Publisher performance

National Newsagent would like to highlight magazine PUBLISHERS who do the right thing; supportive publishers who treat the newsagency channel with respect and who facilitate easy processing of magazines.
We want to say thanks and encourage newsagents to reward them by not early returning.

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* 1. In dealing with your distributors are you aware of the different terms offered by publishers? Terms such as delayed billing, higher commissions, zero returns.

Yes

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* 2. Does 'delayed billing' encourage you to keep titles for a longer period rather than early returning?

Yes

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* 3. If a title offers higher commission do you make an extra special effort to display and sell?

Yes

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* 4. If you receive what you perceive to be a reasonable quantity of a quality magazine do you ensure it goes on the shelf for the required period?

Yes

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* 5. Do you frequently return many magazines with a high cover price to aid your cash flow?

Yes

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* 6. Do very thick magazines such as wedding magazines create a problem with storage?

Yes

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* 7. Can you nominate 1,2 or 3 smaller publishers (other than the big two, Bauer Media and Pacific Magazines) or particular title/s worthy of an honourable mention and indicate the reason by ticking the appropriate box/s.

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* 8. Indicate main reasons you value the publishers.

	Publisher 1	Publisher 2	Publisher 3
adjust supply when requested	adjust supply when requested Publisher 1	adjust supply when requested Publisher 2	adjust supply when requested Publisher 3
do not over supply	do not over supply Publisher 1	do not over supply Publisher 2	do not over supply Publisher 3
provide a higher margin	provide a higher margin Publisher 1	provide a higher margin Publisher 2	provide a higher margin Publisher 3
offer delayed billing	offer delayed billing Publisher 1	offer delayed billing Publisher 2	offer delayed billing Publisher 3
90% of the time offer quality publications that sell	90% of the time offer quality publications that sell Publisher 1	90% of the time offer quality publications that sell Publisher 2	90% of the time offer quality publications that sell Publisher 3
promote to the consumer with newsagent logo	promote to the consumer with newsagent logo Publisher 1	promote to the consumer with newsagent logo Publisher 2	promote to the consumer with newsagent logo Publisher 3
offer great merchandising support	offer great merchandising support Publisher 1	offer great merchandising support Publisher 2	offer great merchandising support Publisher 3
always support the industry at events	always support the industry at events Publisher 1	always support the industry at events Publisher 2	always support the industry at events Publisher 3
other	other Publisher 1	other Publisher 2	other Publisher 3

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* 1. In dealing with your distributors are you aware of the different terms offered by publishers? Terms such as delayed billing, higher commissions, zero returns.

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* 2. Does 'delayed billing' encourage you to keep titles for a longer period rather than early returning?

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* 3. If a title offers higher commission do you make an extra special effort to display and sell?

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* 4. If you receive what you perceive to be a reasonable quantity of a quality magazine do you ensure it goes on the shelf for the required period?

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* 5. Do you frequently return many magazines with a high cover price to aid your cash flow?

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* 6. Do very thick magazines such as wedding magazines create a problem with storage?

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* 7. Can you nominate 1,2 or 3 smaller publishers (other than the big two, Bauer Media and Pacific Magazines) or particular title/s worthy of an honourable mention and indicate the reason by ticking the appropriate box/s.

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* 8. Indicate main reasons you value the publishers.

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* 9. Please add a comment if you care to.