Min's B to B articles from September 2007

Min's B to B archives from September 2007

What's Next for Ascend?
September 10, 2007... B2B Publisher Slims to About Half Size "From 30,000 feet up, as Bishop puts it, Ascend is 'still a fairly young company.'"--min's b2b of 3/12. March marked the four-year anniversary of the formation of the now- healthcare-focused...

Group Publishers' Coverage Begins.
September 10, 2007... Our exclusive review of the first six months in B2B ad pages begins this week with a bang, as Ascend made a huge divestiture in selling its Stagnito foods division to BNP Media. See our in-depth analysis of what this means for both companies...

Group Publishers' Coverage: Access Intelligence.
September 10, 2007... Access Intelligence (parent to min's b2b) has seen some ad page losses this year (10.46% year-to-date), but those losses are concentrated in a few properties (CableWorld [down 51.24%], Via Satellite [down 26.73%], Studio Monthly [down...

What's Next for BNP/Stagnito?(Statistical table)
September 10, 2007... The acquisition of Stagnito by BNP increases the company's ad page footprint by 25.79%. This is BNP's first larg transaction since 2001, when the company bought Prepared Foods, NutraSolutions, Dairy Foods, Food Master and Food Engineering....

Business 2.0 Disrupted.
September 10, 2007... This year, the tables have turned on Business 2.0. Last year, through July, B2.0 was leading the market share battle with 40.5% of the pages. Fast Company took 21.03% of the pages, while INC. took 38.47% of the pages. B2.0 lost almost 12...

As I Live and Breathe...A Virtual Homecoming.
September 10, 2007... With Ziff Davis struggling and new economy book Business 2.0 folding, it is hard not to wax nostalgic about the bad old days of new media hubris and excess. Remember sock puppets and Industry Standard puff pieces, the "paperless office" and...

Summit: $253 Million Refinancing.
September 17, 2007... Money Flows in as Goodenough Takes Company Helm The extremely active Summit Business Media now has more bullets in its clip thanks to a $253 million refinancing package that closed in the first week of September. The deal was initiated...

Group Publishers': Part II.
September 17, 2007... This week we take a look at Canon (pgs. 2-3), Commonwealth (pg. 4) and CMP (pg. 5-6) in our group publishers' coverage. Below we see the largest books in B2B. Though Daily Variety and Variety Gotham combined still eclipse The Hollywood...

Canon Communications Growing in Revenue.(Financial report)
September 17, 2007... Despite a print dip this year of over 12%, Charlie McCurdy, CEO of Canon Communications tells min's b2b that he is "very happy with the overall revenue growth in our sectors." Though print pages are down, print revenue is "stable" since...

Commonwealth: Gulf Shipping Up Big.
September 17, 2007... Alan Glass, CEO of Commonwealth Business Media, expects the strong growth seen and projected in 2007 in gulf shipping will spill over into 2008. Reasons? "The East Coast market is heavily dependent on exports and as the US dollar has...

CMP Restructuring, Three Months In.(CMP Media L.L.C.)
September 17, 2007... At the end of June, CMP Technology announced a massive restructuring of its print and online products, including the rolling of several publications into Information Week, the rolling of several publications in the channel group into one...

Group Publishers' January - June (2007 Vs. 2006) Ad-Page Review.(Table)
September 17, 2007... BABCOX PUBLICATIONS Title Ad Pages '07 BodyShop Business 493.91 Brake Front End 276.97 Counterman 365.44 Fleet Equipment 169.23 Import Car ...

Stop Looking in the Rearview Mirror.
September 17, 2007... By Jim Casella, CEO, Case Interactive Media Many of us in the industry know Jim Casella, so we'll keep the introduction short. Most recently, he was vice chairman of Reed Business Information (and, before that, CEO). Now, he's hooked up...

Taking Consumer Cues: Insight24 Gets Webby With It.
September 17, 2007... By Steve Smith, Digital Media Editor for min, min's b2b, and min's Digital Media Report When we first encountered Webcast provider On24's INSIGHT24.COM six months ago, I quipped that it was a kind of YouTube for B2B. The site was...

Pharm Pages Down 7% in July.
September 17, 2007... PHARMACEUTICAL AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-July 2007/2006) Ad Pages Ad Pages % Chg. Ad Pages Ad Pages % Chg. % Chg. % Chg. Title (Publisher) YTD 2007 YTD 2006 YTD July '07 July '06 July REV YTD REV July 1. Chain...

Broadcast Losses Gain Momentum Through Summer.(Statistical table)
September 17, 2007... BROADCAST/VIDEO AD PAGES AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-July 2007/2006) Ad Pages Ad Pages Title (Publisher) YTD 2007 YTD 2006 1 Broadcast Engineering...

GCN up Big in July.(Government computer news)(Statistical table)
September 17, 2007... GOVERNMENT AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-July 2007/2006) Ad Pages Ad Pages Title (Publisher) YTD 2007 YTD 2006 1 American City & County (Penton) ...

Architecture Continues Strong Year in BIN.(Statistical table)
September 17, 2007... TRADE PUBLICATION AD PAGES/SPENDING (January - May 2007/2006) Sorted by Highest % Gain Ad Pages Ad Pages Title (Publisher) YTD 2007 YTD 2006 1 Architecture/Design/Lighting...

VSS Ready to Flex Muscle.
September 24, 2007... 'No Cap' on Cobert Deal Sizes Veronis Suhler Stevenson, parent to many major B2B assets (Advanstar, Ascend, Access Intelligence, parent to min's b2b, to name a few), has just hooked up with ex-Canon CEO William Cobert to seek out a new...

G.I.E. and Northstar Show Impressive Growth.(GIE Media Inc. and Northstar Media)(Brief article)(Company rankings)
September 24, 2007... TOP B2B GROUP PUBLISHERS (ranked by % gain) from Our Group Publisher Coverage - January - June 2007/2006 PUBLISHER 2007 2006 % 1 VET LEARNING SYS 923.28 629.05 46.77 2 GIE MEDIA INC ...

Green Thumb: G.I.E. Media is Second Fastest Grower.
September 24, 2007... If you're familiar with G.I.E. Media's books, you'll know that the G.I.E. probably knows a thing or two about cultivation and growth. This year, its titles that we track are all showing very robust growth. Most notable is Lawn & Landscape,...

A Note on Hanley Wood.
September 24, 2007... You'll notice that we do not have 2006 numbers for three Hanley Wood books. In the case of Architect, the book launched in October 2006. IMS/The Auditor started tracking metalmag in January 2007. And Professional Deck Builder was a magazine...

Group Publishers' Report: IDG.
September 24, 2007... Since mid May, PC World and Macworld, two top brands in both consumer and B2B (and the flagships of tech publisher IDG), have gone without a uniquely dedicated CEO. "The managerial teams at PC World and Macworld are both very...

Advertising Books Bounce Back in July.
September 24, 2007... ADVERTISING & MARKETING AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January - July 2007/2006) Ad Pages Ad Pages Title (Publisher) YTD 2007 YTD 2006 1 1 To 1 Magazine (Peppers & Rogers)...

The Deal Way up in July.
September 24, 2007... BANKING/FINANCE AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January - July 2007/2006) Ad Pages Ad Pages Title (Publisher) YTD 2007 YTD 2006 1 ABA Banking Journal...

Don't Miss min's Integrated Marketing Awards.
September 24, 2007... A 21st-century reality is that the magazine universe goes far beyond print, and at a breakfast this Thursday (September 27) at New York's Grand Hyatt, we at min and min's b2b will recognize the most creative multi-platform programs...

Out of the Ghetto: Can B2B Build a Village?
September 24, 2007... By Steve Smith, Digital Media Editor for min, min's b2b, and min's Digital Media Report At most business information sites, the "community" really amounts to a few stray comments on articles or blogs and perhaps a sparse "forum" or...

Managing Automation Gets Boost in July.(Statistical table)
September 24, 2007... ENGINEERING AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-July 2007/2006) Ad Pages Ad Pages Title (Publisher) YTD 2006 YTD 2005 1 Advanced Imaging (Cygnus) ...

HI Continues Recovery with Healthy July.(healthcare industry)(Statistical table)
September 24, 2007... HEALTHCARE AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-July 2007/2007) Ad Pages Ad Pages Title (Publisher) YTD 2007 YTD 2006 1 Advance for Health Info....

Credit Market Not Affecting B2B Deals.
September 24, 2007... According to Kathleen Thomas, a managing director at Berkery Noyes, "Thompson had no trouble financing the Performance Institute deal," a deal that Thomas took the lead on behalf of PI, which was acquired by the Thompson Publishing Group this...

Automotive Books Have Rough Summer.(Statistical table)
September 24, 2007... AUTOMOTIVE AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January - July 2007/2006) Ad Pages Ad Pages PUBLICATIONS YTD 2007 YTD 2006 1 Aftermarket Business...