| Cars and couture may seem like an unlikely pairing. But after seeing that, on average, seven teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle accidents in 2010, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Teen Vogue and Toyota Motor North America put the pedal to the metal and last week launched the fully-integrated “Arrive in Style” campaign to raise awareness of the risks of distracted driving among teenage girls. |
Monday, April 15, 2013
Teen Vogue, Toyota Promote Safe Driving
Teen Vogue and Toyota Let Teens Steer Campaign Advocacy:
Friday, April 12, 2013
Harbor Paper Delays Restart
Owner Cesar Scolari told employees they will be postponing their start up intended for next week.
The company says that in their first 6 months of operation, as with any new enterprise, obstacles presented themselves. They told employees that as they work through the obstacles, Harbor Paper’s Board has made the decision to do a wholesale management change at the mill.
During the transition, the mill would be cutting back its operations, a move they say is temporary.
They say that they plan to restart full operations and hope that these changes will improve viability of the mill as a long term enterprise.
In a message Wednesday, the company said that they were working very hard preparing for the restart of the mill, but there are many items within the start up preparation that are currently ongoing.
A new scheduled start date was not announced.
Commerce Dept. Imposes Duty on Koehler Thermal Paper
Appleton Papers issued a
response today following a final determination by the U.S. Commerce Department
that Papierfabrik August Koehler AG (Koehler) deliberately coordinated with
multiple parties to structure its sales, pricing and shipping procedures in a
manner that would enable it to manipulate its sales prices of lightweight
thermal paper (LWTP) reported to the Department. In its final decision, the
Department noted that Koehler admitted the transshipment scheme and its
concealment of reportable data.
As a result of what the Commerce Department deemed "fraudulent conduct" and a "pattern of deception" by Koehler, the Department imposed a duty of 75.36% on LWTP sold by the German-based company into the U.S., a duty the Department proposed in its preliminary determination issued in December 2012.
As a result of what the Commerce Department deemed "fraudulent conduct" and a "pattern of deception" by Koehler, the Department imposed a duty of 75.36% on LWTP sold by the German-based company into the U.S., a duty the Department proposed in its preliminary determination issued in December 2012.
Kruger's Corner Brook Gets Tax Exemption
The Corner Brook paper mill got
another financial boost from the provincial government last month, when the provincial
cabinet quietly extended a tax exemption until at least 2017 worth around $6
million.
In an order in council issued by
the provincial cabinet in early March, the government waived the "managed
land tax" for a period of five years, from the 2012/13 budget year through
to 2016/17.
2102 Trade Publishers' Revenue Up 6.2%
http://www.publishers.org/press/101/
For calendar year 2012, US Trade publishers’ net revenue grew by 6.2% as compared to calendar year 2011, according to the Association of American Publishers “StatShot” monthly report for December 2012, released today.
The report also showed increases year over year for net revenue in the Trade categories of Adult Fiction/Non-Fiction and Children’s/Young Adults. -->
For calendar year 2012, US Trade publishers’ net revenue grew by 6.2% as compared to calendar year 2011, according to the Association of American Publishers “StatShot” monthly report for December 2012, released today.
The report also showed increases year over year for net revenue in the Trade categories of Adult Fiction/Non-Fiction and Children’s/Young Adults. -->
Borrell Report: Paywalls Successful for Newspapers
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-10/gannett-times-co-web-paywalls-have-been-a-success-report-says.html
Gannett Co. (GCI), New York Times Co. (NYT) and other newspaper publishers are finding that consumers are willing to pay for online subscriptions for access to local news content, according to a report from Borrell Associates Inc.
Gannett, the owner of daily newspapers including USA Today, had 46,000 online subscriptions at the end of 2012, two-thirds of which were new readers, the Williamsburg, Virginia-based researcher said in a report being released today. Times Co. last year generated more revenue from circulation than from advertising -- in part because it “led the way” charging for online access, Borrell said.
Times Co., Gannett and others have been building these so- called paywalls in an effort to make up for lower advertising sales and print subscriptions. Still, only about 25 percent of all newspapers had done so by the first quarter.
Gannett Co. (GCI), New York Times Co. (NYT) and other newspaper publishers are finding that consumers are willing to pay for online subscriptions for access to local news content, according to a report from Borrell Associates Inc.
Gannett, the owner of daily newspapers including USA Today, had 46,000 online subscriptions at the end of 2012, two-thirds of which were new readers, the Williamsburg, Virginia-based researcher said in a report being released today. Times Co. last year generated more revenue from circulation than from advertising -- in part because it “led the way” charging for online access, Borrell said.
Times Co., Gannett and others have been building these so- called paywalls in an effort to make up for lower advertising sales and print subscriptions. Still, only about 25 percent of all newspapers had done so by the first quarter.
MediaPost Mag Bag
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/197856/mag-bag-abm-siia-plan-merger.html#axzz2QHKd5Z43
Style Coalition is expanding its partnership with Hearst Digital Media through a new collaboration with Esquire, which will join forces with Style Coalition to create a men’s lifestyle vertical...
ABM, the industry association for business information and media companies, is planning a merger with the Software & Information Industry Association’s Content Division, with the goal of creating an all-encompassing trade organization equipped for the digital age and the growing range of business-to-business media models... Game Developer, the professional magazine for game makers, is closing after its June-July issue, ending a 19-year-long publishing run, according to MIN Online. And more...
Style Coalition is expanding its partnership with Hearst Digital Media through a new collaboration with Esquire, which will join forces with Style Coalition to create a men’s lifestyle vertical...
ABM, the industry association for business information and media companies, is planning a merger with the Software & Information Industry Association’s Content Division, with the goal of creating an all-encompassing trade organization equipped for the digital age and the growing range of business-to-business media models... Game Developer, the professional magazine for game makers, is closing after its June-July issue, ending a 19-year-long publishing run, according to MIN Online. And more...
IPC Media Chief Executive to Retire
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/10/ipc-media-chief-executive-retire-sylvia-auto
She moved to the US to take the role of executive vice president at parent publishing company Time Inc in 2007, retaining the role of chair at IPC, but returned to the UK four years later to resume the chief executive role.
Sylvia Auton to step down after 36 years with the company,
in a tenure that included £1.15bn acquisition by Time Warner
Sylvia Auton, the chair and chief executive
of Marie Claire publisher IPC Media, is to retire after
36 years with the company.
Auton, 63, has been chief executive of the
UK's largest magazine company – publisher of titles including Ideal Home,
Woman's Own, InStyle and Now – since 2003.She moved to the US to take the role of executive vice president at parent publishing company Time Inc in 2007, retaining the role of chair at IPC, but returned to the UK four years later to resume the chief executive role.
Toronto Star Tests Monthly E-Book Subscriptions
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/04/toronto-star-tests-monthly-e-book-subscriptions-100.html?utm_source=MediaShift+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b4e0881afd-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIG
The Toronto Star is testing the e-book market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is the brainchild of the Toronto Star's marketing department. The Star already has more than 20 titles of long-form journalism to choose from -- ranging from investigations, in-depth health reporting, special reports on events and more. It's labeled as "a new perspective on a news story." E-books are produced every week for subscribers at the price of $1 each, while competing newspapers are watching to see if the model proves to be successful.
The Toronto Star is testing the e-book market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is the brainchild of the Toronto Star's marketing department. The Star already has more than 20 titles of long-form journalism to choose from -- ranging from investigations, in-depth health reporting, special reports on events and more. It's labeled as "a new perspective on a news story." E-books are produced every week for subscribers at the price of $1 each, while competing newspapers are watching to see if the model proves to be successful.
E-Book Singles Aggregator Launched
Thin Reads Launches to Track E-Book Singles Market: A new web-based e-book singles aggregator launched this week. Called Thin Reads and started by Howard Polskin, who left his executive vice president post at the MPA in December, it's a consumer-facing database of e-book singles available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBookstore. E-book singles, defined as works of short fiction or non-fiction that are between 5,000 and 25,000 words long, have been a burgeoning market, one that has its fingers in magazine publishing as well. The Atlantic just formed a partnership with Longreads—and Hearst, Rodale and Condé Nast, among others, have all been selling e-books and e-singles for the last couple years.
DM News on USPS; Cost as Important as Days of Delivery
Elimination of Saturday Delivery Shelved — Price Increase Looming?:
In case you haven’t heard, the U.S. Postal Board has delayed the elimination of Saturday mail delivery slated to being August 5.
This doesn’t mean that the transition won’t happen. It just won’t happen immediately. Apparently, the board still supports the long-term elimination of Saturday mail, but it appears to be claiming that the USPS didn’t have the authority to change its own schedule and that legislation first must be passed to give it this authority.
The fallout?
Mailers don’t need to worry about adjusting their mailing schedules through summer and fall.
The USPS has expressed that, if it is not allowed to cut these $2 billion in costs by a change in schedule, heft rate increases may take it place.
In an article in DM News, there was an interesting comment from the perspective of catalogers, who apparently are very much in support of five-day mail delivery:
In case you haven’t heard, the U.S. Postal Board has delayed the elimination of Saturday mail delivery slated to being August 5.
This doesn’t mean that the transition won’t happen. It just won’t happen immediately. Apparently, the board still supports the long-term elimination of Saturday mail, but it appears to be claiming that the USPS didn’t have the authority to change its own schedule and that legislation first must be passed to give it this authority.
The fallout?
Mailers don’t need to worry about adjusting their mailing schedules through summer and fall.
The USPS has expressed that, if it is not allowed to cut these $2 billion in costs by a change in schedule, heft rate increases may take it place.
In an article in DM News, there was an interesting comment from the perspective of catalogers, who apparently are very much in support of five-day mail delivery:
Our members say they’ll take one-day delivery if it translates into lower cost. That’s how much of an overarching concern cost is. — Hamilton Davison, president of the American Catalog Mailers AssociationWhat do you think? Is the delay a relief or a concern?
LinkedIn Acquires Pulse
LinkedIn Acquires Pulse for $90 Million:
LinkedIn, the social network for business professionals, has acquired content curation platform Pulse for $90 million, a move that edges the social network deeper into the publishing space.
Spread across 190 countries, Pulse has more than 30 million users who have activated its iOS and Android-based news reader apps. More than 750 of the world’s publishers distribute their content through Pulse, and the app spans nine languages, with 40 percent of its users coming from outside the United States.
Pulse, which launched in 2010, has given traditional magazine publishers big boosts: Between July 2011 and January 2012, Bonnier’s Popular Science went from 60,000 subscribers to more than 3 million on the platform, as initially reported by FOLIO:.
LinkedIn, the social network for business professionals, has acquired content curation platform Pulse for $90 million, a move that edges the social network deeper into the publishing space.
Spread across 190 countries, Pulse has more than 30 million users who have activated its iOS and Android-based news reader apps. More than 750 of the world’s publishers distribute their content through Pulse, and the app spans nine languages, with 40 percent of its users coming from outside the United States.
Pulse, which launched in 2010, has given traditional magazine publishers big boosts: Between July 2011 and January 2012, Bonnier’s Popular Science went from 60,000 subscribers to more than 3 million on the platform, as initially reported by FOLIO:.
NAPL Makes Custom Research Services Available
NAPL Makes Its Proprietary Custom Research Services Available to Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers: Primary research offers industry companies invaluable insights into business leaders’ views of markets, technology, capital investment, and new business directions.
East Rutherford, N.J. ? For the first time in its 80-year history, the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) is making the primary and proprietary research services of its NAPL Research Center available to the industry.
East Rutherford, N.J. ? For the first time in its 80-year history, the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) is making the primary and proprietary research services of its NAPL Research Center available to the industry.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Port Townsend Paper Names President
Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s
board of directors has elected Roger P. Hagan as the company's new president,
effective May 1.
Dale Stahl, executive chair of
Port Townsend Holdings Co., made the announcement on April 8. Hagan holds a bachelor’s degree in pulp and paper technology from the University of Washington and a master’s degree from the Institute of Paper Science and Technology.
Hagan replaces Roger Loney, who announced his resignation on March 26. Loney served as President since 2008.
Domtar Closes on Sale of Port Edwards
Domtar on March 27 closed the
sale of certain of its Port Edwards mill assets in Wisconsin to DMI
Acquisitions, LLC of Columbus, Ohio.
The sale includes all the
remaining assets on the site, but does not include the adjacent hydroelectric
facilities on the Wisconsin River that Domtar will continue to own and operate
to provide power to its Nekoosa, Wisconsin mill.
Domtar closed the Port Edwards
mill in mid-2008. At that time, the mill had the capacity to produce 165,000
tons per year of uncoated freesheet paper and employed about 500 people.
AF&PA Comments on USPS Sat. Delivery
http://www.afandpa.org/
American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding the United States Postal Service's (USPS) decision to postpone elimination of Saturday delivery.
"We are pleased with today's announcement that the USPS will delay its plans to eliminate Saturday mail delivery pending further congressional action, as this reduction in service would have been short-sighted and harmful to their ability to serve customers.
American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding the United States Postal Service's (USPS) decision to postpone elimination of Saturday delivery.
"We are pleased with today's announcement that the USPS will delay its plans to eliminate Saturday mail delivery pending further congressional action, as this reduction in service would have been short-sighted and harmful to their ability to serve customers.
Fate of Sartell Mill
Eventually the rest of the structures likely will be demolished and the site redeveloped, he said, although nothing definite has been decided, and options are still being considered.
UPM Sells Aureskoski Real Estate, Machinery
UPM sells the real estate and machinery at Aureskoski further processing mill in Parkano, Finland, to Tammiwood Ltd. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sales price. UPM operations at Aureskoski mill ceased in December 2012. UPM produced interior wood panels at the mill.
New York & Dwell Ready City Modern
New York and Dwell magazines are
prepping their second City Modern festival, an unusual cross-title
collaboration consisting of a week of events and home tours for consumers and
trade professionals.
The inaugural City Modern included a
jointly produced onsert that was polybagged with 150,000 copies across both
magazines. This year's publication, however, will appear as a 24-page insert
that will be distributed to 700,000 subscribers. The insert will appear in the
October Dwell (on newsstands Sept. 10) and New York's Fall Preview double issue
(on stands Aug. 26).
ASME Announces Magazine of Year Finalists
Following last week's nominations for the 2013
National Magazine Awards, the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has
announced the finalists for the year’s top prize, Magazine of the Year, which
honors "editorial excellence in all Magazine Media, including print,
online, tablets and smartphones." ASME didn't take any risks with this
year’s nominees, three of which—Glamour, National Geographic and Time—were
past winners. Also nominated were Esquire and New York.
2012 Global, NA Ad Spending Up
Global ad spending increased 3.2% to $557
billion last year, propelled by a robust third quarter, which included the
Olympics. The quarter’s 4.3% bump outpaced the 2.5% increase in the final three
months, which included the holiday season. Spending in North America was up 4.6%, topping the 2.8% growth for the
Asia-Pacific region. The Middle East and Africa saw the highest percentage
growth -- 14.6% -- among the six regions. All were up, except for a 4.2%
decline in Europe, where the Olympics were held, per Nielsen.
Magazines Enjoy Digital Lift
The popularity of combined print and digital
subscriptions, fueled by the rise of tablets and smartphones, is one factor
helping to stabilize overall magazine circulation in the second half of 2012,
per The Pew Research Center’s recent State
of the News Media 2013
report.
F+W in Partnership with Hubert Burda Media
F+W Enters Licensing Partnership with Hubert Burda Media: Craft and enthusiast media and e-commerce company F+W Media has struck a licensing partnership with Germany-based Hubert Burda Media. The deal sets up F+W as the U.S. and Canadian publishing and sales operation for what will become Burda Style USA—a digital, e-commerce and print platform for DIY fashion and sewing enthusiasts.
Folio: People On The Move
People On The Move | 4.10.13:
The New Yorker has promoted Silvia Killingsworth to managing editor. She was previously the A-Issue editor at the magazine.
Eddie Ross has been named East Coast producer and editor at Better Homes and Gardens. Ross was previously editorial director at Rue La La.
Timothy L. O'Brien has been named publisher at Bloomberg View. O'Brien was previously an executive editor at The Huffington Post.
Edward Felsenthal has been named managing editor at Time.com. Felsanthal was formerly an executive editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
Penton has hired and promoted several new individuals:
Michael Hahn has joined Penton as the Food Group's western regional advertising director. Prior to joining Penton he was SVP, sales for Maple Farm Media. Hahn is based in Irvine, CA.
And more...
The New Yorker has promoted Silvia Killingsworth to managing editor. She was previously the A-Issue editor at the magazine.
Eddie Ross has been named East Coast producer and editor at Better Homes and Gardens. Ross was previously editorial director at Rue La La.
Timothy L. O'Brien has been named publisher at Bloomberg View. O'Brien was previously an executive editor at The Huffington Post.
Edward Felsenthal has been named managing editor at Time.com. Felsanthal was formerly an executive editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
Penton has hired and promoted several new individuals:
Michael Hahn has joined Penton as the Food Group's western regional advertising director. Prior to joining Penton he was SVP, sales for Maple Farm Media. Hahn is based in Irvine, CA.
And more...
AOL Partners with Publishing Group of America
AOL Partners with Publishing Group of America In Video Syndication Deal: AOL has struck a syndication deal with the Publishing Group of America (PGOA), publisher of Relish, American Profile and Spry, to share video content between AOL On Network and PGOA's branded sites.
In terms of syndicated content deals, this one is on the larger side. The AOL On Network breaks down into 20 channels, and attracts about 35 million monthly uniques. PGOA titles Relish, American Profile and Spry have a combined circ of 34 million and are distributed via 1,400 local newspapers. The company's digital properties bring in 180 million monthly impressions, it says.
In terms of syndicated content deals, this one is on the larger side. The AOL On Network breaks down into 20 channels, and attracts about 35 million monthly uniques. PGOA titles Relish, American Profile and Spry have a combined circ of 34 million and are distributed via 1,400 local newspapers. The company's digital properties bring in 180 million monthly impressions, it says.
Diversified Expands Media, Event Groups
Diversified Expands Media, Event Groups With Two Acquisitions:
Diversified Communication’s president and CEO Nancy Hasselback may have announced last week that she will retire in June, but she’s not exiting the company without adding to its growth: The company announced Thursday that it has acquired two new businesses in the print, e-media, marketing services and exhibition industries.
The assets added to the Diversified family include the Institute of Finance and Management, a resource of information and tools in the corporate financial management, accounts payable, credit, receivables & collections and corporate recruiting and security industries; and the UK-based Intelligent Exhibitions Limited, which includes events focused on ocean technology and light detection and ranging (LiDAR).
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Diversified Communication’s president and CEO Nancy Hasselback may have announced last week that she will retire in June, but she’s not exiting the company without adding to its growth: The company announced Thursday that it has acquired two new businesses in the print, e-media, marketing services and exhibition industries.
The assets added to the Diversified family include the Institute of Finance and Management, a resource of information and tools in the corporate financial management, accounts payable, credit, receivables & collections and corporate recruiting and security industries; and the UK-based Intelligent Exhibitions Limited, which includes events focused on ocean technology and light detection and ranging (LiDAR).
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
RRD Introduces Custom-Printed NFC, RFID Tags
RR Donnelley Introduces Custom-Printed NFC and RFID Tags:
After 15 years of manufacturing and selling RFID labels that it made by converting radio frequency identification tags produced by other companies, RR Donnelley & Sons Co. is now also providing a line of passive RFID tags—both high-frequency (HF) and ultrahigh-frequency (UHF)—that it designs and manufactures with conventional passive RFID chips and a custom-printed antenna. The company not only will use the printed RFID technology to make custom RFID labels that can be affixed to items, but it can also embed the tags directly into a wide range of products, including catalogs, product packaging and retail displays.
After 15 years of manufacturing and selling RFID labels that it made by converting radio frequency identification tags produced by other companies, RR Donnelley & Sons Co. is now also providing a line of passive RFID tags—both high-frequency (HF) and ultrahigh-frequency (UHF)—that it designs and manufactures with conventional passive RFID chips and a custom-printed antenna. The company not only will use the printed RFID technology to make custom RFID labels that can be affixed to items, but it can also embed the tags directly into a wide range of products, including catalogs, product packaging and retail displays.
PGAMA/PIA Member Testifies in Congress, Seeks Tax Reform
PGAMA and Printing Industries of America Member Urges Congress to Consider Small Business Tax Reform: Steve Bearden, President and CEO of Linemark in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, testified today on behalf of the Printing Industries of America and Printing & Graphic Association MidAtlantic in a hearing titled “Small Business Tax Reform: Growth Through Simplicity” before the House Committee on Small Business.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Resolue CEO Optimistic
The president of Resolute Forest Products is optimistic
about the company's future.
CEO Richard Garneau told the Empire Club of Canada Thursday
that "despite the disruptions and challenges that have shaken our
industry, we have confidence in its future.
"For Resolute, ensuring we are part of that future has
meant changing the way we think about our business, changing how we do business
and changing how we operate," he said.
Resolute Seeks 60% Tax Cut for Thunder Bay
Resolute Forest Products wants 60% reduction in tax
assessment for Thunder Bay mill
City administration has told Thunder Bay city council they
could be on the hook for millions of dollars, if Resolute Forest Products gets
its wish.The company is asking the Assessment Review Board to lower the value of its pulp and paper mill to $29 million - retroactive to 2009.
Canada Invests $30.4 Million in Forest Industry
The government of Canada last week announced $30.4 million
in federal funding toward "the transformation of the forest industry
through innovation and market expansion." The mostly wood products
investments also include a $42 million bioenergy project at Millar Western
Forest Products' pulp and lumber mill site in Alberta.
Addressing forest industry stakeholders at the annual Council of Forest Industries (COFI) convention in British Columbia, Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver announced an investment of $19.5 million in five projects in Western Canada under the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. He also announced $10.9 million in funding for the 2013-14 Expanding Market Opportunities Program, including support for a Canadian wood products trade office in India.
Addressing forest industry stakeholders at the annual Council of Forest Industries (COFI) convention in British Columbia, Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver announced an investment of $19.5 million in five projects in Western Canada under the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. He also announced $10.9 million in funding for the 2013-14 Expanding Market Opportunities Program, including support for a Canadian wood products trade office in India.
The IFIT funding includes $6.75 million to Millar Western in
Whitecourt, AB. For the first time in Canada's forest sector on a commercial
scale, the mill will generate green energy from pulp mill effluent by using
innovative anaerobic hybrid digester technology, the government said. This
waste-to-energy technology has strong potential for replication at other mills
across Canada.
Gorham Paper Reports Progress
At Gorham Paper and Tissue, Plant Manager Willis Blevins
reported there were 211 people working and the company had hired eight new
employees in recent weeks to replace retiring paper workers.
Three of the four paper machines were running and Blevins said he plans to run the fourth machine about 15 days this month.
Blevins reported sales are picking up and company officials
noted GPT unveiled four new specialty paper brands last month.Three of the four paper machines were running and Blevins said he plans to run the fourth machine about 15 days this month.
Dick
Arnold, president of both GPT and Old Town Fuel & Fiber, explained that GPT
is moving away from printing and writing papers into specialty grades.
Hope for Paper Industry in Wisconsin
Despite nearly a decade of tough times for papermakers in
central Wisconsin, industry leaders say recent developments signify a more
encouraging future.
With Domtar Corp.'s sale of its Port Edwards mill as well as
its acquisition of Xerox's paper and print media business in the United States
and Canada, and its plans to start production later this year at its biomass
plant in Rothschild; Wausau Paper's intention to sell its Mosinee and
Rhinelander mills as well as its specialty papers business; and NewPage Corp.'s
emergence from bankruptcy, industry leaders are hopeful for the future, said
Jeff Landin, president of the Wisconsin Paper Council.
IP/Dogwood Alliance Agree on Plan
International Paper, forest group announce plan:
International Paper and a forest conservation group are announcing a plan to protect endangered forests in key paper producing areas of the South.
The Memphis-based paper company and Dogwood Alliance said Wednesday that they will map forests around International Paper's southeastern operations to identify endangered forests or areas where conservation of natural resources is critical to environmental health.
The agreement between International Paper and Dogwood, a longtime critic of the paper company, also includes a plan to discourage the conversion of natural hardwood forests to pine plantations.
International Paper and a forest conservation group are announcing a plan to protect endangered forests in key paper producing areas of the South.
The Memphis-based paper company and Dogwood Alliance said Wednesday that they will map forests around International Paper's southeastern operations to identify endangered forests or areas where conservation of natural resources is critical to environmental health.
The agreement between International Paper and Dogwood, a longtime critic of the paper company, also includes a plan to discourage the conversion of natural hardwood forests to pine plantations.
Postal Board Prohibits Eliminating Sat. Delivery
Postal Board Shelves 5-Day Delivery:
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service voted to prohibit the elimination of Saturday delivery slated to take effect on August 5. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe had announced the move in February--minus approval from Congress or the Postal Regulatory Commission--in hopes of trimming some $2 billion from the ailing Postal Service's operating budget.
Congress foreshadowed the action taken yesterday by the Postal Service when, in March, it rubber-stamped an extension of the Continuing Resolution that funds Postal Service operations. The C.R. contains language stating that funding is dependent on mail service continuing at 1984 levels.
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service voted to prohibit the elimination of Saturday delivery slated to take effect on August 5. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe had announced the move in February--minus approval from Congress or the Postal Regulatory Commission--in hopes of trimming some $2 billion from the ailing Postal Service's operating budget.
Congress foreshadowed the action taken yesterday by the Postal Service when, in March, it rubber-stamped an extension of the Continuing Resolution that funds Postal Service operations. The C.R. contains language stating that funding is dependent on mail service continuing at 1984 levels.
New York Magazine Debuts QR Code Marketing
New York Magazine Debuts QR Code Marketing Campaign:
Welcome to Cross-Media Marketing New York Magazine! Your first dip into the pool was executed very nicely as well… clear offer, tasty incentive, instruction to scan the QR Code, (and bonus that you called it a QR Code!), you also provided a url to the promotion (though not shown below), and your goal, per the article, was to make this engagement as easy as possible for consumers. Considering how many have come before you and haven’t gotten half of that right, you should be proud!
Welcome to Cross-Media Marketing New York Magazine! Your first dip into the pool was executed very nicely as well… clear offer, tasty incentive, instruction to scan the QR Code, (and bonus that you called it a QR Code!), you also provided a url to the promotion (though not shown below), and your goal, per the article, was to make this engagement as easy as possible for consumers. Considering how many have come before you and haven’t gotten half of that right, you should be proud!
M&A Media Deals Slow
By many measures, the mergers and acquisitions
of media and marketing companies have slowed down for the start of 2013.
The first quarter of 2013 witnessed a 30% slowdown to $8.2 billion from $11.2 billion in the first quarter of 2012. The value of deals were down nearly 70% from the $25.6 billion in the the fourth quarter 2012, per investment banker Berkery Noyes.
The number of transactions dropped 13% to 390 in the first quarter 2013 from 449 in the first quarter 2012. There were 411 deals in the second quarter last year; 407 in third quarter 2012; and 384 in the fourth quarter 2012. Eight of the top 10 largest deals of 2012 occurred in the third or fourth quarter.
The first quarter of 2013 witnessed a 30% slowdown to $8.2 billion from $11.2 billion in the first quarter of 2012. The value of deals were down nearly 70% from the $25.6 billion in the the fourth quarter 2012, per investment banker Berkery Noyes.
The number of transactions dropped 13% to 390 in the first quarter 2013 from 449 in the first quarter 2012. There were 411 deals in the second quarter last year; 407 in third quarter 2012; and 384 in the fourth quarter 2012. Eight of the top 10 largest deals of 2012 occurred in the third or fourth quarter.
How Catalog Marketing Can Still Work
Catalogs and direct mail continue to drive
sales for niche and specialty B-to-B companies, but a question persists:
Through web optimization, can't you get all of these sales by spending a lot
less money? Without testing the theory, companies across the country are
cutting their mail quantities, which is great news for companies that continue
to mail.
MPA on PIB Numbers
While it's important to consider that
Magazine Media now encompass myriad of platforms and reader commitment stays
strong, it's with some optimism that we report that print magazines saw an
advertising revenue lift in Q1 2013, despite continuing softness in paging. This
is the first ad revenue uptick in nearly two years, according to the latest PIB
numbers. More than 61% more titles posted PIB revenue and page gains compared
to Q1 2012. In addition, the Food & Food Products ad category registered an
increase in both ad page and revenue for the first time since Q3 2010, and
Technology, down three of four quarters last year, showed double-digit ad
dollar and page growth in Q1 2013.
Top Retail CEO Salaries
Michael Jeffries, Chairman and CEO, Abercrombie & Fitch, Total Compensation: $48,069,473
Gregg Steinhafel, Chairman, CEO and President, Target Corporation, Total Compensation: $19,707,107
Leslie Wexner, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Limited Brands, Total Compensation: $19,230,484
Michael Duke, CEO and President, Walmart Stores, Total Compensation: $18,131,738
Paul Marciano, CEO and Vice Chairman, Guess?, Total Compensation: $14,399,134
And more...
Meredith Still Open to Buys
Meredith Corp. CEO Stephen Lacy
says the media industry will be split into two categories: the consolidated and
the consolidators.
There’s no confusion about the role the Des Moines-based publishing giant will take, he said.
“We have been at this 110 years,
through a lot of evolutions of media platforms, and we are an aggressive
consolidator,” said the 59-year-old executive in a far-reaching, 75-minute
interview with The Des Moines Register in his office on the company’s downtown
campus.
There’s no confusion about the role the Des Moines-based publishing giant will take, he said.
ABM/SIIA Merge
ABM to Merge With Software and Information Industry Association:
American Business Media is merging with the Software and Information Industry Association, ending 107 years of independence for the b-to-b media trade association. The merger was effective with a vote by the board last night. The move, said ABM CEO Clark Pettit and Chairman Jeff Lapin, was initiated by SIIA and creates a much larger association that is better positioned to serve an emerging industry, rather than the one that existed in the past.
American Business Media is merging with the Software and Information Industry Association, ending 107 years of independence for the b-to-b media trade association. The merger was effective with a vote by the board last night. The move, said ABM CEO Clark Pettit and Chairman Jeff Lapin, was initiated by SIIA and creates a much larger association that is better positioned to serve an emerging industry, rather than the one that existed in the past.
Valassis Unveils Geo-Commerce Retail Zones
Valassis is unveiling new targeting
capabilities through Brand.net, with a service called Geo-Commerce Retail Zone,
which uses over 100,000 local targeting zones created by Valassis to reach
prospective consumers on their way to retail.
The Geo-Commerce Retail Zones overlay the trading areas of local stores with transactional data, behavioral data, and data from larger retail trade areas to pinpoint areas where relevant advertising can be delivered to high-potential consumers via mobile devices and other advertising channels.
The Geo-Commerce Retail Zones overlay the trading areas of local stores with transactional data, behavioral data, and data from larger retail trade areas to pinpoint areas where relevant advertising can be delivered to high-potential consumers via mobile devices and other advertising channels.
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