The downside in business magazines
Steve Greenberger, executive vice president and media director at SLG Advertising in Greenwich, Conn., talks to Media Life magazine’s Diego Vasquez about what’s ailing the business magazine category, why Inc. and Fast Company’s gains may be fleeting, and his early thoughts on Portfolio. Here are some excerpts: There’s been a lot of speculation lately over the future of […]
MinnPost.com hires business journalists
MinnPost.com, the non-profit newspaper being started in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area later this year by former Minneapolis Star Tribune publisher Joel Kramer, has a number of well-known business journalists on its staff. According to a roster posted on the web site, the business desk will include: Dave Beal, a former business editor and columnist for […]
PC Magazine expanding with new ventures
Lauren Bell of DMNews writes that PC Magazine launched three new online offerings last week in a bid to increase its presence in covering technology. Bell wrote, “Mobile.pcmag.com, developed in partnership with mDog, is the first mobile site offered by the tech-heavy network. It is a cell-phone ready incarnation of PCMag.com – the main page […]
The problem with CNBC.com's redesign
Henry Blodget writes on Silicon Alley Insider that the redesign of the CNBC web site has one major flaw. Blodget wrote, “Smaller print, fewer massive Jim Cramer photos, lots of promotion of TV shows (see prior post), and an automated news ticker. An improvement, we guess, but not an earth-shattering one (via Lost Remote). “What […]
CNBC goes to court against former contributor
The TV Newser web site is reporting that business news cable network CNBC went to court on Mondy to prevent former “Fast Money” contributor Eric Bolling from making appearances on Fox before his non-compete agreement expires. TV Newser wrote, “And we’re learning new details about how difficult it was for ‘The Admiral’ to jump ship. […]
Choking on doughnut coverage
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs is all choked up with how the business media took a news release from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts — a company that has disappointed in the past — and wrote stories without questioning what it said. Fuchs wrote, “With this as a backdrop, the company issued a boilerplate press release on Friday. Its headline: ‘Krispy […]
When companies use the business media to promote themselves
Maybe it’s due to the uncertainty in the markets in the past few weeks, but I’m noticing an increase in companies issuing press releases mentioning the fact that they have been mentioned in the financial press, which is a sure sign of a business trying to drum up more positive coverage. There’s a number of […]
Seeking Alpha unveils redesign
Mick Weinstein, the editor of the Seeking Alphia market news web site, wrote Monday about its new design. Weinstein wrote, “We’ve evolved to provide more comprehensive daily market news, while using the internet’s unique resources and tools to broaden the investor’s information horizon in a manner no other financial site can match. “Our new design […]
Inc. 500 issue is biggest since 2001
The September issue of Inc. magazine that lists the 500 largest privately owned companies in the country is the largest for the magazine since 2001. This year’s ‘Inc. 500’ issue has 105 advertising pages – an increase of 6 percent from last year’s Inc. 500 issue. The 240-page issue hits newsstands on Aug. 28. Eight […]
Future of Business Media conference to be held in October
PaidContent.org is organizing a conference on the future of the business and trade media, to be held Oct. 30 in New York at the Waldorf Astoria. Speakers include Jim Spanfeller, the CEO of Forbes.com, and Gordon Crovitz, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Also speaking will be David Carey, the publisher of Conde Nast […]
