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This Might Be Big: IDG Enters Content Marketing

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In a press release last Tuesday, IDG explained that it’s new project, called “Strategic Content Services,” will “support the growing ‘vendor-as-publisher’ model” (publisher-speak for content marketing ). Sometimes initiatives like IDG’s just fizzle out, other times they spark a revolution.

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Managing Your Career in the Social Media Era: Sources

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The webinar, “ Enhancing Your Career in the B2B Press ,” is sponsored by the American Society of Business Press Editors.). As part of a webinar for B2B editors on September 23, 2010, I’m speaking on “Managing Your Career in the Social Media Era.” (The

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Breaking News: People Who Like Print, Like Print

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There’s been a minor buzz this week in B2B circles about recent survey results suggesting that paper magazines and newsletters remain extremely important to business professionals. The Readex press release doesn’t give much detail on the demographics of respondents, but I’d guess that most of them are existing readers of legacy publishers.

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Paul Conley: Has the Content Marketing Dream Become a Nightmare?

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In the trade magazine business, not generally known for early adoption of new-media developments, Paul Conley is something of an anomaly. ” He was among the first in the trade press to recognize the significance of social media. Paul Conley.

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Social Media and Ethics: An Interview with B2B Editor Maureen Alley

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Though it’s true that the trade press in general is decidedly behind the curve in this respect, there are notable exceptions. They use it to find what CAD software is best, and to share projects they’ve just finished, and even press coverage they’ve received. Maureen Alley: Never tweet what you wouldn't say in person.

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Beats vs. Obsessions: More Lessons for B2B from Quartz

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Last month, I wrote about how Atlantic Media’s new online publication, Quartz , offers business-to-business publishers a new advertising model to consider. Anderson worries that giving up on beats means abandoning the “monitorial” role of the press. Gideon Lichfield. Lichfield’s post has provoked a range of reactions.

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Beats vs. Obsessions: More Lessons for B2B from Quartz

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Last month, I wrote about how Atlantic Media’s new online publication, Quartz , offers business-to-business publishers a new advertising model to consider. Anderson worries that giving up on beats means abandoning the “monitorial” role of the press. Gideon Lichfield. Lichfield’s post has provoked a range of reactions.