Our-Hometown is excited to announce that our friend and industry expert Michael Cottam will be joining us on March 17 to host a LIVE WEBINAR on "SEO For Newspapers"! more

Mirabel Technologies has just announced a new addition to its all-in-one CRM platform: the new Editorial Module, which promises to transform the way publishers manage all editorial and production processes. more

RaMeka Johnson, circulation sales manager for the Chicago Tribune, shares insights from her career, including how teamwork and collaboration impact her company’s goals and why putting consumers first helps her company thrive.   more

How easy is it for local advertisers to find your "Advertise with us" link? Can you find it? Take a minute or two and go to your newspaper’s website and time how long it takes to find the advertise button, and then how many clicks does it take to get started creating an ad. How did it go? more

On Episode 91 of Borrell Associates' Local Marketing Trends podcast, Frequence President Oliver Jacob joins advertising analysts Corey Elliott and Gordon Borrell in a discussion about the effectiveness of omnichannel marketing, and how an omnichannel strategy can enable media companies sell more O&O inventory. more

Creative Circle’s dynamic news and features service for websites — Premium Pages — has added 10 new topic pages and new content providers.  more

When running a Best Of or Readers’ Choice ballot for your publication, you should have two primary goals: increase reader engagement and drive revenue. Here are three quick tips to increasing reader engagement and revenue in your contest. more

Working with Adpoint, Lineup’s omnichannel advertising solution for media companies, Gannett has slashed invoicing time by 90 percent.  With Gannett’s explosive growth due to the merger with GateHouse along with other subsidiaries and brands, they are now producing some of the largest volume of monthly media invoices and statements. more

The Alliance for Audited Media and BPA Worldwide have completed a merger, creating the largest not-for-profit media auditing organization dedicated to increasing trust, transparency and assurance across the media industry. more

HB7049: Legal Notices was passed and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 2022 legislative session. The law went into effect on Jan. 1 and makes Florida one of the few U.S. states to allow the publication of public notices on designated government websites in addition to print newspapers. more

The Associated Press has announced it will deepen its reporting on nuclear security issues and will share its expertise with local news outlets, with philanthropic support from the Outrider Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York. more

Ad Fontes rates AAM-audited publishers as least biased, most reliable sources of news and information. more

McClatchy, one of the largest media companies in the United States, with over 80 million unique visitors, has announced its partnership with Legacy.com and its media technology brands to power a suite of comprehensive obituary management services for all McClatchy publications. more

How to efficiently manage the workflow of 200+ publications, including 30 dailies and hundreds of commercial products across 15 production facilities. This was the question the Adams Publishing Company management team was asking when looking for a streamlined, cost-reducing workflow solution that would also improve quality and reduce onsite hardware. more

TownNews, the Software as a Service division of Lee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEE), has launched its new name and brand identity, BLOX Digital. more

The Associated Press has debuted the inaugural AP Top 25 Movies ranking, an honor roll of films that premiered over the past year. more

A survey of publishers by the Alliance for Audited Media showed that 2022, for all its discouraging headlines and disconcerting headaches, wasn’t completely void of positive news and (hopefully) heartening trends. more

The boards of directors of the Alliance for Audited Media and BPA Worldwide have unanimously approved a plan for the two companies to merge. The two not-for-profit media auditing organizations are joining forces to increase trust and assurance across media channels through innovative service development. more

Over the past several months, PressReader surveyed hundreds of professionals working in English-language news and publishing around the globe. The survey was conducted to get a sense of views on the current state and future direction of the industry — with a particular focus on the problem of news deserts. more

The Associated Press, the most trusted source of information on election night with a history of accuracy dating to 1848, will offer that expertise to its customers and the public across all platforms when it counts the vote and covers the results of the Nov. 8 midterm elections. more