IN THE NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
Fast Company Named to AdWeek's 2008 Hot List
Fast Company magazine 2007 Ad Page/Revenue/Newsstand Growth
Over last two years Fast Company, under new ownership, has taken the lead in reinventing the business category with a mix of cutting edge visuals, award-winning feature writing and "cool" cache. As many business titles struggle with the downward slide in print advertising, Fast Company has been bucking the trend with increasing ad sales, revenue and newsstand sales in 2007. Please see below for specific achievements in each.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008
Let's Hear It for Print! Well, Glossy Print Anyway
Advertising Age
Let's Hear It for Print! Well, Glossy Print Anyway
Maybe, Just Maybe, a Magazine Resurgence Has Arrived. Here Are Four Innovators Who Keep Things Interesting
By Simon Dumenco
"I just got finished with New York magazine's new issue. After I put it down, I leafed back through all of the insightful, well-thought-out stories, beautiful glossy photographs, useful charts, and I thought to myself, 'Wow. F -- k blogs.'" -- Ricky Van Veen at rickyvanveen.com
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2007
Inc. in the New York Times-August 21, 2007
A Resource Center Even a Microsoft Hater Can Love
By PAUL B. BROWN
The folks who can't stand Microsoft are legion. If you go to Google and type in "I hate Microsoft" you will get more than 20 million links. Having a near monopoly in personal computer operating software will engender that kind of response.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007
An Environmentalist at Wal-Mart: Selling Out, or Progress?
Can an environmentalist do good working for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.? Adam Werbach, the former head of the Sierra Club, thinks so, but he has yet to convince many former friends and colleagues, reports Danielle Sacks in Fast Company's September issue.
MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007
Mansueto June 07 FAS-FAX Release
NEW YORK, August 13, 2007 - Mansueto Ventures, publisher of the Inc. and Fast Company media brands, today announced its FAS-FAX performance for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Among the 260+ U.S. consumer magazines that claimed rate base for 2007, Fast Company magazine ranks sixth in growth of single copy newsstand sales and Inc. magazine ranks seventh, according to the just-released FAS-FAX report.