Min's B to B articles from June 2003

Min's B to B archives from June 2003

Restaurant Books Ad Rebound Has L-F's Gould 'Sleeping Soundly'.(Lebhar-Friedman, Alan Gould)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Nobody knows the business of food like Alan Gould. Having been at Lebhar-Friedman's Nation's Restaurant News--the only weekly news publication serving the $420B U.S. food service industry--for the past 13 years, where he rose to publisher in...

... As Food Service Pundits Don't Predict Three-Peat for Ad Losses.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Speaking of food service books, Patterson Advertising Reports president Kari Mitchell sees the advertising comeback as the result of top advertisers having finally absorbed a flurry of consolidations in the mid- to late-nineties. "They are...

min's b2b Exclusive Circulation Analysis (Second-Half 2002) Part III: Food, Health, Special Interest Books Offer Assorted Circ. Strategies.(Illustration)
June 2, 2003... In the third and final week of min's b2b's exclusive circulation analysis of B2B's most dominant book markets, we examine second-half 2002 Business of Performing Audits Int'l circulation data (paid/non-paid totals) versus first half '02 in the...

... As DeBartolo Extols Virtue of Investing Now for Later.(Fairchild Publications Inc., Mike DeBartolo)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... The driving force behind Fairchild's B2B successes has been VP/group publisher Mike DeBartolo. Joining Fairchild (www.fairchildpub.com) soon after SI Newhouse's Advance Publications purchased the firm from Disney for $650M nearly four years...

B2B People: Movers & Shakers.(appointments, various companies)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Last week International Data Group appointed David Korse (ex-Imark Communications) president at IDG World Expo... Ellen Pearlman (ex- CMP Media) was promoted to VP/Editor-In-Chief at Ziff Davis Media's CIO Insight, while Advanstar...

Progressive Picks Up Legal Unit With Oakstone Purchase.(Oakstone Legal & Business Publishing)(Progressive Business Publications)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Oakstone Legal & Business Publishing was looking for a new home and last week found it in 14-year-old business information provider Progressive Business Publications, which bought the company from White Plains, NY-based Haights Cross...

B2B Furniture Shopping: Watt Redecorates With Chartwell Book Buys.(business to business)(Watt Publishing)(Chartwell Communications)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Watt Publishing snapped-up woodworking and home furnishing publisher Chartwell Communications last week for an undisclosed sum. Brokered by the Jordan Edmiston Group Inc., the deal will boost Watt's revenues from $12M-$13M to above the...

Imark Bids Adieu, Sells Off to Stealth Services and Centric Events Group.(Imark Communications)(Stealth Services Worldwide)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... The B2B M&A market began showing some sign of life last week with a slew of deals including last week's liquidation of Imark Communications. The sale, brokered by the Jordan Edmiston Group Inc, divvied up Imark sending event management services...

Penton's New Biz Book Corners Corporate Corruption Market.(Penton Media)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... With Congress having passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in response to recent multi-billion dollar corporate scandals such as Enron, WorldCom and HealthSouth, Penton Media last week launched Business Performance Managment (circ. 12K-15K) to navigate...

E-Letters Continue to Push Loyalty, Traffic and Results.
June 9, 2003... Despite all of the bad press surrounding spam email, this highly personal platform continues to be a uniquely powerful force in B2B communications. It is not surprising that when Penton Media announced recently that it was discontinuing the...

With A Little Help From Thomas Weisel, Key3Media Beats Chapter 11...(Thomas Weisel Capital)(Key3Media Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Possibly a sign that the worst of the tech trade show days are over, Los Angeles based-Key3Media (COMDEX/Seybold Seminars/JavaOne) emerges from bankruptcy tomorrow (Tuesday, June 17) less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 thanks to last...

... As Priest-Heck Replaces Rosen At Helm As K3M CEO.(Bobby Priest-Heck)(Fred Rosen, chief executive officer of K3M Media Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Aside from a clean bill of financial health, K3M's top management also got a makeover with president/CEO Fred Rosen (ex-Ticketmaster) stepping aside to become non-executive chairman. "I've wanted to move on for quiet a while," he tells us. "It...

Coming to America: CeBit Tests U.S. Tech Trade Show Waters...(CeBit Events Worldwide)(technical trade shows in the United States )(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Hoping to spark interest again in the tech trade show business this side of the pond, European-based CeBit Events Worldwide opens CeBit America for the first time this week (June 17-20) at New York's Jacob Javits Center. CeBit is pulling out...

... As CMP's TECHXNY Bets on Better IT Days In Second-Half '03.(information technology trade shows in 2003)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Meanwhile, CMP's PC EXPO, Networks for Business and TECHXNY show director Christina Condos believes second-half of 2003 offers more promise for tech trade shows. "We definitely see a turnaround coming," she tells us. Condos would not go into...

B2B Push Lands Berkery VSS Investment Bank Vets Novak/Thomas.(business to business)(Berkery, Noyes and Co.)(Veronis Suhler Stevenson)(Joel Novak and Kathleen Thomas)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Berkery, Noyes & Co. sent shockwaves through the B2B media investment banking community last week with the announcement that Veronis Suhler Stevenson managing directors Joel Novak and Kathleen Thomas had joined the firm. Both are charged with...

Primedia Closes the Books On Coal Age and E&MJ.(Engineering & Mining Journal)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Citing extremely soft conditions in the domestic mining industry, Primedia's Business Magazine and Media unit last week purged Coal Age and Engineering & Mining Journal. The closures come on the heels of a company-wide...

Min magazine to Salute 'Most Intriguing People'.
June 16, 2003... min's b2b is planning something very special for the magazine community this fall. Our annual issue of min magazine, due in October, will salute magazines and magazine executives with the "21 Most Intriguing People." We'll bring you the people...

Reversal of Fortune: Primedia Now Asks $1M for Coal Age/E&MJ Assets.(Primedia Business plans to sell the remaining assets of Coal Age and Engineering & Mining Journal)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Following last week's closures of Coal Age and Engineering & Mining Journal, Primedia Business appears to be shopping the remaining assets. Up for grabs, aside from subscriber lists and directories, are minor trade shows Coal Prep and Longwall...

Penton Swaps Two Supply Chain Titles for One LOGISTICS TODAY.(Penton Media is combining Supply Technology News and Transportation & Distribution into the new Logistics Today)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Chasing the ever-shrinking ad dollar in the supply chain industry, Penton Media last week announced it would fold Supply Technology News and 40+ year-old Transportation & Distribution into new monthly LOGISTICS TODAY beginning September. (SCTN...

Tradeshow Week's Hughes Sees Single-Digit Recovery for 2004-05...(trade shows have been losing popularity in recent years, but the industry is expected to turn around)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Trade shows, considered the bread and butter of the B2B media industry, have watched run-ups in attendance/exhibitor space during the 1990s vanish almost overnight--replaced with double-digit drops--ever since the dot.com meltdown, coupled with...

Box Scores: Foodservice Titles Flop in Feeble Ad Page (-6%) April...(while many foodservice sector publications have been struggling, some have done well)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Anemic ad pages (-6.31%) and ad spending (-2.23%) soured CMR's foodservice sector in April. Even so, in a tight ad economy, timing may be everything. Evidence were gains at newsweeklies such as Lebhar-Friedman's Nation's Restaurant News (+8.23%...

Trade Show Strategy Spotlight: Tech Trade Shows 101: Klein Finds A Way to Win.(101 communications president and CEO Jeff Klein expects his trade show and conference business will improve)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Nobody knows the troubles tech trade shows have faced in recent years like 101communications president/CEO Jeff Klein. A consummate optimist, Klein believes the worst is over for 101's 31+ government/education/business intelligence/software...

Eye on New Media: E-Book Systems Flips into Digital Mag. Market.(a discussion of online business publishing and e-books for publishing)(Industry Overview)
June 23, 2003... Business publishing has a distinct advantage over consumer publishing online - fatter pipes. High-speed access is nearly ubiquitous in most companies, and more business publishers are leveraging the consistency of this platform to explore...

B2B Bits and Pieces.(trade magazine news briefs)
June 23, 2003... The Economist (www.economist.com) and the Wharton School of Business are partnering to publish topical business briefs on the Web. "The Global Business Report" will be a series of online seminars involving both Wharton faculty and Economist...

USPS Moves to Raise Postage Rates Now, Not Later.(the United States Postal Service plans to increase rates next spring)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... The United States Postal Service's promise not to raise postal rates on B2B publishers until at least 2006 may have been a bit premature. Reason: the USPS intent last week to file new rates next spring under the guise of product redesign--which...

Key3Media No More; Former Bankrupt Co. Becomes: Media Live...(Key3Media has been renamed Media Live)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... A week after emerging from a five-month bankruptcy, tech trade show producer Key3Media announced last week that it has taken a new name: Media Live. Headed by newly appointed president/CEO Bob Priest-Heck, Media Live (COMDEX/Seybold...

... As New CEO Priest-Heck Challenges Tech Trade Show Status Quo.
June 30, 2003... To do so, Priest-Heck says Media Live is leveling the playing field at events with pre-fab "one-size fits all" exhibit booths and more emphasis on publications, consulting, and education for attendees. In response to the highly publicized...

Citing Market Softness, CMP Combines EBN/EE Times Edit Staffs.(CMP Media is combining the editorial staffs at EE Times and EBN)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... Efforts to curb costs and preserve properties in the hemorrhaging electronic sector led CMP Media to combine editorial staffs at 30+ year-old EE Times and EBN. (The move follows the grouping of sales forces less than a year ago.) With the...

Patient Pub Launch: Advanstar Delivers Modern Health for Women.(Advantar Communications' healthcare unit adds Modern Health for Women)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... Capitalizing on the budding wellness market, Advanstar Communications' healthcare unit (i.e. Managed Healthcare Executive/Formulary) last week announced the addition of Modern Health for Women (circ. 24k+). Aimed at addressing women's...

Box Scores: Banking/Finance Sector Ad Pages/$$$ Withdrew in April.(a list of the number of ad pages and revenues for business periodicals)(Illustration)
June 30, 2003... Advertisers withdrew from CMR-tracked banking and finance titles in April--as ad pages (-18.80%) and ad spending (-18.39%) ran double-digit deficits. Steep declines at Institutional Investor (-44.75% ad pages/-44.86% ad revenues), Thomson...

Electronic Books Dim in April (-19% $$$).(a list of ad pages and revenues for electronic media)(Illustration)(Industry Overview)
June 30, 2003... CMR's electronic sector dimmed in April as ad pages (-20.97%) and ad revenues (-18.56%) shrunk, owing to supply still outstripping ad demand. All top tier titles except, Horizon House Publication's Microwave Journal (+12.86% ad pages/+10.53% ad...

B2B People: Movers & Shakers.(media industry personnel announcements)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... Equity bank The Wicks Group, owners of high-end financial newsletter publisher Wicks Business Information, appointed Dan Black (ex-Bank of New York) last week to the position of Principal... Ziff Davis Media welcomed the return of Chris Dobbrow...

Editor's Note: Gone Fishing; min's b2b Returns July 14.
June 30, 2003... Due to the July 4 holiday, min's b2b will not publish an issue next Monday, July 7--opting instead for beaches, BBQ's and fireworks. We will return the following week (July 14) with more inside news, analysis and strategies on B2B publishing....

Stock Watch: Lukewarm Week Leads B2B Lower.(stock prices for business-to-business media organizations)(Illustration)
June 30, 2003... Investor confidence waned last week, leaving B2B media battered, as only three stocks finished up. Topping the ticker, Primedia (+2.60% FTW, $3.19/+54.90% YTD) and JupiterMedia (+1.33% FTW, $3.80/YTD % n/a) were joined by E.W. Scripps (+0.66%...