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NEWS
The Atlantic gained 300,000 new subscribers
- ‘We’ve Really Reset Our Floor’: How The Atlantic Gained 300,000 New Subscribers In The Past 12 Months
- The Publishing Industry Has Been and Is Still Vibrant and Ever-Evolving
- Printer Jam: Serious Supply Issues Disrupt the Book Industry’s Fall Season
- ‘They’re Gonna Go with What They Know’: Publishers Struggle to Win New Business Amid Pandemic
- Apple’s Expanded Promotions for Digital Newsstand Is Welcome
- Publishers Are Getting A (Brief) Reprieve from Apple’s Coming Ad-Pocalypse
- Apple Unveils ‘Offer Codes’ For In-App Subscriptions, But Will Publishers Use Them?
- Apple Is Starting A War Over Privacy with IOS 14: Publishers Are Naive If They Think It Will Back Down
- ‘The More Culture You Own’: Condé Nast Pursues More Revenue Growth with New Brand-Strength Metric
- Revenue Outlook Dramatizes Need for Innovation in Publishing
- Apple’s Latest Anti-Tracking Changes Present Fresh Headache for Publishers
- How Publishers Can Optimize Digital Subscription Prices
- Time100 Features More Scientists, Doctors, Women
- Hearst Magazines to Invest in Larger Formats, More Editorial Pages in Print
TRENDS
Publishers diversification offset decline in digital ad revenue
- Publisher Revenue Down 2.3% With Revenue Diversification Alleviating Ad Declines
- “Sell More Than A Product or A Cause”: How Memberships Can Help Publishers Build A Sustainable Future
- ‘It’s Worth Testing’: GQ Is Moving from Recommending Products to Selling Its Own
- ‘Nothing Quite Like Being Forced’: Publishers Whip Up Quicker, Cheaper Ad Products for Advertisers
- ‘The Second Wave’: Publishers See the Value of Providing Education Through Newsletter Courses
- GQ Store Is Worthwhile Test of Content, Commerce
- The Pivot to Video Is Back, And That’s A Good Thing for Innovation
- Why Marketing Will Improve Thanks to The Death of Third-Party Cookies
- ‘Finding Their Sweet Spot’: How Publishers Are Quickly Becoming Large Global Licensors
- How Publishers Can Bring Their Events Online: A Guide
- ‘One Endless Loop’: How Golf Is Using Its New Retail Marketplace as A First-Party Data Play
- “TikTok Is Journalism in Every Sense”: How The Washington Post Raked In 647,700 Followers Since Its Launch Last Year
- ‘It’s A Virtuous Cycle’: Audiences and Advertisers Seek Health and Wellness Content and Publishers Are Seeing Green
- Reducing Subscription Churn Is Critical for Advertising Revenue
METRICS
Google search insights for publishers
- 59% Of Google Users Only Visit A Single Page, And Other Surprising Search Insights for Publishers
- In A Stay-At-Home World, Mobile Marketing Matters. Here’s Why…
- Good News for Publishers: Ad Blocking Is on The Decline
- “111% More Article Clicks”: How Facebook’s New Feature Can Help Publishers Build Engagement
- ‘A Healthy Rebound’: Programmatic Rally Continues for Publishers
- How The Economist Has Tripled The Number Of Subscribers Driven By LinkedIn
- The Boom in Online Video and How Publishers and Brands Can Scale Their Content Production
- 67% Consumers Likely to Engage with Ads on Trusted Publisher Sites: Contextual Advertising Promises Better Revenue and Control
- How Publishers Can Optimize Digital Subscription Prices
PEOPLE IN MEDIA
Dawn Davis, Bon Appétit’s new EIC
- Condé Nast Taps Dawn Davis as Bon Appétit’s New Editor in Chief
- Sports Illustrated Publisher Ousts CEO James Heckman After Slew of Controversies
- Pinterest Taps Marie Claire’s Aya Kanai as Head of Content and Editorial Partnerships
- David C. Kaufman Named Digital Director For ‘Architectural Digest’
- Sally Holmes Named EIC of ‘Marie Claire,’ Aya Kanai Heads to Pinterest
- Meredith Lays Off 180 Staffers Amid the Pandemic
- Editor-In-Chief Susan Goldberg Shares Principles Behind NatGeo Stories
- Vogue.com Has a New Editor
- Future of Remote Work Perk: The Company – And Family – Retreat
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Posted by: Monica Murphy
