Rogers b2b publishing boss John Milne chuffed about new revenue stream

John Milne, the senior vice-president of business and professional publishing At Rogers Publishing, says his division has had great success with a new "fourth" revenue stream. He writes in a column in min, the media industry newsletterAt Rogers Publishing Limited in Toronto, the Business & Professional Publishing Group has been nurturing a fourth revenue stream over the past six years: research.

KRW b2b awards now accept digital entries in all written categories

The Kenneth R. Wilson Awards intends to reflect the changing landscape of business publishing with changes to entry requirements and categories. The longtime trade publishing awards, presented by the Canadian Business Press in collaboration with Magazines Canada, will now accept digital submissions in all written categories. While all written categories can now be entered by digital work, three

KRW trade magazine awards will go ahead in 2010

[This post has been updated]There will be an awards program for Canadian business-to-business and trade magazines in 2010.
The Kenneth R. Wilson Awards (KRWs), owned by Canadian Business Press CBP),  were not included in a recent announcement that its MagsU conference was being discontinued and that its professional development offerings would be done in partnership with the MagNet consortium. (

Business media summits announced by Magazines Canada

Magazines Canada is taking a couple of major strides in serving its new b2b constituency with a series of "Business Media Summits" to be held in October. As will be recalled, this year Magazines Canada began not only to accept, but welcome, trade publications into membership and the new summits are tailored to business media professionals. The two events, one in Toronto, one in Montreal, will

Canada Wide's Legge steps down from Canadian Business Press board

Not quite 6 months after joining the board of the Canadian Business Press, Peter Legge has stepped down as a director, according to a notice on the CBP website. Legge, who is chairman of Canada Wide Media in Vancouver, is being replaced by Mark Vreugdehnil, publisher with Newcom Business Media of Toronto. Newcom publishes Today's Trucking, Highway Star, Plumbing & HVAC and Logistics.

Glacier Media revenue and earnings up in 2nd quarter

Glacier Media (which was formerly known as Glacier Ventures International Corp.) has released second quarter results that show for the three months ended June 20, the magazine and community newspaper company earned $13.1 million in net income on revenues of $68.9 million, compared with $10.million on $56.3 million in revenues in the same period a year ago. The significant growth was at least in

Doubtful data can do real damage to trade publishers

There's an awful lot of self-serving spin going on about the internet's displacement of traditional media. The so-called facts that come from these efforts gain currency often based on a press release from someone or some company with a fairly large axe to grind. As a result, the data gains a life of its own without the reader being aware of (or being made aware of) its source. And the drumbeat

Electronics trade book switches to consumer mode

A magazine previously aimed at dealers and the electronics and technology trade is morphing itself into a monthly consumer supplement to the Sunday Toronto Star, according to a story carried in mastheadonline (sub req'd). CE Biz is moving from 10,000 national trade circulation to 300,000 consumer and in the process changing the focus of its editorial to serve consumers mostly in the Golden

Three Canadian B2B titles cited in international competition

Three Canadian titles were among the top 25 business-to-business titles worldwide honoured at the Tabbie Awards, given for English language trade publishing and announced in Cleveland. The top placers for best single issue were: Far North Oil and Gas, published in Yellowknife by Outpost Publishing, The Medical Post, published in Toronto by Rogers Media and Wood Design & Building, published in

B to B ad pages in U.S. continue slow slide

The total year-to-date erosion of advertising in U.S. business-to-business magazines has been about 2.5%, according to a report from American Business Media. Pages dropped 2.8% in April from April a year ago. While reported revenue drops have been smaller, that is based on the assumption that magazines are staying on rate card. Accentuating the positive, Gordon T. Hughes II, president and CEO of

Canadian Business Press cuts membership deal with its American counterpart

The Canadian Business Press, representing about 42 publishing companies and about 170 trade magazines, has cut a deal with its American counterpart, American Business Media, to give members non-voting access to all the resources of the U.S. association. The arrangement became effective June 5.ABM has about 300 members companies, representing about 5,000 print and online publications. CBP members

KRW trade magazine award winners

The Kenneth R. Wilson awards for trade magazines were handed out on Tuesday evening in a gala dinner at Magazines University. Marketing magazine won gold for four articles, le cooperateur agricole won for best feature article and best issue and CA Magazine and Art Director Bernadette Gillen won two visual awards: best illustration (illustrator: Seth) and best art direction of a complete issue.The

There's no business like the show business for U.S. trade books

For the first time, American Business Media, representing many of the U.S. trade magazines, has found that non-print activities have eclipsed print advertising sales.According to a story in MediaPost's Research Brief, the face-to-face events industry (trade shows and events) is a rapidly growing, critical part of business media.Trade shows accounted for 36% ($11.3 billion) of revenue in 2006

KRW finalists announced

The finalists in the premier awards program for trade publications in Canada have been announced. There are 10 finalists in 20 categories, selected from more than 700 entries. The awards administered by the Canadian Business Press,will be announced June 4 at a dinner held as part of Magazines University,at the Old Mill in Toronto. Gold and silver winners and three honourable mentions will be

Back to the future for Playback

Playback, the film and television production trade magazine, is making significant changes, splitting out its breaking news coverage into a daily online newsletter linked to a redesigned website and focussing the magazine (which will still appear every two weeks) more on features and opinion. The creation of the newsletter hearkens back to an earlier time when Playback subscribers received a