Min's B to B articles from March 2002

Min's B to B archives from March 2002

min's b2b Exclusive Box Scores Analysis Part 1: B2B IT Titles 2001 vs. 1999 Ad Pages/Revenues $$$.(advertising revenues)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... As the dot.conomy ground to a halt last year, an informal survey by min's b2b found most B2B firms blamed poor performance on Y2K's inflated ad pages/revenues, claiming 2001 tallies to finish more or less in line with previous year end (1999)...

ZD Brass Bets On New CIO/IT Books To Be B2B 'Bread and Butter' ...(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Ziff Davis Media isn't going anywhere but up, says executive VP Stephan Moylan (ex-ThingWorld Multimedia/IDG/ABC). A month after investors/owners Willis Stein & Partners ponied up $15M to bail ZD (http://www.ziffdavis.com) out of potential...

... As Economy Keeps CIO Purse Strings Tight, Says IDG's Levy.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Meanwhile Joe Levy, president of ZD rival International Data Group's CIO Communications division (Darwin/CIO), whose books have targeted the CIO audience for nearly 15 years, says those readers may not have as much control as B2B publishers...

B2B Monthly Box Scores: Poor January (-35% $$$) Puts Developer Books in the Hole to Begin 2002.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... It was a slow start in 2002 for the 27 developer titles tracked by Adscope as a hangover from Y2K's ad page/revenue run-ups in Q1 2001 kept January '02 ad pages (-38.01%) and ad spending (-35.11%) feeling under the weather in the new year....

Aero/Defense Titles Tank in January (-15% $$$), Gov't Sector Sinks (-9%$$$).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... January grounded Adscope's aerospace/defense group as ad pages (-18.84%) and ad spending (-14.63%) retreated. Military & Aerospace Electronics (+33/10% ad pages/+27.87% ad revenues) joined forces with Armed Forces Journal (+9.31%/+6.99%) for...

B2B New Media Strategies: WSJ.com: Don't Spend that $28M All in One Place...(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Okay, so it wasn't the best idea for The Wall Street Journal Online to brag about dropping $28M on its recent redesign effort. Sure, the new tools for the home page are impressive, in that they divide the front page in half, one side...

... While WSJ Custom Features May 'Net $$$/Loyal Readers Online.(Wall Street Journal online)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Research and usage patterns showed that WSJ.COM had several types of visitors accessing the site in various ways: some who read it like a newspaper, print subscribers who only look for updates, researcher who need to drill archives or quotes,...

With Print Title History, CMP Turns to Tech Web for Internet Week Revival/Ad $$$.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... CMP Media might have said goodbye to Internet Week last month (min's b2b, 1/14/02)--less than a year after rumors circulated of its eventual demise (min's b2b, 4/9/01)--yet the IW (http://www.internetweek.com) brand is "alive and well,"...

B2B Stock Watch: B2B Media Stocks Fly High On Hopes of Economic Comeback.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... After another banner week on The Street, B2B media stocks finished with seven up and four down this week. Reed Int'l (+6.10% FTW, $36.60/+9.90% YTD) and sister company Elsevier N.V. (+5.00% FTW, $25.50/+9.30% YTD) led the pack of positives...

Proving B2B M&A Market Potential Reilly's Aurelian Purchases F&W Pubs. ($130M+).(mergers and acquisitions survey)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... B2B media M&A hasn't exactly gotten out of the gates at a fast pace in 2002. However, things may be picking up sooner than expected, according to a brief survey conducted by min's b2b of industry analysts/investment bankers. Jordan Edmiston...

ZD's Game Group Scores +30% Ad Page Run-Up in Q1 2002; Xbox Marks the Spot for New Growth.(Ziff Davis Media, Xbox Nation magazine)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... While most B2B media sectors' ad pages/revenues remain in the doldrums in early 2002 (see any min's b2b box score chart for January), gaming titles have weathered the storm quite nicely. With the video gaming industry posting a...

ABM Throws 48th Annual Neal Award Bash, As Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims ABM Day in NYC.
March 11, 2002... The 69 finalists selected from the 967 entries for the American Business Media's 48th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards for Editorial Excellence in B2B journalism are set to convene at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York this Wednesday (March 13)....

Box Scores: Engineering Sector Succumbs to January Ills -30% Ad page/$$$.(ad pages and revenues for engineering magazines)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Following the fate of most other B2B categories, ad pages (-29.47%) and ad spending (-30.44%) in the Engineering sector plummeted, per Adscope. Lone hero for the month was Reed Business Information's--formerly known as Cahners (min's b2b,...

January (-34% $$$) Can't Jumpstart Communications/Networking Sector.(ad pages and revenue in industry)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Adscope's communications and networking books got off to a slow start in 2002, as January ad pages (-37.53%) and ad spending (-34.05%) remained double- digit depressed. PennWell's Laser focus World (+80.13% ad pages/+84.47% ad revenues) was the...

Web Box Scores: B2B Bounces Back in January Online.(Web site page views, 1/02 vs. 12/01)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... It was back to work in January, and our roster of B2B sites have the numbers to prove it. Virtually everyone's boat floats higher as workers return to five-day weeks and ease up on the Web shopping. Most business info sites saw double-digit...

B2B People: Movers & Shakers...(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Last week Wicks Business Information unveiled a new executive team that added CTO to CFO Ken Fisher's nameplate, while promoting Michelle Cox and Maile Hulihan to divisional president positions and James Beecher to VP/general manager of WBI's...

Stock Watch: Economic Recovery Revives B2B Media Stocks.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Bullish investors came charging back to B2B media last week as eight stocks finished up, with one down and pushes from VerticalNet ($0.81/-41.10% YTD) and Penton Media ($7.55/+20.60% YTD). Primedia (+46.80% FTW, $3.45/-20.70% YTD) led the...

Min's B2B Exclusive Box Score Analysis (Part 2): B2B Electronics/Multimedia Titles 2001 vs. 1999 Ad Pages/Revenues $$$.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... An informal survey by min's b2b found most B2B firms blamed last year's poor performance on Y2K's inflated ad pages/revenues, claiming 2001 tallies finished more or less in line with previous year end (1999) results. Therefore, with Y2K+1 now...

Vulcan Media Comes Clean on Tax Lien; Sends Outdoor Titles to Camp EBSCO.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
March 18, 2002... Even as the economy readies for a rebound, portfolio pruning at B2B media firms continues (although not at the rapid rate seen in 2001). Evidence is Birmingham, Ala.-based construction/manufacturing/energy/transportation publisher Vulcan Media...

Advanstar's Pharmaceutical Executive Grabs 2002 Grand Neal ...(Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards show)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... B2B books were in the spotlight last week with more than 500 of the industry's top publishing/editorial talent on hand at New York's Waldorf-Astoria for the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards show. American Business Media...

... As PennWell's Fire Engineering Salutes FDNY 'Bravest' Downey, Dedicates $1M Foundation.(Fire Engineering Courage and Valor Foundation)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... PennWell president/CEO Robert Biolchini honored the memory of late NYC Fire Chief Ray Downey Jr.--who passed away on 9/11--by unveiling the Fire Engineering's Courage and Valor Foundation (with an endowment goal of $1M) to annually honor a...

The 48th Annual ABM/Jesse H. Neal Award Winners.(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Grand Neal Award: Pharmaceutical Executive (Advanstar, Inc.) Winning entry: "Discovery" Winning team: Joanna Breitstein, Associate Editor; Andra Brichacek, Associate Editor; Wayne Koberstein, Editor-in-Chief; Barbara Mickelson, Art...

Box Scores: Vert/Special Interest Titles Start 2K2 on Down Note (-24% $$$); Reseller Sector Shrinks (-37% $$$).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... The 21 vertical/special interest titles tracked by Adscope welcomed 2002 with a whimper, as January ad pages (-16.34%) and ad spending (-23.50%) disappointed. Nevertheless, Electronic Musician (+15.50% ad pages/+18.54% ad revenues) and...

January Keeps New Economy Sector (-62% $$$) Cool; 'Net Titles Freeze (-66% $$$).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... With January ad pages (-64.93%) and ad spending (-62.04%) nearly nonexistent, Adscope's new economy sector stumbled into 2002. Even lone bright spot E-Doc Magazine (+7.10% ad pages/-37.44% ad revenues) was dulled by dwindling ad dollars....

New Media Strategies: InternetWeek Finds Life After Print...(InternetWeek.com)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
March 18, 2002... CMP Media ceased publication of InternetWeek in January after an 18-year run, but the venerable brand lives on in cyberspace. Once a thriving standalone site with a sizable staff, INTERNETWEEK.COM now leverages the technology and editorial of...

... As CMP Proved Content Could Live On(line) After Byte Magazine Bit the Dust.(Byte.com)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Can a defunct print brand really survive online without the support of its hard copy distribution? INTERNETWEEK.COM can point to CMP sister site BYTE.COM as a precedent. Once one of the premiere titles for hardcore techies, Byte Magazine bit...

Stock Watch: Economy Keeps Wall Street 'Bullish' on B2B Media.(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... Investors couldn't resist B2B media stocks last week, as Alan Meckler's INT Media (+28.60% FTW, $3.10/+63.20% YTD), Penton Media (+21.70% FTW, $9.19/+46.80% YTD)--which last week finalized ABRY Partners' purchase of $50M in convertible stock...

USPS Commish 'Settles' on 11.5% Rate Hike for B2B Books, As 2001 BIN Goes Bust.(United States Postal Service's Postal Rate Commission)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... B2B publishers won a quasi-victory this week in the never-ending postal rate debate as the United States Postal Services' Postal Rate Commission approved the preemptive settlement brokered by the American Business Media last week--increasing...

min's b2b Exclusive Box Score Analysis Part 3: B2B Developer/Engineering/Electronics Titles 2001 vs. 1999 Ad Pages/Revenues $$$.(magazine advertising)(Statistical Data Included)
March 25, 2002... With Y2K+1 now history, min's b2b has decided to compare the ad page/revenue tallies for B2B books in 2001 to 1999 (excluding 2000 results). An informal survey by min's b2b found most B2B publishers blamed last year's poor performance on...

Northstar Makes 'Safe' Bet On Better Travel Days Ahead With Online Launch.(Northstar Travel Media to launch travel industry Web site)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... In the slowly recovering post-9/11 travel media business world, newly formed Secaucus, NJ-based Northstar Travel Media is betting its planned May launch of an online database dedicated to providing real-time travel security updates will...

Box Scores: January Sends CC/Info System Titles Into 2002 On a Down Note (-43% $$$).(magazine advertising)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... Still depressed from a disappointing 2001 (-36.25% ad pages/-37.70% ad revenues; min's b2b, 2/11/02), Adscope's corporate computing/information systems sector ad pages (-44.58%) and ad spending (-43.29%) welcomed in the New Year with a...

Electronics Sector Heads South In January (-34% $$$), As Telecom Titles Feel the Heat.(magazine advertising)(Statistical Data Included)
March 25, 2002... The 28 electronics titles tracked by Adscope started 2002 on the fritz, as January ad pages (-32.92%) and ad spending (-33.87%) fizzled. Lone hero PennWell's Laser Focus World (+80.13% ad pages/+84.47% ad revenues) carried its 2001 positive...

Steve Smith's New Media Strategies: B2BWorks: Ad Slump? Where?...(B2BWorks CEO Bill Furlong)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... Despite stories to the contrary, B2B marketing is doing very nicely, thank you very much, says B2BWorks CEO Bill Furlong. "Our first quarter will be 50% ahead of the first quarter last year," he crows. "I won't kid you; business is tough. It...

...As CEO Furlong Protects B2B 'Net Interests from Portal News Providers (AOL/Yahoo!).(B2B Works CEO Bill Furlong)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... Furlong remains guardedly optimistic about prospects for selling content into the enterprise. His company is starting to help corporations build their permission-based email lists, but the corporate world wants content, he says, to populate...

Stock Watch: Mixed Bag for B2B Stocks, As Wall Street Wavers on Economic News from Fed.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... Investors were mixed on B2B media last week as six stocks finished up, with five down for the week. United Business Media (+8.10% FTW, $8.70/+9.80% YTD), Reuters (+5.60% FTW, $46.45/-22.60% YTD) and Reed Int'l (+5.10% FTW, $39.57/+18.80%...