At the ABM Annual Conference: Vitale takes chair; Pazour named McAllister Fellow

Posted on: 04/30/13

Amelia Island, Fla.—Neal Vitale, president-CEO of 1105 Media, took over Monday as 2013-14 chairman of American Business Media at the organization's annual conference here. He succeeds Jeff Lapin, former president of Farm Progress Cos.

Subscription model (finally) gains ground online

Posted on: 01/22/13

Little by little, digital media brands are challenging the assumption that content must be free for all readers on the Internet. Newspaper companies, which had the largest stake in reader revenues as a result of their traditional paid circulation model in print, have led the way in recapturing...

Business media companies plan to accelerate growth

Posted on: 01/08/13

This year should see business media companies continue to operate leanly as they strive to broaden their revenue streams beyond print and online display advertising, implement digital- and mobile-first approaches to content, and invest in new data technologies. For some traditional companies, this...

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.

Access Intelligence buys marketing brands from Penton

Posted on: 10/01/12

Rockville, Md.—Access Intelligence announced today that it has acquired several media brands covering the marketing industry from Penton Media. The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, includes the Chief Marketer, Direct, Multichannel Merchant and PROMO brands.

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 ...

ABM elects three new board members

Posted on: 08/17/12

New York—American Business Media has elected three new board members to its board of directors.