Entries tagged as ‘2009’
- November event: Video Made Easy
- Tuesday, Nov. 17
- 7-8:30 a.m.
- Shift Workspace, 2308 Second Ave. N., downtown [map]
- $10, includes coffee and pastries
It’s our first morning meeting, and it’s going to be an eye opener.
Matt Cuthbert and Dennis Pillion of AL.com will show you how they shoot, upload and promote videos, and how you can, too. Ever wonder how you can use video to tell a story or promote a brand on your site? Learn how in our Nov. 17 workshop at Shift Workspace downtown.
Matt is the senior editorial producer and has been with AL.com for 11 years. He oversees the site’s entertainment and living sections, acts as a liaison with the state’s three largest newspapers, manages the community blogs and writes a couple of his own.
Dennis is a sports producer and has been with AL.com since 2007.
- 7-7:30 a.m. – networking
- 7:30-8:30 a.m. – presentation
Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.
Note: You must RSVP for this event. Admission is $10, which includes coffee and pastries
Please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m.
Special thanks to our sponsors, Shift Workspace and W Social Marketing.
Note: Ticket revenue goes to W Social Marketing, not Media of Birmingham.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Tailgating at the Magic City Classic
Posted by Dennis Pillion, al.com on October 27, 2008 at 01:48 AM
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Categories: Our events
Tagged: 2009, al.com, Dennis Pillion, downtown, event, Matt Cuthbert, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, November, Shift Workspace
Birmingham-based magazines continued their ad sales slump when comparing their third quarters of 2008 and 2009. The most surprising drop came from Hoffman Media’s Cooking With Paula Deen, which fell 14.1 percent according to figures from the Magazine Publishers of America. The magazine had increased 3.2 percent between the first half of 2008 and 2009.
Meanwhile, with layoffs imminent at Southern Progress, the decline in ad sales continued among the five remaining titles. Coastal Living saw the biggest slump, dropping 13.6 percent, while Health Sunset remained nearly steady with a 0.3 percent drop.
U.S. magazines lost 18.6 percent average in ad sales from 2008 to 2009 during the third quarter.
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Read more Birmingham media updates.
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Categories: Updates
Tagged: 2009, advertising, Coastal Living, Cooking Light, Cooking With Paula Deen, Health, Hoffman Media, magazine, Southern Accents, Southern Living, Southern Progress Corporation
- October event: Mellow Out October
- Tuesday, Oct. 20
- 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Mellow Mushroom, 1200 20th St. S., Southside [map]
- $3 (which entitles you to “$3 off coupon” at the door)
Ready to Mellow out?
It’s the Media of Birmingham October networking mixer at Mellow Mushroom, in Five Points South. Grab a beer or other beverage, and jump into a conversation. It’s 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Drink specials:
- $2.50 Pints
- $4 Jaeger
- $4 Gran Marnier
Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.
Note: You must RSVP for this event. Admission is a paltry $3. Registered guests will receive a “$3 off coupon” at the door upon sign-in.
Please RSVP by Friday, Oct. 16, 5 p.m.
Special thanks to our sponsors, Mellow Mushroom and W Social Marketing.
Note: Ticket revenue goes to Mellow Mushroom, not Media of Birmingham.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Categories: Our events
Tagged: 2009, event, Five Points South, Media of Birmingham, Mellow Mushroom, MOB, networking, october, Southside
- September event: If You Were in Their Shoes
- Tuesday, Sept. 15
- 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- O Kafés, 2901 Second Ave S., Pepper Place, Lakeview [map]
- Free
What’s wrong with your industry? And more importantly, if you were the boss, how would you fix it?
Now it’s up to you.
We’ll have four-person table discussions on how you would fix problems in your industry, whether it’s marketing, print journalism, TV news or anything else. Share, learn and take away some ideas for your boss.
[You can pick the topics and format in this quick survey!]
It’s the Media of Birmingham September networking mixer at O Kafés, at Pepper Place in Lakeview. Grab a beer or wine, and jump into a conversation.
- 5:30-6: – Networking
- 6-7:30: Table discussions
Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.
Note: You must RSVP for this event. Admission is free.
Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 11, 5 p.m.
Special thanks to our sponsors, O Kafés and W Social Marketing.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Categories: Our events
Tagged: 2009, discussion, event, lakeview, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, O Kafés, Pepper Place, September
September 3, 2009 · 1 Comment
Our Sept. 15 MOB event will be “If You Were in Their Shoes.” We’ll have four-person table discussions on how you would fix problems in your industry, whether it’s marketing, print journalism, TV news or anything else.
To help us get ready, please take a short survey and let us know how to make the event worth your time.
We’ll post more details shortly. Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Categories: Updates
Tagged: 2009, If You Were in Their Shoes, September
- August mixer: Summer Mellow Mixer
- Tuesday, Aug. 18
- 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- Mellow Mushroom, Inverness Corners , U.S. 280 and Valleydale Road, Hoover [map]
- Free
Short notice, but big fun. Come on down to Hoover for Tuesday’s Summer Mellow Mixer. We’ll be at Mellow Mushroom upstairs in the party room, because, well, that’s where the party is.
Note: We’ll be in Inverness, not the Five Points South location.
Join us downtown any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing. Our thanks to the folks at Mellow Mushroom for helping set up this event.
High-gravity beers? Yes.
Food? If you buy it, sure.
Is there an e-vite? No.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Tagged: 2009, August, event, Hoover, Inverness, Media of Birmingham, Mellow Mushroom, MOB, networking
- July mixer: Rogues and twits unite
- Tuesday, July 21
- 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- Rogue Tavern, 2312 Second Ave. N., downtown [map]
- Free
Maybe you’re a rogue. Maybe you’re a twit. Maybe you’re just a media professional looking to connect.
Join us downtown at the new Rogue Tavern any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.
Happy hour specials? Yes.
High-gravity beers? Yes.
Food? If you buy it, sure.
Is there an e-vite? No.
Is there a twtvite? Yes. So if you’re on Twitter, feel free to RSVP on the official Twtvite and let your Twitter friends know.
(But no RSVP required for this event. But if we know you’re coming, you get a shiny pre-printed name badge! Leave a comment to RSVP.)
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Categories: Our events
Tagged: 2009, downtown, event, July, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, Rogue Tavern
Magazine ad sales for saw declines for all five Southern Progress titles comparing the first halves of 2008 and 2009, according to figures from the Magazine Publishers of America. The Birmingham-based titles — Coastal Living, Cooking Light, Health, Southern Accents and Southern Living — all saw drops in ad revenue from 8 percent (Health) to 32.1 percent (Southern Accents).
First quarter comparisons weren’t nearly as dire for Cooking Light and Southern Living, but Southern Accents’ ad sales performance has weakened in the second quarter. Southern Progress magazines lost 16.9 percent in ad revenues, earning $209 million so far in 2009.
Meanwhile, another Birmingham-based magazine, Hoffman Media’s Cooking With Paula Deen, had a 3.2 percent increase in ad sales comparing the first halves of 2008 and 2009.
U.S. magazines lost 21 percent in ad sales overall during the first half of 2009.
Have a news tip? Let us know!
Categories: In the news
Tagged: advertising, magazine, Southern Progress Corporation, Southern Living, Cooking Light, Health, 2009, Hoffman Media, Southern Accents, Cooking With Paula Deen, Coastal Living
- June mixer: Keep Hops Alive
- Tuesday, June 16
- 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- The J. Clyde, 1312 Cobb Lane, Southside [map]
- $1 (see note)
The hops have been freed. We shall enslave them again … in our tummies.
Join us on Southside at The J. Clyde any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.
Note: You must RSVP for this event. Admission is a paltry $1. You can pay with your credit card or e-check via Paypal.
(It all goes to Eventbrite, none goes to Media of Birmingham.)
Please RSVP by Monday, June 15, 5 p.m.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Categories: Our events
Tagged: 2009, event, June, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, Southside, The J. Clyde
Redmont’s newly renovated rooftop bar, Above, was the perfect setting for our May mixer. Thanks to Gordon Bell for all the photography.
Be sure to check out all the great photos, and if you’re in them, let us know! (Or tag yourself in the Facebook album.)
Bob
Wade, Laura, Cary
Laura, Robert
Cary, Mykel, Ann
Ray, Cutressa, Tim, Julie
Brent, Ray, Cherie
On the Redmont rooftop
James, Emily
On the Redmont rooftop
Categories: Photos
Tagged: 2009, downtown, May, networking, redmont hotel
