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New Idea, for women…

I am grateful to the colleague who shared this image from a recent Facebook Marketplace ad. It’s an issue of The New Idea for women magazine from July 1, 1956 – selling for $10.00.

Interestingly, the RBA website inflation calculator calculates the 1956 6 pence cover price for the magazine to be worth 83 cents today.

Related to this, I know someone who has collected music and motorbike and car magazines since the 1970s. They started selling them on eBay a year ago and sales are excellent, earning between $10 and $75 a magazine, plus shipping.

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50% GP magazine offer

The folks at Freshwater Fishing Australia magazine are offering it to retailers with a 50% GP offer and sale or return. Plus, it’s freight free.

I suspect we will see more direct to retailer opportunities like this from niche, special interest, publishers.

Freshwater Fishing Australia magazine is an ideal niche title in that readers are loyal. It works well with the decades-old cutaway service many newsagents offer.

I’d be interested to know if this 50% GP pitch works for the publisher.

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Why is Australian Community Media rationing access to Queensland Country Life

Talking with a newsagent yesterday they explained how they were denied access to an increase in supply of Queensland Country Life by Australian Community Media.

They have been selling out of Queensland Country Life, as have their sub agents. They sought a modest increase in supply. The folks at ACM decided on an increase, but it was too small, smaller than what was requested.

Considering the increase in supply request, the newsagent looks at when in the shelf life cycle the title sold out. This can help forecast what could be sold. It is an approach that newspaper publishers themselves first used in Australia in thirty years ago in determining suburban newspaper top-up supply.

The only way the newsagent can satisfy their shop customers wanting to buy Queensland Country Life is to cut sub-agent supply, which will result in their frustration for sure.

The newsagent has a track record of excellent data and terrific results for this title. Unfortunately, the publisher appears disinterested.

I would have thought that now is not the time to be so frugal with a supply bump so as to deny certain sales of a title. I suspect advertisers in Queensland Country Life would want their ads reaching more eyeballs.

The situation was made worse by poor processes at ACM. Contact is challenging. They either want to sell more copies, or not.

This whole story is silly … silly in terms of the time the newsagent has had to spend on as slim margin products, silly in the way ACM manages contact, silly in the decision ACM ultimately made.

But it gets worse than silly – I am told the newsagent posted on the Queensland Country Life Facebook page, and they deleted the post. I posted a comment there, too, and next minute it was gone.

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Indie magazine publishers looking for alternative routes to market

I’ve been contacted by more indie magazine publishers in the last 2 months about distribution to newsagents than in the last few years.

Five publishers have contacted me asking how to supply newsagents direct. There are new, launching titles, and two are existing and looking for a direct to retailer relationship.

Each conversation was interesting. It is fascinating hearing from niche title publishers. Their passion for their special interest is usually terrific.

Each of the five I have recently spoken with wanted a good relationship with newsagents. Better margin was on offer as well as flexibility for those prepared for firm sale.

Given the strong sales for niche titles, it is interesting to consider opportunities that may flow from direct supply. The challenge, of course, is the cost of managing hundreds of individual accounts along with the soft of using post to deliver titles.

Some niche titles have capacity for margin and this is where there may be opportunity for alternative supply arrangements.

Two of the titles are regional and fit with the interest today in nesting. One was arts related, writing, specifically.

Footnote: I suggested to each that for efficiency of management, distributing through Ovato was probably the best approach. I noted that while it was imperfect, it worked for plenty of publishers.

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Wet magazines for some newsagents in NSW

A newsagent sent me photos this morning of their wet magazines delivered via the News Corp. truck. It appears to be a feature of the trucks that they are open, with product not plastic wrapped subject to getting wet, like the entire shipment of magazines for this business.

You’d think that the folks in charge of the change in logistics arrangements would have ensures that the quality of service provided did not drop as a result of the change. Apparently, not.

This is the third time magazines have arrived wet in the newsagency that shares the photos with me.

People will not want to buy product that presents like this:

Rectification of the problem is a challenge. Gone are the days a rep would get in the car and personally deliver replacement stock.

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Ovato publicly announces no physical magazine returns for strongnewsagents

Ovato hit Twitter yesterday with an announcement re no physical returns. This is great news as there is no better incentive to reduce waste in magazine printing than eliminating physical returns.

UPDATE @ 10:00am: I have been contacted by Ovato,. Apparently the Tweet announcement was inaccurate. Here is what I received:

I have been alerted that our marketing team has posted on twitter that we have stopped all physical returns. You have picked up on this on your blog today.

This was actually the EDM Mailchimp notification sent out to newsagents on our NPR (No Physical Returns) program that has been running for over 3 years that was linked to twitter in error. We do a quarterly review of all EDI sales data from XchangeIT and then confirm to agents who are on if they continue to pass the criteria and confirm to agents who have just passed they are now on the program. From the latest review with now have 1,129 newsagents on the NPR program with 25 joining from August. We know this is an extremely beneficial program to newsagents saving time and real cost and is a key focus for XchangeIT and ourselves to work with agents to improve their data and get more newsagents on the program.

In regards to continuing to simplying the magazine category for returns to save time and money we confirmed in June to all newsagents not on the NPR program that we had permanently stopped full copy returns except for partworks and selective trading cards from July. We confirmed this after doing a 3 month trial from the start of COVID in April which we received very positive feedback. The newsagents on this program still have to send back tops so we can perform audits.

I would be grateful if you could update your blog post on this do avoid and further confusion and we will send an update and apologise on twitter to clarify the mistake.

Okay, so returns of unsold magazines is still a thing, which is disappointing since newsagents can’t control wheat they get yet they have to spend money returning what does not sell.

Here is a new tweet from this morning:

Here is the original detail Ovato shared on Twitter:

To ensure continuation of this process, the following terms and conditions apply:

You will:

  • Continue to send regular Sales Inventory Data (SL2 files)
  • Submit returns files via XchangeIT not via web and Ovato Connect
  • Maintain minimum Gold Status through XchangeIT
  • Pass Ovato Retail Distribution’s data review process where variances in your EDI scan data and returns claims are evaluated across the entire Ovato Retail portfolio.
  • Continue to return full copies of Partworks and some trading cards as these are excluded from the program. We will communicate to you in advance of recall which trading cards need to be returned.  All returns boxes containing Partworks and trading cards must have the fluro “Partwork” label supplied by Ovato next week in a prominent position.
  • Hold physical returns for 2 business days commencing the day after submitting your returns through XchangeIT; this includes supplementary returns
  • Remove all returns claimed from sale and destroy all unsold product to ensure it is unsaleable

Ovato Retail Distribution will:

  • Generate random audit requests whereby you will be required to submit physical proof of claims. These audits will be advised through XchangeIT or ORD and compliance is compulsory. This is a key requirement of the program.  If you are unable to provide proof of claims to support your returns submission, we may consider your returns submission void and reverse the claims raised.
  • To meet the requirements of the audit, physical returns must be held as specified above.
  • Continue to review the performance of newsagents across all measures to ensure full compliance.
  • Require resumption of our normal physical return policy if at any time you do not meet the above criteria.
  • Provide you with “Partwork” fluro stickers to be placed prominently on all return boxes for partworks/nominated trading cards. To order additional stickers contact us on 1300 650 666 or via email contactus.retaildistribution@ovato.com.au

We hope these revised trading conditions deliver efficiencies related to the management of the magazine category in your business.

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Bauer ceases titles paused due to covid

This announcement just in from Bauer Media:

BAUER AUSTRALIA CEASES PAUSED TITLES DUE TO COVID-19 

Sydney, 21 July, 2020: Bauer Media Australia has today announced the closure of eight of its brands due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Affected titles include Harper’s BAZAAR, ELLE, InStyle, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Health, NW and OK!.

Bauer temporarily paused these publications in May due to the significant impact of travel restrictions on transit-reliant titles such as NW and OK!, and declining advertising revenue to support Harper’s BAZAAR, ELLE, and InStyle, as well as Men’s and Women’s Health and Good Health. Consequently, a number of staff across these titles were stood down due to a stoppage of work.

Brendon Hill, Bauer Media ANZ CEO, says: “It has been a challenging time for Bauer and our team with exciting highs and devastating lows in recent months. We were delighted to acquire Pacific Magazines in May and were thrilled to recently announce a new future under Mercury Capital. However, these positive changes have taken place amidst an unexpected, uncertain and unrelenting economic downturn. No one could have anticipated the swift, widespread and ongoing impact of the pandemic on our business and industry.”

Recent Nielsen AdQuest (AQX) data revealed the economic impact of a full month of COVID-19 lockdowns with a 38.8% MOM drop in media advertising expenditure in April equating to a $303m decrease in spend. June recorded a 32.7% drop when comparing the same month in 2019*.

“We, like many other media companies, have deeply felt the impact of COVID-19. The reinstatement of these titles and teams was always dependent on the advertising market bouncing back and the return of domestic and international travel. Despite promising signs from advertisers in recent weeks, this has not outweighed the medium-term outlook for these titles.

“Additionally, with a second lockdown in Victoria and minimal travel, it is not feasible to sufficiently distribute NW and OK! without transit channels. The financial impact of these factors and the ongoing economic uncertainty makes the return and sustainability of these titles no longer viable. We have been forced to reset and future-proof the business like all of the media industry has.”

As part of the closures, Bauer will lose valued editorial, sales and production staff. Some of the staff affected by the paused titles were offered temporary work during the period, and Bauer will hold further conversations with the affected teams with the aim to find alternative employment across the business.

“The real and significant loss is that of our exceptionally talented and loyal colleagues as part of these closures. We have been optimistic about bringing our team back, however, the market has only seen further decline since stand-downs were implemented in May. We wanted to give direction and clarity to our staff as early as possible, rather than create further uncertainty with irregular publishing schedules. This is a devastating blow to those who are directly affected, the entire Bauer team and the industry as a whole.  I would like to acknowledge and thank the hard-working staff across these titles for their commitment and significant contribution to these brands.”

Bauer will work through the appropriate consultation process with impacted staff.

On Friday Hill announced the return of a Bauer operation in New Zealand after COVID-related restrictions have eased. Government-led distribution restrictions meant that Bauer New Zealand was not able to operate during the lockdown period with the office ceasing in April.

“The return of a New Zealand operation is a green shoot for our staff, brands and readers. The New Zealand market is very different to Australia at this point in time with people back in the office, a more promising advertising market and many Kiwis enjoying domestic travel. The easing of restrictions has meant we have been able to bring back around 40 editorial and advertising staff and much-loved titles such as Woman’s Day, New Zealand Women’s Weekly, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Kia Ora, Your Home & Garden and The Listener which is fantastic. As conditions improve, we hope to continue to expand operations there.”

The recent sale of Bauer Media Australia to Mercury Capital received regulatory approvals and was completed on Wednesday 15 July. Mercury will work closely with the Bauer executive team to form a new strategy for the business and identify key areas for investment and growth. Bauer Media Australia will launch its new brand and strategy in the coming months.

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How is the News Corp. managed delivery of Ovato product going for you?

Here is information from one newsagent about their experiences with News Corp. delivery of magazines for Ovato:

  • Thursday, July 2:  We arrived at work 1 hour before we open as we do every magazine day to enable us to process the magazines and have them on the shelves before the customers arrive. No magazines. We eventually tracked them down to the News Limited depot, from where we picked them up ourselves.
  • Monday, July 6: No magazines when we arrived at work. We eventually located them, they were on the supermarket run and thus did not get them until 2pm. Yes, 2pm.
  • Thursday, July 9:  The same as Monday we thought they had sorted the issue but not so.
  • Monday, July 13:  We received our key parcels – they were on the newsagency run but our bulks New Idea, Woman’s Day and TV week were on the supermarket run.
  • Thursday, July 16 (mid morning):  Have been informed they are again all on the supermarket run.

I have had several newsagents call upset at the situation, upset at the anger from customers, upset at now being able to run they business they want to run, upset at the lack of communication from News Corp and set at the disinterest from Ovato.

This is a mess made by Ovato and News Corp. They are killing interest in magazines through this change and no one seems to care.

If they have the excuse of teething problems, I would reject that. They had time to get this right.

If they have the excuse of others are not affected, I would reject that as it would be a stupid excuse.

If they have the excuse of we are sorting it out, I would reject that because this should never have happened.

The poor management of the change by Ovato and News Corp. is costing newsagents time and money, it is impacting their mental health. yet, neither Ovato nor News Corp. is offering any support or assistance to the newsagents affected.

The other question is where are the magazine publishers in this? It is their product that is not reaching newsagents on time. Maybe they don’t care as long as supermarkets get their stock on time.

This is an own goal by all involved. Newsagents and their customers are the victims.

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Palace papers promotion

Placement of this issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly at the counter as the palace papers story is top of mind is tactical and smart. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, the Queen was involved at the time and in seeking to block access to the papers.

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Magazines worth promoting right now

Plenty of magazines are worth promoting right now given the unique circumstances of this point in 2020. Food titles, of course, as well as craft, crossword and hobby titles.

This create and decorate one shot from Bauer is an easy pitch with crafting currently popular in homes around the country.

I only rarely pitch magazines on social media as I’d rather attract shoppers for higher margin and stickier products. However, these days are different.

With Spotlight and other craft related businesses experiencing a huge sales surge, magazines like this can give us some connection to the opportunity.

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Bauer launches new TVC promoting magazines

Bauer today launches on the 7 Network a new TVC pitching magazines: https://f.io/8gpyUtcH

‘The little things’ will run on the 7 Network from today as a 4-week campaign through to early August. Across the 4-weeks our investment will see more than 360 spots run – booked in as a 70% peak split. Highlighted programming includes Big Brother, Home & Away, Seven News, Sunrise, Night movies.

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Nine newspapers do a deep dive on Bauer’s Aussie foray

The Age and the SMH today offer up How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees, a deep dive into the Bauer family’s impact on the once great ACP magazine empire and the wreckage it left. It is worth the read for the reminder of history, the (finally!) acknowledgement of what a stuff up the Bauer influence has been in Australia. It ends on a note of  hope for a brighter future.

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Ovato yet to advise NSW/ACT newsagents about new magazine delivery arrangements

News Corp. is taking over delivery of newspapers for Ovato, starting from tomorrow. As of right now arrangements have not been put in place by Ovato, leaving newsagents up in the air as to arrangements.

One newsagent I have spoken with has staffing arrangements to organise. Another I spoke with has keys to hand over for secure delivery of magazines.

Here we are, hours away from the change and nothing is organised. Someone is responsible for this, responsible for the stress being felt by newsagents, responsible for what tomorrow might look like if the current lack of arrangements plays out.

The decision by Ovato was announced weeks ago. The have had time to get this done right. Even if they call newsagents this afternoon, it is too late, rosters were set last week.

What a mess.

Footnote: as I noted a while back, I think there will be consequences for newsagents from the decision by Ovato to use News Corp.

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Media blitz from Australian Traveller

If you have Australian Traveller magazine, get it next to newspapers or on the front counter. This issue will sell out for sure following excellent media coverage on launch today. It is timely and Aussie.

Here is the press release from the publisher:

Australia’s best-selling travel magazine,
Australian Traveller, has partnered with
Tourism Australia to publish a special collector’s edition
for 2020 – “100 Ways to Holiday Here This Year”.

After the stress of bushfires and the shutdown from the COVID-19 crisis, Australians now, finally, have the opportunity to plan a much-needed holiday in Australia.

To provide inspiration and make planning as easy as possible, Australian Traveller gave its editors the challenge to find the greatest ‘ways’ Aussies can reconnect with their own country and support the domestic tourism industry at the same time.

To ensure there are ideas for every type of traveller, the magazine offers in-depth editorial in 10 key experience categories:
Coast
Cities
Islands
Outback
Icons
Indigenous
Regional
Food and Wine
Family
Road Trips
Some of the ‘Ways to Holiday Here This Year’ include:

Outback Glamping experiences around the country.
Island Paradises of Australia
Wild Experiences across Australia with Dwarf Minke Whales (Cairns), Koalas (Port Stephens), Manta Rays (Lady Elliot Island), Sea Lions (Kangaroo Island), Whale Sharks (Ningaloo)
Secret Beaches in NSW, QLD, TAS, SA and WA
Station Stays in NSW, QLD and SA
How to ‘Rock On’ – not only Uluru, but Remarkable Rocks, Murphy’s Haystacks, Sawn Rocks and the Pinnacles to name a few
The special Outback Gorges in the NT, WA and QLD
Australia’s newest Iconic Rail Journey from QLD to SA
Great Cellar Door Experiences across Australia’s wine regions

PLUS many more…

“Our mission is to connect Australians to their next amazing Aussie trip,” said Australian Traveller editorial director Leigh-Ann Pow. “To make sure they have no excuse, we have found the greatest experiences and ‘ways’ for every Australian no matter their interest or style of travel.”

“For those of you dreaming or planning to get out and explore more of this great country, Australian Traveller’s Holiday Here This Year issue, produced in partnership with Tourism Australia, is the perfect travel companion,” said Tourism Australia managing director Phillipa Harrison.

“This incredible country is so vast and varied, full of unique experiences and hidden gems just waiting to be explored, that I don’t envy the team tasked with the challenge of narrowing it down to just 100 ways people can enjoy an Australian holiday.”

To make sure the magazine is accessible to as many people as possible, Australian Traveller Media reduced the cover price to cost just $3.95 from newsagents and select Coles supermarkets. The edition also includes a free wall map of the 100 ‘ways’.

The website www.australiantraveller.com/100-ways-to-holiday-here-this-year will be launched 12:00am Thursday 25th June.

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Bauer CEO on Covid and the sale of the business

Mumbrella yesterday published an interview with Brendan Hill, CEO of Bauer Media. It’s an interesting read. From the newsagency channel’s perspective:

And subscriptions have been growing amazingly through this period. And you can’t forget that because we’ve got print products, we’re an FMCG product as well, and our sales in supermarkets and newsagents have been excellent through this period as well.

I’m very bullish about the future. But then again, who knows, with COVID how long it’s going to carry on for, what long-term impacts it’s going to have. We’ve got to take it as it comes. But at the moment, there are some greenshoots out there.

The place of magazines in any retail situation is a consideration as we now see that magazines sales, overall, have snapped back. That is, the increased through March and April flattened early May and by the end of the month they were in line with the longer term trajectory – not for all titles but for the majority.

This, with flat cover prices and a mediocre margin makes magazines a category of focus for any retailer. This is the challenge retailers will watch as the new owners of Bauer complete the transaction and settle in.

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Surprise, surprise: Bauer Media to be acquired by Mercury Capital

It turns out the speculation months ago was right. Bauer media is being sold to Mercury Capital – subject to government approval.  Here is the Bauer press release:

BAUER AUSTRALIA MARKS NEW CHAPTER UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

Sydney, 17 June, 2020: Bauer Media Group today announced the sale of its Australian publishing business to investment firm Mercury Capital, marking a new chapter for Bauer Australia after its acquisition of Pacific Magazines in April.

The binding offer from Mercury Capital involves all of Bauer Media Australia’s titles from across the Women’s Entertainment & Lifestyle; Fashion, Beauty & Health; Homes; Food; Motoring & Trader lifestyle categories. The agreement also includes those titles recently acquired by Bauer from Pacific Magazines, as well as Bauer’s New Zealand mastheads.

Veit Dengler, Bauer Media Group COO said: “We have been proud to be the custodian of these iconic titles in Australia. I am confident that under Mercury’s ownership they will continue to thrive.”

Brendon Hill, Bauer Media ANZ CEO, says: “This signals an exciting new chapter for the business. With new ownership and our bolstered portfolio, we have unparalleled opportunities to connect with more Australians than ever before and continue our strategy of digital growth and innovation.

“We have increased flexibility to diversify revenue streams and grow and innovate across our multi-platform offerings. Additionally, we are well placed to invest in the key drivers of future success – high-quality content and digital development which is good for us, our audiences, clients and the Australian industry as a whole.”

Bauer’s expanded portfolio of 43 brands now reaches six in ten Australian women each month; more than 6.5 million women each month across magazines, websites, video, social, customer review sites, podcasts and experiences; a print readership of 6.8 million per year and social connections of more than 30.5 million.

“Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, we have seen significant growth in subscriptions and digital audiences across our food, home, youth and fashion brands, demonstrating that Australians still love and read our brands. We have seen great vision, success and growth under Bauer Media Group ownership and now look forward to working alongside Mercury Capital to build on this growth under a new brand in the future,”Hill says.

The sale is subject to regulatory approval with the transaction expected to be complete in mid-July and the new brand to be announced in the coming months.

ENDS

The question will be: what does this mean? The folks at Bauer will say it is business as usual. I get that. However, it is never business as usual after any acquisition. Businesses are sold for a reason just as they are bought for a reason. Change is inevitable.

While I have no inside knowledge, looking at sales, ad revenue challenges, print media challenges and other factors, I expect we will see changes to the title mix, editorial focus and distribution arrangements.

Mercury Capital is a private equity business. Their objective is to get a return on their investment. Their actions with the business will depend on the timeframe over which they want to achieve the desired return. I say that as cost cutting focusses on shorter term return whereas investing in the actual products is riskier and would take longer to achieve a return.

Even though the reported purchase price of $50M (or less) is bargain basement, driving a return in this market (Covid or not) presents challenges.

Regardless of what Mercury does with the business, Australia’s largest magazine publisher has more disruption ahead and that will ensure disruption for all of us involved in magazine distribution and sales.

Whereas years ago, magazines were a core traffic driver for newsagency businesses, today the category is nice to have but not core. Many newsagents have transitioned focus to other more commercially valuable product categories.

25% gross profit is low for businesses confronted by annual rent and labour cost rises. 25% gross profit for products with suppressed retail prices makes magazines even less appealing. I think this is a reason we are seeing major retailers less interested in the category.

Let’s see what happens. Change, however, is inevitable.

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Bauer looking at other outlets?

A report at B&T has Bauer CEO talking about magazine retail and distribution:

On what’s next, Hill said from a publishing perspective, Bauer will continue to look at where it distributes and where new opportunities lie both in retail and digital edition distribution.

It will be interesting to see what this actually means.

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Home & Lifestyle magazines doing well in newsagencies

Here is a closer look at sales data for Home & Lifestyle magazines from 20 newsagencies that provided data for the latest benchmark study for April 2020 vs. April 2019. This data is from some of the newsagencies It is part of a deeper dive into category level performance, specifically focussing on break-out trends.

The growth for most retailers of Home & Lifestyle category titles is a broader opportunity beyond the magazines themselves. The growth in sales indicates, I think, greater interest in nesting or dreaming about nesting.

The growth suggests opportunities in the homewares space. Elsewhere, I have seen a surge in sales of candles, diffusers, wall signs, mugs, plates, throw rugs, cushions, lights and similar from the home and lifestyle product category. Some of this product data is from newsagencies while I have other from businesses outside the channel.

We can all leverage our magazine category data to inform gift and homewares ranging in our shops. we can make more money from the growth in a magazine category than from the sale of magazines themselves. This is where the real value of this information lies – in our leveraging of it.

This approach of buying stock based on magazine categories is not new. It’s something newsXpress has done for many years and something I have talked about here before. What is different now is this April data is relevant today, revealing trends different to the pre COVID-19 trajectory.

I’m sharing this data here to encourage newsagents to look at their own data for opportunities like this.

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Terrific pitch from The Simple Things

I love this tweet from the folks at The Simple Things in the UK. They call out newsagents as a usual outlet for the title while showing how people could connect with the title while many retailers in the UK were closed.  I like that the provided context for their subscription pitch.

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Tough day at Bauer Media

Retrenchments and title hibernation the order of the day following completion of the Pacific takeover.

I suspect the cutting of 60 of the staff from Pacific Magazines and the pausing for up to six months of production of Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, OK! and NW is more in response to the collapse in advertising as a result of COVID-19.

I don’t see the pause of titles as a collapse in magazines in Australia. I could be wrong. It will be mid 2021 before we can determine if that is the case.

It is a tough time for any magazine publisher as they struggle to find ways to make their titles more appealing to rapidly changing consumer interests and doing do in an environment with so much ad spend on hold. There has been a significant shift that agile magazine publishers are tapping into through existing titles and one-shots.

Right now, too, cover price is a key source of income, with ad revenue down. This means over the counter sales matter more than ever. This is good as it aligns retailers and publishers more so than usual. Hopefully we see cover prices respond accordingly.

Looking at data for a broad cross-section of newsagencies, magazine sales are strong in high street and regional / rural situations. But more on that later in there week.

I feel for the Pacific folk let go today. Given risks that emerge in any takeover, changes were bound to happen.

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