Archived news for Nov 2005
Kenealy to step down as IDG CEO22 Nov 2005
According to US magazine, BtoB, Patrick Kenealy will step down as CEO of International Data Group by the end of the year and become general partner of the IDG Ventures Pacific II Fund.
Professional magazines most important medium to reach personal financial advisers
17 Nov 2005
Personal financial advisers get more job-related information from professional magazines than from any other medium, according to a new study published in the US.
United Business Media acquires events in US & Japan
17 Nov 2005
United Business Media has announced today (17 November) the acquisition of IT security event and training organiser, Black Hat, for a cash consideration of $10m, and the Japan Jewellery Fair, for a cash consideration of $2.7m.
Motivating and influencing on the agenda at professional media sales conference on 29 November
17 Nov 2005
A limited number of places are still available for the professional media sales conference Critical Conversations on 29 November. The conference and drinks reception are free of charge to all PPA members so please encourage sales teams to sign up now.
Incisive's Weller awarded top industry honour
16 Nov 2005
Tim Weller, chief executive and founder of Incisive Media, received the industry's top honour - the Marcus Morris Award - at PPA's CEO Conference today (17 November), at the Four Seasons, London. The Marcus Morris Award is presented to an individual who has gained distinction through a significant and longstanding contribution to the magazine publishing business.
David Levin to open international business conference
03 Nov 2005
David Levin, chief executive of United Business Media, will give a keynote address at the international business magazine and professional media conference on 2 May 2006. PPA Professional is hosting the fifth international business magazine and professional media conference, organised by the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP), in London as part of the Magazines 2006 conference in May 2006.
Professional media digital magazine auditing survey
03 Nov 2005
PPA is trying to evaluate professional media members’ opinions on digital auditing, and has created a brief online survey in order to gauge opinion about how digital magazines are audited.
Incisive COO to address professional media sales teams
03 Nov 2005
James Hanbury, chief operating officer at Incisive Media, Jaakko Alanko, managing director, McCann Erickson Business Communications and performance coach Harriet Beveridge will address some 300 professional media sales staff at PPA Professional's fourth annual sales conference on 29 November.
Launch of the UK's First Technical Jobs Newspaper
01 Nov 2005
JobsGroup.net, the award-winning online recruitment company, and Big Spark Publishing, have announced the launch of a joint venture publication, Just Technical Jobs.