The September Issue

Condé’s Cuts Come to Vogue

Peter Kafka in Media on October 14, 2009 at 1:32 pm PT

As expected, Condé Nast executives are swinging the layoff ax around the fabled magazine publisher. Today’s cuts are at Vogue, where I’m told at least six people have been let go from one of the company’s best-known titles. There will be more to come from the publisher, which shut down four magazines last week and is trying to bring down costs at its remaining titles by 25 percent.

Here’s Why McKinsey’s Coming to Condé Nast: The Coming Black September

Peter Kafka in Media on July 21, 2009 at 9:53 am PT

Here’s why Condé Nast is bringing in McKinsey & Co. for an emergency overhaul: The publisher’s lousy year isn’t getting any better. New numbers out today show that Condé’s September issues will be miserable across the board, with ad pages down anywhere from 17 percent to 47 percent. And that’s if you interpret the data favorably.