- Lee Enterprises CEO Touts Local News Coverage, Dodges Layoff Questions
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Kevin Mowbray supports the safe-harbor legislation now in Congress that would allow publishers to collectively bargain with the tech giants. ...
- Video Streaming Churn Up 85%, Gen Z Prefers Games Over TV And Movies
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, April 19, 2021
The good news: Just 3% of those cancelling video services are not replacing one service with another, according to Deloitte's Digital Media Trends survey. ...
- Lee Enterprise To Cut Staff, Sell Real Estate At Virginia Paper
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The cuts represent 20% of unionized staff at 'The Roanoke Times,' the Timesland News Guild alleges. ...
- 'WSJ' Editors Suggest Coverage To Reach More Diverse Audiences
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Topics that over-index to these target audiences include environment, career, consumer products, drug addiction, racism, and affordability of health care. ...
- Top 10 Newspapers See Print Circ Fall By Double Digits During The Pandemic
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 9, 2021
'USA Today' took the biggest hit, and 'The Wall Street Journal' was second, a report states. ...
- Nielsen: Long-Term TV Viewing Changes Part Of Larger Trend
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 9, 2021
For example, in Q1 2021, an average 19.1% of persons 2+ were using TV across total day -- down from 20.8% in Q1 2019. ...
- Social Media Is Ubiquitous, Younger Demos More Active On Instagram, Snapchat
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Instagram is utilized by 71% of young adults and Snapshot by 65%. ...
- Small Kansas City Paper Runs A Blank Front Page To Dramatize Its Fight To Stay Alive
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, March 26, 2021
"The Northeast News" has "a 60-day lifespan if something doesn't change," the newspaper writes. It is asking for small donations or buying of voluntary subscriptions. ...
- Verizon's Horizons: Consumers Embracing Online Shopping And Technology, Study Shows
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, March 25, 2021
The shift to digital has jumped ahead by five to seven years, Verizon finds in new research. ...
- Nielsen: Daily Media Usage Saw Decline -- Not Surge -- At Height Of Pandemic
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, March 25, 2021
In a finding that appears to defy conventional wisdom -- not to mention many other media research studies -- a new Nielsen report finds the amount of time the avera ...
- Nature Boy Forever? Consumers Forecast To Continue Outdoorsy Trend
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, March 24, 2021
"Consumers have found refuge in the industry during the pandemic, and this engagement will endure for the long haul," says analyst. ...
- McKinney's New Food Trends Report
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
On the agency's trends list: AI-driven technologies are beginning to drive food preferences and develop new food products. Similar tech is being used to personalize foods and identify new sourc ...
- Pinterest's 'Travel Personas' -- How Do Searches Add Up?
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Pinterest grouped travel-related searches into eight unique "travel personas" to help marketers better understand their key audience. ...
- Legislator Challenges Alden Takeover Of 'The Hartford Courant' With Bill Mandating State Influence
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, March 19, 2021
Alden, for merciless cost-cutting, is being challenged. But the measure is opposed by the editor-in-chief on First Amendment grounds. ...
- Dentsu Looks At Evolving Consumer Trends To 2030
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Thursday, March 18, 2021
The research is based on in-depth interviews with futurists, academics, authors and other experts, as well as multiple proprietary consumer surveys from more than 20 countries and other resources. ...
- Future To Combine 'Multichannel News,' 'Broadcast+Cable'
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The change will take place on April 1. The TV category is said to have once been one of the most profitable in B2B publishing. ...
- Have More People Become More Awful?
Media Insider, Gord Hotchkiss - Tuesday, March 16, 2021
There seems to be a little more ignorance in the world, a little less compassion, a little more bullying and a lot less courtesy. ...
- Pinterest To Launch Its First Brand Campaign, Following This Week's Ad Summit
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, March 5, 2021
At Pinterest's first partner and advertiser summit this week, the company made announcements focused on video, shopping, and making its trend data actionable. ...
- Ford Trends Report Finds Consumers Resilient
Drive Time, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, February 22, 2021
Ford and other companies are interested to know what changes will stick after COVID-19, said Ford's Sheryl Connelly. ...
- Pandemic Accelerated Shift To Digital, And Nobody Is Going Back: Study
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Almost all business executives agree that COVID-19 sped up their transformation, Amplitude reports. ...
- The 'Bridgerton' Effect On TikTok
Marketing Insider, Kathy Sheehan - Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Fans of Netflix's most-watched original series are flocking to content like the then-and-now "Bridgerton" TikTok challenge. ...
- Woolmington On The Shifts That Will Drive AdLand in 2021
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, February 12, 2021
The Canvas CEO says the agency will refocus its data analytics in a way that will integrate data science with behavioral science more holistically to reimagine the entire customer jour ...
- Key Trends From Ecom To Ice Cream In The Era Of Extreme Innovation
MAD, Sean MacPhedran - Monday, February 8, 2021
Adapting to consumer demand and competing in the increasingly digital-first economy requires extreme innovation. Internet usage has radically increased during the pandemic, and this shift is paving the way f ...
- Dentsu Reportedly Pondering Sale Of Its Tokyo HQ Building
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Sunday, February 7, 2021
The estimated price tag is $2.9 billion, and the rumors come as the holding company is finalizing plans for a companywide restructuring to be unveiled later this month. ...
- What Ford's Partnership With Google Means
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Future Ford and Lincoln vehicles will offer Android-powered infotainment systems with Google apps built into the navigation system user interface. Ford is the most searched-for auto brand in the U.S ...
- Connecticut AG Seeks Details On Prospective Alden Takeover Of 'Hartford Courant'
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, February 1, 2021
AG William Tong contends Alden Global Capital has a "history of decimating newspapers." ...
- Google And Yelp Celebrate, Honor Black-Owned Businesses As Searches Skyrocket
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, February 1, 2021
Google search interest for "black owned businesses" rose 600% based on Google Trends data comparing Jan.-Dec. 2019 vs. Jan.-Dec. 2020. Search queries range from "black owned restaurants" and "black own ...
- TikTok User Activity Far Outpaces Other Social Apps', Trumps Facebook In U.S.
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
TikTok's monthly consumption per user nearly doubled in 2020, growing by 94.1% year-over-year across 16 countries, including the U.S. ...
- IBM Testing Artificial Intelligence To Predict The Success Of Future Products
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, February 1, 2021
IBM has begun testing the use of data, analytics and AI to forecast the demand of future products with "a reasonable amount of accuracy," says Steve Laughlin, IBM Global Consum ...
- 'Time' Plans Decade-Long Project For Post-COVID Future
Publishers Daily, Rob Williams - Monday, January 25, 2021
'Time 2030' will showcase leading thinkers and their ideas for "a healthier, more resilient, more just world," says the magazine's EIC. ...
