Meredith Corporation profile and media properties

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 9:56am on Thursday, August 26, 2010

Meredith Magazine Puts Video Ad in Select Copies

-- The Des Moines Register reported on August 21, 2010:

"Meredith Corp. has found a new way to use multimedia: a video inside a magazine.

Its August issue of Successful Farming has an insert from Bayer Crop Science. When readers open the page, a video plays a commercial for Votivo, a pesticide that protects crops from nematodes.

The video, about the size of a cell phone screen, also plays four other commercials when readers push "play" buttons on the advertisement.

Successful Farming — which was first published in 1902, making it Meredith's oldest magazine — included the insert in 17,000 copies of the magazine, or about 4 percent of its subscribers, said Publisher Scott Mortimer. Meredith matched its database with Bayer's list of customers, and the advertisement also went to some farmers who have more than 1,000 acres.

The Des Moines media company said video-inserted advertisements have appeared in magazines only twice before. Americhip, which created the Successful Farming ad, also created similar advertisements for Pepsi and CBS to run in Entertainment Weekly last fall."

The full story:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100821/BUSINESS/8210318/Meredith-magazine-puts-video-ad-in-select-copies

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:18am on Wednesday, August 18, 2010

-- August 18, 2010 -- Tony Platt is now chief creative officer for the customer relationship management and custom publishing practice at Meredith Integrated Marketing. He first joined Meredith in 2005 from Grey West.

Media Owners editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 12:39pm on Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Meredith Claims 12.3% Share of American Magazine Industry Advertising Revenues

In a press release from August 2, 2010, announcing the promotion of Tom Harty to president of Meredith's national media group, the company claims a 12.3% share of American magazine industry advertising revenues:

"Meredith has increased its share of magazine industry advertising revenues for five consecutive years to an all-time high of 12.3 percent."

Meredith Corporation is a leading media and marketing company serving American women. Meredith combines well-known national brands - including Better Homes and Gardens, Parents, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, American Baby, Fitness and More - with local television brands in fast-growing markets. Meredith is an industry leader in creating content in key consumer interest areas such as home, family, health and wellness and self-development.

Dr Lynne Robertson    Clearwater FL USA

Posted at 6:50am on Monday, February 15, 2010

Your fact-checkers are uninformed or lazy!! You claim that the first women went to college in 1936. My mother graduated with a BS from Iowa State University in 1929. Or do you not count a school unless it is one of the snooty?!?

Melinda    Monroe, GA

Posted at 3:10pm on Monday, December 21, 2009

Obviously no one is listening to these comments. If I receive anymore PAST DUE statements through USPS, I will file complaint. I took Ladies Home Journal for one year---found it to be less than what I wanted from a periodical--did not renew & now my postman monthly sees these PAST DUE envelopes. After seeing these comments, sadly I realize that this must be business as usual for Meredith. So glad to check out this site so I can beware of ALL Meridith Corporation affiliates. No wonder stock is down & losses are a sure thing. NOT good business practices, folks.

Media Owners editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 1:50pm on Thursday, July 30, 2009

Des Moines, Iowa, July 29, 2009 -- Meredith Corporation, the leading media and marketing company serving American women, today reported a loss of $2.28 per share from continuing operations in fiscal 2009, including $4.31 per share resulting from a non-cash impairment charge and other special charges. Excluding these special charges, earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.03, in-line with previously stated expectations. Revenues in fiscal 2009 were $1.41 billion.

These results compare to fiscal 2008 reported earnings per share from continuing operations of $2.79, or $3.13 per share excluding special charges, on revenues of $1.55 billion.

janice burger    allen park michigan usa

Posted at 12:58pm on Monday, June 15, 2009

I did not order a subscription to fitness magazine. please cancell.janice burger 14911 hanfor allen park mi.48101 I think the account number you have assigned me is6824ddb1b

L.S.    Connecticut

Posted at 10:27am on Wednesday, April 1, 2009

I have never ordered Parents magazine in my lifetime, nor do I have a desire to! Therefore, why would you be sending me bills? I have never recieved one issue and obviously this bill is in error. On this billing statement that I've recieved, there is not even a phone number to contact you, so it's making it very difficult to resolve this issue. It's sending up red flags! It makes me wonder how many others you have done this too and now from seeing other comments listed here on this site, I can see I am not the only one. Hmm!!
If this issue is not resolved and I continue to recieve bills from you, I will have no other choice than go to my State Attorney General's office so they can deal with your scam artists ways!!

mac    pennsylvania

Posted at 4:12pm on Monday, March 9, 2009

Parent's Magazine toll free number #800-727-3682. Seems as if "cool savings.com" requires a magazine to be chosen to go to the next page when signing up for their services, so if you or someone you know selects the radio button you are signed up for the magazine.....a pain for you and the company to cancel.

Aja    Corvallis, OR

Posted at 6:02pm on Thursday, January 29, 2009

I just received a bill for Parents magazine. I have never subscribed to this magazine and haven't received a copy in the mail. Ever! I tried to find a phone number on the "invoice" & on the Parents.com website as well as this site. The only one I found was not even an 800 # so now I have a long distance charge! (Thanks!). I will try the #'s the people in IA & MI listed. I do not have kids. I am not pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant, nor do I have some childcare operation going on. Obviously this is a mistake.
To Whomever is responsible for "customer service"
Please rectify this situation and follow up with a letter via USPS or email, since you already have those addresses. Also, Please post an 800 # on all your sites. Thank you.