Magazines Canada joins American Business Media as international member

Here's a curiosity: American Business Media has welcomed Magazines Canada as an international member, one of nine new members announced in a posting on its website. The curious part is that ABM -- the major U.S. association for b2b print and online publications -- sought out MagsCan. This is despite the alliance between ABM and Canadian Business Press (CBP) which has made little secret of its rivalry with Magazines Canada for the affections of Canadian business-to-business publishers.

ABM is also playing a large part in CBP's Magazines University conference, which goes head-to-head with MagNet, the annual conference of which Magazines Canada is a principal.

Hmmm...

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