Glenda Bailey Talks Future of Magazines and Harper’s Bazaar
Oct 11, 2017 1:07:40 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Oct 11, 2017 1:07:40 GMT -5
But while trained editors may possess sharper judgment than the masses, Bailey believes that some of today’s long-standing leaders, no matter how talented, are too bogged down by cost-cutting efforts implemented by their parent companies, which continue to struggle to adapt to declining print revenues as audiences and ad dollars shift online.
Bailey, on the other hand, has always followed the money. “I believe in making a profit,” she says. “I've never come up with an idea and found I can't do it because of finance. I always find a way.” Often, she finds a way by relying on her decades-long fashion-industry relationships. (After all, she has been an editor-in-chief since 1986, when she was hired to lead now-defunct London publication Honey at just 27 years old.)
Bailey, on the other hand, has always followed the money. “I believe in making a profit,” she says. “I've never come up with an idea and found I can't do it because of finance. I always find a way.” Often, she finds a way by relying on her decades-long fashion-industry relationships. (After all, she has been an editor-in-chief since 1986, when she was hired to lead now-defunct London publication Honey at just 27 years old.)