Business Strategies for Magazine Publishing How to Survive in the Digital Age [Hardcover]

Business Strategies for Magazine Publishingexplores tactics for creating financially sustainable publications in the 21st century. Mary Hogarth, media specialist, Senior Fellow (HEA) and lecturer in Journalism at Bournemouth University, analyses the historical development of the magazine industry, as well as current and future challenges for publishers, to illustrate different approaches to revenue generation and the maintenance of magazine brands.

The book examines the wide-ranging impact of digital technology on how magazine content is consumed, revealing the dramatic consequences for advertising, distribution and marketing strategies. Traditional business models are evaluated alongside new online approaches, and readers will be introduced to the Magazine Publishing Strategic Quadrant, a model created by the author as an alternative to the Business Canvas Model. In addition, in-depth interviews with high-profile industry figureheads and magazine editors, such as Jessica Strawser of Writers Digestand former Good HousekeepingEditorial Director Lindsay Nicholson, offer readers an insight into how to produce and monetise online content. These interviews appear alongside exercises and action plans that give readers the opportunity to put what they have learned into practice.

With real-world advice and practical activities and resources throughout the book, journalism students and young professionals will find this an essential guide to successfully building a career in the modern magazine industry.

List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 Lessons from the past 2 The value of market research 3 Audience engagement 4 A successful business model 5 Market sectors that pay  and those that dont. . . 6 See your readers as stakeholders 7 The 360-degree approach to content 8 Monetizing online content bl³=