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FROM THE PUBLISHER, Page 2
It's our mission to bring the events and issues of the day to
you readers. An essential part of that mission is simply
ensuring that the magazine reaches subscribers every week -- and
that it reaches lots of them. That's where Ken Godshall comes
in. As consumer marketing director, he's the readers' champion
in my office, the person who is concerned that they get their
magazine every week, that occasional problems with billing are
corrected quickly, and that readers are reminded -- just often
enough -- when their subscriptions are running out. It's also
his job to keep circulation robust by bringing new people to our
subscriber list. As he describes his role, "My job is to
introduce prospective customers to TIME. After that the editors
do the work."
Marshall Loeb, managing editor of our sister publication
Fortune, where Godshall once handled the circulation job, thinks
the word circulation is particularly suitable to describe the
size of a magazine's readership. "Circulation is the lifeblood
of a magazine and as good an indicator as you'll get of its
vitality. It's also an indication of the intelligence of the
circulator." His opinion of circulator Godshall: "absolutely
terrific."
Ken believes that the practice of offering gifts to new
subscribers makes the most sense when the bonus embodies the
qualities that readers find valuable in a magazine. This is why,
in this election year, he conceived the idea for a 44-minute
video prepared with the help of our editors, correspondents and
writers that is being sent to new subscribers. The story line
is simple, says Godshall. "It's an assessment of the issues that
voters will face this year, considered by some of the best
journalists in the world."
Colleagues attest that Godshall possesses another quality
that useful in a communications company like this one: an
ability to communicate. "He can explain complicated dynamics in
clear words," says Susan Caughman, vice president of consumer
marketing for Time Inc. Publications. "Virtually everything in
his business involves thousands of numbers. Ken can translate
those clearly into words."
But if Godshall is the kind of person who takes excellence
seriously, he also takes it not too seriously. We were reminded
of that at a recent company outing with an Olympic theme at a
skating rink in New York City's Central Park. To open the
festivities, he jogged determinedly around the perimeter of the
rink bearing an Olympic torch. It seemed an appropriate touch.
We depend on people like him to keep us the front runner among
news magazines.
Elizabeth P. Valk