Min's B to B articles from October 2004

Min's B to B archives from October 2004

Value of B2B M&A Activity Increased 172% through September.(Acquisitions and mergers)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Merger and acquisition activity in B2B magazines was up 25% in the first three quarters of 2004 versus the first nine months of 2003, according to the Jordan, Edmiston Group (JEGI), the New York City-based investment bank that tracks media...

B2B Strategy: Behind the Deal: The Business Elite Network Arises from The Deal LLC and ALM.(American Lawyer Media)
October 4, 2004... "In my view, you compete with everything [in B2B, consumer, broadcast and online media, etc.] for a marketer's budget," said Kevin Worth, president and CEO of The Deal LLC. With advertising dollars increasingly difficult to get, B2B publishers...

B2B Boxscores (July): July Performances Buck YTD Trends for Key Broadcast/Video Titles.
October 4, 2004... For five of the 14 titles in the Broadcast/Video group, July was a major reversal of the publication's year-to-date trend--but the group showed no consistency in the direction of that swing. Communications Technology, from Access Intelligence,...

B2B Boxscores (July): Ad Rate Rise Muffles Prevailing Softness.(publications year-to-date ad pages and revenues)
October 4, 2004... Pages in the Vertical/Special Interest category have fallen 4.5% for 2005 through July, but it is noteworthy that YTD revenues are reportedly up 4.7%. Out of all the B2B publishing segments tracked for min's b2b by CMR, no other category shows...

WebAward Winners Announced by Web Marketing Association.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Earlier this month, the Web Marketing Association announced the 2004 winners of its annual WebAward Competition. The seven-year-old, all-volunteer organization created the program to promote high standards for Internet development and Web site...

IAB Releases Final Guidelines for Interactive Advertising Units.(Interactive Advertising Bureau)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The Interactive Advertising Bureau, in conjunction with a Rich Media Task Force made up of more than 50 members, announced the final specifications for over-the-page and in-page online advertising units during the Interactive Advertising World...

B2B Stockwatch.(Illustration)
October 4, 2004... Based on Thursday's Market Close (9/30/2004) Company Symbol Close 1 Week % Chg. YTD %Chg Dow Jones & Co. DJ 40.61 -1.43% -28.99% Elsevier N.V. ENL 25.9 -2.63% -8.87%...

Thomson Media Sale Sparks Teapot Tempest of Rumors and Conjecture.
October 18, 2004... Thomson Media, the B2B publishing company that Thomson Corp. couldn't successfully marry off in 2001, became the belle of the M&A ball in 2004. Thomson Media not only sold for a price $100 million greater than the $250 million threshold never...

New Name Will Mark New Beginning for Investcorp's B2B Publishing Unit.
October 18, 2004... Along with new ownership, Thomson Media will have a new name when the proposed Investcorp purchase is completed, according to president and CEO Jim Malkin. "We're running an internal contest to come up with a new name," he said. "I'd like to...

July Ad Page Spike Not Repeated in August.
October 18, 2004... The 3.7% increase in ad pages and 4.6% boost in revenues reported in the monthly Business Information Report released by American Business Media on Thursday might have been cause for jubilation if they did not immediately follow increases in ad...

B2B Boxscores (August).(Illustration)
October 18, 2004... DEVELOPERS/TECHNICAL AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January - August) Ad Pages Ad Pages % Chg. PUBLICATIONS YTD 2004 YTD 2003 YTD 1 Access VB SQL Advisor 78.25 ...

B2B New Media Report: Rising Tide in Online Ad Revenues Floats B2B Boats a Little Less than Consumer.
October 18, 2004... The online publishing industry has been beside itself with the most recently released ad revenue figures, which show an exceptional 42.7% hike in Web ad spending in Q2 2004, totaling $2.37 billion, according to the Interactive Advertising...

Quick Tips to Make E-mail Marketing More Effective.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... As if on cue, e-mail marketing firm EmailLabs issued a report recently on how to keep response rates up in e-mail missives, which may help B2B publishers sustain their e-mail advertising. According to its survey of interaction levels off e-mail...

B2B People on the Move.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... Penton has named Tom Morgan, formerly group publisher of Electronic Design and EE Product News, to the position of group director for the Electronics OEM Group with operating responsibility for Microwaves and RF, Wireless Systems Design, EE...

News in Brief.(Connexus Media Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... Earlier this month, Ziff Davis Media acquired Connexus Media Inc. (CMI), a privately-held online B2B publisher of 25 specialized internet and technology Web sites, 10 weekly e-newsletters, 25 list rental databases and additional ancillary...

B2B Stockwatch.(Illustration)
October 18, 2004... Based on Thursday's Market Close (10/14/04) Company Symbol Close 1 Week % Chg. Dow Jones & Co. DJ 42.55 3.78% Elsevier N.V. ENL 25.63 -3.36% JupiterMedia Corp.1 JUPM ...

ABM Top Management Meeting, Nov. 15-17, Chicago: Optimistic Program Highlights Top-Line Growth Vs. Bottom-Line Protection.(American Business Media)
October 25, 2004... With advertising pages and revenues finally growing in 2004, the mood of B2B media executives going into American Business Media's annual Top Management Meeting is more positive than it has been in years, according to Gordon Hughes, president...

B2B Ad Categories: Broadcast/Video, Electronics and Special Interest Pubs Buck Negative Trend in August.
October 25, 2004... In an unusual occurrence, the Broadcast/Video segment showed the highest monthly percent gain for the month among the 15 categories tracked by CMR for min's b2b. In August, ad pages for Broadcast/Video were ahead of August '03's pages by 16%....

Profile in B2B Strategy: Supermarket News Sidles into Natural, Organic Trend with New Quarterly.
October 25, 2004... Dan Bagan, publisher of Supermarket News, said the major consumer products companies are aggressively expanding into healthier foods, and natural and organic products are becoming staples for mass market retailers like supermarkets and...

Boxscores (August).(Illustration)
October 25, 2004... ENGINEERING AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-August) Ad Pages Ad Pages % Chg. PUBLICATIONS YTD 2004 YTD 2003 YTD 1 Advanced Imaging 186.33...

Min Magazine Selects Six 'Intriguing' B2B People.
October 25, 2004... For the second year, min Magazine, the annual glossy publication of min (media industry newsletter) and min's b2b, profiles the "21 Most Intriguing People" in media. This group isn't exactly a list of the power brokers, nor is it a rundown of...

Boxscores (August).(banking and finance ad pages and revenues )(Illustration)
October 25, 2004... BANKING AND FINANCE AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-August) Ad Pages Ad Pages % Chg. PUBLICATIONS YTD 2004 YTD 2003 YTD 1 ABA Banking Journal 269.5 255.71 5.39...

B2B New Media: August Surprise: Some Site Beat the Summertime Blues with Cool Promotion.
October 25, 2004... Vacation? Who needs to go on vacation when there's so much business information flowing from our favorite online B2B publishers? Some sites took the customary summer siesta in August: Penton Electronics Group (-14.26% Page Views, -4.87% Unique...

AOL/Moviefone Sponsors Premium Passes to Variety.com Articles.(America Online Inc.)
October 25, 2004... We recently reported on a partnership between Firehouse.com and Paramount Pictures to promote the movie "Ladder 49" among professional firefighters. This is not the only creative B2B finding interesting cross-pollination opportunities with mass...

B2B People on the Move.(appointments )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... Retail Merchandiser, one of five VNU Business Media titles recently placed for sale (See min's b2b, 8/16/04, Page 1.), has named a new editor-in-chief and a new publisher. At the same time, Don Longo, RM's former editor-in-chief/publisher has...

B2B Stockwatch.(Business to business)(Illustration)
October 25, 2004... Based on Thursday's Market Close (10/21/04) Company Symbol Close 1 Week % Chg. Dow Jones & Co. DJ 43.34 1.86% Elsevier N.V. ENL 25.94 1.21% JupiterMedia Corp.1 JUPM 21.74...