Circulators to ponder state of the newsstand; then it's time to party

The Circulation Management Association of Canada (CMC) is holding a high-powered panel discussion/seminar about the state of the newsstand. Then, having taken their medicine, they're having a party.

All people working in the magazine industry have their own particular stake in how many copies get sold at the newsstand [says a release]. You could be a publisher, a distributor, a wholesaler, or you might even work for one of the many retailers who sell magazines as part of their overall product mix.

But no matter where your interest lies, all of us have one thing in common – which is to ensure that the newsstand industry remains vibrant and healthy, not only today but long into the future!In order to address these issues, the CMC is holding a special moderated “open panel discussion” that we guarantee will be tough hitting, will ask the hard questions and maybe even offer a glimpse or two at possible solutions.

Though we can’t guarantee answers, past experience has taught us that issues addressed collectively can often produce rewarding though sometimes surprising results. At the very least, everyone in attendance will have a better sense of the direction newsstand will need to go.

The seminar is on October 9 at 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on King, 370 King St. West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1J9. Participating panelists are:

• Scott Bullock, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, CDS Global (moderator)
• Kevin Brannigan - Vice President Circulation Canada – The News Group
• Mike Marcos - Retail Operations and Distribution Manager – Rogers Publishing Limited
• Martin McEwen - Director of Sales and Marketing - LMPI
• Arlene Shepard - Vice President Press Management – Gateway Newstands
• Pat Strangis - Director, Newsstand Sales – Transcontinental Media Inc

Price is $59 for CMC members, $89 for everyone else; tickets can be booked here.

The seminar is followed by the CMC annual fall social, starting at 5 p.m. at Spice Route (an Asian-Bistro+Bar) nearby at 499 King W, Toronto. CMC members get in free, non-members cost $10. RSVPs to Brian Gillet (cmc@tamicirc.ca)