After winning two accolades at last week's Independent Publisher Awards, Happiful's Head of Content and Podcast Host, Lucy Donoughue, spoke to us about the evolution of her own career as well as the Happiful brand since it began in 2017. As well as writing for the magazine, Lucy has had the opportunity to sit down with a number of public figures to discuss their experiences of mental health as the Happiful podcast host. "My biggest challenge is just to relax when I meet the guests and focus solely on the conversation between the two of us", she tells me. "It’s one of the things I love most about my job."

Wonderly welcomes Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to their list of clients, including; VWG, The FA, The British Army and CIPD.

The BMJ will be using two new wrappers for mailing out subscriber copies.

The winners have been announced for the inaugural Society Awards 2019 held in Aberdeen last night.

TI Media, has announced the launch of a brand new travel product.

Last week, William Reed announced the details for a brand new event that brings together the entire convenience retail community.

Harper’s Bazaar has announced that the Bazaar At Work Summit will return this year.

On Friday November 8,  a number of industry voices will be convening under one roof at the PPA Independent Publisher Conference to talk about a variety of topics including product management in publishing. I spoke with Laura Jenner, Product Director at Immediate Media, who will be presenting on this particular subject, having established herself as a key player in product management within the publishing industry. We spoke about her journey from editorial to product, the difference between the two when it comes to deadlines and the ways in which product has evolved over the last decade.

AI has crawled its way into the media industry, where it is beginning to make a huge impact. It is step by step revolutionising content development, user experience, video workflows, SEO, digital marketing, and lots more.

Centaur Media Plc, announced that Simon Longfield has been appointed as chief financial officer in succession to Swag Mukerji, who was promoted to chief executive in September 2019.

Carole Bruce has been appointed as Events Sales Manager for DC Thomson Media Events.

Bauer Media Group‘s growing OCP (Online Comparison Platforms) Business Area announces leadership changes which will be effective as of 1 November.

Bauer Media is bringing the inimitable pop bible Smash Hits magazine back for a one-off special in partnership with the new West End musical '& Juliet' – the most famous love story of all time… remixed.

Readly, a digital magazine subscription platform, is launching a new service dedicated to bringing curated articles from publishers directly to its readers.

Future has announced its intention to acquire TI Media, the renowned magazine and digital media company.

As Rouleur gears up for Rouleur Classic, their three-day cycling event starting tomorrow, I managed to steal a spare moment with their Marketing Manager, Ben Ward, to speak about the power of the Rouleur brand.

Ben spoke about the importance of validity and honesty when building a magazine brand, ensuring it stays true to itself. It is the deep understanding of what the Rouleur audience want and need that won them PPA Independent Publisher Brand of the Year last year and got them on the shortlist for 6 categories this year.