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Cover Story
SPECIAL REPORT: More for the money
Annual Publishing Characteristics Survey finds companies are producing fewer issues with more pages to reach an all-time high number of readers.

Design
Mommy, what does a white paper look like?
Tips, ideas and considerations for designing white papers that get read.

Cover Story
The more they did with less
Economic degree of difficulty might make the sixth annual Magnum Opus Awards the most impressive yet

Cover Story
Steady as she goes
It should be no surprise that the results of our 2009 Compensation & Staffing survey reflect the effects of the economic situation. Yet the overall news about the level of dedication to custom media..

Strategy
A Twitter how-to
Whether or not you feel Twitter is relevant to your business is up to you and your marketing objectives. If you choose to move forward, follow these four steps and you’ll be a Twitter pro in no time.

Writing
Speaking up
If you don’t participate in the conversation about your organization, you have no means of telling your own story. Here's how one company’s blog is helping it regain influence.

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Content Marketing Today
How a Great Infographic Can Help Your Buyers Make the Right Decision
Friday, July 30, 2010 7:22 am
A Simple Visual Can Enable You to Make a Powerful Case to Your Customers I'm guessing that I don't even have to explain the implications of this simple graphic.  It's that good.  Somewhat surprisingly I found it toward the end of a wonderful blog post by Chris Garrett, Claiming Your Independence—5 Years of [.

Junta42 blog
How Much Should Brands Pay for Content Marketing?
Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:37 pm
This cost of content marketing post was inspired by Kate Headen Waddell's post entitled Pay Peanuts Get Monkeys. At least one time per day, every day for three years, someone emails us at Junta42 or submits a project looking for.

Copyblogger
Introducing GuestBlogging.com (Check out the Free Videos)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:35 am
So, you’ve heard my take on why guest blogging is important. Over the years, you’ve probably seen other popular bloggers talking about it too. But maybe you can’t help thinking … how does it help you build a popular blog of your own? If you’ve been wondering, head over to GuestBlogging.

The FASTForward Blog
Boingo—How to make it safe corporately to use Social Media well
Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:22 am
Perhaps the most powerful barrier for large organizations using social media well is the fear that if they give up control something bad will happen – someone will say or do something that brings discredit to the brand.

MediaPost | Social Media Insider
See? The Old Spice Social Media Campaign DOES Smell Like A Winner
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:45 pm
Not to obsess about Old Spice Man or anything, especially since I know full well he's stopped issuing video responses, but I just knew Wieden + Kennedy's social media strategy of a few weeks ago was going to work.

Web Ink Now
Give back to your community: A marketing lesson from the Grateful Dead
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:53 am


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2011 Magnum Opus Awards kick-off notification
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FOR THE WEEK OF Jul. 31, 2010
FULL TIME WEB EDITOR/SAVVY IN SOCIAL MEDIA
CREATIVE EXPANSIONS INC. in NEW YORK CITY, NY ... Read more.
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July 7, 2010, 5:46 PM
Words are Nice, but Pictures Rule
June 12, 2010, 12:49 PM
Directness and Depth
January 21, 2010, 7:44 AM
These aren't the good old days
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Podcasts below
January 14, 2010
WRITING: Avoid Jargon

The only time jargon is OK is when everybody in your audience knows what it means. Even then, there's usually a better way to say things. CW Editor Robert Holland talks about how you can avoid jargon in order to make your content as clear as it can be. (3 min.)

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