Despite digital’s seamless presence in my daily habits, Sunday includes a read of my local paper. It’s a bit of a ritual – one that research suggests will not be picked up by my children.
Regardless, one story in particular stood out: “Data deluge will reboot our brains.”
“Through emails, [...]
Continue Reading →The 2009 holiday shopping season started earlier than usual and is expected to be flat vs. the same period last year. 2008 holiday shopping saw a decline of 2.4%. If all goes as planned for 2009, Reuters reports that sales will be around $810 Billion. Consumers are still weary of the economy as the unemployment [...]
Continue Reading →Challenged with weakening print circulation and readership across the country, many newspapers have taken a non-traditional approach to their business by exploring innovative ways to grow and reach new people. Newspapers have had success with this in two particular areas – Free Standing Inserts (FSIs) and online.
According to a 2009 study by ECI (Evaluation Criteria [...]
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Background
As you may have read, printed newspapers continue to see circulation and readership declines. The good news for newspapers is the audience is not completely lost. The growth of the Internet and digital reading has been positive for newspapers with [...]
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