GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Representing Business Information Inside the Beltway.
American Business Media represents its members in Washington on such issues affecting the business information industry as postal reform, privacy, piracy, spam, taxes and First Amendment legislation, among others. In recent years, such efforts have resulted in a series of victories including fairer postal rates and the establishment of a Presidential Commission for postal reform. ABM members can also take advantage of limited, but invaluable free legal consultation services on issues impacting the industry and their companies... More

COMMITTEES & COUNCILS

Fifteen committees and six councils bring together the best minds in business information to advance the state of the industry on a wide range of relevant issues, from digital media to human resources to healthcare. For many media executives, the expertise that comes alive in these groups—along with the chance to make a difference at the industry level—are primary benefits of membership in American Business Media. ABM committees and councils work tirelessly and selflessly to ensure all member companies benefit from the results of these collective efforts, and offer a network that strengthens the business information community overall... More

To inquire about participating in one of ABM’s committees or councils, contact John Holden, senior vice president of business media services, at j.holden@abmmail.com or 212.661.6360 ext. 3325.

CAREERS \BPEF Internships

MEMBERS POSTING JOBS here will automatically appear on mediabistro.com. You will reach an extremely targeted audience, and you'll receive quality resumes as well!

RESOURCES

WEBCASTS ON DEMAND

Marketer Driven Solutions Webcast

End User Driven Solutions Webcast

Integrated Sales Training Webinar - Positioning Your Audience As Your Best Asset

ABM Breakfast With Byte: B-to-B Meets Online Video (In-person Event & Live Video Webcast)

Integrated Sales Training: 7 Secrets to Selling Integrated Programs

On Demand Video: B-to-B Meets Social Network

On Demand Video: B-to-B Meets Mobile Media

DIGITAL
Business media is no longer an in print only game. We’re all going… More

EVENTS
Events are a rapidly growing, critical part of today's … More

SALES
Let American Business Media help you explore, identify… More

EDITORIAL
Reporters who started their careers banging on manual typewriters … More

WORKFORCE
The trade press has evolved many times over the past century … More

INTERNATIONAL
ABM is committed to leading member companies in a series of global initiatives … More

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
As business media grows and expands in this era of transformation … More

CUSTOM MEDIA
Custom media works! And there are scores of companies … More

BUSINESS INFORMATION
Business Information affords business media companies priceless … More

Awards

Celebrating the Best and Brightest in B-to-B
American Business Media produces a variety of awards programs, recognizing outstanding contributions to the business information industry, including The Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, The Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity, the Creative Excellence in Business Advertising (CEBA) Awards and The William D. Littleford Award for Corporate Community Service, among others...More

RESEARCH AND MARKETING

ABM is at the forefront of the industry’s Research and Marketing initiatives. From our Association’s much-heralded “Devoured by the Influential Campaign”, to our groundbreaking 2007 Forrester Research study on Business Media, to our compelling research from the Agricultural and Healthcare market segments; ABM’s Research & Marketing page is your one stop shop for all the latest developments in B2B...More

ABM Blogs

WHAT'S ALL THE TWITTER ABOUT?
By Samantha Sims

Earthquake! The breaking news of the earthquake in L.A. this summer is yet another adage to online, social-networking, “kinda/sorta,” thing-a-ma-bob, micro-blogging Web site “Twitter’s” list of accomplishments and honorable mentions.

Boasting a Twitter subscriber as the initial “reporter,” word on the quake spread on the network just as quickly as the quake sprung. The ability to expediently break occurring news, events and emergencies quickly across a large and directly-connected network is Twitter’s claim to fame. The free software provides a network as large and specific as your liking, and you can instantly send (up to 140 character) messages through instant messaging, wireless phone and e-mail. The network can also be accessed via sites like Facebook, MySpace, and FriendFeed. ... More

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SALES TOOLS
YANKELOVICH/HARRIS RESEARCH STUDY (SUMMARY BROCHURE): This groundbreaking study clearly shows executives' attitudes towards b-to-b media advertising...More

THE CASE FOR SERIES: A set of 10 concise brochures that are a must-have for results-oriented advertisers...More

MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Rich Data Commitment: An updated edition of American Business Media's 2004 "The Rich Data Opportunity"...More

SURVIVING THE NEXT POSTAL RATE INCREASE...More

EDITORIAL TOOLS
GUIDE TO WRITING FOR THE BUSINESS PRESS: This 256-page book by Patrick Clinton...More

B-to-B Meets the (Broadcast) Press, Feb 2004: Bookers and producers from CNBC, CNNfn, Fox News, Marketplace Radio and Bloomberg...More

HUMAN RESOURCES
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF BUSINESS MAGAZINES: A brochure that looks at career...More

GETTING AHEAD IN THE BUSINESS PRESS: Ten B-toB editors...More

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