Decline Of Print Advertising

February 13th, 2011 Comments off

Here are 3 recent articles by large name brand companies that I am sure you will recognize, these stories detail the decline of the print advertising/media/newspaper industry.

Thought you might want to read through them to get a feel for the growth of the Digital Newspaper Industry.  You will probably recognize all 3 of the companies that published these stories as they are all 3 huge print companies in the industry. Read more…

Not Surprising: Print Newspaper Circulation Statistics On Downward Trend

February 13th, 2011 Comments off

Here are some not so surprising statistics from the Newspaper Association of America that outline how print newspaper subscriptions have declined significantly over the past 10 years.

With the advent of the Internet, online news sources have really shown what effect they have on print publications.

This obviously impacts print advertising greatly and is probably why most major print publications are struggling to find advertising revenues. Although the number of print newspapers has stayed relatively the same over the past 10 years, there has been a significant decrease in Read more…

Newspaper Websites Reach Record Audiences

February 13th, 2011 Comments off

Newspaper companies drove record traffic to their websites in the first quarter of 2010, attracting an unprecedented 74.4 million unique visitors per month on average – more than one-third (37 percent) of all Internet users.  This new record follows the strong audience newspapers delivered in last year’s fourth quarter, with newspaper websites drawing an average of 72 million unique visitors per month during that period.

The findings, part of a custom analysis provided by Nielsen Online for the Newspaper Association of America, also indicated that newspaper website users generated Read more…

PricewaterhouseCoopers report shows decrease in print ads, increase in digital ads

February 13th, 2011 Comments off

The forecast shows print ad revenue for newspapers in North America dropped by nearly 47 percent from 2005 to 2009, from $49.7 billion to $26.4 billion.

Over the same period, digital ad revenue rose by 33 percent. Read more…

Town NewZ Community Newspaper Wins 2010 StartupNation Home-Based Business Award

February 13th, 2011 Comments off

Started by John Henning in 2007, today the Town NewZ Community Newspaper is the world’s largest digital newspaper business opportunity in the United States.

Henning’s Town NewZ Community Newspaper won the recent StartupNation 2010 Home-Based 100 Competition. Read more…