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Edwin Thomas Meredith founded the company in 1902 when he began publishing Successful Farming magazine. [2] In 1922, Meredith began publishing Fruit, Garden and Home magazine, a home and family service publication. [2] In 1924, the magazine was retitled Better Homes and Gardens, [1] [2] and the first issue cost a dime on the newsstand.
Better Homes and Gardens is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines. Brand extension. The Meredith Corporation publishes a number of books on home economics and gardening under the BH&G brand, the best known of which is the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, colloquially known as the "Red Plaid" book.
Meredith died in Des Moines on June 17, 1928, and was buried at Glendale Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines. After his death his company, the Meredith Corporation, continued publication of Better Homes and Gardens and other magazines. He was later inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. In 2008, Meredith was named by Professional Remodeler ...
Meredith, publisher of magazines including Better Homes & Gardens, Magnolia and Real Simple, acquired Life when it bought Time Inc. in 2018, making it the nation's largest magazine publisher.
In October 2007, Meredith Corporation granted Realogy Holdings Corp. the right to license the Better Homes and Gardens name and related trademarks for 100 years. Realogy re-launched the Better Homes and Gardens franchise network on July 1, 2008 and named Sherry Chris, then COO of Coldwell Banker, CEO and president of the newly launched company.
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Cathy Lacy. Stephen M. Lacy is an American retired magazine and media company executive. He served Executive Chairman of Meredith Corporation, a publicly traded publishing, broadcasting and interactive media firm based in Des Moines, Iowa from 2009 to 2019. He took over as CEO of Meredith from retiring president Bill Kerr on July 1, 2006, and ...
Ladies' Home Journal was an American magazine last published by the Meredith Corporation. It was first published on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States. In 1891, it was published in Philadelphia by the Curtis Publishing Company. In 1903, it was the first American ...