by Jim Tarbox
Rat Rod publisher to discuss his surprising success.
Stale,
stagnant, afraid to change? Innovation in the magazine market is not dead! That’s the word from Steve Thaemert Jr.—editor of Rat Rod magazine and winner of the 2012
MMPA Innovator Award—who will present his thoughts in a dialog with Greenspring
Publications’ circulation director Tim Morgan on March 13 at the Good Sam
offices in Plymouth as…
MMPA Member Portal launches
today; learn your role and how you will benefit. MMPA is changing the way member information and event registrations
are managed. Today’s launch of the new Member Portal means big things to members, according
to Aileen Hough, engagement chair of the board of directors, but only if you
help. The Member Portal consists of three public directories
(www.mmpa.net/directory.html…
Early Bird Registration opens Monday, March 4. The Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association (MMPA) will convene its annual Summit & Expo on Thursday, April 25th
at the new Radisson Blu Mall of America.
The full-day conference will include 15 strategic sessions focused on
editorial, design, audience development, and sales professionals. A sampling of presenters for this year’s Summit…
Liz Hochstedler, Managing Editor, GS Media & Events
March 6 deadline is approaching. The Design Theme Contest for November’s
Awards is underway. Designers, please
send your PDF entries to mnielson@intrinxec.com by
5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6. The contest gives designers a chance to
impact the events, as their design will be the basis for all marketing
materials at and before the gala. Entries
should be 8.5 by 11 inches and in full color. Designs…
Mark theses dates for submissions in March and April.
FinePrint is
published twice each month, with the exception of December. Submissions are
traditionally due the first and third Tuesday of each month. To submit your
copy for inclusion in FinePrint, use
the Communications Form found on the newsletter page of MMPA’s web site, which
can be accessed via the green button labeled: “Submit a Story or…