February 2018 Inlander

In this issue

• See you in San Diego in February

  I look forward to seeing everyone in San Diego for both the upcoming Family Owners & Next Generation Leadership Conference February 24-25 preceding the Eighth Annual Mega-Conference, February …

• A program ripped from the headlines

  With programming by Inland and other associations known for keeping their members abreast of the latest industry developments with practical, actionable information, past Key Executives …

• Dirks analysis: 2017 busiest year for daily newspaper deals in nearly two decades

  Sales of dailies by family and independent owners and acquisitions by groups building regional clusters combined to make 2017 the busiest transaction year for daily newspapers in nearly two decades, …

• Save these dates for the Virtual HR Conference

  The Virtual Human Resources Management Conference is back with a new concept: It’s conducted entirely online on four days spread across the year with in-depth sessions devoted to the …

• THE Revenue Conference returns by popular demand

  THE Revenue Conference is back by the same popular demand that created the first one last year: A yearning for a conference devoted to generating more revenue—for newspapers. THE Revenue …

• Virginia Cowenhoven appointed to Inland Press Association board

  Bakersfield Californian Associate Publisher Virginia Cowenhoven has joined the Inland Press Association Board of Directors. Cowenhoven was appointed effective Jan. 17 to fill the vacancy created …

• Tara Klostreich to head Wick Communications’ Wahpeton, N.D. newspaper operations

  Tara Klostreich has been promoted to publisher of Wick Communications Wahpeton, N.D., operation. “I am pleased to announce the promotion of Tara Klostreich to publisher of the Daily News, …

• Circ veteran Kenneth Bohl will lead Wick Communications audience development efforts

  Kenneth Bohl, who since 1986 has managed circulation departments at newspapers throughout the Plains and the West, has been named audience development director for Wick Communications. Bohl has …

• A few minutes with… Conan Gallaty

  A little background upfront: Conan Gallaty has been director of online strategy and operations for the New York Times Regional Media Group’s Herald-Tribune Media Group as well as online …

• TownNews.com and Brainworks Software strike partnership

  TownNews.com—the digital publishing and content management solutions provider—and Brainworks Software—which offers a suite of integrated advertising, circulation, ad …

• The fight over harmful newsprint tariffs is entering a critical phase this spring.

  A newsprint trade dispute is galvanizing the entire newspaper industry — publishers large and small, urban and rural, daily and weekly, are all fighting together to preserve the flow of news …

• My dad was a database marketer: Decades-old lessons from a car salesman

  My dad passed away in 2015 at the ripe old age of 93. He sold automobiles, as he put it, for over 40 years. During that time, he only changed dealerships once and that was because the first one …

• Spring into bigger revenue streams with these seasonal promotions

  While your paper likely has a long list of annual goals, I can bet increasing revenue is floating near the top. During the months of March, April, and May, there are many excellent opportunities for …

• Building a culture of accountable allies

  The long-smoldering flames of sexual harassment in the workplace have recently mushroomed into a full-fledged media and legal whirlwind. Near-daily headlines of top-down misconduct and harassment …

• NICS open for data collection

  Inland’s Newspaper Industry Compensation Survey is open for data collection—open to serve as a powerful compensation planning tool. By participating in NICS, newspaper managers and HR …