PennWell extends global reach with unit in Brazil

Posted on: 04/11/13

Tulsa, Okla.—PennWell Corp. has announced the opening of its first division in South America, in Rio de Janeiro. The office will support PennWell's growing portfolio of events in the country with local-currency registration, logistical and invoicing capabilities as well as other services.

How Summit Business Media integrates lead-gen

Posted on: 03/12/13

Lead generation is undergoing a transformation at Summit Business Media under the direction of Jeff Patterson, president of Summit's Insurance Group.

ALM debuts two legal conferences in Hong Kong

Posted on: 02/08/13

New York—B-to-b media company ALM announced it will launch two events in Hong Kong next month, the company's first in the Asia-Pacific region.

Media, marketing M&A activity up 3%

Posted on: 01/08/13

New York—Merger and acquisition activity in the media and marketing industry increased 3% to 1,611 transactions last year compared with 1,570 in 2011, according to investment bank Berkery Noyes.

Summit's new Customer Solutions Group offers improved segmentation

Posted on: 11/02/12

Before taking charge as senior VP-customer solutions at Summit Business Media recently, Jeff Patterson attended the company's national sales meeting in Denver.

Media M&A value up 52% in first three quarters

Posted on: 10/01/12

New York—The number of media deals rose almost 49% during the first three quarters compared with the same period in 2011, while total value increased 52%, according to a report by media investment bank Jordan, Edmiston Group.

UBM considers selling data services division

Posted on: 09/26/12

London—B-to-b marketing and publishing company UBM is considering a possible sale of its data services division, including industry-specific databases and magazines, in order to focus on conferences and trade shows.

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 ...

Report: Media and marketing M&A activity increases

Posted on: 07/06/12

New York—Merger and acquisition deals in the media and marketing space totaled 834 in the first half, an increase of 6% over the second half of 2011, according to data released by investment bank Berkery, Noyes & Co. In the same time frame, aggregate deal value increased 27%, to $31.51 billion.

Media and marketing M&A activity increases in first half

Posted on: 06/29/12

New York—Merger and acquisition activity in the media and marketing sector surged in the first half of the year, according to a report released by Jordan, Edmiston Group, an investment bank. The report found the total number of deals in the first half of the year increased to 652, a jump of...

Enterprise 2.0 events rebranded as E2

Posted on: 06/20/12

San Francisco—UBM TechWeb has announced its Enterprise 2.0 conferences, virtual trade shows and webinars have been renamed E2. The conferences cover the use of social software.

Ascend introduces live streaming video technology

Posted on: 06/20/12

Orlando, Fla.—Custom publisher Ascend Integrated Media has announced AscendStreaming, a live streaming video technology available for use at trade shows and conferences. Ascend said the service will debut at the 2012 HCEA Annual Meeting to be held June 23-26 in Orlando.

UBM, Randall-Reilly shake up organizational structures

Posted on: 06/08/12

Since the recession struck in 2008, several b-to-b media companies have undergone various kinds of “restructuring” or “reorganization” to cope with the fallout from the downturn. The words are often code for bankruptcy—or at the very least signs of serious trouble.

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...