Conde Nast Publications profile and media properties

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 1:47pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2011

-- February 7, 2011 -- Condé Nast Digital head Sarah Chubb is leaving her position after 20 years with the organization. A successor is expected to be named in the coming weeks.

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 1:56pm on Monday, January 31, 2011

A Wolf in the Kitchen

-- On January 30, 2011, Mediaweek Magazine reported:

"There’s not a print publisher out there who isn’t grappling with the question of how digital media can save their ailing business. Not the least is Condé Nast, which has very publicly recognized that it needs to shift its business away from an overwhelming reliance on print advertising revenue.

At this critical juncture, the company is putting a lot of faith in Michael J. Wolf, a longtime media consultant with almost no experience in technology development."

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Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 9:28am on Monday, January 17, 2011

Condé/Hearst Tale of the Tape

-- On January 16, 2011, Mediaweek Magazine reported:

"Hearst Corporation has long had to live in Condé Nast’s shadow, never quite as big—or as prestigious—as its rival. But now, as Adweek reported first, Hearst is nearing a deal to buy Lagardère’s international magazine business, including U.S. arm Hachette Filipacchi Media (Elle, Elle Decor, Woman’s Day) and Elle’s 43 editions around the world. Hearst would emerge, at least temporarily, with the No. 2 position in market share, surpassing Condé Nast and coming just behind No. 1 Time Inc., per Publishers Information Bureau. The biggest competition may come in the hotly contested categories of fashion and shelter where Hachette would give Hearst a leg up on Condé Nast. Here’s how the two will stack up in key areas."

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Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:16am on Thursday, December 23, 2010

Condé Nast Publications Get News of Structural Changes

-- PR to report to editorial, Women's Wear Daily (WWD) reported on December 23, 2010:

"On a quiet Wednesday before the holiday break, an e-mail was sent to Condé Nast publishers and editors, revealing a few structural changes to the company’s public relations department. P.r. directors and assistants will now report to editors and publishers at respective titles, instead of resident company voice and troubleshooter Maurie Perl, senior vice president corporate communications and chief communications officer. Perl will continue to be the company’s chief spokeswoman and will be available to assist brands when needed. But the change reflects the company’s new aim of allowing each publication to manage its own business."

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 11:22am on Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Condé Nast Gets Ready to Go Shopping, Adds $500 Million and an Ex-Yahoo

-- From an article posted on the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog on December 13, 2010:

"Anyone have anything they want to sell to Condé Nast? The publisher is officially in shopping mode: It has hired an M&A guy and raised $500 million in cash to get him started.

Condé Nast’s parent company, Advance Publications, Inc., announced this morning that it has brought on Andrew Siegel, who spent the past year trying to get deals done for Yahoo, to run strategy and corporate development.

And Advance has rounded up $500 million for Siegel, by selling a chunk of preferred stock it owns in cable network Discovery Communications Inc.."

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Posted at 3:35pm on Thursday, November 4, 2010

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Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:39am on Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Reddit Head Leaves Conde Nast for Hipmunk

-- CNET reported on November 1, 2010:

"Christopher Slowe, a five-year veteran of Reddit who has been in charge of the Conde Nast-owned social news site since the departure of its founders Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian last year, announced on Monday that he's leaving his post. He'll be joining Hipmunk, the travel search site that Huffman launched a few months ago and which brought Ohanian on board in September."

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20021358-36.html

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:16am on Monday, November 1, 2010

-- October 29, 2010 -- William Wackermann is now executive vice president and publishing director at Condé Nast Publications. He was previously senior vice president and publishing director there.

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:05am on Monday, November 1, 2010

-- November 1, 2010 -- Carol Smith has left Condé Nast, saying only, "The opportunity turned out not to be what either Condé Nast or I expected." She had been publisher of Bon Appétit and Gourmet magazines. William Wackermann will assume her duties.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:03am on Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Conde Nast Magazines Can Finally Sell Their Own Websites

-- Advertising Age reported on October 26, 2010:

"Conde Nast, the publisher of magazines from Vogue to The New Yorker, is integrating many of the digital operations that had been handled by the Conde Nast Digital division since 2009 and by CondeNet for many years before that.

Ad sales for websites attached to individual magazines will now be handled by the magazines themselves instead of Conde Nast Digital, the company said. And the Conde Nast Media Group lead by Conde CMO Lou Cona will take over responsibility for ad sales across sites.

Drew Schutte, senior VP and chief revenue officer at Conde Nast Digital, was named exec VP and chief integration officer at Conde Nast Media Group, reporting to Mr. Cona. Josh Stinchcomb, publisher for the internet sales group, was named VP of digital sales at Conde Nast, reporting to Mr. Cona.

Conde Nast Digital will continue to exist but in diminished form, focusing on corporate strategies for digital growth and the company's "emerging" digital businesses, including Brides.com, Epicurious, the Gourmet Live iPad app and Reddit. It will also retain editorial oversight at Wired.com. Sarah Chubb, the president of Conde Nast Digital and CondeNet before it, continues in that role."

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http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=146712