About GCN Publishing

GCN Publishing is the leading provider of Internet-based software and services to the media industry.

The 12-year-old firm has established a track record of helping media companies use Internet technology to lower costs and increase revenues. Services include shrink-wrapped software, web site application development, web site hosting, and site design. The company has won numerous awards for its work, including a Folio: Ozzie Award for Web Site Design Excellence. GCN's clients include BPA Worldwide, Business Journals, Advanstar, CMP Media, and more than 80 other media companies and associations. For more information, contact GCN Publishing at 203.665.6211.

Founded in 1996, GCN Publishing is the leading Internet information and services firm serving the publishing industry.

Information Services
Internet Publishing Insights
IPI is the leading newsletter for publishers who want to compete effectively on the Internet. Published every two weeks to more than 1,000 top publishing executives, IPI includes news, views, relevant tips and how-to information that is read religiously by the top minds in publishing.

Print + Web Seminar Series
These half-day seminars are conducted four times a year for high-level publishing executives. The curriculum focuses on real-world ways to expand your publication’s brand on the Internet in a profitable and relevant way.

Strategic Business Consulting
GCN helps companies identify revenue opportunities and evaluate online projects. Whether we’re handling the development or you plan to use your in-house team, GCN customers find our insight and expertise to be invaluable reality check in helping them wring the most value from their development dollars.

Design & Development
     • Content management
     • Web site design and redesign
     • Custom web application development
     • Buyer’s guides/directories
     • Chat/threaded discussion
     • Banner ad management
     • Interactive event calendars
     • Classified systems
     • User registration/tracking systems
     • Interactive polls
     • E-commerce
     • Shopping carts/Web-based transactions
     • E-mail newsletter creation, distribution and management
     • New media sales training
     • Archive and content search
     • Integrating third-party applications
     • Corporate intranets
     • Sales and marketing extranets
     • Web site hosting

Shrink-wrapped Products
bg2go is the world’s first truly shrink-wrapped buyer’s guide solution for on-line publishing. With a one-time license fee of $8,500 and no hosting or on-going development costs, bg2go is ideal for any publisher seeking an inexpensive yet powerful way to put a buyer’s guide or directory online. For more information, click here.

searchGizmo the first vertical industry search engine that provides your site with a traffic draw, premium banner positions, and a real alternative to traditional reader service. For as little as $299 per month, you can give your readers a true value proposition on your web site while proving the value of advertising under your brand to advertisers. For more information, click here.