I am a foodie. I subscribe to a half-dozen or so influential epicurean publications. Within their glossy, beguiling pages, I routinely see full spread ads for amazing magazine-sponsored events that subscribers can attend. Celebrity Chef demonstrations in Vegas. Wine and food pairings Read More
Say it with us, Niche Nation. The value of your publication, your digital magazine, your e-newsletter, your social media presence is A-U-D-I-E-N-C-E. In your unique market, no one can compete. Let’s leverage this and sing it from the roof tops. Tell your Read More
As the role of audiences in digital marketing becomes more important, it’s critical for publishers to not just gather data, but understand what they have, and how to best utilize it. Smaller publishers in particular, whose teams and budgets may be more limited Read More
Audience growth is the mile-by-mile marathon that makes all things possible with your business – New Advertisers, New Revenue, New Markets – are all predicated on your ability to grow your audience. As media marketers, the team at January Spring has pulled Read More
Most magazine printers will apply a notation to their quote specifying their “overs and unders” policy when producing your magazine. But what exactly does that mean? Why “overs” and “unders” are necessary: Each step in a manufacturing process (including the printing process) Read More
There is real value in your readership analytics. Smart publishers are mining their metrics to increase their reach and cultivate new revenue. Are you doing all you can to capitalize on your audience demographics and preferences? Three of the 5 Ws—Who, What, Read More
As a marketer working for a magazine printing company with a venerable, lively lineage tracking back to 1793, I love a good magazine success story. Especially in this disruptive age of multitudinous content platforms and shrinking attention spans. And there are great Read More
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In my last post, I wrote about the Niche Publishing Print Renaissance. And although print is trending up, your digital edition should not be an afterthought. Niche publishers need to be focused on all Read More
CRM solutions have come a long way. In the mid 1990’s, CRM solutions started to become available and large, enterprise-style companies began to adopt them. But they required a lot of money and time to manage properly. Don’t go cheap on CRM software! Read More
Recently I had the honor of being elected the Chairman of the Board of Idealliance. For magazine publishers, know it or not, it is one of the most consequential professional trade organizations in the world. You may have never heard of Idealliance, Read More
