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MEDIA & MARKETING NEWS

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GENERAL MEDIA NEWS

http://www.iwantmedia.com/

Excellent review of media news. Subscribe to the free daily email brief. Print, broadcast and web publishers covered, plus major marketers and advertisers. Valuable for both editorial and business types. Layoff reports suggest good places not to look for jobs.

http://www.marketingvox.com

Newly relaunched, MarketingVOX brings together MarketingWonk Daily News and the I-List Discussion Forums. Read and comment on the latest news in marketing, publishing, commerce, copywriting, design, PR and search engines. Sign up for free email newsletters by topic.

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45

Detailed daily gossip from the newspaper and magazine industries, compiled by Jim Romenesko. Trivia and important issues all swirled together.

http://www.tomalak.org

'Daily links to strategic Web design news.' A venerable weblog compiled by Lawrence Lee. Excellent eye for important long-term developments in new media. Anyone responsible for web design or user interfaces should stop by regularly.

NEWSPAPERS

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp

Editorial and business developments at newspapers. Many stories on the threats and opportunities posed by the Internet. Some content is limited to paid subscribers.

MAGAZINES

http://www.foliomag.com/

All aspects of publishing a magazine.

http://www.mrmagazine.com/

Samir "Mr. Magazine" Husni has a special fondness for launches. See what's new & hot.

ONLINE JOURNALISM

http://weblog.blogads.com/

Chronicles the development of thin media such as weblogs and ezines, plus lots of snips about marketing and traditional media. Dinosaurs, watch out!

http://www.ojr.org/ojr/page_one/index.php

Comprehensive news and trends in online publishing. Pays special attention to how the Internet is affecting newspapers. Scans the globe for cutting-edge practices.

ADVERTISING

http://www.adage.com/

http://www.adweek.com/aw/index.jsp

http://www.adrants.com/ [includes many links to other good media and marketing sites]

MARKETING AND DIRECT MARKETING

http://www.mailcubed.com/news/primedia/assent.asp?t=sub&cat=9 [Chief Marketer]

http://www.reveries.com/ [strategic insights from experienced marketers]

http://www.marketingsherpa.com/

http://wdfm.com/ [Web Digest for Marketers]
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

http://www.directmag.com/

Daily briefs provide comprehensive coverage of the direct marketing industry. Regular beats include catalogs, web marketing, mailing lists, postal news, legal issues, printing and publishing. Try the free daily email newsletter, Direct Newsline.

CIRCULATION

http://www.circman.com/

The travails and triumphs of magazine circulators.

CAREER GUIDANCE AND COMPANY RESEARCH

http://www.vault.com/

http://www.careerjournal.com/

http://www.marketingsherpa.com/careerClimber.cfm

TRENDS, IDEAS AND INNOVATIONS

http://www.trendwatching.com/ [emerging consumer trends]

http://www.springwise.com/homepage.htm [new business concepts]

http://www.mikeslist.com/ [quirky news and gizmos spotted in cyberspace]

http://www.wired.com/ [Grandpa Future]

Specialized news and information

AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS

http://www.accessabc.com

The leading print auditor in the US. Free access to top-line circulation data for newspapers and magazines. Stay abreast of the latest promotion and disclosure rules.

BOYCOTT NEWS

http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/boycotts/boycotts.htm

Ethical Consumer magazine links to boycott sites and tracks the progress of hot boycotts. Popular targets include Nestle (for its baby formula marketing practices) and General Electric (PCBs in the Hudson). Small American and European boycotts have multiplied due to the war in Iraq. The waning of Cold War fears have made it easier for erstwhile allies to grow apart.

"Europe's War Protestors Think Small in Boycotting U.S. Brands," The Wall Street Journal, 4/4/03
http://wsj.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=1783043626

"Brand-Defense Efforts Grow As Firms Fret Over Boycotts," The Wall Street Journal, 4/4/03
http://wsj.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=1203428364

(May 2003)

The Elgan Report

http://www.elgan.com/report/

Weblog of technology writer Mike Elgan. Breaking news in technology, new media, and their impact on society. Great for those who love gadgets. Try Elgan's quirky Mike's List newsletter, too.

ENTREPRENEUR.COM FRANCHISE ZONE

http://www.entrepreneur.com/franzone

Entrepreneur's Franchise Zone helps franchisees spot emerging consumer trends. Drop in and you'll learn that today's fastest growing franchise is Curves, a chain of fitness centers for women, followed by Subway, 7-Eleven and Taco Bell.

(June 2003)

NEWMEDIAZERO REPORTS ON UK

http://www.newmediazero.com/news/

Detailed coverage of the UK new media industry, hosted by NewMediaAge. Big statistics page tracks the state of UK Internet usage. 66% of that usage is from home computers, and according to Jupiter MMXI UK, the top three domains visited all relate to Microsoft.

(July 2002)

POSTALNEWS.COM

http://postalnews.com/
"The daily news digest of the postal world." Postalnews is a weblog of US and global postal news maintained by Brian Sheehan, a postal management employee in Massachusetts. Selects from a wide range of publications and websites. Quick to scan. Great for those who manage mailings and postage budgets.
(November 2002)

THE WRITE NEWS: THE EDITORIAL DEAD ZONE

http://www.writenews.com/deadzone/
Not just a list of layoffs, this easy-to-scan page reports all manner of changes, reorganizations and trends in publishing, media and bookselling. Updated daily.

(June 2001)

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