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The Importance of Multicultural Marketing in Brands

by Sheila Brooks, Ph.D. Brands are becoming increasingly focused on multicultural communities, making it an integral part of their marketing, advertising and public education campaigns. The reason is obvious. Multicultural consumers are the largest and fastest growing segment in the United States. Multicultural marketing is also referred to as ethnic marketing or cross-cultural marketing and […]

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Interested in joining MACPA? If you are a publisher who derives at least 75 percent or more of your publication revenue from free-circulation papers, we’d like to hear from you.
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ASK-CRM: A Newspaper Media Sales Toolbox

by Robin Smith ASK-CRM is a robust suite of technology tools uniquely focused on selling and was developed by newspaper media veterans. It integrates with your business system and provides: Home screen detail of churned accounts for revenue opportunities Ability to easily isolate active, inactive and prospective advertisers Email marketing for easy communication with advertisers

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Bar-Z: Digital Marketplace Apps Open New Revenue Opportunities for Publishers

With 81% of Americans now owning a smartphone, and spending nearly 5 hours per day on average using them, incorporating new mobile initiatives into your product strategy is more important than ever. Finding the right partner to help you develop your new mobile strategy is arguably the most important factor in launching a successful initiative.

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Selling Against Marriage Mail

Selling Against Marriage Mail  This article was written by Jim Busch. Recently, I had a call from a publisher asking for my thoughts on selling against a “Marriage Mail” competitor. These mailing companies provide advertisers with a low-cost alternative to doing their own mailings.  Marriage mail is very popular with both national and local advertisers. 

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3rd Place Editorial Winner

Arcanum Eases Coach’s “Worst Nightmare” – by Gaylen Blosser,

ARCANUM – The Cedarville Lady Indians were staring certain defeat at the hands of the Catholic Central Lady Irish in round of OHSAA Sectional Volleyball tournament held in the Arcanum gymnasium without stepping foot on the volleyball court. With their uniforms back in Cedarville, the Lady Indians were facing a forfeit when Arcanum Athletic Director

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Retirement Community Honors Canine Visitor With Birthday Party – By Francine Fulton

While the guest of honor slept comfortably in the lap of one of the senior residents, the birthday party continued for Bear, a 7-year-old Maltese, Pomeranian and poodle mix who is a friendly visitor at the Zerbe Retirement Community in Narvon. Bear is owned by Sam and Jill Waters of Still Waters Ministries. The couple

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