Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The last book of the highly successful Harry Potter series made news last July when it was named The “Greenest” Book Ever after Rowling, her publisher, and Vancouver-based Markets Initiative put a production plan into place with the goal of minimizing the impact the book's production has the environment. According to ...Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Another look at Marketing & Media trends in 2008. In December 2007, Datran Media conducted its second annual marketing and media survey by reaching out to over 2,000 industry leaders. With the New Year rapidly approaching, we asked marketers to reflect on the year that was and share their 2008 marketing ...Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The question is why is HP buying Exstream since at this time HP does not really participate in the markets where Exstream operates. Exstream is a software supplier to the corporate data centers principally for transactional documents. HP is the leading supplier of solutions for office printing. If HP is ...Monday, January 21st, 2008
After failing to secure financing, Quebecor World has asked for court protection from creditors: Quebecor World Inc. filed Monday for creditor protection, telling a court hearing it will run out of cash within days, after failed attempts over the weekend to strike a compromise deal with its bankers. The struggling commercial printing ...Friday, January 18th, 2008
Wal-Mart has cut more than 1,000 magazines from the racks in its stores: Most of the magazines are small, and more than a few of the victims are titles that have long since stopped publishing, including Child, Celebrity Living, Elle Girl, Teen People, Suede, Shop Etc., Weekend and FHM. However, virtually ...Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Mike Shatzkin at Publishers Weekly forecasts what to expect in publishing in 2008. Two that stood out: 5. Christmas 2008 will be the first one in which sales of customized books, enabled by the Internet and print-on-demand, will become substantial. Make-your-own books have been creeping into public consciousness for a ...Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
CL King & Associates announced on Barrons that they rasing their rating on RR Donnelley from Neutral to Strong Buy with a $50 price target (subscription required): The common shares are down almost 25% from their high and are selling at 6.5 times 2007's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ...Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
The CMO Council has released its 2008 Marketing Outlook survey results. The survey included "800 senior marketers on a wide range of topics including planned investments, organizational changes, process improvements and performance indicators." According to the CMO Council, "The annual audit undertaken by the CMO Council, and sponsored by Deloitte ...Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
David Dillon CEO of Meyers, printing firm in Minneapolis, MN is running for running for Congress in Minnesota's 3rd district as an independent: Dillon says he supports gay marriage and all forms of stem cell research. He's against large government and wants to streamline the federal tax code. Dillon is ...Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Late yesterday - 1/15 - Quebecor World announced that it had failed to meet the first financial hurdle in its push to financial solidarity. A piece in the Globe and Mail on Monday, 1/14, outlined some of the potential results should the banks decline to accept the proposed financing. In exchange ...
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