Life At Bonnier - The Five Mile Press

Five Mile Press Wins With Barbie

By Bert Menninga on 2010-09-20
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Mattel awarded its Licensee of the Year to Five Mile Press for its Barbie collection. The publisher won for most outstanding sales growth and development over the past 12 months.

She may be 51, but Barbie doesn't look a day over 19. The world famous doll - it's estimated over a billion have been sold - is one of the major licensed brands of Australian publisher the Five Mile Press. The company first started with the Barbie brand in 2008. A mere two years later, the Five Mile Press was awarded Licensee of the Year by Mattel, the originators and owners of the Barbie brand. The award was given to the company for the most outstanding sales growth and performance over the past 12 months.

Team 15 Combines Strength of Bonnier Publishing

By Bert Menninga on 2010-09-16
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A cross-company group, Team 15, breaks down boundaries within Bonnier Publishing to create new synergies and forge bonds across countries.

Working across boundaries is a great idea, but not always so easy to achieve. So when Richard Johnson became CEO of Bonnier Publishing in 2009, one of the challenges he faced was breaking down corporate and geopgraphic barriers within the different companies within the group. One idea that he came up with became a reality in February 2010, when he created Team 15.

Spring Has Sprung

By Bert Menninga on 2010-04-15
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Gardening tips from Bonnier magazines, TV and books.

Now that the days are growing longer - and warmer - it's time to start thinking about the yard. Or if you happen to be in Australia where fall is in full swing, it's cleanup time. Either way, check out these gardening tips from Bonnier magazines, books and TV:

 

Books for Valentine's from Bonnier

By Bert Menninga on 2010-02-10
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Valentine's Day is catching on all over the world. But not everyone opts to give roses and chocolate to that special someone on February 14. Here's a list of books about love for the holiday from a few of the book publishers within Bonnier.


Nia Williams: Farewell Melbourne

By Nia Williams on 2009-07-22
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Our GROW blogger Nia Williams recaps what she has learned in Australia.

Can you believe it? My time here is nearly over. I'm sad thinking about it. I have less than two weeks left here in cold and damp Melbourne, but at least it will be warm and damp where I'm going next!!!  Monsoon season in southeast Asia. I can't wait. I think I deserve a holiday after getting up at stupid o'clock every morning!!

My time here at Five Mile Press has been an experience and an adventure. Not everyday you get a chance to work abroad. Three months have flown by so quickly, I've only just settled in properly, and now I have to leave, it's just not long enough.

Nia Williams: Frankfurt Prep

By Nia Williams on 2009-07-01
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GROW's Nia puts in a request for a new mock-up table and recommends Five Mile's advance copy incentive.

Well, we are still very busy at Five Mile. We are currently working on titles for the Frankfurt Book Fair for the end of September this year. I bet you're really envious, aren't you Autumn, as we do ours two weeks before the book fairs. I suppose the joke is on me really, because I'm doing Frankfurt stuff now in Australia, and when I get back to the UK, I'll be starting again! The reason Five Mile has started early is because a lot of the mockups get done at the printers, rather than in-house. I second that idea, less back-breaking dummy-making and late nights!!

Happy Birthday, Nia

By Nia Williams on 2009-06-17
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GROW's Nia celebrates a birthday abroad, and gives us her third work tip.

I know I mentioned birthdays in my last blog, and June is certainly popular.  It was my birthday on Tuesday (16th June). When Five Mile asked me when my birthday was, I truthfully said, "Soon." So naturally, they set about finding out when it was. A couple of weeks went by, and nothing more was said until Tuesday.

Let Them Eat Cake

By Nia Williams on 2009-06-03
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GROW's Nia Williams gives us office tip number two from Melbourne's Five Mile Press.

I've been here nearly five weeks now, and I can honestly say that Five Mile is extremely quiet, unlike Autumn! I've noticed that the phones don't ring at Five Mile, unlike every minute at Autumn, but that's probably due to a receptionist. Whatever call comes in gets directed to that person or department. On the other hand, they do have more than one number.

Autumn in Australia

By Ganda Suthivarakom on 2009-05-26
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GROW ambassador Nia Williams learns a few tricks from her Five Mile Press co-workers.

Well, it's been nearly three weeks here in Melbourne, and I think I'm starting to feel at home in the big city and at Five Mile Press.

Getting up at 6.30 in the morning is a real struggle for me, considering I would be fast asleep at that time in England. I have been getting trains, trams, buses and lifts to and from work, which take about an hour and a half each way. I normally get home at between 6.30 and 7pm in the evening, when it's dark.

Meet Nia Williams

By Nia Williams on 2009-05-07
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From the U.K. to Melbourne: Our new GROW blogger travels to sunny Australia for three months.

My name is Nia Williams, and I'm a designer for Autumn Publishing in the UK. I've been working for Autumn now for over 8 years. I mainly design children's books on learning range, activities, and coloring.  I've even illustrated a few books in the last year, too, which amazed myself. I have just finished a huge range for a supermarket called Morrisons, which is amazing because they have asked for reprints. Yeah!!!  So I'm really pleased wth that.