Last chance to qualify for FREE copy of SNPA Salary Survey results
All questionnaires for this year's SNPA Salary Survey must be returned to the SNPA office by this Friday, May 27.
Publishers who share data for this important study will receive a benchmarking report the first week of June that looks at salaries and wages of department heads and non-supervisory staff.
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Outside sales exemption is constitutional
Ohio Supreme Court upholds a minimum wage amendment in the Ohio Constitution that states, in pertinent part, that "employer," "employee," "person" and "independent contractor" all have the same meanings as they do under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
While not specifically discussing this case, federal law also excludes from the Wage and Hour Law individuals who deliver newspapers to the consumer. The same exclusion should also apply under Ohio law.
MOREMeet the NEX GEN class of 2015-16
Read bios of 2015-16 NEX GEN participants.
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Eight executives selected for 2015-16
Eight executives from SNPA member newspapers have been selected to participate in SNPA's 2015-16 NEX GEN class. They will be paired with experienced industry experts in a structured mentorship program.
Read about the executives who will participate as members of the 2015-16 NEX GEN class.
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New approach can turn classifieds back into gold
Instead of bemoaning the loss of old categories in classifieds, a strategy of developing new categories has turned into significant print classified revenue growth at the Times-Herald Record in Middletown, N.Y.
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What works for McDonald's, works for classifieds, too
Stealing the value meal concept from McDonald's and the "Have it your way" slogan from Burger King, Creative Circle created some winning house ads for several of its classified redesign clients that saved time in the call center and increased upsell sales at the same time.
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The Pilot announces four major changes to newspaper, website
Four major changes have been announced at The Pilot: publishing frequency, new and improved websites, a paid subscription model and a building renovation.
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Become the go-to vendor for local print products
Local governments outsource printing. The sheriff's office, emergency management center and local schools may be ripe sources of revenue for your newspaper.
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Pediment Publishing helps newspapers increase revenue
If you think producing pictorial books will be a huge burden on your production staff, you're wrong. Let Pediment Publishing show you how easy it can be to earn added revenue.
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Jules Ciotta's new book says horizontal leadership is a win-win
Today's leader is being challenged more than ever. "Do it because I said so" is not effective, and the importance of treating employees as customers is key to success.
In his new book titled "The Art of Majoring in Minor Things," organizational psychologist Jules Ciotta says effective leaders need to encourage their workers to share their thinking, even to be free to assertively disagree.
MoreHelp us stop tariffs on newsprint
The Coalition to Stop Tariffs on Printers and Publishers is asking newspapers to take a stand and join the fight against unwarranted preliminary countervailing and antidumping duties imposed this year by the Department of Commerce on Canadian imports of uncoated groundwood paper, which includes newsprint used by newspapers, printers and other publishers. Combined, these duties climb as high as 32 percent.
Here are two ways to help now:
MoreArkansas Supreme Court vacates contractor ruling
On March 1, reversing the Court of Appeals, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that a part-time grocery store security guard was an independent contractor, and not an employee, for purposes of Workers' Compensation.
The significance of this decision for newspaper publishers in Arkansas is that the primary factors relied upon by the Arkansas Supreme Court are usually present in the contract relationship between newspaper publishing companies and its independent contractor newspaper carriers.
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