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The Problem with Free WiFi
July 2nd, 2009
Let me preface this by saying I am not a very tech savvy person. While some of my ex-colleagues with half a brain started businesses involving world class technologies, I decided to sell magazines. These guys are now rich beyond belief. I am still surrounded by magazines. Where was I… oh yes, not tech savvy. So [...]
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Are magazines relevant? – The Michael Jackson affair
June 30th, 2009
We saw a fascinating occurrence in the magazine world yesterday. The following statement was sent to us from the editor of Q Magazine in relation to their most recent issue. Here is the cover of their latest issue that is about to grace our stands. As magazineologists, we find this very interesting. It highlights that magazines can [...]
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Customer Fun and Games
June 29th, 2009
I was sitting at my desk earlier today having a high falutin’ conversation with our wa… I mean bankers, when I had to abruptly cut the conversation short, promise to call them back, and then sit in wonder with my mouth wide open. Our store manager was at the desk opposite me engaged in an animated [...]
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Working at Mag Nation
June 25th, 2009
For such a small, still relatively unknown brand, it amazes us that we receive between 2-3 requests a day from people who want to work at mag nation. WHY PEOPLE WHY? This is sooo not a glamorous job. If you want to work at mag nation because you like magazines, then you would have a rude awakening [...]
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Russh - a flawed beauty
June 24th, 2009
One of our best selling magazines, Russh, just came in this morning. As always, it will literally fly off the shelves. Russh is undoubtedly one of the most popular Australian magazines that we stock. Mag Nation is a massive fan of Russh (despite what we are about to say). We are probably opening up a real [...]
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How shallow are we?
June 23rd, 2009
What a leading question! Especially when this post is all about asking you for feedback. I am conscious that most popular blogs are as visual as they are written content driven. Being in the magazine business, I would have thought that we would never have been short of glossy imagery to fill our blog pages. Yet, [...]
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The mag nation Newsletter
June 22nd, 2009
There are so many facets to the mag nation business, but one of my favourites is the mag nation newsletter. We send this out to our newsletter database, which currently only numbers around 5,000. In the scheme of things, this is tiny. Some of our competitive friends have lists around the million mark (no kidding). [...]
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A Bad Decision
June 18th, 2009
As a result of a decision by Australia Post this week, more magazines are going to die. Aus Post decided to lift the rates of their Print Post and Parcel services, and as a result, the cost of posting out subscription copies of magazines is about to rise. In a tougher economic environment, many mags [...]
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The Sales Rollercoaster
June 17th, 2009
Every June sales tank. As regular as clockwork, fewer people come in to buy magazines and the heady sales highs of April and early May fade into memory. Why is this? If anyone should have the answer, it should be me or someone working for mag nation, but it is still a mystery. Ok, so [...]
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What is our favourite magazine?
June 16th, 2009
We get this question constantly. Why the hell would we ever answer it! What do we have to gain? First, it is virtually impossible for us to pick just one favourite when we love so many. Also, we go through phases like everyone else where new favourites come and go. Moreover, to say one mag [...]
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RT @magculture: Nice magazines! RT @CreativeReview: Gavin's round-up of some nice new publications for July: http://bit.ly/8hLWt
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@zinedistro @blackbirdcorner 1.5 days. Now real challenge is to see if we can make it a regular occurance.
1 day ago. in reply to zinedistro -
@rivenne unfortunately not. Old copies of most mainstream mags have to be returned.
1 day ago. in reply to rivenne -
New Blog Post - The Problem with Free WiFi. http://bit.ly/12biD6 Tagged as part of "The Inside Story"
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These guys are complete idiots... He He...RT @print_is_dead: Will u print romantics learn? http://bit.ly/3X86Ib
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@Felixosaurus Quilt Mania. Kid you not!
1 day ago. in reply to Felixosaurus -
@1976charger Shit - why not? I will boot someone up the backside (nicely of course)! Sorry about that.
1 day ago. in reply to 1976charger -
Received first international transaction online this morn (from US). Rest World delivery just went live on Wed night. Feel like singing...
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RT @phillyBurbs: OK! Mag publishes Michael Jackson death photo on cover (& out come the hypocrites to criticize). http://tinyurl.com/mymo54
1 day ago. -
Very slow day online today. Sold lot fewer subscriptions and stationery items compared to normal :-( Where was everyone
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@Leilani_Abels Free giveaways at mag nation! We could tweet a secret code that has to be spoken to get the cupcake.
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RT @inspiredm: Hello tweeps! We've just launched the new Inspired Mag website http://inspiredm.com Please shoot some feedback and ideas!
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@kokoandme Unfortunately yes.... but we will try to think up some more random ways to interact so we can give away more freebies
1 day ago. in reply to kokoandme -
@ieyeaye U Won! We liked ur response to "what mag & why" the best. Send us direct contact details & we will organise $50 towards mag sub.
1 day ago. in reply to ieyeaye -
Fav response = that dinosaur mag that was around in the 90s where you got bones each week + eventually make a t-rex. BECAUSE I'M AWESOME.
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About 2 announce our fav response 2 "what mag would u be & why"... winner to get $50 towards an online sub.
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@DujourMag any news re when we will get our mags???
1 day ago. in reply to DujourMag -
@dannzhu Latest blog post not at all aimed at you :-) You asked nicely. Just reminded me how much grief we get on this topic.
1 day ago. in reply to dannzhu -
@tiaramerchgirl We really liked that response. hard task to pick the winner.
1 day ago. in reply to tiaramerchgirl -
Results from out Twitter Poll: If u could turn into a mag, which would u choose & why? http://bit.ly/9wbIo Which do u like best?
1 day ago.
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