ThomasNet.com Launches "New and Improved" Industry Market Trends, the First and Leading Industrial Blog


Re-launched publication provides better user experience, more access to popular information and research

New York, NY - March 14, 2012 - ThomasNet.com today announced the re-launch of Industry Market Trends (IMT), with an improved user experience and design to deliver even more of the valuable content subscribers have always enjoyed in this leading e-newsletter and online resource. IMT is an invaluable compendium of news and practical insight, which has now raised the bar in providing industrial leaders with a single source of knowledge and expert perspective they need to be at the top of their game. The publication provides the latest market developments, strategies and best practices emerging in the industrial sector, along with over a decade's worth of rich content that is now easily accessible for readers to dive deeply into subjects of interest.

350,000 subscribers from top management to engineers and purchasing professionals receive IMT; and archives are published at news.thomasnet.com/IMT. In response to subscribers' input, the searchability, layout, design and navigation of the new IMT have been enhanced to provide the best user experience possible. For example, readers who want deeper information on a specific topic can now research nearly 12 years of content at their fingertips in the IMT archives, with the most popular posts and weekly features highlighted for their quick reference.

A new IMT layout and navigational enhancements also make it easier than ever to access:
  • Expert contributions (Q&As with experts in different fields, contributed columns and book excerpts)
  • Recommended reading library (books relevant to each biweekly issue's theme)
  • Weekly crib sheets (industry-impacting news) and light Friday content (the offbeat side of business)

    IMT content has always been research-based, and includes the best data, insight and perspectives available from association and government reports, journals, whitepapers and industry leading media. From industry at large to the shop floor to the cubicle, IMT now provides even more access to content that readers value - including an insightful, thought-provoking and sometimes whimsical look at what keeps businesses and employees moving. In addition, it delivers a forum for readers to weigh in on topics with their own expertise and opinions.

    IMT Senior Editor David Butcher said, "The re-designed IMT reflects our ongoing enthusiasm for and commitment to pursuing new ways to increase engagement with our valuable readers, and provide them up-to-the-minute insight, data and expert perspectives to help them be the best and most informed professionals in the industrial market."

    For more information, please contact David Butcher at 212-629-2107 or dbutcher@thomasnet.com.

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