Solutions America, and is free to the industry. It will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 2:00pm EDT. To register, visit ilink.me/rebuilding.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Harbor Paper to Restart in April
Harbor Paper said it will restart its uncoated freesheet paper mill
in Hoquiam, WA, the week of April 15.
| The mill was reported to be
idled in February during a management change. The company said it entered into a partnership with AT Clayton, a Marubeni company, that includes pulp supply from the Marubeni Peace River mill in Alberta The Hoquiam mill is shown with capacity of roughly 125,000 to 150,000 tons/yr on two machines. The mill had reopened in September 2012 after closing in May 2011. |
Marubeni, Nippon JV: AMCEL of Brazil
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
(President: Yoshio Haga) today converted AMCEL of Brazil (refer to Note 1), a
joint venture company with Marubeni Corporation (President and CEO: Teruo
Asada) for tree-planting, timber production and export operations, into its
wholly owned subsidiary. At the same time, Nippon Paper Industries transferred
all the shares it had held in WAPRES (refer to Note 2), a joint venture with
Marubeni in Australia, to Marubeni.
Port Hawkesbury Claims Full WTO Compliance
Pacific West Commercial Corporation is
responding to an inquiry by the U.S. Trade Representative, to determine whether
the investments into the Port Hawkesbury Paper Mill in Nova Scotia may be in
contravention of the World Trade Organization's rules.
"The claims we are hearing, specifically
from members of congress from Maine, regarding our investment into Port
Hawkesbury Paper are completely false. Pacific West received sound
legal advice from specialized trade counsel on this transaction, and our
investment is fully consistent with international trade rules" said Shawn
Lewis, VP and General Counsel of Pacific West Commercial Corporation.
Rumford Settlement Motivated by NewPage Bankruptcy
Rumford
Paper Co. may have settled with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
largely because its parent company, NewPage Corp., is in the middle of
bankruptcy proceedings, according to a mill spokesman and a consultant.
FERC had accused Rumford Paper of fraudulently manipulating an energy program in 2007-08 that paid industrial electricity users to reduce energy consumption at times of high demand. It claimed the company received nearly $3 million in ill-gotten profits.
FERC had accused Rumford Paper of fraudulently manipulating an energy program in 2007-08 that paid industrial electricity users to reduce energy consumption at times of high demand. It claimed the company received nearly $3 million in ill-gotten profits.
Gov. Optimistic Sold Wausau Mills Will Restart
Governor Scott Walker says he's
"cautiously optimistic" about the prospects about the paper
operations in Rhinelander and Mosinee.
Wausau Paper announced last week the
potential sale of both plants to a New York based private equity firm KPS
Capital Partners.
Norske Skog Shifts PM to Coated Paper
http://origin-www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=ENUR:GR&sid=ari8iRy9ZGYg
Norske Skogindustrier ASA, the Norwegian papermaker that hasn’t made a profit in eight years, is betting on an expansion in coated paper used for catalogues and inserts to counter a slump in newsprint and magazine demand.
The company is converting one of its paper machines at the Boyer mill in Australia to coated paper and is also investing to expand the product range at its Saugbrugs mill in Norway in a move that could see coated paper account for as much as 25 percent of sales in the future, Norske Skog Chief Executive Officer Sven Ombudstvedt said in a phone interview on March 22.
Norske Skogindustrier ASA, the Norwegian papermaker that hasn’t made a profit in eight years, is betting on an expansion in coated paper used for catalogues and inserts to counter a slump in newsprint and magazine demand.
The company is converting one of its paper machines at the Boyer mill in Australia to coated paper and is also investing to expand the product range at its Saugbrugs mill in Norway in a move that could see coated paper account for as much as 25 percent of sales in the future, Norske Skog Chief Executive Officer Sven Ombudstvedt said in a phone interview on March 22.
Stracel LWC PM Converting to Packaging
Metso will supply Blue Paper with a grade
conversion rebuild of their paper machine at their mill site in Strasbourg,
France. The target is to produce packaging materials on a paper machine that
previously produced LWC, light weight coated paper, a grade that is suffering
from a decline in demand. The start-up of the rebuilt machine is
scheduled for the last quarter of 2013. The value of the order will not be
disclosed.
Williams-Sonoma Home Mails Large Format Catalog
Williams-Sonoma Home, a premier destination
for high-end furnishings and home décor and a member of the Williams-Sonoma
Inc. portfolio of brands (NYS: WSM) , announced
today the return of its signature catalog for the Spring 2013 Collection as
well as the introduction of a fresh new look for the brand. The new large
format catalog will be delivered to customers' homes beginning April 2, 2013.
Northstar Travel Media Launches Marketplace
Northstar
Travel Media's Travel Weekly is launching the Global Travel Marketplace, an
appointment-only event that pairs travel industry suppliers with travel agents
in one-to-one meetings.
It will debut July 24-26 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
It will debut July 24-26 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Forbes Names CMO
http://www.btobonline.com/article/20130401/MEDIABUSINESS06/304019994/forbes-taps-two-for-exec-post
Tom Davis, most recently VP-sales and marketing for Forbes Media, has been named CMO. He succeeds Jack Laschever, who has been appointed president of Forbes Conferences.
Davis, who joined Forbes Media in 2008, previously held multiple roles at IDG, including general manager of IDG's Customer Access Group and associate publisher of Network World.
Laschever had served as CMO since September 2011.
Tom Davis, most recently VP-sales and marketing for Forbes Media, has been named CMO. He succeeds Jack Laschever, who has been appointed president of Forbes Conferences.
Davis, who joined Forbes Media in 2008, previously held multiple roles at IDG, including general manager of IDG's Customer Access Group and associate publisher of Network World.
Laschever had served as CMO since September 2011.
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