Karen Walker is a consummate management consultant who contributes to Forbes and Fast Company. She thinks differently than journalists do, as you’ll see in this revealing Q & A, conducted Oct. 25.
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There’s a back door to landing a C-title profile in the Wall Street Journal. There’s also a catch: the executive must maintain a “personal board
Are you sure you want that CEO profile? Really, really sure? If your client is private and seeks additional funding or an IPO, you’ll want one. If you want to de-position nasty competitors, you’ll want one. In Tier 1, they come at a price.
In our companion analysis we looked at headlines and ledes of successful profiles. In this analysis we spot key ingredients in body copy. Find a way to get these elements in front of your client before pitching. Bake this stuff into your narrative.
Rarely do clients and agencies imagine the ideal headline on a compelling CEO profile. Editors always do. Thanks largely to analytics, they know what works in headlines, and what seems to work lately is “Meet the Woman Who…” and “Meet the Man Who…”
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I can't believe @FastCompany and @Inc have been down for an entire week
Personal news: Today is my last day at Modern Healthcare. It's been such a good run - I learned so much and worked with truly fantastic people. I'm very grateful.
Starting Oct 11, I'm going to @Axios, where I'll continue covering health policy! Much more to come soon 👀
A neighbor with a son in elementary school says that the son's school cafeteria no longer serves meatballs. They are not called that anymore. They are called "meat rounds."
Substack acquires Yem amid broader subscription marketing push
Substack acquires Yem amid broader subscription marketing push
The deal builds on Substack's efforts to provide its writers with tools to organically grow their audiences.
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This one has been around for a while — have you pitched Adventures in DevOps yet?
Top open: Brendan Vaughan. Then: pitch advice from Axios; ZDNet logo; Foller.me Twitter tool; SMB targets in Tier 1; Ted Lasso; GMA cheat sheet; Boston-based VC reporters; gifting targets; why Quartz readers renew.
