A blank page and a blinking cursor: the twin scourges of a writer on deadline. When you know you have a page (or many pages) to fill and your mind suddenly locks up, it’s enough to send you into a professional panic. Unfortunately, feeling frantic isn’t going to help anything. If you find yourself fighting an …
It’s a simple question: What feature article topic will result in as many media placements as possible? Unfortunately, coming up with the answer is often quite complex. An intriguing angle that appeals to a broad audience is what our extensive network of editors is looking for. If you’re feeling stuck, ask yourself these five questions …
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One of my all-time favorite Facebook posts is an illustration of the importance of proper punctuation. The poster (and whoever started this one was a genius), demonstrates how the placement of a single comma significantly alters the meaning of a sentence: Sentence 1: Let’s eat Grandma! Sentence 2: Let’s eat, Grandma! The accompanying slogan – …
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Brand journalism is receiving some pushback from the newspaper reporting community, thanks to the word “journalism” in the concept name. The reporting community is fighting to keep advertising a separate entity from journalism, which as a former reporter, makes a lot of sense to me. I remember sitting in J-school classes, studying media ethics and …
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The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers weren’t the only two organizations battling for a vaunted position Sunday evening; American marketers took center stage as well, all clamoring for the public’s attention. But how were we to debate which ads we liked? Enter Twitter. Matt McGee from Marketing Land tracked all 52 nationally televised commercials …
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