David Kaplan
Jun 29, 2010 9:10 AM
Former Forbes.com CEO Jim Spanfeller left to create a company that can advise new and existing online publishers—but instead will be growing his own. paidContent has confirmed that the Spanfeller Media Group is on the verge of closing a $2 million funding round; the funding was first reported by MediaMemo.…
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David Kaplan
Feb 19, 2010 3:01 PM
With all the talk of paywalls at paidContent2010 today, the question of what it means for advertisers is pretty crucial. “What’s the matter, are you not interested in our money anymore?” Amanda Richman, MediaVest’s EVP & Managing Director, Digital, told Jim Spanfeller, President & CEO, Spanfeller Group. While in a…
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Staci D. Kramer
Feb 16, 2010 1:32 AM
For the past few days, we’ve been filling you in on some of the panels at our first namesake paidContent 2010 conference on Friday, Feb. 19 at TheTimesCenter. We’re also featuring four Q&As with industry leaders from Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), MediaVest USA and The New York…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 15, 2009 11:45 PM
We reported earlier on the resignation of Jim Spanfeller, CEO of Forbes.com. Steve Forbes, the President and CEO of Forbes, wrote an internal memo (it is being sent to employees tomorrow morning), thanking Spanfeller for his contributions for the last nine years, and mentioning that he will start a new…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 15, 2009 10:51 PM
We’re hearing from a trusted source this evening that Jim Spanfeller, the CEO of Forbes.com, is resigning, and have confirmed it from him as well. No word yet on who, if anyone, would replace him. (The internal memo to the employees, supposed to go out tomorrow morning, is here). A…
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David Kaplan
Aug 11, 2008 12:38 PM
The backlash against remnant ad networks appears to be gaining, as Time Inc. is considering whether to move towards the model offered by premium vertical nets like fashion-focused Glam Media, Mediaweek reports. The piece also profiles Rodale’s migration away from reliance on using third party ad nets to handle unsold…
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Joseph Weisenthal
May 8, 2008 1:11 PM
Brand advertising growth has slowed down online, but the weakening economy is just one factor, according to Jim Spanfeller, CEO of Forbes.com. During a keynote interview with senior analyst Mark May at the Needham Internet and Digital Media Conference, Spanfeller attributed the lower growth rates to size and maturity, as…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 21, 2007 9:54 PM
One year after Forbes sold a significant minority stake to Elevation Partners, we opened the Future of Business Media Conference at the Waldorf=Astoria in NYC late last month discussing the issues that have confronted the website as it sought to differentiate itself from its print counterpart and the larger competitive…
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David Kaplan
Oct 30, 2007 7:01 AM
One year after Forbes sold a significant minority stake to Elevation Partners, Rafat Ali, ContentNext’s publisher and editor, opened the Future of Business Media Conference at the Walforf=Astoria in NYC discussing the issues that have confronted the website as it sought to differentiate itself from its print counterpart and the…
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