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How LBM grew digital ad sales by 8x

Alisa Cromer February 14, 2024

LBM Magazine, the magazine of the lumber and construction supply industry, had the highest percentage of digital ads sales in a recent snapshot report of 40 print publishers. The company grew digital ad sales fsrom 4% to 36% of total revenues in five years – after revamping both its website and go-to-market strategy. Here’s how they did it.

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White paper: Recent research on the value of print advertising

How should niche media, dominated by magazine brands, talk to advertisers about the value of print?

It’s a tricky issue. On the one hand, print sales continue to decline in the face of reduced advertiser demand. Media brokers place almost no value on profitable print advertising sales. This white paper shows all the research you need, with sources and links to use.

Alisa Cromer January 1, 2024

Niche Revenue Benchmarks: Key Findings and Growth Opportunities

The 2025 Niche Revenue Benchmark report gives new metrics for rev@employee and title, plus the five top opportunities for niche publishers, and key tips from over-performers. Think you know niche media? This report will keep you up to date on where the industry is headed, with links to case studies on publishers who are overperforming. Leave with practical strategies to grow the most valuable revenue streams.

Alisa Cromer January 3, 2024

How he did it: Interview with James Cridland, founder of Podnews.net

James Cridland has built a $600,000+ one person media company that he runs part-time. Here’s how he does it.

Alisa Cromer January 6, 2024

With 12 revenue models, which combinations work?

There are almost as many business models as there are media sectors, well beyond the first three most common: Advertising, Subscriptions, and Events. Many have…

Alisa Cromer January 5, 2023

Marketers turning to magazines: These 7 reports show why

Top reasons marketers are returning to print

Alisa Cromer October 11, 2023

Simpler Digital pricing & Packaging – Worksheets Included

We created some worksheets in Google Sheets to use to create digital ad pricing and packages that are unique, high value, and meet your revenue goals. Here's how to do it, with three overall revenue models that all have built-in scarcity. Copy and make them your own.

Alisa Cromer September 13, 2023

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