US recovered paper consumption decreased in April
According to the American Forest & Paper Association's April 2012 U.S. Recovered Fiber Monthly Report, total U.S. industry consumption of recovered paper in April was 2.48 million tons, 4% lower than March 2012. Year-to-date consumption in 2012 is 3% lower than during the same period last year.
U.S. exports of recovered paper increased 7% in March compared to February, with increases mainly seen in Mixed and Corrugated. Year-to-date exports of recovered paper in 2012 are 3% higher than during the same period in 2011.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Facebook Ads Rarely Viewed
83% Rarely or Never Click on Facebook Ads: An AP-CNBC poll finds 83% of U.S. adult Facebook users hardly ever or never click on online ads or sponsored content when using Facebook.
Source Interlink Finds New Ways to Relaunch Hot Rod
Source Interlink Uses Face-to-Face Events to Promote Hot Rod Re-Launch: Hot Rod magazine will not only be transformed for its re-launch across print, online and social mediums —its publisher, Source Interlink, plans to also take the brand straight to consumers as part of a seven-city U.S. tour to promote the new identity of Hot Rod magazine.
USPS Announces Closure Plans
The USPS plans to close 140 processing facilities
over the next few years. The first phase will begin in the period of July to
August 2012, and will involve 48 facilities. The USPS plans to halt any
facility closures during the busy mailing season of September through December
2012. The consolidations will resume in January 2013 for an additional 92
locations. The second phase of the project will take place in January 2014 for
an additional 89 facilities, unless circumstances change in the interim.
Inkjet Printing to Double by 2017
http://www.smitherspira.com/inkjet-printing-market-is-forecast-to-reach-67-3-billion-by-2017.aspx
The inkjet printing market is valued at $33.4 billion in 2011 and
forecast to grow to $67.3 billion in 2017, according to Smithers Pira,
the worldwide authority on the packaging, print and paper supply chains. According to their new study, The Future of Inkjet Printing to 2017: Global Market Forecasts, inkjet is growing because it provides significant advantages across many supply chains
NAA Asks PRC to Reject USPS/Valassis Deal
NAA Calls for Rejection of the Proposed ‘Sweetheart Deal’ the USPS Offered Valassis: The Newspaper Association of America called for the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to reject a proposed negotiated services agreement (NSA) between the U.S. Postal Service and direct-mail giant Valassis, saying this special rate proposal will cause significant financial harm to newspapers throughout the country, and will not improve the financial condition of the nation’s postal system.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Retail Catalogs Survive; and Thrive
Online
spending may be increasing, but the venerable catalog is doing anything but
fading away. In fact, it is still an important part of business for retailers.
“It’s
basically a marketing tool,” said retail analyst Eric Beder, a managing
director at Brean Murray, Carret & Co. “The beauty of a catalog is that you
don’t have to go online to see it, so you can use it anywhere.”
More
than 12.5 billion catalogs were mailed out to homes in the U.S. last year,
according to the Direct Marketing
Association, the largest global association for the
marketing community. And there are still those who use the catalog for
what it was originally intended for: More than 89.6 million Americans bought an
item from a catalog last year.
A
couple of years ago, some retailers decided to cut back on publishing catalogs
in order to save money. That move proved to be a hard lesson in the power of
the catalog, said Ken Ebeling, senior vice president of membership at the
Direct Marketing Association.
“Sales
plummeted,” he said. “They realized if they don’t keep their catalogs out
there, their e-commerce will decline.”
In
fact, some businesses that have never published catalogs before have decided
now they want in.
Catalyst Paper Plan Not Approved
Catalyst Paper restructuring plan not approved by creditors: Catalyst Paper Corporation announced that the company did not receive the necessary creditor approval for its amended plan of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Hearst and Meebo Announce Partnership
Hearst and Meebo Establish Digital Partnership: The consumer Internet company Meebo, producers of The Meebo Bar, is partnering with Hearst Digital Media. The Meebo Bar will be rolled out across 13 of Hearst’s digital brands in June, and participating brands include: Cosmopolitan, Country Living, ELLE Décor, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, Popular Mechanics, REDBOOK, Seventeen, Veranda, MisQuincemag.com, TheDailyGreen.com and Woman’s Day.
Condé Nast Launches New Title
http://www.adweek.com/print/140739
Fairchild Fashion Media, the Condé Nast division responsible for publishing Women’s Wear Daily, is relaunching men’s fashion title M as a quarterly magazine beginning this fall. The original M, which launched in 1983, was helmed by Jane Lane and, later, by onetime Adweek editor Clay Felker. M shuttered in 1992, a casualty of the recession at the time.
Fairchild Fashion Media, the Condé Nast division responsible for publishing Women’s Wear Daily, is relaunching men’s fashion title M as a quarterly magazine beginning this fall. The original M, which launched in 1983, was helmed by Jane Lane and, later, by onetime Adweek editor Clay Felker. M shuttered in 1992, a casualty of the recession at the time.
People on the Move
People on the Move | 5.24.12: Martha Stewart will now serve as non-executive chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and other changes in publishing industry jobs.
Unknowns of App Advertising
The State of App Advertising: In the heyday of print advertising, the rules seemed simpler. Competition from television, radio, and other forms advertising was a factor, but each medium was distinct—with its own attributes, value propositions, and measurements. The Web changed all that. Along with the suicidal dilemma of free editorial content, the Web brought in a whole new (and volatile) system of measuring success.
NRF Annouces Tax Campaign
NRF
launched a 60-day effort to convince Congress to take action on what they call sales tax fairness; "
As
retailers are all-too-well aware, online merchants are not required to collect
sales tax on the majority of their sales..."
HP Annouces Job Cuts, Q2 Results
HP to Cut 27,000 Jobs: HP today outlined plans for a multi-year productivity initiative designed to simplify business processes, advance innovation and deliver better results for customers, employees and shareholders.The restructuring is expected to generate annualized savings in the range of $3.0 to $3.5 billion exiting fiscal year 2014, of which the majority will be reinvested back into the company.
HP today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2012. For the quarter, net revenue of $30.7 billion was down 3% year over year both as reported and when adjusted for the effects of currency.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
AbitibiBowater Makes Name Change Official
Resolute Forest Products is AbitibiBowater’s new official name:
At AbitibiBowater‘s annual general meeting today, stockholders have approved renaming the company to “Resolute Forest Products” effective tomorrow – May 24, 2012.
At AbitibiBowater‘s annual general meeting today, stockholders have approved renaming the company to “Resolute Forest Products” effective tomorrow – May 24, 2012.
As part of this change, stockholders also agreed to change the company’s common stock ticker symbol from ABH to RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, also effective May 24, 2012.
Resolute Seeks Repurchase of 10% of Shares
Resolute Forest Products wants to repurchase shares:
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 10% of the company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of up to US$100 million. The repurchase program will be funded using the company’s available cash.
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 10% of the company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of up to US$100 million. The repurchase program will be funded using the company’s available cash.
Catalyst Paper Meeting with Creditors
Catalyst Paper creditors meeting today:
The meeting of Catalyst Paper‘s secured and unsecured creditors is being held this morning in Vancouver. The creditors will be discussing Catalyst Paper’s proposed Plan of Arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
The meeting of Catalyst Paper‘s secured and unsecured creditors is being held this morning in Vancouver. The creditors will be discussing Catalyst Paper’s proposed Plan of Arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Newsprint Ships Up; More Closures Expected
North
American newsprint shipments in April were 1.7% higher than a year ago, which
trimmed the average decline in volumes in the first four months of the year to
1.3%, according to the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC). Mill operating
rates averaged 91% compared with 93% in April 2011.
RISI today
announced a high risk of closure for over 7 million
total tonnes of global newsprint capacityover the next 5 years; 2 million tonnes in North America alone.
New Measuring Tools for Publishers
The magazine industry now has more avenues
when it comes to quantifying its total reach—both the Audit Bureau of Circulations, and media
research company GfK MRI, have
introduced new tools for publishers that can help provide a clearer picture of
who readers are, and how many of them exist.
Facebook Not to Issue Paper Certificates
Facebook
investors hoping for a tangible marker of their ownership stake are out of
luck. The company won't be offering paper stock certificates, despite earlier
indications that it planned to make them available.
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