In May 2008, publisher Jakob Augstein bought the financially ailing east-west newspaper originally created in a 1990 merger of two periodicals. After Augstein’s acquisition, a modern, forward-looking concept transformed the paper into a full-fledged media brand that literally made headlines. In the course of the newspaper’s relaunch, Jakob Augstein chose version 5 of the multi-channel- publishing platform vjoon K4.

From June 25-27th, 2018, SIIA, the Software & Information Industry Association, hosted the AM&P Meeting at the National Housing Center in Washington DC. The annual meeting is an event for publishing and non-profit communication professionals. The meeting, combined with the 38th annual EXCEL Awards Gala, attracts leaders from organizations across the country.

With over 700 entries, the BCM Awards are the largest congress for Content Marketing in Europe. The Content Marketing Forum (CMF) has been awarding the coveted prizes since 2003. The congress and award ceremony took place in Vienna for the first time. More precisely, on June, 14th, in the Vienna Aula der Wissenschaften, a historical location from the 17th century. Especially for the event an app was developed, from which useful information such as program, participants, sponsors, winners, etc. could be taken quickly and easily.

On our vjoonity blog we now regularly present a module or feature with exciting background information. In June, everything revolves around vjoon Storage Engine server module and the ideal backup strategy.

The American Chemical Society (ACS), established in 1876, is a leading provider of chemical and scientific information to its member base of over 150,000 subscribers.

National Education Association (NEA) hired vjoon’s American business partner, DPCI, to implement vjoon K4, to allow editors, designers, and production professionals to collaborate more effectively. The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest professional employee organization in the United States, committed to promoting  public education. NEA’s 3 million members work at every level of education — from pre-school to university graduate programs.

Videos, webinars, blogs, testimonials, social media posts and so on – high-quality content remains key for success of many companies. In order to make a positive impact on purchasing decisions, marketers rely on content marketing as well as storytelling to their best advantage. Content is no longer only produced by the companies themselves. Especially in B2C communications, influencers have taken on a more prominent role in the marketing strategies of brands in recent years.

David Rheault is vjoon’s new Business Development Manager responsible for the Americas and based in the United States. David has twenty years of experience in the publishing industry and he is motivated to use his skills to further market penetration in the Americas. His business operations are characterized by a strong focus on customers’ needs. During the interview with Laura, David talks about changing media fields as well as challenges and opportunities of the American market.

(source: OBCC)

Walter Lorz - managing director of OBCC - is the author of Move36 magazine for a young audience. He uses many of vjoon K4’s automations for his multichannel strategy.

OBCC has now released a new learning software which will soon also be tested by the Stuttgart Media University.

Click here for the video about K4 Drop Folders Advanced.

With the new module K4 Drop Folders Advanced the import of articles, for example from a Web CMS, is considerably simplified and accelerated.