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Beautifully engraved Certificate from the Meridith Corporation issued in 1986 - 1987. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of woman sitting next to a world globe while reading. This item has the printed signatures of the company's officers and is over 13 years old.
Certificate Vignette CORPORATE Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP) is one of America’s leading media and marketing companies operating businesses centered on magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, and interactive and integrated marketing. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, the company employs more than 2,800 people. Major offices also are located in New York City, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles and 12 television station locations. Meredith Corporation’s official Web site, as well as a listing of all Meredith-related sites, is located at . Meredith stock was first offered for public sale in 1946 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1965. The company’s fiscal year is July 1 through June 30. PUBLISHING Meredith publishes a variety of magazines focused on service journalism for the home and family market. Magazine brands include: Better Homes and Gardens Ladies’ Home Journal Country Home Midwest Living Traditional Home MORE WOOD Family Money Successful Farming Renovation Style Golf for Women Country Gardens Hometown Cooking Creative Home American Patchwork & Quilting Garden Shed Decorating Garden, Deck & Landscape Do-It-Yourself Ideas Meredith also publishes more than 100 issues of Special Interest Publications (SIPs) on cooking, decorating, building and remodeling, crafting, and gardening. Many of the SIPs carry the Better Homes and Gardens brand name. Meredith Books publishes more than 300 home and family and special interest consumer books. One of the best known titles is the red-plaid Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book. BROADCASTING Meredith has been in broadcasting since 1948. Today, the company owns 12 television stations reaching nearly 10 percent of all television households: five CBS affiliates, one NBC affiliate and six FOX affiliates. The stations include: WGCL-TV (CBS) Atlanta, GA KPHO-TV (CBS) Phoenix, AZ WOFL-TV (FOX) Orlando, FL KPDX-TV (FOX) Portland, OR WFSB-TV (CBS) Hartford-New Haven, CT WSMV-TV (NBC) Nashville, TN KCTV (CBS) Kansas City, MO WHNS-TV (FOX) Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC - Asheville, NC KVVU-TV (FOX) Las Vegas, NV WNEM-TV (CBS) Flint-Saginaw, MI WOGX-TV (FOX) Ocala-Gainesville, FL KFXO-LP (FOX) Bend, OR Meredith is home of the Emmy-winning, syndicated weekly show Better Homes and Gardens Television. The program is broadcast on more than 160 stations across the country, reaching nearly 90 percent of all television households. INTERACTIVE & INTEGRATED MARKETING The Interactive and Integrated Marketing Group strategically aligns the high-growth areas of interactive media, integrated marketing, and database operations. In March 2000, the company announced initiatives to expand and accelerate Internet-related efforts on a company-wide basis. To move forward, Meredith committed up to $100 million for investments in Internet and e-commerce activities, investments in strategic alliances and partnerships, and continued development of the consumer database. The company’s Interactive strategies include creating the premier home and family Web site through development of vertical portals around the core content areas of decorating, food, home improvement and remodeling. In addition, Meredith plans to further develop the existing Web sites for its 12 television stations into powerful local community portals. The company has taken important steps by creating alliances , ThirdAge Media,,, and America Online, and the Microsoft Network. Meredith’s Integrated Marketing business uses the company’s extensive resources to create complete end-to-end marketing programs and custom publications for several of the country’s most respected companies and brands. The current client list includes The Home Depot, Kraft Foods, Nestlé USA, Lutheran Brotherhood, and Iams Company among others. MEREDITH WEB SITES Meredith Corporation: Better Homes and Gardens: Ladies' Home Journal: Country Home: Midwest Living: Traditional Home: WOOD: MORE: Family Money: Successful Farming @griculture Online: Golf for Women: Hometown Cooking: Garden Shed: http://www. American Park Network: Meredith Integrated Marketing: Meredith Books: Crafts Collection: KCTV: KFXO: KPDX: KPHO: KVVU: WFSB: WHNS: WNEM: WOFL: WOGX: WSMV: WGCL: DATABASE MARKETING The Meredith database contains more than 60 million names and represents nearly 7 out of 10 home-owning American households. The database helps Meredith profit centers and clients efficiently create direct-mail programs and identify potential customers. OTHER MEREDITH RESOURCES BRAND LICENSING Meredith has licensed Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, to use the Better Homes and Gardens name with various premium-quality garden products. In addition, GMAC has licensed the
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