Magazine Ad Revenue Grows In 2010

For the first time since 2007 ad revenue at consumer magazines rose this past year.  A Publishers Information Bureau report revealed that 2010 brought a 3 percent rise in print ad revenue as the 235 measured magazines hauled in $20 billion in profits.  This represents a modest gain over the $19.5 billion amassed in 2009.

Magazines flourished in the fourth quarter as ad revenue increased by 4 percent from 2009.  Much of the credit for the improvement goes to automakers whose advertisements boosted profits by 21 percent.

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