In a market dominated by women’s lifestyle titles, The Economist, with a circulation of 720,882 and 24% ad revenue growth in 2007, has the No.1 spot on AdweekMedia’s annual “Hot List.”
The Economist earns dual honors this year as publisher Paul Rossi and editor John Micklethwait take home the “Executive Team of the Year” award.
New York magazine earns the accolade “Design Team of the Year”.
People.com is the recipient of AdweekMedia’s first ever “Magazine Web Site of the Year” award. Despite considerable competition from the celeb-centric blogosphere and an array of newer players chasing celebrity triumphs and scandals, People.com is one of the most trafficked magazine generated sites, growing its audience by an eye-popping 48% in 2007 and totaling 6.3 million monthly unique users.
