The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) is now accepting entries for our 42nd annual Azbee Awards of Excellence. The Azbee Awards are highly competitive and celebrate the highest quality reporting, editing and design in business-to-business, trade, association and professional publications. … read more
A speaker from ASBPE’s GenerationB2B conference explains why strong ethics are good for business. Advertisers strengthen B2B publications, but readers and trust are essential to the industry’s survival. Sometimes advertisers go too far and risk the health of … read more
By Dan Kubacki Predator and prey. Kerry Knudsen didn’t mince words when describing the relationship between advertisers and readers. “It’s not a symbiotic relationship,” said Knudsen, editor and publisher of W.I. Media Inc. A panel of B2B editors … read more
By Dan Kubacki As the world of trade journalism contracts in some areas and grows in others, business-to-business publications must be unique to enjoy long life cycles. Abe Peck, director of B2B Communication at Northwestern University’s Medill School … read more
By Taryn Oesch Freelancing was a topic I hadn’t thought much about until I attended #GenerationB2B, the ASBPE 2019 National Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. The opening session, “Freelancer Nation,” was presented by Christine Parizo, a freelance B2B … read more
Editor’s Note: After interviewing panelists, immediate past ASBPE Ethics Committee chair Howard Rauch prepared a report on the May 10 Ethics Roundtable at the National Conference. Since Howard wasn’t able to attend, he based his report on interviews … read more
This edited version of remarks from the May 10 Ethics Roundtable audience reflects some concerns that were raised during and after the ASBPE National Conference’s panel presentation. As interim Ethics Committee chair, I moderated the panel and the … read more
While You’re In D.C. for ASBPE’s 2018 B2B Media Success Conference and Azbee Awards of Excellence Banquet … Washington is full of surprises during your May visit, with no fewer than four journalism-themed restaurants, a spy museum, the Capitol Steps … read more
Poynter Senior Scholar and prolific author Roy Peter Clark closed out the day’s events with a lively session on how to write succinctly. Using a combination of piano playing, anecdotes, famous examples and written exercises, Clark encouraged attendees … read more
By Whitney Blair Wyckoff, Vice President, Washington DC ASBPE Chapter While catching waves at a competition in South Africa last year, pro surfer Mick Fanning suddenly found himself vying against an unexpected adversary: a great white shark. Fortunately, Fanning … read more
