Custom content, also known as content marketing, has been an essential staple for marketers for decades. No wonder: Why wouldn’t marketers seek to use the editorial format—well-written content, often from a non-marketing, objective point of view, plus sophisticated...
Brighter Days Are Ahead, So Don’t Stop Advertising!
By Marlys Fox (Marlys Fox is founder, president and CEO of Fox Associates.) Businesses, CEOs, Everyone: Do not give up just yet! Don’t listen to those who say the economy will never get better, that a major recession is looming, that America will never be the same!...
Conversations From The Frontlines: Group C Media’s Turf Magazine
One thing that we at Fox Associates have always found fascinating is learning how publishers size up their markets, establish priorities and pursue opportunities. The process of creating a product and bringing it to market is inherently interesting. And we certainly...
Seen And Heard: Fox Associates Out And About In The Industry
The Fox Associates team has always believed in the power of face-to-face conversations. In-person meetings help build long-term relationships. Here are photos from the American Association for Physician Leadership Annual Leadership Conference, June 9-11, in Chicago....
Sustainability In The Advertising Process: Marketers And Agencies Are Taking Note
I read an interesting news article recently about the impact of environmental sustainability in the advertising world. In it, the discussion was around whether there’s a double standard on the topic. On the one hand, some media brands report that marketers are more...
Here’s A New Kind Of Sales Guarantee From Dotdash Meredith
In the fast-changing and uncertain world of digital advertising, one thing is certain: The ability to track internet users using cookies is coming to an end. For any publisher, large or small, that has an advertising-driven website, that means a pivot to something...
Ryan Dohrn, Owner Of The Niche Media Conference, Describes A Vibrant, Fast-Changing Industry
If you’ve been around the magazine-based media industry during the last 15 years, chances are pretty good that you’ve met Ryan Dohrn, or even see him deliver one of his patented high-energy keynote addresses. The ebullient publisher/consultant/media pro and conference...
Checking In With A Trusted Printing Partner: Sheridan
For many magazine-media brands, particularly in the niche publishing and association sectors, print media is strong. It remains central to the brand identity. For those companies, their publication printer remains their biggest and most important supplier and partner....
Seen And Heard: The Fox Team At The Niche Conference
Your Fox Associates team spends a lot of time in the field, getting to know people, learning the issues and pain points, developing solutions. Here's a collection of photos from the Niche Conference in April in New Orleans. ...
Seen And Heard: The Fox Team Out And About In Its Markets
Here's the latest in our on-the-scene reporting of members of the Fox Team meeting with their customers at trade shows and conferences. Fox COO Steve Schwanz and SVP, Advertising Bill Bell attended the AUSA (Association of the U.S. Army) annual Global Force Symposium...