Category Archives: Publishing Strategies

7 Key Ways to Make Websites Mobile-Friendly

By Maria Shinkevich, CMO, MGID April 21, 2015. Somewhere deep within the halls of a sprawling Mountain View Googleplex corporate campus, some buttons were pressed and with a single motion, the algorithm changed. Legions of online publishers watched as the...

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Behind the Scenes at SCOTUSblog

There’s nothing quite like SCOTUSblog.  Tom Goldstein, a lawyer who practices before the U.S. Supreme Court, started it on a whim, as a way to promote his firm. But 11 years later, it’s recognized for covering the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Senate Press Gallery Rules SCOTUSblog Isn’t Eligible for a Press Pass

It’s been more than three decades since newsletters won the right to — sometimes — get the passes needed to cover Congress. But the battle between old media, such as newspapers and wire services — and new media, i.e., specialty...

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How Political Campaigns Target Donors

Some of the most sophisticated market targeting is done by major political campaigns whose objective is to maximize donations at minimal cost. ProPublica, the investigative journalism service, has an excellent article on how its done.  If you’re a marketer, it...

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Avoid Jumping Stories

The American Council on Science & Health publishes a daily e-mail newsletter of three to four stories.  It used to be that the stories appeared in full within the newsletter as delivered to readers. But in a recent design change,...

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Nearly Half of Consumers Bought From e-Mail in Last 6 Months

Forty-one percent of American adults surveyed by Harris Interactive have made a purchase in the past 6 months as a result of receiving an email from a retailer. The survey, which was commissioned by Listrack, also found that 97% of...

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Behind the SIPA-SIIA Merger

Having sold his company, Bob Brady took office as SIPA’s president knowing that SIPA might be nearing the end of its run. “I’d been watching it for the last 10-plus years,” he told The Newsletter on Newsletters.  The industry isn’t...

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Why SIPA Has to Close, According to SIPA

Merging the Specialized Information Publishers Association into the Software & Information Industries Association will bring SIPA members new muscle in two areas, SIAA President Ken Wasch said. For the first time, the association will have an active government relations program. ...

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The 4 Things You Have to Get Right in Business

By Michael Menard Most organizations know that in order to grow and be an industry leader, they have to continually innovate and undertake key projects that lead to growth. Unfortunately, many companies do so in a haphazard or non-strategic way....

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Does Your Newsletter Have a Lasting Story?

By Jim Signorelli  By the late 1960s, Xerox had risen to become a highly successful global brand. Having a Xerox machine in the office became a necessity. Now, with a well-established name, they decided to cultivate other ambitions. Xerox wanted...

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