Florida Magazine Association
October 2019
FMA New Member Spotlight
We sat down and asked our newest members a few questions about the challenges and future of their publications.
Dave Woods, Publisher of HARBOR STYLE Magazine
We hope our readers come away from the magazine with greater insight into what makes Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands so special. Here at HARBOR STYLE, we believe, “It’s what’s inside that matters.” Each month inside our magazine, we feature the people, events, places, and businesses that shape our community. We celebrate the lives, heritage, and future of the people who call this magnificent part of paradise home.
Kelli Hart, Publisher of Family Times Magazine
At FTM, our mission is to deliver helpful, creative content in a beautiful, quality publication consumers can't resist picking up. Our stories are written with family in mind — stories to help families grow, thrive, and bond and become healthier, happier versions of themselves. We represent every person who makes up family, from traditional to absolutely unconventional.
Beth Ann Drake, Publisher of St. Pete Life Magazine
St. Pete Life has been embraced by the local community as their “go-to” lifestyle magazine. In the next 5 years, as we grow our advertiser base, we will expand distribution to include neighboring communities.
Dawn Rivera, Publisher of Wellington The Magazine
Wellington The Magazine is on a growth trajectory, both with the growth of the equestrian community and the central Palm Beach County region. We aim for Wellington The Magazine to be flagship for a growing chain of lifestyle publications.
ASSOCIATION NEWS & EVENTS
Nov. 5 FMA Webinar focuses on motivating sales staff
Is your sales staff in a slump? Do you find it difficult to find ways to light a fire within your sales staff members to achieve the best revenue for your magazine?
Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 1:00 pm, the Florida Magazine Association (FMA) is presenting the first in a series of informational and educational webinars that will take place throughout the coming year. The speaker is international media consultant Peter Lamb, who was one of the most popular speakers at this year’s Florida Media Conference in St. Petersburg. Find out more
FMA member discount - Business Information & Media Summit
The sixth annual Business Information & Media Summit (BIMS), Nov. 11- 13, 2019, in Hollywood Beach, FL, is hosted by Connectiv—the Business Information Association and SIPA (Specialized Information Publishers Association). Featuring 78 industry leaders and three days of 45 interactive sessions, BIMS is the premier event addressing the full scope of media industry issues and opportunities. Find out more
FMA and FPA head Dean Ridings accepts CEO position at newly formed America’s Newspapers
It is a bittersweet moment for the Florida Press Association as we announce the resignation of H. Dean Ridings, president and CEO of Intersect Media Solutions and the Florida Press Association, effective Nov. 1. Dean has accepted the CEO position at the newly formed America’s Newspapers. This organization was formed out of the merger of the Inland Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association.
2020 Florida Media Conference
The 2020 Florida Media Conference will be held July 22-24 at The Westin Sarasota. Hosted by the Florida Press Foundation, the Florida Media Conference is an annual event that brings together top Florida media executives for two days of industry education and networking. Conference partners include the Florida Press Association, Florida Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Executives, Florida Magazine Association, and the Florida Society of News Editors.
Additional 2020 conference information will be posted to FloridaMediaConference.com as it becomes available.
2020 Charlie Awards
Recognizing achievements by Florida magazines since 1957, FMA’s annual Charlie Awards competition crowns publishers, writers, editors, artists, photographers, printers, marketers and others as the best among their peers in scores of categories. Juried by recognized out-of-state magazine and newspaper professionals, and college journalism professors, hundreds of entries vie for first, second and third place awards—Charlie, Silver and Bronze.
The publishing period for entries is from 3/1/2019 – 2/28/2020. Entry dates will be coming soon!
Additional Charlie Awards information, including next year's categories, will be posted to FloridaMediaContests.com as it becomes available.
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Transformation of Condé Nast
By Kyle Chayka, The New Republic :: October 21, 2019
Condé Nast was actually a person—a fact that might come as a surprise to readers who know the name only from the magazine publishing corporation, a company so monumental that it’s practically synonymous with twentieth-century periodicals.
Meredith Corp. to fold Family Circle magazine after almost 90 years of publication
By Linh Ta, Des Moines Register :: October 16, 2019
Meredith Corp. announced Wednesday that it will cease publication of its venerable Family Circle magazine after the December 2019 issue.
How Magazines Can Avoid Disaster by Coming Back to Earth
By Bob Garfield, FOLIO :: October 1, 2019
Instead of being something they're not, magazines should remember what they have: vertical audiences, trust and most of all, talent.
This Just In: Magazines Are Not TV Networks
By Steve Smith, FOLIO :: August 28, 2019
Recalling my 25 years covering the magazine industry’s tortured migration to digital, TV envy first became evident in the early 2000s. Whatever online scale many print brands achieved in their early efforts were quickly overshadowed by the sheer on-air promotional heft of cable brands like CNN, ESPN and MTV.
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