BusinessWeek

Tue, 2016-07-19 07:41 Sam Whitmore

The Arik Hesseldahl Watch

Arik Hesseldahl left Recode this month. Recode EIC Dan Frommer tells us there's no replacement lined up yet. Meanwhile, PR pros anxiously watch and wait, for enterprise reporters are scarcer than ever. FierceMarkets laid off several last month. IDG has lost a few through resignations and did not replace them.

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Fri, 2015-03-06 11:32 Sam Whitmore

Coming Next Month: Bloomberg Businessweek Design Conference

It'll cost you $750, but you might want to consider attending the 3rd annual Bloomberg Businessweek Design Conference set for Apr. 28 in San Francisco. From a PR standpoint, you might be able to buttonhole journalists from Bloomberg's news and broadcast operations as they interview and report, principally for the print/tablet Bloomberg Businessweek design issue due in May.

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Tue, 2010-03-16 15:33 Christy Whitmore

SWMS Targets: Peter Burrows, Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Surviving and thriving at Bloomberg's BusinessWeek is veteran reporter Peter Burrows.

Join us as Peter discusses the kinds of pieces he's aiming to write in 2010, whether they differ from those he wrote for McGraw-Hill, whether Bloomberg BusinessWeek's print priorities have changed with the addition of Bloomberg's journalists, and how tech PR pros can make Peter's job just a little bit easier.

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Tue, 2010-02-23 20:02 Christy Whitmore

SWMS Tech Edit Spotlight: contributed content

Shrinking edit staffs have made contributed content more important than ever.

Which outlets publish it? More important, which ones say they do but are becoming overwhelmed with submissions, most of them unacceptable?

Be it a guest blog post or a more formal submission to MSM, there's an emerging art to contributed content. Learn today's tricks and get the visibility your clients expect.

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Mon, 2010-01-11 14:32 Sam Whitmore

SWMSTweet stream: Week of Jan 4, 2010

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Fri, 2009-11-20 00:00 Sam Whitmore

SWMS Alert: BusinessWeek Layoffs

Layoffs are coming down today at BusinessWeek and some of the names will shock you.

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Wed, 2009-10-14 12:22 Sam Whitmore

Facebook extra: Bloomberg BusinessWeek -- No Big Deal

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Mon, 2009-09-21 17:52 Christy Whitmore

Tech Edit Spotlight: Tech Video - tools, tactics and tips

Tech Edit Spotlight on Tech Video

September 2009

What exactly is "good" tech video? And could you sell that definition to your clients? This SWMS Tech Edit Spotlight will answer both questions. Trade and business media often don't understand their own intentions with their video efforts, making it difficult for PR pros to pitch ideas. Some edit outlets accept B-roll, but what kind and under what circumstances? And what must clients do to succeed in the video era? You'll be surprised at how easy it can be.

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Wed, 2009-09-16 19:23 Sam Whitmore

SWMS Coverage Analysis: TechCrunch50, Part 1

SWMS Coverage Analysis: TechCrunch50, Part 1
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

How many media members will cover your event if you let 'em in free?

If you're TechCrunch, about one-third of them. Thirty-nine of 118 working media members posted at least one item from the two-day start-up showcase which concluded last night in San Francisco. We culled our research from TechCrunch's official media list.

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