ArcaMax Publishing

ArcaMax Publishing is a privately owned, American syndication service that provides editorial content, columns & features, comic strips, and editorial cartoons via email.[2] Labeled the "premier publisher of consumer syndicated content online,"[2] ArcaMax also produces co-branded newsletters with corporate clients.

ArcaMax Publishing
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

The company was established in 1996 or 1999 and is based in Newport News, Virginia. The company's revenue comes from advertising.[2] With regard to its subscriber base, 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]

Columns and features

ArcaMax syndicates columns and features in the following categories:

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health & Spirit
  • Home & Leisure
  • Knowledge
  • Politics

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. 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. 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.
  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."
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