Archive for February, 2008

Yahoo to Reject Microsoft Bid

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

An update to this post (Fortune) -- Yahoo plans to reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover bid, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing a person familiar with the situation. The source, according to the paper, said Yahoo's board believes Microsoft's offer of $31 per share "massively undervalues" the company and does not ...

A Sustainable Future for Print and Digital Media

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Don Carli, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Communication, and Conference Chairperson of the upcoming SustainCommWorld Green Media Show provides insight into FSC certification and sustainable communication. Carli comments were initially left for the Rowling Says No To Non-FSC Paper post.   Authors, artists, actors and others often take ...

New Hampshire House Commerce Committee Votes Against Do Not Mail Bill

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The New Hampshire House Commerce committee has voted 14-1 to recommend that the full House kill HB 1506: Those who spoke against the bill said consumers already have a choice of contacting merchants and direct marketing associations to get their names off delivery lists. The state doesn't need to get involved.

ValPak Calls for Periodical Mail Rate Increase

Monday, February 4th, 2008

American Business Media is reporting that advertising coupon mailer ValPak has called on the Postal Service to enforce postal law that requires mail revenues to cover its costs, saying the Commission should exercise its authority to find the Periodicals rates illegal and direct that they be increased by a double-digit ...

New Whitepaper on Vertical Market Trends in Direct Mail 2008

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The Winterberry Group has released a whitepaper on Vertical Market Trends in Direct Mail 2008: Winterberry Group’s fourth annual white paper on vertical market trends in direct mail is based upon an exhaustive research effort, including interviews and surveys with more than 100 senior executives involved in the direct mail planning, ...

Amazon Can’t Keep Up With Demand for Kindle

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told listeners of the company's fourth quarter earnings call that retailer was having trouble keeping up with the demand for the Kindle: "The Kindle, in terms of demand, is outpacing our expectations," Bezos said. "It is also, on the manufacturing side, causing us to scramble. We’re working ...

PIA Call to Action: Please Weigh in on Copyright Act Concerns

Friday, February 1st, 2008

PIA's Government Affairs team is soliciting feedback on Copyright Act Concerns: A movement is underway in Congress to amend the Copyright Act in a manner that could adversely affect legitimate uses of copyrighted works and possibly increase the liability of printers. Under current law, a copyright owner in an infringement case ...

Publishing Executive Interviews Quebecor World President Doron Grosman

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Publishing Executive Inbox has published an question and answer with Doron Grosman, president of Quebecor World Magazine Division. The Q&A provides an inside look at the current state of the company and how reorganization will effect the company long term.

Microsoft Offers $45 Billion to Buy Yahoo

Friday, February 1st, 2008

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo on Friday, a deal that could shake up the competitive and lucrative market for Internet search. Training their guns clearly on Google. Is it too late? Apparently they made a run last ...

NPES Hits the Road for Series of Regional Meetings

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Last week I was able to attend one of five NPES regional events in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton was the second stop on the tour that included Teaneck (NJ), Irvine (CA), Chicago (IL), and Boston (MA). The event is designed primarily to be a networking opportunity, but also ...