Encore soars in latest CAB audit
Mumbrella’s sister title Encore has reached its highest distribution in several years, new figures published by the Circulations Audit Board reveal.
In the six month period ending in March, the monthly Encore magazine distributed an average of 7,144 copies per edition, the CAB data shows. The CAB lists Encore as being in the “film, TV, video and multimedia” category. The bimonthly IF Magazine (formerly Inside Film), also in that category, distributed 4,464.
Under CAB rules, Encore cannot be directly compared to its commercial rivals AdNews and B&T which are in the separate “business/ HR/ marketing and management industry” category. AdNews distributed 6,257 copies and B&T 5,386.Both titles are fortnightly.
Parent company Focal Attractions can for the first time boast the hat trick of highest distribution for print title in its category, highest website audience and biggest email circulation.
BRAVO Tim and Co.
Well done. Trebles all round!
Gratz Tim. Another new media outfit rises.
Congratulations guys!
Only the results of great efforts – keep going 🙂
Congrats! Well deserved!
Encore!! Encore!!! Well done!!
A very well deserved hat-rick from an engaged, nimble, organised team.
Well done guys!
Well done Encore team
I’m sure B&T, IF Magazine and Adnews could make the same meaningless boast if they gave away free copies. Given Mumbrella made such a song and dance about Fairfax’s distribution of bulk copies at Universities, isn’t it a bit hypocritical of the site to make a virtue of free distribution so you can say ‘we relaunched and look at what a big success it was’? It’s not a good measure of engagement if they audience is not opting in to pay for the magazine. Further to that point, you don’t know who the readers are with this distribution model.
Hi BA,
I’m reasonably certain that B&T and AdNews actually do have a similar strategy. B&T goes to part of the AMI membership list, while AdNews resigned from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (which counts paid circulation) in 2010 and joined CAB presumably for a similar reason, I’m sure. (https://mumbrella.com.au/adnews-resigns-from-audit-body-after-10-drop-in-previous-figures-31420).
I’d disagree that it’s a meaningless boast though. We’ve done those deals with those organisations to make sure that we can tell existing and future advertisers that we believe we offer them the best possible audience. AWARD members are exactly the sort of people that the production industry wants to reach. Similarly, the AMI’s marketers, and the Media Federation committee, are the sort of people that media organisations want to reach when they’re promoting advertising options on their own products.
I take your point on engagement being an important metric. It is. But I don’t think a CAB certificate is the best way of measuring it.
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella
I think there is a difference between hundreds of SMH’s in a parking lot at Sydney Uni v free subs of Encore being sent to a highly targeted decision maker.
Nice work all!
Circs are circs. Well done.
I do enjoy my free copy of Encore, but I have no idea why I started receiving it / what list I’m on that you got my details from.
I also distinctly remember the fervor with which you hounded the newspapers last year over circulation audits and the request for transparency over % of paid vs. free copies distributed. So in that regard I’m with BA on this one and request some transparency in the numbers if your’e going to boast about them.
In response to Encore Fan:
“I think there is a difference between hundreds of SMH’s in a parking lot at Sydney Uni v free subs of Encore being sent to a highly targeted decision maker.”
1) The volume of free copies of encore may be lower than SMH’s freebies but so is the total circulation. The % of free vs. paid here is the issue, not the actual volume.
2) I’d argue with the “highly targeted decision maker” and expect that it’s more likely to be reaching people who are in some way connected to the advertising / marketing / media industry and leave it at that. I don’t think you can claim it’s exclusively hitting decision makers.
I love mumbrella and it’s my preferred site for industry news, but this definitely seems a little pot calling the kettle black.
Hi Nate,
Without giving anything away about your identity, based on your IP address, I think you’re being targeted because of where (I suspect) you work. It’s not random.
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella