ArcaMax Publishing

ArcaMax Publishing
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryWeb syndication
Founded1996[1] or 1999[2]
Headquarters
Newport News, Virginia
,
United States[1]
Key people
Number of employees
11 (2006)[1]
WebsiteArcaMax.com

ArcaMax Publishing is a privately-owned American web/email syndication news publisher that provides editorial content, columns & features, comic strips, and editorial cartoons via email.[2] ArcaMax also produces co-branded newsletters with corporate clients.

The company is based in Newport News, Virginia. Its revenue comes from advertising.[2] Potential subscribers typically come from topical banners or co-registration for related topical sites or newsletters; as this approach can be exploited by spam purveyors, the company conducts an initial source evaluation before contacting potential subscribers by email to complete a "double opt-in" circuit aimed to decrease the amount of company resources expended on un-deliverable email communications, while at the same time reducing to a minimum the number of emails sent to people who are not interested in receiving them.[2]

History

ArcaMax originally sold educational materials at the cost of shipping and handling.[1] By July 2004, the company began distributing ezines, which eventually featured health and fitness, money management and automotive advice, among other topics.[1] Their first high-profile syndicated features were Garfield and Dear Abby. Currently the company offers more than "90 comic strips, many more advice and political columnists, news headlines, videos, and games."[3]

Around 2006, the company began the Arcamax Book Club, which delivered book chapters to subscribers via email.[1]

Comic strips

ArcaMax syndicates their content digitally through arrangements with other (print) syndicates, primarily Andrews McMeel Syndication (formerly Universal Uclick), Creators Syndicate, and King Features Syndicate.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Covey, Sharyl (February 14, 2006). "Page turning by click". Daily Press. Hampton Roads, Virginia: Tribune Publishing. pp. C7–8. Retrieved October 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Note: Second page of article appears on page C8.
  2. ^ a b c d e Eckerle, Courtney."CASE STUDY: Email Deliverability: Publisher moves beyond double opt-in to avoid 1,000 hard bounces per day," Marketing Sherpa (May 21, 2013).
  3. ^ "About ArcaMax Publishing," ArcaMax official website. Accessed October 24, 2018.[self-published source]
  4. ^ Dwyer, Ed. "CULTURE: The Funny Papers: Newspapers may be in trouble, but the comic strip is alive and well — and flourishing online," Saturday Evening Post (November 7, 2016). "Pickles is carried online by GoComics.com/Pickles and ArcaMax.com, where it is enjoyed by tens of thousands of fans."