tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831942417628222217.post1596356632182970744..comments2023-08-19T05:00:18.459-04:00Comments on Southern Chateau: Blogs and Magazines: Friends or Enemies?Southern Chateauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04925693749711110873noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831942417628222217.post-91572403663041281462009-11-13T16:14:01.243-05:002009-11-13T16:14:01.243-05:00Very interesting post. I still purchase design ma...Very interesting post. I still purchase design magazines but pretty much have let the subscriptions fall away. What I find is the biggest turn off is the inconsistency of the material. One month a magazine will be right on the money and interesting and then the next month...yuck. I can't help but feel there is a lack of leadership at the top and no clear direction. Met home was a bit of a surprise but they have seemed out of step with everything I read in the "blog" world as to what is current and what matters to designers and consumers. <br /><br />Thanks for the thoughtful post~*~kelleyKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222598997403329166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831942417628222217.post-8840964929692766182009-11-12T00:16:38.912-05:002009-11-12T00:16:38.912-05:00I too have read and collected magazines for many m...I too have read and collected magazines for many many years (37).<br />While that sounds old....it really isnt. I have bought almost every design magazine and book out there.<br />I love to relax by just reading the magazines and books. It is real eye candy and a treat to just imagine what designs I would love to copy or implement in a home or two...or three! I have done 3 remodels on 2 homes in the last 9 years. Saving all those old magzine clippings have helpe tremendously. I truly hope we will see some new magazines return...and in the case of Victoria..maybe we will.Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831942417628222217.post-49530726649582239492009-11-11T20:06:43.350-05:002009-11-11T20:06:43.350-05:00Penny, I really hope so. It's all pretty alar...Penny, I really hope so. It's all pretty alarming, but I hope the nosedive will stop soon.Southern Chateauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925693749711110873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831942417628222217.post-89032222752560787402009-11-11T19:48:43.985-05:002009-11-11T19:48:43.985-05:00Great post. I spend 25 years working for magazine...Great post. I spend 25 years working for magazine in the advertising end. Magazines and newspapers do not make their profits on subscriptions, or single copy purchases. They make their money on advertising. So when the economy dives, the advertisers, like Sears, Armstrong, Olay, Whirlpool, Hallmark, Shaw Carpet etc lose business as we all cut back on shopping for clothes, furniture, makeup, carpeting etc, they in turn have cutback on their spending<br /><br />One of the first places they cut back is advertising. So magazines and newspapers suffer.<br /><br />Once the encomy picks back up and consumers start purchases "extras" again, you will see new magazines appear.Penny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831942417628222217.post-48865549394433321962009-11-11T19:44:04.265-05:002009-11-11T19:44:04.265-05:00My sentiments exactly! We have to our part to save...My sentiments exactly! We have to our part to save our magazines!Southern Chateauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925693749711110873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831942417628222217.post-3836289769381959132009-11-11T18:35:55.183-05:002009-11-11T18:35:55.183-05:00I have been a magazine junkie for years, but latel...I have been a magazine junkie for years, but lately, I have made a point to buy even more! I used to feel guilty about all the $$ I spent on them , now I feel I have to do my part...lol I do, don't I...Room Service ~ Decorating 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/00391177317831699246noreply@blogger.com