http://www.minonline.com MinOnline en-us 2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00:30 EDT Hanley Wood Braces for Commercial Building Free Fall As we continue our review of fourth-quarter 2009 ad-page counts for group publishers, the 30% rule appears to be in effect. Throughout last year, analysts, b2b associations and conventional wisdom kept reiterating that the print business was down about a... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13742.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 EDT It takes a true believer in the long-term prospects of business media to start a new b2b publishing company in an era when ad pages are plummeting, events are dicey propositions and a fair number of major publishers are trying to spin “emerging from Chapter 11” as great news. Well, we are pretty... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13743.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 EDT The majority of b2b readers prefer to receive their publications in print, according to a recent study. Signet Research polled more than 2,300 readers of b2b publications across a variety of sectors—including airline, automotive, electronics, food service and oil, gas and energy—and found that 52% of... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13744.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 EDT Flying is bad enough these days—sitting in the middle seat makes it even worse. But, hey, I was on my way home, the flight was short and I had something decent to read. Could be worse.  I had barely settled in when the guy in 17A started bending my ear. “Have you seen one of these... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13745.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 EDT Hanley Wood Braces for Commercial Building Free Fall As we continue our review of fourth-quarter 2009 ad-page counts for group publishers,the 30% rule appears to be in effect. Throughout last year, analysts, b2b associations and conventional wisdom kept reiterating that the print business was down about a... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13746.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 EDT It takes a true believer in the long-term prospects of business media to start a new b2b publishing company in an era when ad pages are plummeting, events are dicey propositions and a fair number of major publishers are trying to spin “emerging from Chapter 11” as great news. Well, we are pretty... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13747.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 EDT As we continue our review of fourth-quarter 2009 ad-page counts for group publishers, we look at Cygnus Business Media and Hanley Wood to illustrate the 30% rule which appears to be in effect. Throughout last year, analysts, b2b associations and conventional wisdom kept reiterating that the print business... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13748.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 EDT Appointment-Based Events Expected to Fuel Revenue Gains Last week’s sale of Nielsen’s Business Travel Group to Northstar Travel Media comes as a much-beleaguered b2b category catches some tailwinds. According to the January IMS/The Auditor numbers, the travel titles were leveling off with a... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13685.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:25:14 EST Below is the chart from our exclusive fourth-quarter ad-page review (January - December 2009 vs. 2009) supplied by IMS the auditor. For more analysis, read on. Group Publishers Fourth-Quarter Ad-Page Review (January - December 2009 vs. 2008) Part II ACCESS INTELLIGENCE Title Ad Pgs. ‘09 Ad Pgs... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13686.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:25:14 EST Ad Pages Ad Pages % Chg. Ad Pages Ad Pages % Chg. % Chg. % Chg. Title (Publisher) YTD 2009 YTD 2008 YTD DEC. 09 DEC. 08 DEC. REV YTD REV DEC. 1. Agent@Home (Performance) 423.09 658.93 -35.79 51.92 58.50 -11.25 -29.41 -2.39 2. Convene (Prof. Convention Mgmt.) 825.50 992.03 -16.79 96.67 156.00 -38.03 -14.28... http://www.minonline.com/b2b/13687.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:25:14 EST