11 Mar 2024

Hearst Deploys AdPortal Public Notices

By |2024-03-11T15:46:30-04:00March 11th, 2024|AdPortal, New Customers, Print, Public Notices|

Hearst Communications will roll out AdPortal® Public Notices across the organization this year, automating the process in some cases and replacing existing automation software in others. The most recent launch at The Houston Chronicle is estimated to save 20 hours a week by cutting five to seven steps from an all-manual workflow, according to Clayton Wiseman, workflow consultant and [...]

22 Jan 2024

Legacy.com Celebrates Major Milestone – 25 Year Anniversary

By |2024-01-24T15:30:42-05:00January 22nd, 2024|AdPortal, Obituary, Press Release|

In 1998, a little office opened in Chicago with one goal: to bring print obituaries online. Twenty-five years, several tech bubbles, and one pandemic later, Legacy.com has grown from twelve employees and a ping–pong table into a coast-to-coast team that provides digital end-of-life services to millions worldwide. As the leader in Obituary services over the last 20 years, [...]

23 Oct 2023

Legacy.com Celebrates 5,000,000 Tree Plantings at Arbor Day Foundation/Openlands Event

By |2023-10-23T10:00:39-04:00October 23rd, 2023|AdPortal, Obituary, Press Release|

Legacy.com joined the Arbor Day Foundation and Chicago-nonprofit Openlands to celebrate reaching 5 million tree plantings as part of the Memorial Tree program. Launched in 2019 in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, memorial trees purchased via a Legacy-partner newspaper obituary have improved the quality of life of communities across the globe. “Trees clean our air, cool our cities [...]

21 Sep 2023

Trusted public notices site trumpets the importance of newspapers

By |2023-09-21T09:37:44-04:00September 21st, 2023|AdPortal, New Customers, Print, Public Notices|

The Publish Notice Resource Center released a great one sheet that makes a compelling case for why newspapers are the right choice for publishing notices required by law to be made public.  Here are 5 great reasons why it is important for newspapers to continue to educate and inform local markets about Public Notices: Open meetings, Freedom of Information, and [...]

15 Aug 2023

iPublish Presents AdPortal Public Notices at the Florida Press Association Meeting

By |2023-08-18T14:46:37-04:00August 15th, 2023|AdPortal, New Customers, Obituary, Print, Public Notices|

iPublish presented the AdPortal Public Notices platform at Florida Press Association’s conference this month to rave reviews. James Allen told attendees that the platform automates, rather than outsources, their public notices franchise. A key concern of Florida publishers is ensuring they will own these customer relationships in the future. When a newspaper outsources customer relationships to another company that [...]

31 May 2023

Don’t Hide Your Public Notices, Industry Leader Says

By |2023-05-31T22:42:32-04:00May 31st, 2023|AdPortal, New Customers, Obituary, Print, Public Notices|

After losing the requirement to publish public notices in Florida last year, Richard Karpel, Executive Director of the Public Notice Resource Center (PNRC), is telling newspapers to improve how they display public notices on their websites. In spite of research that shows that 66% of U.S. citizens surveyed believe public notices should be published in newspapers, and 55% rely [...]

3 May 2023

Private Party Drives Obituary Growth in 2023

By |2023-05-03T16:53:12-04:00May 3rd, 2023|AdPortal, New Customers, Obituary, Print, Tributes|

While death rates are surging — 50% more people will die of old age (National Center for Health Statistics) over the next 30 years — traditional print obituary placements by funeral homes have been in decline. In fact, experts predict these declines to reach 20% by the end of 2023. The reason is simple: most newspaper orders are placed by [...]

29 Mar 2023

iPublish Media Solutions Heading to Mega-Conference 2023

By |2023-03-30T13:19:56-04:00March 29th, 2023|AdPortal, Conferences|

Find iPublish Media Solutions at the Legacy Media Booth At Mega-Conference 2023, we will be showcasing Legacy Media's Obituary Desk Management service that addresses the demands of nationwide private party obituaries. Offering 7-day-a-week, after-hour support, and death verification while allowing media companies to keep 100% of their obituary rate, this robust service will save newspapers time and money. [...]

28 Mar 2023

iPublish Media Solutions Heading to NYPA

By |2023-03-28T15:59:16-04:00March 28th, 2023|AdPortal, Conferences|

Find iPublish Media Solutions at NYPA At NYPA Spring Conference 2023, we will be showcasing iPublish Media Solutions Public Notices that addresses the demands of streamlining and automating public notice production and affidavit services. This robust system allows internal and external users is easily place public notices for print and online publications. Public notice formatting, scheduling, and business [...]

14 Mar 2023

2023 Will Be A Banner Year For SMB Advertising

By |2023-03-14T11:15:42-04:00March 14th, 2023|AdPortal, SMB, Webinar|

There is a lot of good news for local newspapers as was shared at a recent webinar. Local advertising spending is finally on the rise for the first time since the Great Recession. There are now a total of 3.9 million more viable new businesses than in the last 30 months of pre-pandemic economy, according to Borrell & Associates. [...]

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