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Brand Journalism Trend Heats Up in UK

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The big publishers of the future may no longer be the news organisations of old but companies that want to sell you stuff: shoes, gadgets, holidays. Companies that have a story to tell and the money to get it told.&#.

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Can You Have Entrepreneurial Journalism without Entrepreneurs?

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AOL, BI’s indignant headline says,”Requires Patch Editors To Drum Up Ad Sales Leads.”. For B2B journalists, the most promising options appear to be either small-scale startups where they share both the risks and rewards, or content marketing groups within those companies formerly known as advertisers.

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The Yin and Yang of Content Economics

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While an abundance of content creators leads to oversupply, the scarcity of attention among overwhelmed audiences increases the value of good content. Fortunately, every yin has its yang.

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Beats vs. Obsessions: More Lessons for B2B from Quartz

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Our journalists have to be, to some extent, all-rounders, who aren’t afraid to get outside their usual expertise and track the topic they’re following wherever it leads.”. Most B2B publishers talk a lot about data, but mostly to ask, “Gee, how can we sell our data to companies and make a lot of money?” I would go a bit farther.

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Beats vs. Obsessions: More Lessons for B2B from Quartz

B2B Memes

Our journalists have to be, to some extent, all-rounders, who aren’t afraid to get outside their usual expertise and track the topic they’re following wherever it leads.”. Most B2B publishers talk a lot about data, but mostly to ask, “Gee, how can we sell our data to companies and make a lot of money?” I would go a bit farther.

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Nine Keys to a Robust Editorial Career in Social Media

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For B2B journalists and editors, the transition to the social-media era can be daunting, especially if they rely on their employers to lead the way. As an ASBPE-Medill survey of B2B editors showed last April, traditional publishing companies have offered little new-media training or guidance. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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“Content Is Power”: Q & A with Mark W. Schaefer

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For a company, it should not be about “the conversation” or the hype. Will new media lead to brighter or bleaker career options? In preparing the profile, I recently conducted the following email interview with him. I offer it here with his permission. What’s the most important message you have for people regarding social media?

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