Penton sharpens focus on core sectors

Posted on: 12/11/12

Penton Media's recent $79.9 million acquisition of Farm Progress from Sydney-based Fairfax Media more than doubled Penton's reach in U.S. agricultural markets. The deal, announced in November, underscores Penton's efforts to bolster its core assets and shed media properties it deems marginal.

DeusM's Future Cities community spans UBM markets

Posted on: 11/02/12

Marketing services company UBM DeusM has attracted high-profile brands including Dell, Intel and Microsoft to sponsor Future Cities, an online community launched last month to focus on the development of the world's cities.

ABM study finds publishers cautious about mobile

Posted on: 11/01/12

Despite the overall growth in mobile marketing, business publishers are still taking a cautious approach in developing mobile strategies, according to a study conducted by American Business Media and media and market research company Outsell Inc.

At ABM Executive Forum: Study finds publishers cautious about mobile

Posted on: 10/23/12

Chicago—Despite the overall growth in mobile marketing, business publishers are still taking a cautious approach in developing mobile strategies, according to a study conducted by American Business Media and media and market research company Outsell Inc.

Budgeting out of the doldrums

Posted on: 09/14/12

With the upcoming presidential and congressional elections clouding the forecast, b-to-b media CEOs are not expecting the economy to provide much lift in 2013. Nonetheless, these leaders are counting on targeted investments and the creativity of their teams as they budget for growth rates that will ...

New watchword is 'precision M&A'

Posted on: 09/14/12

Chuck Richard is VP-lead analyst at media research company Outsell Inc.