The summer has ended, and along with it unlimited quantities of ice cream, kids swimming until they catch a chill and their parents yell out, “Come out of there, I tell you!,” mosquitoes and other charms of the easy life, and active play in the fresh air from morning until evening, after which even the most
With this issue of the Flash we inform you about one of the afternoon sessions of the Executive Forum in Hamburg:
Market chances for new products (Monday, September 27, 15.15-16.15 hours)
The market is overcrowded, according to most experts, and indeed, distributors are having trouble coping with the huge range of titles. Many new releases are unable to assert themselves on the market, and soon disappear again. But this does not necessarily have to be the case. What is the secret of a successful market entry? Specialists with thriving new products discuss their experiences with us.
The Portuguese newspaper “I” (Informação) is probably the most successful new daily of the last two years. It is the winner of the 11th European Newspaper Awards in the category of national dailies. “I” means – among others - a fresh style, a new layout reflecting the needs of the regular internet users, an unusual structure and a very small and efficient team. The publisher of this successful new daily will be our first speaker. Our second speaker, the Chairman of the Media Group Klambt comes from the magazine industry and shows that the licensing business still has a great potential. Of course, the success in one country cannot guarantee a similar reception in another country but it seems that the new German version of Grazia can repeat the good performance of this famous international publication in other countries – or perhaps even surpass it.
15.20 Manuel Queiroz, Newspaper “I”, Portugal: Invest in the brand and focus on enlarging readership Q&A
15.50 Lars Joachim Rose, Klambt Verlag, Germany: GRAZIA Germany - Launching a weekly Fashion-Glossy within the crisis! Motivation – Means - Success Q&A
We sincerely hope that you will find in the program topics arousing your interest! A complete overview of the Executive Forum is available on www.distripress.net/hamburgforum.
In 2010, Esquire magazine celebrates the five-year anniversary of its Russian edition. In honor of the event and with the support of general partner Dewer’s whiskey, the illustrated book “Rules of Life” was released on August 10. The volume includes the 100 best interviews published in the column by the same name, featuring such people as Jack Nicholson, Boris Akunin, George Clooney, Salman Rushdie, Dustin Hoffman, Jim Jarmusch, Quentin
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On September 19-26, Black Sea Cup, Russia’s most wide-scaled event for windsurfing, kiteboarding and yachting, will be held in Anapa. Seven hot and windy days will be filled with freedom, thrilling fighting, professionalism and merry-making.
The improved version of RB.ru web portal for mobile devices has been launched recently. The new version became quicker, easier and more convenient. Now all the latest and most interesting materials, as well as comments left by members of the Community are available for RB.ru visitors, users of mobile
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On June 1, International Children’s Day, the charitable campaign “A Human Life is not Loose Change!” was announced at the offices of Independent Media Sanoma Magazines. Over the ensuing week, employees brought in their loose change and put it into a special bank. The coins collected were