Magazines Canada undertakes broad, strategic review

After a couple of years of rapid expansion and dealing with recession-driven tactical needs of its members, Magazines Canada is lifting its eyes and focussing on mid- and long-range strategies for the organization. The year-long review, approved by the board of directors at its January 31 meeting, is intended to engage the member magazines, staff, its more than 20 committees, funders and its

U.S. association publishers struggle with revenue decline and format issues

Only 8% of association publications in the U.S. said they expect publication revenue to increase in 2009, while almost half (49%) expect it to decrease.  This, according to the just-published survey by Folio:.
Advertising continues to be association pubs' largest revenue stream, and print advertising accounted for 68.8% for smaller associations (<25,000 members) and 62.1% for larger (25,000 +).