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Profiles in Creative Management
Three publishing executives from very different corners of the magazine industry share how they’re guiding their companies and brands through a rapidly changing media environment.
FEATURES
The 2014 Fulfillment Service Bureau Survey
Consolidation means more products for the bureaus that are left, but more third-party integration continues to challenge the industry.
Survey Bonus: Brand-new data that reveals publisher-side expectations, needs and priorities for their fulfillment platforms.
Departments
Editor’s Note
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Magazine M&A is Back! Here’s why.
Acquisitions are getting done for very different reasons now than during the M&A heyday.
Crowd-Funded Startups Persevere in Niche Markets
Entrepreneurial energy combines with a new capital source to fuel tiny brands.
Customer-Management Survey: Existing Business is Top Priority for Publishers
Boosting retention and revenue from current customers among top priorities.
Faceup
Louisville Magazine
PubTech
Your Paper Prices Aren’t Going to Rise Anytime Soon
Supply is finally catching up with demand—and that means stability.
Idea Exchange
What the Latest USPS Rate Hike Means for Magazines
“Uncertainty is the new normal.”
Rolling Stone Brings 47 Years of Content to Google Play
Readers will have access to every issue and a daily newsfeed.
BEST PRACTICES
How Kalmbach Turned Two of Its Strengths Into a New Magazine.
Kalmbach is using existing footholds in tech and hobbies as platforms for a launch.
Vimeo, Publishers Partner on VOD Service
The Atlantic, TEN and CBS Interactive are first to sign up.
Guitar World Has a New Video Revenue Stream
Modernizing a tried-and-true model.
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
The Go-To Brand Benchmarks
8 publisher execs share the metric that they can’t live without.
SALES
How Quartz’s Bulletin Native Ad Product Works
A custom ad approach has pushed 250 percent growth for the site since last year.
MAGAZINE MEDIC
The 2015 Magazine Medic Honors
Recognizing American print books that, against the odds, have demonstrated vibrant health, or are showing renewed signs of vigor.
REALITY CHECK
Wait. What’d You Say?
Circling back on bold, brash (and occasionally false) statements.