Anna Wintour Named Artistic Director of Condé Nast
Powerful Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour is expanding her role at Condé Nast. Today, the publisher announced that Wintour—who is also the editorial director of Teen Vogue—was named artistic...
View ArticleAnna Wintour Chats About Her New Role
Anna Wintour’s newly expanded role at Condé Nast has gotten initial approval from insiders, who read it as a sign that after years of belt-tightening the company is trying to get its groove back. But...
View ArticleGQ Will Let You Personalize its iPad App
Many magazines, which initially packed their tablet editions with interactive features, have had to curb them in the face of a growing (and costly) number of devices to develop for. But GQ is going...
View ArticleNational Magazine Award Finalists Announced
The American Society of Magazine Editors has released its list of finalists for the 2013 National Magazine Awards—also known as the “Ellies” for the elephant-shaped statuette winners receive. Condé...
View ArticleLou Cona Promoted to President of Condé Nast Media Group
Condé Nast Media Group chief marketing officer Lou Cona has been promoted to president and chief revenue officer of the group, which oversees corporate sales, marketing and digital sales for Condé...
View ArticleWired Still Connected After Two Decades
They say timing is everything. As luck would have it, in January 1993, a convergence of technology and talent forged the first consumer magazine that would define—and in essence, become—the voice of...
View ArticleMagazine Ad Pages Decline in Q1
Consumer magazines' advertising woes continued in the first quarter of 2013, with ad pages slipping 4.8 percent versus the year-ago period on declines in nine out of the 12 top categories, according...
View ArticleIs It Good for Publishers When Advertisers Are Distributors?
Advertisers want their ads to be more relevant. And (most) publishers have an audience monetization problem. So a new crop of ad formats offers to solve both problems by letting advertisers benefit...
View ArticleCondé Nast Cracks Door Wider to Its Private Exchange
Condé Nast, having cracked open the door to programmatic buying two years ago, has swung it open a little more. The traditional magazine powerhouse raised some eyebrows a couple years ago when it...
View ArticleThese YouTube Stars Represent a Massive Media Shift
Howard Hughes used to house some of his space-age airplanes in a hangar in an industrial area of Los Angeles. These days, a different kind of mad experimental genius can be found in Hughes’ old...
View ArticleTarget to Sell Wired-Endorsed Products
Wired was born of the tech boom, but it’s always styled itself as a lifestyle magazine. To that end, it’s branched out into conferences, cultivated fashion and lifestyle advertisers, and even put its...
View ArticleCondé Nast Entertainment Says It's All About Digital Video
SpecsWhoWhitney HillAge 36New gig svp, business development and strategy, Condé Nast EntertainmentOld gig svp, strategic partnerships and global digital business, Sony Music EntertainmentWhat does the...
View ArticleGlamour Hires First Digital Art Director
Glamour has hired its first digital art director, a move that underscores its effort to reach the digital natives craved by the fashion brand and its advertisers. Yvonne Lao will oversee product...
View ArticleCondé Nast Entertainment Announces New Program Slate at NewFront
Condé Nast Entertainment announced plans to roll out 30 new Web series as it tries to extend its prestige brands to the fast-growing digital video space. CNE president Dawn Ostroff, in a pair of...
View ArticleThe New Yorker Saw Record-Breaking Web Traffic Last Month
The New Yorker has been putting a premium on Web content in the past year, launching new verticals like Books and Humor and features like the "Double Take" archives blog and daily cartoons and...
View ArticleMeet the Most Powerful Woman at Condé Nast
Many at Condé Nast aren’t sure what Jill Bright does, but they are sure of one thing: She’s one of the most powerful people at the company.“So powerful, she’s scary” is actually how many describe...
View ArticleVanity Fair Targets Brand Campaign at Ad Community
Vanity Fair has had a strong start for the year, with ad pages up 5 percent. But the Condé Nast title isn't taking anything for granted, launching a campaign to woo the advertising community....
View ArticlePaul Caine Hires Condé Nast Exec
Ex-Time Inc. CRO Paul Caine isn't wasting time raiding other media companies as he bolsters his staff at Dial Global, the audio content syndicator he joined as CEO in March. In his first major hire,...
View ArticleThe Marketer’s Guide to Reaching Millennials
Much public hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth have been made of late on the subject of brand marketers targeting millennials and their appetite for the use of digital channels to connect with the...
View ArticleCondé Nast Shakes up Glamour Leadership
Condé Nast has shaken up its longstanding publishing leadership at Glamour, historically its most profitable brand but one that’s seen unevenness in recent years. Former InStyle and Vogue sales exec...
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