Condé Nast re-realigns and combines digital and print advertising sales, by product

In what is another indicator of a continuing trend in the magazines business, Condé Nast has announced it is merging (it used the term realigning) its digital and print advertising sales operations into one, multi-platform, multi-brand unit. According to a story in MediaPost,  Condé Nast Digital and the Condé Nast Media Group will now be combined at the individual brand level, under chief

Condé Nast Digital reorganized

Condé Nast Digital, in the wake of a consultant's review and major layoffs and closures, has restructured its sales force into five brand categories: fashion and beauty; food, well-being and travel; bridal; technology; and culture and thought leader. According to a post in Online Media Daily, Josh Stinchcomb has been named publisher,Condé Nast Digital and is responsible for all advertising

GQ iPhone app digital replica will count towards paid circulation

I have to say that I'm not that fond of reading a magazine on a tiny iPhone-type screen; but clearly I am in the minority (and a good thing for magazine publishers). According to a story in Media in Canada, Condé Nast has announced the launch of its i-Phone app that will -- starting in mid-November --  provide a replica of GQ magazine. It is inevitably a sign that, soon, you'll be able to get the

Condé Nast's Portfolio debuts, at last, and tips the scales at 332 pages

Condé Nast has finally, after almost two years gestation, launched Portfolio, a fat (332 pages, 185 pages of ads) and glossy business magazine cousin to Vogue and Vanity Fair. According to a story in the New York Times, the chairman of Condé Nast, S.I. Newhouse, is bullish on the business publishing category and impatient with the many sceptics who have wondered whether the idea would fly. “Damn