With only two days to go until The PPA Awards entry deadline, we spoke to the Editor of the PPA Magazine Brand of the Year, 2019. Launched in 1897, Country Life has been in publication for over 120 years and this year celebrated a decade of ABC print increases, testament to to the strength of the title's editorial and loyal audience."The best piece of advice I ever received was that you must put the reader first," said Mark Hedges, Editor of Country Life. "A reader is the most precious thing."

One of the most significant changes in publishing centres on the rise of social media. These platforms have become extremely important tools in keeping consumers informed about the world around them. As a result, consumers of all ages have moved away from traditional sources of media and have allocated more of their news-gathering time to social media.

The website re-launch for the mobile industry trade magazines, Mobile News and What Mobile, will be using Better than Paper's desktop publishing platform.