Nine things to make editors’ trade show experience easier. Trade show season always means long workdays for editors both before and during the show. Before the show requires much planning, and editors receive a surge in emails from … read more
Conferences
How to develop an audience engagement strategy that works
Audience engagement goes beyond simply sharing an article, media or photo on social media. It involves creating a post that’s compelling enough to get your audience to interact with it. More importantly, it’s finding what your audience wants … read more
Roy Peter Clark on Writing Short
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
Why You Need a New (Freelancer) Bestie
By Christine Parizo, Christine Parizo Communications Publications have always used freelancers to fill gaps, but with editorial budgets shrinking, it’s even more important to find and nurture reliable freelancers to contribute content that meets your standards. In today’s … read more
Copy editors: Information on the upcoming American Copy Editors Society conference
For those copy editors among the ASBPE ranks, feel free to check out this information about the annual American Copy Editors Society conference upcoming in March. … read more
Educational Opportunity for Medical and Scientific Writers
The Greater Chicago Area Chapter (GCAC) of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) will offer four workshops at its 2009 conference on Friday, July 31. The workshops are open to both AMWA members and nonmembers. Courses offered will … read more
Women in Periodical Publishing’s Women’s Leadership Conference Slated for Jan. 23
U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier, 12th Congressional District, California, will keynote the Women’s Leadership Conference, produced by Women in Periodical Publishing’s (WIPP), on Jan. 23 at The Westin in San Francisco. Jackie Speier was sworn into Congress on April … read more
ASBPE Members Get Discount on Publishing Business Conference
by Martha SpizziriASBPE Web Editor ASBPE has made a special arrangement for its members to attend the Publishing Business Conference & Expo at a discount of $100-$200. The conference, which will take place March 23-25 at the New … read more