Media Business names Top Innovators in Business Publishing

Posted on: 04/30/13

BtoB's Media Business has announced the winners of its 10th annual Top Innovators in Business Publishing Awards. The awards recognize executives from large trade, small trade and general business media companies across six categories: CEO, top publishing executive, digital, events, audience...

Marketers focus content efforts on storytelling

Posted on: 04/29/13

Forbes Media tapped Tom Davis as its new CMO in April, promoting a former senior VP-sales and marketing who had a hand in building revenue across both print and digital properties. Davis has been an evangelist for the company's innovative digital model, including its BrandVoice platform—a...

Meredith Levien, Chief revenue officer, Forbes Media

Posted on: 04/28/13

Meredith Levien, chief revenue officer at Forbes Media, is helping the legacy media company build a sustainable business model in a world that is increasingly mobile and increasingly social—a world in which nearly everyone can be a content publisher.

Mike Perlis, President-CEO, Forbes Media

Posted on: 04/28/13

Since being named president-CEO of Forbes Media in November 2010, Mike Perlis has focused on growing revenue and profits for the core business while finding new ways to extend the brand beyond traditional media.

Forbes taps two for exec posts

Posted on: 04/01/13

New York—Tom Davis, most recently VP-sales and marketing for Forbes Media, has been named CMO. He succeeds Jack Laschever, who has been appointed president of Forbes Conferences.

Forbes.com strategy helps grow revenue, unique visitors

Posted on: 03/26/13

Forbes.com grew its revenue last year, building a digital sales number that for the first time matched what the print side generated, said Meredith Levien, chief revenue officer at Forbes Media. “The exciting news is that it's not because print is shrinking,” Levien said. “Print...

Forbes launches French-language African edition

Posted on: 01/17/13

New York—Forbes Media announced it is introducing its first French-language edition, Forbes Afrique. The publication will be distributed in 23 Francophone countries in Africa.

Great Media Websites 2012

Posted on: 06/08/12

Every year, Media Business' selection of 10 Great Media Websites provides a status report on the industry's ongoing digital shift. Although the U.S. economy is providing little tailwind to drive growth, business media companies continue to invest in digital infrastructure and innovation as their...

Data and content move beyond reprints to new platforms, emerging markets

Posted on: 06/08/12

Publishers have accelerated their licensing businesses, finding new ways to monetize core assets not only by stretching their brands into emerging markets but also by circling back to partners and selling licenses for digital editions. Data products and event content have also helped swell revenue...