AAN News
AWN Re-brands 15-year-old Advertising Co-operative with New Website awn.org and Corporate Design
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The Alternative Weekly Network (AWN) has re-launched its website awn.org and re-branded itself more closely reflecting its grass-roots-driven alt weekly-based origins.
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Alternative Weekly Network Press Release |
07-14-2010 9:41 pm |
Press Releases
Sarah Billingsley Named AWN Communications Director
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
Sarah Billingsley, an advertising executive whose experience at several alternative weeklies brought her to AWN two years ago as Ad Coordinator, has been named Communications Director for the Alternative Weekly Network.
In addition to becoming an AWN Director where she now coordinates the 95-member advertising cooperative’s national sales efforts, Sarah assumes additional responsibilities associated with the long-time position held by John Morrison who left the company in March.
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Alternative Weekly Network Press Release |
05-19-2010 6:46 am |
Press Releases
AWN Joins Sacramento News & Review in New Green Building
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After nearly 14 years apart, the Alternative Weekly Network (AWN) and the Sacramento News & Review are once again sharing office space, as AWN has moved into the News & Review's new green building. "We are returning to where it all began," AWN executive director Mark Hanzlik says. Hanzlik adds that in addition to the physical move, the company is currently retooling the AWN website, and upgrading some of the operational processes of the cooperative.
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Alternative Weekly Network Press Release |
03-05-2010 9:22 am |
Press Releases
Creative Loafing's Southern Papers Join Ruxton Media Group
CL's publications in Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Charlotte and Sarasota have joined the company's Chicago Reader and Washington City Paper as members of Ruxton, according to a press release issued this afternoon by Village Voice Media's national advertising firm. Under the arrangement, Ruxton will serve as Creative Loafing's exclusive representative for national print advertising and also will provide non-exclusive representation for online advertising.
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Ruxton Media Group Press Release |
07-09-2008 4:27 pm |
Press Releases
Phoenix Media Group and AWN Launch National Converged Media Platform
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
The new venture, called MediaX Partners, is a national advertising and marketing solutions company that will focus on "the creation and management of integrated media programs that use the power of a fully-integrated print, online, radio, mobile and promotions platform," according to a press release. "With major brands now looking for, and expecting, streamlined network buys, creative solutions and more value for their buy, the timing has never been better for AWN to leverage its experience and take the lead in this 'new media' world," Phoenix Media/Communications Group president Bradley Mindich says. The group will be open to all AAN members, not just those currently served by AWN.
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MediaX Partners Press Release |
06-03-2008 1:13 pm |
Press Releases
Alternative Weekly Network Websites Show Healthy Traffic Gains
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
The websites represented by the cooperative now represent 8.735 million unique visitors monthly, AWN says in a release. That's an increase of roughly 200 percent over last year. AWN now handles national sales for 91 AAN member websites, as well as the sites for many non-AAN newsweeklies and magazines. "It's nice to see this kind of growth in our network, whether it's from increased visitors on alt-weekly sites, or by adding additional sites to our cooperative network," executive director Mark Hanzlik says. "Either way, we're now making an impressive imprint in the digital world, and can now take our product to market more effectively."
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Alternative Weekly Network Press Release |
04-28-2008 1:37 pm |
Press Releases
Isthmus Sales Manager Joins Alternative Weekly Network Board
Isthmus Publishing Co. Press Release |
01-24-2008 8:48 am |
Press Releases
Sacramento News & Review Publisher Steps Down
Scott Hassenflu will leave the News & Review and the board of the Alternative Weekly Network (AWN) on May 18. In a letter sent yesterday to his AWN colleagues, Hassenflu says his "short term plans" call for "some much needed R & R" and a more active role in a home-furnishings store he co-owns. Hassenflu has served on the AWN board for the past 10 years, and has had a long career in the alternative press, including stints with the Dallas Observer and San Francisco Bay Guardian.
AAN News |
04-03-2007 1:38 pm |
Industry News
mtvU Buys Online College Newspaper Networknew
Mediaweek |
08-03-2006 6:20 am |
Industry News
As Dailies Ail, Alt-Weeklies Claim Gainsnew
Media Life Magazine |
06-12-2006 10:37 am |
Industry News
Strong April Boosts AWN 'Same Paper' Sales to 15% Gainnew
AWN AdRap (PDF) |
05-11-2006 2:06 pm |
Industry News
AWN Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
03-29-2006 1:36 pm |
Press Releases
AWN Plugs Holes in VVM Markets
In its December newsletter, the Alternative Weekly Network announced that "each of the five [Village Voice Media] markets already boasts existing or new publications locked up and ready to include on AWN sales presentations." The new publications include Minneapolis' The Rake, New York's L Magazine, and Nashville's Gannett-owned All The Rage. In addition, AWN hopes to land Seattle's The Stranger, which is currently a Ruxton Media Group paper.
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Amy Gill |
12-13-2005 11:59 am |
Industry News
AWN Releases Amended Statement About Merger
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
11-10-2005 10:02 am |
Press Releases
AWN Board Statement Regarding Village Voice Media-New Times Merger
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
10-26-2005 3:57 pm |
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