Mark Smelzer is the publisher of JCK.
From the Publisher, October 2020: A Year of Surprises
As I write this, we’ve just concluded the JCK Virtual show, and what a success it was! The mid-August event saw more than 4,500 participants, with...
From the Publisher, September 2020: It’s a Year Like No Other
Just one year ago, I was excitedly writing my publisher’s letter for the September–October 2019 issue of JCK, which marked our 150th...
Letter From the Publisher: June 2020
It's a time for hope.
Greetings from my “home office” (our spare bedroom in Lancaster, Pa.). Since COVID-19 rocked the world in ways...
From the Publisher, March 2020: Around the World and Back
Spring has sprung!
Starting this year, the magazine is evolving its suite of media products to reflect the changing times and methods of content...
From the Publisher, November–December 2019: Happy Holidays
Greetings from my flight home from Los Angeles after my yearly October tour of Southern California!
As in years past, I came west to attend the...
From the Publisher: September-October 2019
150 years!
In 2004, I was 15 years into my career as an ad sales exec and publisher in the consumer magazine world. At the time, I was overseeing...
From the Publisher, July–August 2019: A Smash Hit!
Greetings from my flight back home from the 2019 editions of the JCK, Luxury, and JIS Exchange shows in Las Vegas. Congrats to Yancy Weinrich,...
From the Publisher, June 2019: It’s Showtime!
Welcome to our best-read issue of the year, the June issue of JCK!
If you’re reading this at JCK Las Vegas, I hope you’ve noticed the beautiful...
From the Publisher: May 2019
Homeward bound!
Welcome to the annual pre-show issue of JCK! As always, this spectacular May issue is packed with fantastic editorials, beautiful...
Publisher’s Letter: March–April 2019
Talk about a travel whirl.
I’ve just finished a week in New York City; a week in Vicenza, Italy; and two trips to Arizona. Whew.
First up in...