Senior Leadership Conference:
Registration fees increase $100 Friday afternoon
Next Wednesday is deadline to reserve hotel rooms
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Registration fees for the Senior Leadership Conference will increase $100 per person this Friday. Newspaper executives are encouraged to register now to save on conference fees.
Rates will increase after 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 9.
If you have not reserved your hotel room yet, next Wednesday, Sept. 14, is the deadline to reserve a room in our block. A link to reserve your room will be sent to you after you register for the conference.
The Senior Leadership Conference, set for Oct. 16-18 in New Orleans, is the most important meeting of the year for newspaper publishers, owners and leaders.
This isn’t your typical meeting. The focus is on interactive discussions on the critical issues facing our industry. This meeting isn’t full of PowerPoint presentations; rather, it is consumed with the search for the solutions needed for success. Each session provides opportunities to learn from what others are doing and to share your experiences with your peers.
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Just a few sponsorship opportunities are available that include registrations. In addition, a few non-sponsorship registrations are available for Solutions Partners to attend the conference. Attendance is limited. Contact Patty Slusher for more information or to register: pslusher@newspapers.org.
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America's Newspapers invites applications for Minority Fellowship opportunity at Senior Leadership Conference |
America's Newspapers and the SNPA Foundation are inviting nominations for several Minority Fellowships to cover some of the costs associated with attending the 2022 Senior Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 16-18. This fellowship is designed to bolster racial diversity and increase engagement by minority employees at the conference.
This Minority Fellowship is open to executives from all newspapers (members of America's Newspapers and non-members). Nominees can be from a newspaper or from the corporate office. Nominate a deserving candidate — or nominate yourself!
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Thank you to our conference sponsors! |
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Free webinar next Tuesday will help your newspaper grow political ad dollars |
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Tuesday, Sept. 13:
3-4 p.m. EDT | 2-3 p.m. CDT |
1-2 p.m. MDT | Noon-1 p.m. PDT
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Presented by political expert John Kimball of the John Kimball Group |
This webinar is designed for publishers, sales leaders and senior executives.
Is it too late to be selling political advertising for the November midterms? Only if you think you already have enough revenue for this year!
During this webinar, you will receive tips on calling on your local candidates and how to also watch out for the flood of revenue supporting and opposing them, as well as some of the hot-button issue groups.
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Free webinar next Thursday |
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Thursday, Sept. 15:
12:30 p.m. EDT | 11:30 a.m. CDT |
10:30 a.m. MDT | 9:30 a.m. PDT
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Thriving in Digital Sales and Leadership Careers in Publishing |
Join Vendasta for a virtual debate on how the media industry can attract, retain and grow the digital sales and leadership talent it needs to succeed amid fierce competition for valuable skills from other sectors.
Panelists include: Graham Media Group’s Stephanie Slagle; Community Impact’s Tess Coverman; and New York Amsterdam News’ Siobhan Bennett.
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America's Newspapers welcomes new members |
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New Solutions Partner members are: |
AdPerfect — AdPerfect provides robust obituary and marketplace platforms to local media companies, including a seamless self-serve process for subscribers, readers and viewers. With obituaries, local media titles and publishers can connect to 70% of the funeral market and it is free to use. Additionally, AdPerfect has a powerful e-commerce engine that allows family and friends to purchase memorial products and more. The self-serve process enables customers to place ads, online, 24/7 without the need for a call center. The simple and easy-to-use self-serve process offers the best-in-class self-serve engine to drive incremental ad revenue, of which the local media brand keeps 100%. Matthew Ipsan is general manager and can be reached at matthew.ipsan@adperfect.com. |
Aptitude Software — Aptitude Software provides best-of-breed subscription management and finance digitalization solutions to publishers with complex business models and operational challenges. Where others see complexity, Aptitude Software sees possibility and partners with publishers to accelerate digital transformation, optimize operational efficiencies and drive reader revenues for both print and digital. Its solutions power the entire subscriber and revenue lifecycle, arming publishers with the flexibility to boost subscriber acquisition, optimize revenue growth and maximize retention, while unlocking extensive data insights to shape growth strategies. Aptitude Software's highly configurable tools enable publishers to simplify the complexities of launching print and digital product bundles, promotions and price plans, and launch to market in a matter of minutes. Shane Webster is marketing campaign manager and can be reached at shane.webster@aptitudesoftware.com. |
United Robots — United Robots is the world’s leading content-as-a-service solution for automated editorial content. The company provides automated editorial content from structured data using data science and AI, including NLG (Natural Language Generation). United Robots has provided some 100 news sites with more than 4 million automated texts since launch in 2015, on topics like real estate sales, sports, company registrations and traffic incidents. United Robots works as a partner to publishers in Scandinavia, Europe and North America who are using robots as newsroom resources to launch new verticals, drive conversions, provide real-time services, do geo targeting and more. Cecilia Campbell is CMO and can be reached at cecilia.campbell@unitedrobots.ai. |
Vendasta — Vendasta is an end-to-end commerce platform for local media experts who market, sell, bill, fulfill and deliver digital ads solutions to small and medium businesses. Vendasta offers a full suite of digital must-have products and solutions. It is a proven resource for newspapers, Yellow Pages, radio, web agencies and more. Using the white-label Vendasta Marketplace, its media clients can start selling products under their publisher solutions brand right away, and get a leg-up in their local market. Going to market is easy with Vendasta support teams and out-of-the-box products and services. Anna Galak is integrated marketing manager and can be reached at agalak@vendasta.com. |
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Rick O'Connor retires as president, CEO of Black Press Media Group |
Black Press Media Group has announced the retirement of long time President and CEO Rick O’Connor. He has been CEO since 2012 and has steered the company through several challenges that all media have faced through the digital evolution of the media industry.
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SCS announces promotion and new hire |
SCS is excited to announce that its longtime director of sales, Phil Curtolo, has been promoted to vice president of sales.
In addition, SCS is pleased to announce that Walt Lafferty has joined the company as its new finance officer.
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Paxton Media Group acquires operations in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama |
Paxton Media Group has acquired the Cleveland (Tennessee) Daily Banner, the Herald-Citizen (Cookeville, Tennessee), The Daily Tribune News (Cartersville, Georgia), The Chatsworth (Georgia) Times and the Daily Mountain Eagle (Jasper, Alabama).
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Plan ahead for October:
America's Newspapers has a content package that will help you honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Rates start at $110, based on your newspaper's circulation.
Powered by Content That Works, the America's Newspapers release of the Breast Cancer Awareness package is now available.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, providing a great opportunity to match advertisers and sponsors with relevant content that your readers want. You can publish the content how you please, releasing digitally, filling space in a weekly column, or packing together as a traditional tab. Once you have the content, you are welcome to use it however works for your publication.
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Share your news with us for the next issue of our newsletter — executive and staff appointments, as well as news about innovations, new print or digital products, etc. We want to highlight the good things your newspaper is doing!
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America's Newspapers calendar |
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