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Is Advertising in New Media Doomed?

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It isn’t, particularly as used in a mass-media context. As Jeff Jarvis said in response to Laporte, “media needs to build a relationship with people, but that relationship requires knowing you, and knowing something about you, and being able to act positively on that” (58:19). Six New-Media Principles: Introduction.

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Is Advertising in New Media Doomed?

B2B Memes

It isn’t, particularly as used in a mass-media context. As Jeff Jarvis said in response to Laporte, “media needs to build a relationship with people, but that relationship requires knowing you, and knowing something about you, and being able to act positively on that” (58:19). Six New-Media Principles: Introduction.

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Social Media and the Blurring of Professional Roles

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In focusing on the identity rather than the activity, he underscored for me one of the most profound aspects of the social media revolution: professional roles don’t matter much any longer. More than ever, in the social media era it’s not what you are but what you do that counts. Managing Your Career in the Social Media Era: Sources.

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The Shift to New Media Cannot Be Gradual

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In the B2B publisher’s dream world, the transition to online media would come as a natural evolution from print. The shift to online media is not an extrapolation of the past but a sharp break with it. The ASBPE/Medill study, announced February 26 , found that editors feel unprepared and undertrained for working in new media.

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Curation: Add Value and Pass It Along

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Is summarizing and linking to another person’s article an honorable act or a form of theft? The act of finding great content and linking to it, he says, is a fine idea. Among all the topics that seem to rile journalists and publishers these days, perhaps the most contentious is curation.

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Beats vs. Obsessions: More Lessons for B2B from Quartz

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That act of reframing is not simply an option, but an obligation, a key to survival. Thinking about B2B media from this perspective has been an interesting exercise. The insight is easy; acting on it, alas, is hard. Instead of the traditional editorial beats , its coverage reflects what it calls obsessions.

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Beats vs. Obsessions: More Lessons for B2B from Quartz

B2B Memes

That act of reframing is not simply an option, but an obligation, a key to survival. Thinking about B2B media from this perspective has been an interesting exercise. The insight is easy; acting on it, alas, is hard. Instead of the traditional editorial beats , its coverage reflects what it calls obsessions.