NueMedia and AWFS® form eMedia Partnership
Stoughton, Wisconsin – January 20, 2011: NueMedia, LLC announced it has established a formal agreement with AWFS® (Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers) to create and distribute an electronic newsletter that focuses on technology and tools for business management for companies involved in commercial woodworking. Under the terms of this agreement Woodworking Strategies will be produced by the Wood Group of NueMedia, LLC which includes WoodIQ.com and FinishingIQ.com in cooperation with AWFS®.
“Through this eMedia agreement, we have once again been able to leverage the superior ePublishing expertise of NueMedia’s Wood Group. We expect the Woodworking Strategies project will provide AWFS® with both physical and financial benefits,” stated Angelo Gangone, Executive Vice President of AWFS®. In addition to the list of over 25,000 AWFS® members and conference/tradeshow attendees, Woodworking Strategies will be distributed to the 31,000+ members of WoodIQ.com and FinishingIQ.com communities. The first issue will be published in March, 2011 with 10 monthly issues to follow throughout 2011.
According to Jay Schneider, Community Evangelist for WoodIQ.com and FinishingIQ.com, “As our relationship with AWFS® continues to flourish, we are discovering more ways to work together toward the mutual benefit of our respective organizations. Along with productIQ, the industry’s only product-based buyer’s guide, and our DIPs, this once again solidifies our position as the premier information provider to the professional woodworker.”
Initially the content of Woodworking Strategies will include articles on business management, processes and technology. Blog articles linked to WoodIQ.com and FinishingIQ.com, news items specific to AWFS® and editorial contributions from AWFS® will be included as well. The exact blend of editorial will be determined on an issue by issue basis.
To find out more about sponsorship/advertising opportunities in Woodworking Strategies contact Jay Schneider at jay@woodIQ.com or +1.262.682.0550
About NueMedia, LLC
NueMedia, LLC provides Digital Information Portals, [DIPs] that eliminate the need for existing static trade magazines. Through the use of information technology, the NueMedia model replaces these traditional physical assets [marketplace] used to disseminate information vital for decision making in a particular industry or business segment with highly personalized, dynamic, digitally based environments [marketspace], that unite buyers with sellers whenever and wherever they choose.
About AWFS®
The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS), founded in 1911, is a non-profit organization that wholly owns and produces the biennial AWFS® Fair. The largest trade association serving the entire home and commercial furnishings industry, AWFS® has more than 400 members, including manufacturers and distributors of machinery, hardware, software, tooling, lumber, components, wood products and supplies for the woodworking industry including cabinet, furniture, millwork and custom woodworking products. For more information about AWFS® membership or the AWFS® Fair 2011, contact Marguerite Hoffman at marguerite@awfs.org or 323-838-9440.