Aaron Jones, CTO, IDG Communications

Posted on: 04/28/13

As CTO of IDG Consumer & SMB, Aaron Jones placed an early bet on responsive design. He led the development of a digital infrastructure that streamlines production and optimizes content for delivery to an evolving mobile market.

Publishers focus on centralizing mobile strategy to meet brand needs

Posted on: 02/26/13

The mobile audience for ALM brands grew by more than 30% in 2012, said Jeff Litvack, senior VP-digital. That shift outpaced expectations and drove the media company to develop an aggressive strategy to serve its content on multiple devices. “ALM was already investing in mobile, but the...

Publishers see challenges with responsive design

Posted on: 10/05/12

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg aired his frustration with Web apps and responsive design last month at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 conference, saying that the social network's biggest mistake had been “betting too much on HTML5.”

Crain to consolidate and optimize brand databases

Posted on: 09/25/12

Crain Communications Inc. has contracted with database management company Omeda to consolidate its multiple customer databases into a corporatewide business-intelligence data set. The goal: to provide a unified view of Crain Communications' customers, their purchase histories and their website...

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 ...

Mobile devices, tablets offer challenging opportunities for content distribution

Posted on: 09/14/12

Many b-to-b publishing companies are still taking a wait-and-see approach toward offering content designed specifically for tablets and creating apps targeted to their audiences. A few, however, are forging ahead.