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Dear min subscriber: I'm writing to personally invite you to attend the upcoming min day Summit in New York on Tuesday, May 10th. As a min subscriber, you’re eligible for our exclusive discount of $350 off our regular rate if you register by Thursday, April 7. Why take time away from the office to attend yet another conference? min day isn’t just another conference. The carefully curated panels and keynote provide a snapshot of what’s new in the ever-evolving world of media and the advertising economy, as well as what’s next. Attended by media leaders and their teams—and led by the industry’s innovators and thought leaders—min day provides a 360-degree look at strategic insights and new ideas that touch on the key elements of a media company—sales, marketing, content, digital and more. Topics to be addressed this year include optimizing publisher/agency partnerships; what social media offers your brand; digital advertising’s biggest challenges and revenue opportunities beyond publishing. In addition, Craig DiNatali, director of news media partnerships for Google, will deliver the keynote on content consumption in a mobile-first world. I invite you to view the complete agenda here. min day is the place to go for big ideas that translate into big wins. So stop thinking that you can’t afford to attend (because of your budget or your jam-packed schedule), and realize that you can’t afford not to be there. It is your single “must-attend” event for a clear-eyed understanding of how your jobs and your industry are chang- ing this year and beyond. Be sure to register by Thursday, April 7 and use code “minsubscriber” to secure our exclusive subscriber discount. See you on May 10th at the Yale Club! 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It was no surprise that the July 27 article, featuring revelations by 35 of the women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault, was the brand's newsstand best-seller both in print and digital. The cover also addressed the issue of "What Cosby's Hiding" that Us Weekly raised on December 8, 2014, when doubts first emerged about the comedian's reputation. Perhaps due to the public’s disbelief—or Cosby being out of the limelight—the issue was Us' worst-seller in 2014. min's chart of the weeklies' and biweeklies' 2015 best- and worst-selling covers reveals that Donald Trump made second place at Time behind the Kanye West-featured "Time 100." But The Don- ald will likely have at least one best-seller in 2016 given this tumultuous campaign. Continued on page 4 Weight-Loss on the Brain, and the Cover Oprah shares her cover—and tips—with readers looking to lose. From afar, April's gatefold cover of O The Oprah Magazine could be confused with Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue. But look closer and you'll see the nine women on the JC Penney-sponsored cover aren't actors; they're unknowns looking to join Oprah Winfrey in the loser's club (she's down 30 pounds since buying 10% of Weight Watchers International last October Continued on page 2 © 2016 Access Intelligence, LLC. Federal copyright law prohibits unauthorized reproduction by any means and imposes fines of up to $150,000 for violations. minonline.com Weight-Loss on the Brain, and the O Cover Media Industry Newsletter (continued from page 1) Editor-in-Chief: joining its board and singing the praises of bread in the company's ads). Steven Cohn ([email protected]) But while weight-loss is top-of-mind for Oprah these days—both personally and profes- 203/899-8437 sionally—the cover is not one of those ads. 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