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20-633: New Media Age is owned by Centaur Media plc . It was launched as a newsletter in May 1995 under editor Phil Dwyer with reporters Nick Jones and Catherine Stewart. They worked together in Centaur's newsletter's division and conceived the idea in 1994 Once considered title for the publication was InfoBahn. They were joined by freelancer Julianna Koranteng. They were joined by Mike Butcher in 1996, who subsequently became Deputy Editor under Dwyer. In 1998, Mike Butcher took over as editor, when Dwyer, Jones and Stewart left to start

40-593: A blog devoted digital PR. The blog shut down in June 2011 after a restructuring by parent company Centaur Media plc . In 2011, New Media Age closed its magazine, becoming a digital-only operation. In 2012, Centaur Media announced that the New Media Age website would be merged into Econsultancy. Econsultancy.com hosts all archive NMA content. Andy Oakes and Justin Pearse combined again to set up New Digital Age in 2018, part of

60-461: A company in a process of change, both structurally and in relation to the emergence of digital media. “We used to describe ourselves as a federation of small businesses. Somebody once said: 'It's more like an archipelago of businesses with a lot of water in between.'" In this period, Centaur Media embarked on a restructuring programme after the recession, with investment in its exhibition and information arms. Wilmot left Centaur in June 2013 along with

80-821: A disposal process in 2018-19 that saw Centaur Media divest its financial services division, Centaur Human Resources and engineering portfolio, raising more than £20 million. In September 2019, Centaur Media announced that Vidler was stepping down as CEO, with former CFO Swag Mukerji succeeding her. The company's senior executive management comprises: Swag Mukerji (CEO); Linda Smith (Chief Operating Officer); Howard Chapman (interim CFO); Steve Newbold (Divisional Managing Director, Marcomms Division); Suki Thompson (CEO and Founding Partner of Oystercatchers); and Andy Baker (Divisional Managing Director, Legal Division). Centaur Media shifted its location from Fitzrovia to London's South Bank in December 2019. In July 2017, Centaur Media announced

100-478: A full website in 2009, after running a blog for two years, which Burgoyne had perceived as "successful" but “limiting”. In July 2017, the magazine went bimonthly, with six issues published each year. As of April 2018, Creative Review launched an online subscription, with a selection of articles only available to paying readers. Then editor Patrick Burgoyne justified the change: "To be successful today, free websites need lots of clicks and lots of advertisers. For

120-442: A stand-alone monthly magazine. In 2007, it was reported that the magazine had sold guest editorship of its February 2007 edition to an advertising agency, Mother, for £15,000, although then editor Patrick Burgoyne retained overall editorial control. He said: “I feel comfortable about it – it’s not about Mother, there’s no interview with them, it’s not puffy but it’s about important issues for the readers.” Creative Review launched

140-474: A strategy of becoming what Vidler termed a "B2B business information" group, moving away from “a reliance on tactical trade advertising”. This has meant a greater emphasis on information-led digital subscription products. By 2017, Centaur Media's revenue mix was: marketing services 8%; events 42%; digital premium content 24%; digital advertising 14%; and print 10%. In 2014, digital advertising and print had accounted for 15% and 24%, respectively. Vidler oversaw

160-400: A £5 million cash consideration. Completion of the disposal was expected to take place on 30 April 2019. On 1 May 2019, Xeim, Centaur Media's marketing division, announced that its annual Festival of Marketing would henceforth incorporate two previously standalone events, Marketing Week Live and The Insight Show. Festival of Marketing evolved to become a digital event in 2020, as a response to

180-422: Is published bimonthly in print and also has an online magazine and a podcast (available on iTunes and Spotify). In addition, Creative Review runs two award schemes, The Annual, which recognises the best in commercial creativity and The Photography Annual, which celebrates the best photography work of the year. Creative Review was launched in 1981 as a quarterly supplement to Marketing Week , then becoming

200-488: The Bluestripe Group Centaur Media Centaur Media ( LSE :  CAU ) is a London-based business information, events and marketing provider to professional and commercial markets. It currently operates through two segments: Xeim (marketing and communications), and The Lawyer. It was formed in 1981 by Graham Sherren , and is incorporated as a public limited company . Centaur Media

220-627: The COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 May 2019, Centaur Media entered into a conditional agreement to sell its engineering portfolio, including The Engineer and the Subcon show, to Mark Allen Group for a £2.5 million cash consideration. The transaction was expected to complete by 31 May 2019. Creative Review Creative Review is a bimonthly print magazine and website. The magazine focuses on commercial creativity, covering design, advertising, photography, branding, digital products, film, and gaming. The magazine

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240-524: The European operation of Jupiter Research. Later that year, the title moved to a magazine format. Butcher resigned in 2000 to join The Industry Standard Europe. He was replaced by Michael Nutley in 2000. In 2007, Nutley became editor-in-chief, and Justin Pearse was promoted from deputy editor to editor. The current news editor is Will Cooper and the features editor is Anna Richardson. The publisher

260-746: The acquisition of MarketMakers, a UK B2B marketing services business, for £13.4 million. However, in July 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Centaur announced it was to close the MarketMakers business, with only its sister company, Really B2B, retained. In July 2017, Centaur Media sold its Home Interest portfolio to Future for £32 million, including Homebuilding & Renovating , Period Living and Real Homes . On 21 September 2016, Centaur Media acquired brand consultancy company Oystercatchers for £3.35 million. On 22 January 2019, Centaur Media announced that it had brought its various marketing business under

280-666: The interactive sector. Since 2012, the Top 100 report has been produced by Econsultancy [1] New Media Age also ran the NMA Effectiveness Awards, which were launched in 1997. The magazine also ran the Online Marketing Show in conjunction with its sister title, Marketing Week . in 2011, the NMA awards were combined with Econsultancy's Innovation Awards to create 'The Digitals' [2] In 2009, New Media Age launched Reputation Online,

300-700: The managing director of the business publishing division, Tim Potter, with Wilmot shelving a bid to take over the business in October 2013. This transition in Centaur Media continued after the appointment of Andria Vidler as CEO in November 2013. According to an article in The Guardian from August 2014, Vidler inherited a pre-tax loss of £37.4 million in the year to the end of June 2013 and, by year end, debt had grown to £27 million. Under her leadership, Centaur embarked on

320-446: The name Xeim (derived from the term 'Excellence in marketing'), including Creative Review , Design Week , Econsultancy, Marketing Week and Oystercatchers. On 1 April 2019, Centaur Media announced that it had sold its financial services division, including Money Marketing, Mortgage Strategy, Platforum, Taxbriefs and Headline Money, to Metropolis Group for £5 million cash. On 10 April 2019, Centaur Media announced that it had agreed

340-542: The sale of Centaur Media Travel and Meetings Limited, owner of the Business Travel Show and The Meetings Show, to Northstar Travel Media UK Limited for £9.25 million. The sale was expected to be completed by 30 April 2019. On 16 April 2019, it was reported that Centaur Media had agreed the sale of Centaur Human Resources, which includes Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Live, Employee Benefits Connect and Forum For Expatriate Management, to DVV Media International for

360-449: Was Andy Oakes. The magazine was aimed at people within UK companies using interactive media to communicate with their customers, and at the companies providing the products and services that make this communication possible. It was available by subscription or from selected newsagents. An annual subscription cost in the region of £99. New Media Age maintained a website carrying breaking news that

380-441: Was available free. It also housed the content of the latest issue and the magazine's archive, but these elements were open to subscribers only. In 2012 this site was archived at Econsultancy.com, but has since been removed. Since 2000, the magazine produced an annual list of the top 100 marketing and advertising agencies specializing in interactive media. In 2006 it added a companion guide to companies providing marketing services in

400-438: Was traditionally associated with B2B print magazines such as Marketing Week , The Engineer and The Lawyer on a controlled circulation model. In the words of previous CEO Geoff Wilmot: "We're publishing the titles on behalf of the advertisers but maintaining editorial integrity. Our revenues came from display advertising, classified adverts and recruitment." In 2011, Wilmot, who became CEO from 2006, described Centaur Media as

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