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Magazine ad pages
dip 3.1 percent in 2011


Hurt by fourth-quarter decline of 8 percent

Jan 11, 2012
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Departures: One of the year's few big gainers, with ad pages up more than 40 percent
The ad page slide that began midway through last year got worse in fourth quarter, leading to yet another year of ad page declines for magazines.

Ad pages fell 3.1 percent in 2011, according to the Publishers Information Bureau, from 169,552 to 164,225.

The declines were sharpest during fourth quarter, when pages were off 8 percent versus 2010, from 50,578.01 to 46,508.17.

Only four ad categories saw gains during fourth quarter, and six were off by double-digit percentages compared to the previous year.

Fourth quarter sped up the declines that began in third quarter, when pages dropped 5.6 percent. The second half of the year knocked out the slight gains seen during first half, when ad pages were up 1.3 percent.

The blame goes mostly on the economy. PIB noted that advertisers became more skittish during the second half of the year after consumer spending began to drop and the stock market saw wild fluctuations.

But there's also certainly a shift in advertisers' interest that's to blame as well. Many are moving money from print to digital, which is hurting newspapers and magazines.

It's been more than five years since magazines saw yearly ad page gains, and newspaper ad revenue has been declining for that long too.

For full-year 2011, three ad categories saw gains, led by financial, insurance and real estate, up the most with a 12.7 percent jump.

Apparel and accessories (up 5.5 percent) and the biggest category, toiletries and cosmetics (up 3.8 percent), also saw gains.

Food and food products saw the biggest declines. The category slid 17 percent, reflecting a greater advertising trend across all media as food companies cut back advertising to offset greater costs of production and transportation.

Home furnishings and supplies saw the second-biggest declines last year, down 16 percent, a dip tied to the volatile housing market.

Among magazines, Reader's Digest Large Edition and Departures had the biggest ad page gains, up more than 40 percent apiece.

Bassmaster saw the biggest decline among consumer titles, down 45 percent.

Overall ad revenue was up slightly in 2011, by $8 million, to $20,086,199,882.

Automotive
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE

62,320,956

58,934,844

5.7

580.93

578.36

0.4

AUTOWEEK

35,801,956

30,042,296

19.2

1,005.48

847.47

18.6

CAR AND DRIVER

148,622,418

161,070,573

-7.7

771.78

842.56

-8.4

HOT ROD

59,258,687

59,576,282

-0.5

547.56

562.45

-2.6

MOTOR TREND

132,050,125

136,834,242

-3.5

726.32

799.85

-9.2

ROAD & TRACK

81,752,923

93,034,837

-12.1

779.91

824.48

-5.4

TOTALS

519,807,065

539,493,074

-3.6

4,411.98

4,455.17

-1.0

Source: PIB

 

 

Entertainment/Celebrity
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

197,472,138

193,403,527

2.1

1,109.34

1,145.54

-3.2

IN TOUCH WEEKLY

88,361,740

100,009,324

-11.6

758.40

872.42

-13.1

LIFE & STYLE WEEKLY

28,490,944

27,568,905

3.3

475.34

469.68

1.2

OK WEEKLY

84,814,995

85,725,008

-1.1

1,053.13

1,065.81

-1.2

PEOPLE

996,770,296

1,014,346,650

-1.7

3,356.93

3,556.20

-5.6

STAR

157,498,012

167,856,037

-6.2

1,293.41

1,344.08

-3.8

TV GUIDE

103,822,537

94,713,259

9.6

683.01

661.27

3.3

US WEEKLY

354,223,350

332,954,018

6.4

1,726.50

1,696.51

1.8

TOTALS

2,011,454,012

2,016,576,728

-0.2

10,456.06

10,811.51

-3.3

Source: PIB

 

Music
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

ROLLING STONE

175,326,359

168,637,043

4.0

939.81

952.01

-1.3

SPIN

21,600,071

23,841,217

-9.4

378.33

418.91

-9.7

TOTALS

196,926,430

192,478,260

2.3

1,318.14

1,370.92

-3.8

Source: PIB

 

Teen magazines
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

J-14

4,916,515

5,241,718

-6.2

158.63

174.44

-9.1

SEVENTEEN

108,452,299

98,529,439

10.1

770.18

739.97

4.1

TEEN VOGUE

98,273,358

91,582,175

7.3

821.93

799.58

2.8

TOTALS

211,642,172

195,353,332

8.3

1,750.74

1,713.99

2.2

Source: PIB

 

Fashion
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

ELLE

331,229,994

307,143,069

7.8

2,315.81

2,287.29

1.2

HARPER'S BAZAAR

201,409,524

206,699,717

-2.6

1,656.31

1,794.18

-7.7

IN STYLE

389,793,577

367,715,719

6.0

2,544.92

2,512.38

1.3

LUCKY

133,546,754

140,399,509

-4.9

1,119.89

1,232.19

-9.1

MARIE CLAIRE

184,568,245

163,748,940

12.7

1,429.54

1,343.59

6.4

PEOPLE STYLE WATCH

99,133,847

65,564,579

51.2

1,303.12

940.34

38.6

TOWN & COUNTRY

76,181,062

85,394,332

-10.8

841.85

957.97

-12.1

VOGUE

389,591,959

342,216,589

13.8

2,509.66

2,306.39

8.8

W

103,664,338

93,697,493

10.6

1,089.20

1,031.84

5.6

TOTALS

1,909,119,300

1,772,579,947

7.7

14,810.30

14,406.17

2.8

Source: PIB

 

Travel
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

ARTHUR FROMMERS BDGT TRVL

19,012,239

22,320,767

-14.8

321.11

390.71

-17.8

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

119,581,266

116,235,194

2.9

972.76

989.57

-1.7

DEPARTURES

67,667,772

44,997,304

50.4

761.42

531.24

43.3

ENDLESS VACATION

10,306,814

10,790,055

-4.5

122.87

130.92

-6.1

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRVLR

33,317,579

33,828,444

-1.5

404.95

435.29

-7.0

TRAVEL+ LEISURE

135,792,558

126,813,198

7.1

1,145.53

1,119.96

2.3

TOTALS

385,678,228

354,984,962

8.6

3,728.64

3,597.69

3.6

Source: PIB

General Interest & Lifestyle
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

AARP-THE MAGAZINE

163,337,736

131,222,601

24.5

271.54

209.76

29.5

ATLANTIC MONTHLY THE

35,356,852

35,409,510

-0.1

531.14

552.74

-3.9

GUIDEPOSTS

33,098,954

34,273,925

-3.4

415.90

447.49

-7.1

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

95,565,208

86,267,593

10.8

398.84

380.01

5.0

NEW YORK MAGAZINE

203,571,662

188,233,604

8.1

2,607.95

2,473.01

5.5

NEW YORKER

167,686,129

166,025,746

1.0

1,166.57

1,187.42

-1.8

READER'S DIGEST

168,999,575

144,052,944

17.3

816.62

698.83

16.9

SMITHSONIAN

66,744,846

55,026,244

21.3

431.24

362.60

18.9

SOUTHERN LIVING

181,589,299

177,154,085

2.5

941.77

965.20

-2.4

SUNSET

69,904,439

74,377,836

-6.0

601.53

665.95

-9.7

TEXAS MONTHLY

69,857,508

61,916,550

12.8

1,813.15

1,631.85

11.1

VANITY FAIR

261,233,354

236,220,158

10.6

1,476.54

1,430.86

3.2

TOTALS

1,516,945,562

1,390,180,796

9.1

11,472.79

11,005.72

4.2

Source: PIB

  

Parenting
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

AMERICAN BABY

105,468,053

97,351,138

8.3

506.49

492.38

2.9

BABY TALK

64,065,866

69,254,468

-7.5

375.72

429.69

-12.6

FAMILY FUN

102,036,198

118,726,368

-14.1

547.60

668.11

-18.0

PARENTING EARLY YEARS

110,670,922

127,463,722

-13.2

801.06

961.54

-16.7

PARENTING SCHOOL YEARS

35,525,246

43,125,978

-17.6

680.66

854.36

-20.3

PARENTS

234,881,099

247,585,965

-5.1

1,318.48

1,445.21

-8.8

TOTALS

652,647,384

703,507,639

-7.2

4,230.01

4,851.29

-12.8

Source: PIB

 

 

Personal finance
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BARRONS

61,090,339

54,749,661

11.6

1,253.65

1,173.58

6.8

KIPLINGERS PERSNL FINANCE

22,396,570

22,114,665

1.3

338.41

305.97

10.6

MONEY

116,982,536

122,150,082

-4.2

541.76

593.67

-8.7

SMARTMONEY

32,737,916

37,585,158

-12.9

338.18

409.30

-17.4

TOTALS

233,207,361

236,599,566

-1.4

2,472.00

2,482.52

-0.4

Source: PIB

Newsweeklies
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

ECONOMIST

125,954,467

126,817,390

-0.7

1,986.49

2,044.93

-2.9

NEWSWEEK

140,729,808

159,459,141

-11.7

745.43

895.70

-16.8

THE WEEK

45,182,971

48,609,594

-7.0

671.22

771.07

-12.9

TIME

419,400,212

413,388,198

1.5

1,370.30

1,405.52

-2.5

TOTALS

731,267,458

748,274,323

-2.3

4,773.44

5,117.22

-6.7

Source: PIB

Women's Service
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BETTER HOMES & GARDENS

725,045,080

843,721,079

-14.1

1,438.76

1,738.65

-17.2

FAMILY CIRCLE

392,104,151

443,922,919

-11.7

1,435.25

1,693.39

-15.2

FIRST FOR WOMEN

33,037,666

40,359,609

-18.1

462.59

584.28

-20.8

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

511,540,122

532,650,159

-4.0

1,378.85

1,517.68

-9.1

LADIES' HOME JOURNAL

217,348,184

285,421,413

-23.9

948.76

1,098.43

-13.6

MARTHA
STEWART LIVING

183,195,281

185,456,630

-1.2

1,079.42

1,150.43

-6.2

MORE

130,179,181

129,434,559

0.6

830.85

858.99

-3.3

O-THE OPRAH MAGAZINE

211,563,598

220,985,148

-4.3

1,359.46

1,448.17

-6.1

REAL SIMPLE

278,622,939

276,897,573

0.6

1,553.92

1,639.84

-5.2

REDBOOK

224,372,565

228,788,936

-1.9

1,342.12

1,437.82

-6.7

WOMAN'S DAY

386,901,556

416,170,105

-7.0

1,374.13

1,532.86

-10.4

WOMANS WORLD

30,209,362

31,352,156

-3.6

330.97

356.85

-7.3

WOMEN'S HEALTH

102,125,506

101,285,740

0.8

585.04

615.06

-4.9

WORKING MOTHER

34,220,463

37,280,783

-8.2

456.91

512.02

-10.8

TOTALS

3,460,465,654

3,773,726,809

-8.3

14,577.03

16,184.47

-9.9

Source: PIB

Fan Sports
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

ESPN MAGAZINE

299,430,619

306,154,553

-2.2

1,296.15

1,384.69

-6.4

SPORTING NEWS

18,123,176

23,223,624

-22.0

320.32

413.90

-22.6

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

576,453,050

571,975,853

0.8

1,493.78

1,567.17

-4.7

TOTALS

894,006,845

901,354,030

-0.8

3,110.25

3,365.76

-7.6

Source: PIB

Personal Sports
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BICYCLING

37,479,902

35,831,092

4.6

543.77

546.61

-0.5

GOLF DIGEST

124,968,875

127,687,044

-2.1

844.02

903.97

-6.6

GOLF MAGAZINE

156,375,597

151,979,817

2.9

832.07

852.14

-2.4

GOLF WORLD

34,118,374

33,745,218

1.1

858.06

878.95

-2.4

RUNNERS WORLD

88,907,250

86,550,866

2.7

671.25

702.84

-4.5

SKI

23,751,771

23,624,347

0.5

415.11

451.14

-8.0

SKIING

0

1,572,061


0.00

46.06


TENNIS

15,248,070

15,774,714

-3.3

274.98

295.51

-6.9

TOTALS

480,849,839

476,765,159

0.9

4,439.26

4,677.22

-5.1

Source: PIB

Weekend magazines
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

AMERICAN PROFILE

235,640,457

242,724,476

-2.9

499.94

548.86

-8.9

DASH

35,920,506

3,696,800

871.7

106.35

11.08

859.8

LOS ANGELES TIMES MAG

12,158,631

12,763,594

-4.7

394.64

421.07

-6.3

NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

258,825,482

262,880,814

-1.5

2,203.76

2,250.29

-2.1

PARADE

564,187,246

632,834,229

-10.8

556.57

638.77

-12.9

RELISH

117,728,514

148,073,249

-20.5

143.32

194.34

-26.3

SPRY

48,585,168

50,676,501

-4.1

107.18

129.16

-17.0

USA WEEKEND

372,303,188

418,676,148

-11.1

505.71

576.33

-12.3

TOTALS

1,645,349,193

1,772,325,811

-7.2

4,517.47

4,769.90

-5.3

Source: PIB

Men's
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

DETAILS

50,543,033

53,736,191

-5.9

697.73

776.95

-10.2

ESQUIRE

121,335,909

101,613,365

19.4

942.59

830.25

13.5

GQ

188,761,662

186,607,764

1.2

1,225.72

1,308.15

-6.3

MAXIM

137,164,290

155,226,039

-11.6

504.25

599.92

-15.9

MEN'S FITNESS

53,703,637

48,166,364

11.5

700.08

657.36

6.5

MEN'S HEALTH

147,707,186

156,112,474

-5.4

778.57

865.72

-10.1

MEN'S JOURNAL

90,859,999

83,526,388

8.8

863.22

833.93

3.5

PLAYBOY

50,272,650

40,197,978

25.1

437.86

386.23

13.4

TOTALS

840,348,366

825,186,563

1.8

6,150.02

6,258.51

-1.7

Source: PIB

Shelter
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

111,699,758

97,477,123

14.6

911.02

835.34

9.1

COUNTRY LIVING

106,126,270

102,037,297

4.0

653.29

652.74

0.1

DWELL

26,942,047

26,360,477

2.2

640.71

664.21

-3.5

ELLE DECOR

97,020,468

86,007,228

12.8

1,176.31

1,118.90

5.1

THIS OLD HOUSE

52,376,086

46,435,197

12.8

545.87

504.43

8.2

TRADITIONAL HOME

77,366,062

96,111,583

-19.5

516.00

592.72

-12.9

VERANDA

34,443,135

28,487,105

20.9

550.22

469.60

17.2

TOTALS

505,973,826

482,916,010

4.8

4,993.42

4,837.94

3.2

Source: PIB

  

Bridal
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BRIDAL GUIDE

69,875,103

65,809,787

6.2

1,597.86

1,558.20

2.5

BRIDE'S

222,418,898

217,864,031

2.1

2,603.44

2,671.25

-2.5

MARTHA WEDDINGS

40,298,207

35,431,496

13.7

1,006.91

916.62

9.9

TOTALS

332,592,208

319,105,314

4.2

5,208.21

5,146.07

1.2

Source: PIB

 

Epicurean
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BON APPETIT

88,995,101

90,624,897

-1.8

598.27

631.79

-5.3

COOKING LIGHT

134,740,547

147,465,843

-8.6

1,107.49

1,280.17

-13.5

COOKING WITH PAULA DEEN

0

8,941,813


0.00

151.52


EVERY DAY W/ RACHAEL RAY

86,388,357

107,616,049

-19.7

585.38

742.52

-21.2

EVERYDAY FOOD

22,073,312

26,246,028

-15.9

326.73

414.70

-21.2

FINE COOKING

2,020,102

1,846,684

9.4

77.56

73.54

5.5

FOOD & WINE

97,880,802

97,527,136

0.4

1,064.99

1,102.13

-3.4

FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE

65,076,031

51,361,779

26.7

888.00

796.46

11.5

SAVEUR

19,537,641

20,088,223

-2.7

422.38

451.76

-6.5

TOTALS

516,711,893

551,718,452

-6.3

5,070.8

5,644.59

-10.2

Source: PIB

 

Business/Finance
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK

223,352,279

172,662,221

29.4

1,536.71

1,291.10

19.0

ENTREPRENEUR

77,974,636

80,533,031

-3.2

902.06

937.51

-3.8

FAST COMPANY

49,036,007

44,440,327

10.3

570.02

538.85

5.8

FORBES

255,087,857

252,932,933

0.9

1,772.17

1,844.84

-3.9

FORTUNE

203,995,694

195,298,894

4.5

1,525.68

1,539.23

-0.9

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

18,962,833

15,624,891

21.4

436.04

374.31

16.5

INC.

52,214,588

56,009,377

-6.8

653.80

722.06

-9.5

TOTALS

880,623,894

817,501,674

7.7

7,396.48

7,247.90

2.1

Source: PIB

 

Science and Technology
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

DISCOVER

0

12,796,263


0.00

216.52


POPULAR MECHANICS

104,876,171

104,587,989

0.3

757.31

786.51

-3.7

POPULAR SCIENCE

81,200,456

72,398,699

12.2

600.25

560.48

7.1

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

18,909,120

19,206,434

-1.5

259.61

278.42

-6.8

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

2,942,966

3,006,149

-2.1

110.69

123.04

-10.0

WIRED

99,835,278

84,889,965

17.6

938.04

861.30

8.9

TOTALS

307,763,991

296,885,499

3.7

2,665.9

2,826.27

-5.7

Source: PIB

 

Outdoor & Recreation
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BASSMASTER

7,882,611

13,945,583

-43.5

191.80

348.71

-45.0

BOATING

17,404,112

17,039,535

2.1

424.92

431.48

-1.5

CYCLE WORLD

22,275,054

28,207,544

-21.0

583.25

557.88

4.5

FIELD & STREAM

82,368,636

74,948,113

9.9

578.31

564.75

2.4

FLYING

12,899,600

11,934,812

8.1

480.15

475.69

0.9

MOTORBOATING

12,241,885

12,273,648

-0.3

335.97

334.84

0.3

OUTDOOR LIFE

36,420,194

32,905,458

10.7

435.57

427.09

2.0

OUTSIDE MAGAZINE

85,110,114

73,302,306

16.1

840.89

734.41

14.5

POWER & MOTORYACHT

31,626,205

25,335,024

24.8

1,082.31

866.59

24.9

SALT WATER SPORTSMAN

14,241,375

13,002,979

9.5

387.22

350.95

10.3

TOTALS

322,469,786

302,895,002

6.5

5,340.39

5,092.39

4.9

Source: PIB

 

African American
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

BLACK ENTERPRISE

28,468,035

30,107,548

-5.4

606.78

653.79

-7.2

EBONY

36,979,652

32,486,797

13.8

570.98

525.98

8.6

ESSENCE

123,128,135

119,009,983

3.5

1,258.79

1,289.13

-2.4

JET

13,033,867

13,557,570

-3.9

394.02

432.60

-8.9

TOTALS

201,609,689

195,161,898

3.3

2,830.57

2,901.5

-2.4

Source: PIB

 

Hispanic
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

LATINA

32,474,310

28,316,184

14.7

677.46

598.36

13.2

PEOPLE EN ESPANOL

68,277,573

49,864,654

36.9

952.19

724.14

31.5

SER PADRES

18,196,959

15,520,523

17.2

220.40

195.25

12.9

SIEMPRE MUJER

18,596,122

12,323,358

50.9

317.30

241.21

31.5

TOTALS

137,544,964

106,024,719

29.7

2,167.35

1,758.96

23.3

Source: PIB

 

Health/Fitness
2011 vs. 2010

Titles

2011 $s

2010 $s

%
chnge

'11 pages

'10 pages

%
chnge

FIT PREGNANCY

32,135,776

31,140,848

3.2

511.73

525.54

-2.6

FITNESS

123,152,607

124,964,823

-1.5

812.38

860.25

-5.6

NATURAL HEALTH

15,268,029

16,513,532

-7.5

320.13

363.64

-12.0

ORGANIC GARDENING

5,819,642

5,289,361

10.0

222.47

219.14

1.5

PREVENTION

114,033,330

123,107,701

-7.4

773.05

877.76

-11.9

WEIGHT WATCHERS

40,734,501

36,355,161

12.0

545.32

502.75

8.5

TOTALS

331,143,885

337,371,426

-1.8

3,185.08

3,349.08

-4.9

Source: PIB

 

 

 


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