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William T. Kerr to Resign From Meredith Board of Directors

MEREDITH WOMEN’S NETWORK AND SOURCEBITS STIR UP SUCCESS WITH FREE MIXING BOWL APP FOR IPHONE

Food-focused social network MixingBowl.com is just a click away

New Media Strategies Named Chrysler's Social Media Marketing Agency of Record

The Top 10 Monthly Mags of 2009: Meredith Takes the Lead

As December winds down this tumultuous year of 2009, min gift-wraps the top 10 monthlies that did enjoy a positive ad-page gain. To be more precise, the chart below lists the only 10 monthlies that managed to achieve more ad pages in 2009 than 2008 out of the 151 mags that min tracks.

We again take note of Meredith for its success this year, as five of its magazines demonstrated a strategic plan of attracting advertisers to their targeted audience of consumers.

Meredith's Thriving Magazines

Fox Business News featured Jack Griffin, President of Meredith, discussing why magazines like Meredith titles are thriving in today's environment. Click below to check out the video!

Meredith Corporation Named Publishing Company of the Year!

"The marketer and advertiser always follow the end user. So in our business, the branded content business, we are maintaining our relationships with the consumer and will do so no matter what."

  -Jack Griffin, President of Meredith National Media Group

Meredith Corporation was recognized by Advertising Age, the most trusted resource for advertising, marketing and media news, for its smart move in "recognizing that [Meredith's] true business is connecting marketers with consumers." For the whole story, click view more.

More, Bushnell and Maybelline Go Webisodic

An interesting blend of brands comes together today in a new Web video series from More magazine, “Sex in the City” author Candace Bushnell, Maybelline and Hyperion/Voice books.

The Readers Are Over 40. (Don't Tell Advertisers)

More, the magazine from the publisher Meredith for women over 40, ran an article in its most recent issue on how to seem younger. Among the advice: get your bikini line waxed, start text-messaging, and stop planning everything (the young people don't bother with it at all).

July's Top 5 Monthlies: No Sweat for Meredith

Looking at our Top 5, it's apparent that something is going right at Meredith; four of the five magazines (Fitness, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal and More) belong to that publisher. We checked in with the publishers of those titles to get their reaction to their positive summertime trends.