AAN News
Ruxton Rolls Out National Digital Network
The national advertising firm announced today that all "AAN publications that meet a set of standards and practices specifications are eligible for non-exclusive representation by the Ruxton Digital Media Network." Ruxton currently represents 39 alt-weeklies and says it is on pace to deliver more than $2 million in digital sales this year to its partner publications. "Our growing success in digital sales to date and increasing demand from advertisers for more inventory has spurred us to open up the network to all AAN papers," Village Voice Media president and chief operating officer Scott Tobias says in a press release. "A large national digital advertising network will give everyone the opportunity to participate in the growth of national digital advertising sales."
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Ruxton Media Group Press Release |
05-06-2008 2:06 pm |
Press Releases
Ruxton Sees Double-Digit Growth in 2007's First Quarter
Newspaper Ad Network Revenue Up 107 percent in 2006
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Village Voice Media Press Release |
04-19-2007 1:05 pm |
Press Releases
mtvU Buys Online College Newspaper Networknew
Mediaweek |
08-03-2006 6:20 am |
Industry News
Ruxton and Village Voice Combine National Sales Forces
02-01-2006 8:45 am |
Press Releases
Laven Leaves Ruxton Group
11-07-2005 3:45 pm |
Press Releases
Boston's Weekly Dig Joins the Ranks of the Ruxton Media Group
01-14-2005 5:10 pm |
Press Releases
COG1 and Ruxton Join Forces to Maximize Reach to Gen X/Y Audiences
01-05-2005 4:00 pm |
Press Releases
Alternative Newspapers Announce Solid National Ad Growth in 2003new
Two of the main rep firms for alternative newsweeklies had significant gains in national advertising in 2003, E&P reports following an announcement by AAN today. The Ruxton Group, which represents 28 newsweeklies, experienced a 17 percent increase over 2002. Alternative Weekly Network, which represents more than 100 newsweeklies, had a 6 percent increase in national sales over 2002.
Editor & Publisher |
01-14-2004 6:38 pm |
Industry News
Times Shamrock Papers Move to AWNnew
The Alternative Weekly Network announces six
new members, including the Times Shamrock
Alternative Newsweekly Group's four alt-weeklies,
which moved over from the Ruxton Group.
Three of the papers -- San Antonio Current,
Detroit's Metro Times and Orlando Weekly (all
except Baltimore City Paper) -- were former AWN
members that shifted to Ruxton when their parent
company, Alternative Media, Inc., was purchased
by Times Shamrock in 1999. "They’re back
now…and we could not be more pleased," AWN
says in its September newsletter.
AWN AdRap |
09-15-2003 4:59 pm |
Industry News
Alt-Weekly National Ad Sales Rebound
After a devastating drop in advertising sales in January, the first-quarter of 2002 is beginning to look better at the two major alt-weekly advertising networks. AWN’s Executive Director Mark Hanzlik projects a first-quarter sales decline of 37 percent, up from a more than 70 percent drop in January. Ruxton President and COO Michele Laven has also has seen a slight rebound.
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Seth Wharton |
03-26-2002 10:27 am |
Industry News
New Times Announces Personnel Changes
With the advent of Michele Laven as president and COO of New Times, news of hirings and promotions is spinning out of the chain’s headquarters like balls shot into a pinball machine.
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AAN Staff |
06-13-2001 11:50 am |
Industry News
Michele Laven Named New Times President, COO
Michele Laven takes the position of president and chief operating officer of NT Media ("New Times"), Jim Larkin, CEO of the company, announced today.
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AAN Staff |
05-18-2001 11:51 am |
Industry News
Salt Lake City Weekly Joins Ruxton
Publisher Cites Regional Advertising Opportunities as Key to Move.
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Cory Zurowski |
08-25-1998 11:50 am |
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