Wired for sales – but not enough indie support?
It was Condé Nast’s Wired which had the most successful evening at the ACE (Association of Circulation Executives) Press Awards last night as it scooped two awards for launch of the year and…
World Cup collectable sales
As a once-every-four-years’ event, it’s not surprising companies jump on the World Cup as an opportunity to launch as many football-related products as possible into the market. You’ll no doubt already be expecting…
A bundle of joy for publishers and retailers?
So the publisher of Vogue has received a slap on the wrist for talking down the circulation achievements of rival title Harper’s Bazaar prior to the release of the ABC figures in February….
Lads mags targeted by sex review
A review commissioned by the Home Office which looked into the sexualisation of young people in the UK makes for an interesting read – especially for those involved in publishing or selling magazines….
Stuck on Barbie
Barbie may be over 50, but she certainly doesn’t look it and, despite being aimed at a fickle market where things go in and out of fashion quicker than adults can keep up…
Nationals look to innovate in face of dwindling sales
National newspapers are, without a doubt, going through a tumultuous period. And unlike the consumer magazine circulation figures released on 11 February, which showed publishers are fighting back with price cuts and multipacks,…
Reasons to be cheerful in the magazines sector
The release of the six-monthly consumer magazine circulation results from the ABC certainly isn’t welcomed with open arms like it once was. Five years ago, magazine sales were riding high and publishers were…
Hello Hachette! Publisher prepares for partwork launch
No one predicted just how large the demand for the Art of Crochet would be when the partwork launched at the end of December, least of all its publisher, Hachette Partworks, who admitted…
Another free newspaper for London – but will it last?
Not content with there being just one free newspaper in London these days, a new freesheet will hit the streets of the capital next week, hoping to capitalise on the closure of thelondonpaper…
Russian intrigue continues to haunt Indies
Rumours continue to fly around over the future of The Independent and Independent on Sunday with the most recent suggestion being that Russian billionaire and owner of the London Evening Standard, Alexander Lebedev,…
