Mailchimp, an all-in-one marketing platform for small businesses, has acquired Courier Media, a London-based media company. Courier produces a bi-monthly magazine and newspaper full of educational and inspirational content for modern entrepreneurs and small enterprises, as well as a newsletter, podcast, and events.

businessNicki Lange10 March 2020mailchimp, courier, content commerce, highsnobiety, monocleComment

HIGHSNOBIETY AND MONOCLE - TRANSFORMING A PUBLISHING BUSINESS AND BLOG INTO A CONTENT COMMERCE EMPIRE

Every major publisher has been through some kind of transformation in recent years – whether a print-to-digital transformation or vice versa, a revenue-model transformation, or horizontal as well as vertical expansion of the business model. While Highsnobiety’s origins sit in the digital world, Monocle is deliberately not developing a dedicated digital format for the iconic Monocle magazine.

business, fashionNicki Lange4 October 2019highsnobiety, monocle, digital media, direct to consumerComment

HIGHSNOBIETY RAISES USD 8.5 MILLION VENTURE ROUND

Investor interest in the streetwear space is growing rapidly. After Supreme joined forces with The Carlye Group, highly influential streetwear and youth culture title Highsnobiety has raised an USD 8.5 million Series A round led by London-based venture firm Felix Capital, with additional details on the deal remaining undisclosed. Highsnobiety plans to use the new funding to help scale its branded content, e-commerce and events businesses.