Media Business honors Top Innovators

Posted on: 06/14/13

BtoB's Media Business recognized outstanding media executives last week at its 10th annual Top Innovators in Business Publishing awards luncheon in Manhattan. Awards were presented in six categories: CEOs, top publishing executives, top digital executives, audience development, events and...

Northstar Travel Media buys Your Travel Insider

Posted on: 06/14/13

Secaucus, N.J.—Northstar Travel Media has acquired consumer publishing company Your Travel Insider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Network World transitions to digital-only model

Posted on: 06/07/13

Framingham, Mass.—IDG Enterprise's Network World has discontinued its print edition and moved to a digital-only model. Its final print issue was published June 3.

IDG Enterprise evolves with new marketing services capabilities

Posted on: 06/04/13

Media company IDG Enterprise, which has offered marketing services for almost a decade, continues to evolve in response to tech marketers' need to reach audiences with sophisticated digital media habits.

B-to-b media companies get serious about marketing services

Posted on: 06/04/13

The past three years have been an experimental phase for fledgling marketing services units at many business media companies. But with experience and some success behind them, those organizations are now going all in, putting talent and technology in place, tightening up organizational structures...

Helping marketers use data to target segmented audiences

Posted on: 06/04/13

Media Business: What challenge is your department facing currently and how are you addressing it?Andrew Sambrook: As a technology demand-generation service group, we need to meet the needs of our community of IT decision-makers and of our advertisers in creating high levels of value and engagement...

Crain Communications promotes Christopher Crain, Chris Battaglia

Posted on: 06/04/13

Detroit—Crain Communications Inc. has named Christopher Crain exec VP-director of strategic operations. In his new role, Crain will implement the publishing company's CRM initiative to create a unified database for all 6 million registered users across its brands and titles.

Content on the go: Supporting mobile delivery

Posted on: 05/21/13

To media companies grappling with the challenges of multiplatform content management, one thing is clear: The technology and processes they use must serve an increasingly mobile audience. To better reach these always-on-the-go readers, publishers are rolling out mobile-first strategies and...

Ziff Davis acquires NetShelter

Posted on: 05/21/13

New York—Ziff Davis Inc. announced it has acquired NetShelter, a technology publishing advertising network, from inPowered. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

UBM Tech doubles down on community model

Posted on: 05/21/13

UBM Tech has a new vision for its future, and it doesn't involve print media. Last month the media company announced it would stop producing print publications and focus instead on the integration of face-to-face and digital communities. The company held up the relationship between the 2013 Game...

Griffey sees content management as editorial education issue

Posted on: 05/21/13

Sean Griffey, CEO of Industry Dive, launched the digital-only publishing company last year. He recently spoke to Media Business about content management in a mobile-first environment.

ABM's Pettit on SIIA merger, future of b-to-b media

Posted on: 05/07/13

Media Business: What do you see as the advantages of the SIIA merger for ABM members?

Annual Conference focuses on b-to-b media company of the future

Posted on: 05/07/13

Publishing executives spent the lion's share of last week's American Business Media Annual Conference in Amelia Island, Fla., focusing on sustainable business models in a rapidly evolving environment. The consensus: The successful b-to-b media company of the future must produce timely, relevant...

FT app blends features of print, Web

Posted on: 05/07/13

The Financial Times responded to the demands of tablet customers last month, rolling out a redesigned Web app that allows readers to choose between a static edition with a fixed article set or a dynamic edition with a continuously updated content stream. The app enables readers to swipe left to...

ALM promotes Press to senior VP

Posted on: 05/02/13

New York—Aric Press has been promoted to senior VP-editor in chief at ALM, a new position at the media company. He had been VP-editor in chief since 2010.

At the ABM Annual Conference: Bullish outlook for b-to-b media M&A

Posted on: 05/01/13

Amelia Island, Fla.—A pair of media investment bankers who spoke at this week's American Business Media Annual Conference here see good times ahead for b-to-b media M&A activity.

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.

At the ABM Annual Conference: The b-to-b media company of the future

Posted on: 04/30/13

Amelia Island, Fla.—The successful b-to-b media company of the future must produce timely, relevant content while working in a more collaborative way with marketers that are stepping up their own content creation, according to a panel of industry executives who spoke Monday at the American...

At the ABM Annual Conference: Membership approves merger with SIIA

Posted on: 04/29/13

Amelia Island, Fla.--American Business Media's membership today approved a merger with the Software & Information Industry Association. The 83-to-3 vote took place at the ABM Annual Conference here.

ABM members approve merger with SIIA

Posted on: 04/29/13

Amelia Island, Fla.--American Business Media's membership today approved a merger with the Software & Information Industry Association. The 83-to-3 vote took place at the ABM Annual Conference here. Under the terms of the merger, ABM will become a division of SIIA.