Colophon 2007 - NEWS 28.11.2006

 

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A database of 1254 registered magazines, 457 publishers and only 101 days to go until the opening of the International Magazine Symposium, COLOPHON 2007! So get to your computers and register for this upcoming event!

Here's a little glimpse of what awaits you at this 3-day-all-about-magazines marathon. Besides conferences, exhibitions, an interactive workshop and parties, 3 Panel Discussions are going to keep you up to date with what's happening in the stunning world of magazines.

Friday's Panel Discussion: “The hard sell”
Without readers, no magazine can survive. But traditional media distribution threatens smaller publishers with tight margins and small returns.
How can independent magazines reach their target audience without losing money on distribution? Is there another way to get out there?

Moderated by Andrew Losowsky. Friday March 9th 2007 – 4 – 5:30pm

Saturday's Panel Discussion: “Designers vs. Editors”
As design becomes increasingly central to a magazine's success, we ask WHAT defines a magazine's character more – its editorial or its design? How can these two departments get the best from each other? And who should have the final say?

Moderated by Jeremy Leslie. Saturday March 10th 2007 – 4 – 5:30pm

Sunday's Panel Discussion: “Audience delivery”
How does an advertiser make the most out of an independent magazine's ability to deliver to a niche audience? How do magazines successfully balance the interests of their readers and advertisers? Our panel discusses the delicate relationship between magazines, their advertisers and their readership.

Moderated by Boz Temple-Morris . Sunday March 11 th 2007 – 4 – 5:30pm

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Journalists, publishers, bloggers: the December PRESS RELEASE.
We thank you for informing your readers!

QUICK REMINDERS – FINAL PROOF BEFORE PRINT:

MAGAZINES: update your fact sheets in our online directory and send hi-res pictures (300 dpi) of your magazine covers to COLOPHON . This information will be part of the directory in the book “WE LOVE MAGAZINES”. Does anything need to be updated? Contact ariane@colophon2007.com.

QUICK REMINDERS – CALL FOR ENTRIES:

CREATIVES: photographers, illustrators, editorial graphic designers – both professionals and students. Read here about our PORTFOLIO SHOWS.

MAGAZINES: distribute or sell your magazine during the symposium. Read here about the ephemeral book store called “Room with a View”. During COLOPHON you'll see it, and then you won't...

Visit our GOLD SPONSOR Victor Buck's special Colophon 2007 website

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Colophon 2007 is produced by Mike Koedinger Editions SA (Luxembourg) in collaboration with Casino Luxembourg - forum d’art contemporain.

 

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