Cosmopolitan

Marie Claire Publisher Plagemann Jumps To Vogue, Florio's Role Expanded - Posted November 4, 2009
The latest Condé Nast restructuring news comes to the top of one of the company's highest profile pubs. Susan Plagemann, the publisher at Hearst's Marie Claire since 2004, has been named the newest publisher at Vogue, effective January 4. Although she started her career at Condé Nast in the advertising department at Mademoiselle,... [FishBowlNY]

Martha Stewart Weddings: Let Them Eat Cake - Posted October 20, 2009
You'd never know from last night that there were any concerns about bridal magazines being shut down. Far from it: In celebration of 15 years of Martha Stewart Weddings, throngs of people whose lives revolve around your special day came and raised a glass at the Plaza hotel to the televised... [FishBowlNY]

Checking Out The "Pecs And Personalities" At Cosmo's Hottest Bachelor Party - Posted October 14, 2009
We spent last night with a group of single men eager to take their shirts off. No, it wasn't a Chippendales performance, but Cosmopolitan magazine's party to celebrate the hottest bachelors in the U.S. -- with one hottie representing each state. "We look for pecs and personalities," Cosmo editor Kate White told... [FishBowlNY]

Financial Journalists Give Shopping Tips In Cosmo - Posted September 10, 2009
The October issue of Cosmopolitan features some financial tips on shopping during a recession featuring Fox Business's Jenna Lee (right), CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis, ABC News' Bianna Golodryga and finance journalist Farnoosh Torabi. The tips from the pros are pretty standard, but here they are, in case you're interested: - Jarvis suggests making... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst Capitalizes On Beauty Advertising Market With RealBeauty.com - Posted August 31, 2009
Hearst is looking to capitalize on one of its largest advertising categories with the launch of a beauty-focused site next month. Today, the publisher of women's magazines like Cosmopolitan and Redbook announced its newest digital venture: RealBeauty.com. The site will launch next month in beta, with the official launch coming in November... [FishBowlNY]

ABC Report Shows Single-Copy Sales Continuing To Drop - Posted August 31, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations released its important report for the first half of the year today, and the findings are not that surprising: total paid and verified circulation, single-copy sales and verified subscriptions are down overall. However, the ABC said total paid subscriptions were basically flat in the past year.... [FishBowlNY]

Page Six's Paula Froelich On Her Novel's Inspiration: "All Three Main Characters Are A Part Of Me" - Posted May 27, 2009
Last night, we hit the ritzy party celebrating the launch of Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich's first novel, "Mercury in Retrograde." The party, hosted by Estee Lauder exec John Demsey in his sprawling Upper East Side townhouse, was filled with Froelich's friends like Cosmopolitan editor Kate White, "Today" show host... [FishBowlNY]

Page Six's Paula Froelich On Her Novel's Inspiration: "All Three Main Characters Are A Part Of Me" - Posted May 27, 2009
Last night, we hit the ritzy party celebrating the launch of Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich's first novel, "Mercury in Retrograde." The party, hosted by Estee Lauder exec John Demsey in his sprawling Upper East Side townhouse, was filled with Froelich's friends like Cosmopolitan editor Kate White, "Today" show host... [FishBowlNY]

Ad Pages Plummet 25.9 Percent - Posted April 15, 2009
But hey, revenues for consumer magazines only dropped 20.2 percent! According to the Publishers Information Bureau, ad pages during the first quarter of 2009 totaled 37,196.43, down 25.9 percent from just a year before. Those ads took in $4,183,426,592 in revenue, declining little more than 20 percent. Each of the top 12... [FishBowlNY]

Women's Health Lands Co-Executive Editors - Posted March 30, 2009
Women's Health, which has been subject of rumors recently, signed up Lisa Bain and Lesley Rotchford to serve as co-executive editors. The pair replaces Alison Gwinn who jumped to O, The Oprah Magazine last month. The move is a promotion for Rotchford. She joined the Rodale publication last month as executive... [FishBowlNY]

Did Helen Gurley Brown's Mouth Do Her In? - Posted January 14, 2009
Back before the financial crisis gave companies the excuse to let media heads roll with abandon it apparently took Hearst more than ten years to get rid of Cosmopolitan editrix Helen Gurley Brown. According to a new book it was Brown's sharp tongue (the same sharp tongue, mind you,... [FishBowlNY]

Cathie Black to Stay On at Hearst - Posted January 12, 2009
No one is going anywhere! That at least appears to be today's media news theme regarding the industry's top dogs. We already told you that Bill Keller has denied rumors he is going anywhere and today the New York Post is reporting that Hearst president Cathie Black will also... [FishBowlNY]

Magazine Sales Numbers Released for First Half of 2008 - Posted August 12, 2008
We're going to focus on the positive. The Audit Bureau of Circulation released their numbers yesterday for the first half of 2008 and In Style and People are doing fine (though the Brangelina cover may not be as big as they'd hoped numberswise, if numbers were actually what they were... [FishBowlNY]

Big September Magazines to Feature a Whole Lot of White Actresses on Their Covers - Posted July 17, 2008
Oh the September magazine, boon to advertisers and chiropractors everywhere. The cover of a September tome is roundly considered to be the Mt. Everest of fashion accomplishments for models everywhere, so which ones will be gracing this years line-up? None! It's all about the starlets. Again. ... [FishBowlNY]

Big September Magazines to Feature a Whole Lot of White Actresses on Their Covers - Posted July 17, 2008
Oh the September magazine, boon to advertisers and chiropractors everywhere. The cover of a September tome is roundly considered to be the Mt. Everest of fashion accomplishments for models everywhere, so which ones will be gracing this years line-up? None! It's all about the starlets. Again. ... [FishBowlNY]