Publisher and chief revenue officer Andrew Budkofsky is out at Rolling Stone after just one year in the role, parent company Penske Media Corp. (PMC) has confirmed. “Rolling Stone and Andrew have agreed upon a mutual separation,” says a rep for
Why Your Ad Campaigns Aren’t Working & How to Fix Them (Part 2): Effective Ad Design
Is your website underperforming for your advertisers? Are they pulling dollars from you to run more with your competitors or to spend on inbound marketing and programmatic ads? In my previous article, we talked about how your biggest ad challenges
Palm Coast Data Sold to Irish Magazine Publisher for $1 Million, Plus Rent
Palm Coast Data (PCD), the Florida-based provider of subscription and ecommerce fulfillment services to magazine publishers including F+W Media, MotorTrend Group and New York Media, has been sold by former longtime owner AMREP Corp. in exchange for $1 million in cash.
In Good Company: Why Publishers Need to Communicate the Value of Premium Context
No one likes to have their words taken out of context. Yet there are a slew of popular sayings that suffer from chronic misuse for this very reason. Everyone knows that “love makes the world go ‘round,” right? This seemingly altruistic phrase
2 Ways to Target Ads to Hulu Binge Watchers
The Super Bowl is a marketer’s dream, but brands that target ads to binge-watching streaming service viewers are also finding captive audiences. Here are two ways they’re doing it. Hulu created binge-viewing ad formats that present relevant commercials to viewers,
How AI and Natural Language Processing Can Increase the Speed and Quality of Publishing
For quite a few years, artificial intelligence seemed like just another buzzy term with vague implications on the publishing industry. But now, publishers are putting it into action. Through a range of applications, AI and natural language processing are being
Press Release: Meredith and Hearst Among First Publishers to Commit to Adopting IAB Tech Lab Transparency Label
This week Meredith Corporation and Hearst Magazines pledged to adopt the IAB Tech Lab’s proposed industry standard Data Transparency Label. The label will provide advertisers and buyers with four key sets of data: data solution provider information, audience snapshot, audience
Adweek Taps Co-Leadership Team for Editorial | People on the Move
Lisa Granatstein and Stephanie Paterik are taking on new editorial co-leadership roles at Adweek, as editor, senior vice president of programming and executive editor, respectively. Granatstein will be tasked with leading event programming and the magazine, and Paterik will be
5 Keys to HousingWire’s Double-Digit Revenue Growth in 2018
Put your readers first, and your web traffic and revenue will follow. At least that’s what B2B media company HousingWire has learned since expanding and refocusing editorial coverage in 2018. The company, which serves the mortgage and real estate markets,
Are Performance-Based Marketplaces the Solution to Digital Media’s Demise?
BuzzFeed. HuffPost. Vice. Those are just a few of the digital media darlings that have been forced to make significant cuts to their staffs since the start of the year. Many of these organizations were destined to hit a wall