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Who Needs a Marketplace Copywriter?

Melanie Saxton

A professional copywriter invests in marketing training, hones skill sets, has years of experience, and maintains a portfolio of happy clients. I work in the world of words, from book editing, ghostwriting, and copyediting to editorial journalism. It takes training and experience to become a top-of-the-line marketplace copywriter.

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People Round Up, Early April, 2024

Publishing Trends

At Random House , Sara Birmingham will join May 6 as executive editor, reporting to VP editor in chief Ben Greenburg and working closely with editorial director Caitlin McKenna , to expand the fiction list. At HarperOne , Nina Shield will join as VP, editorial director, starting April 22. She was previously senior editor at Portfolio.

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People Round-Up, Early October 2022

Publishing Trends

Diane Landolf has announced a new children’s editorial business, Diane Landolf Editorial. At university presses… Dawn Durante joins the University of North Carolina Press as Assistant Editorial Director, starting October 17. Esin Coskun moves up to Associate Publicist at Portfolio.

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How to Become a Content Writer And Make Money at Home

Elna Cain

You should start by creating a writing portfolio to attract clients and showcase your skills. You can start a blog and guest post to build your portfolio. Here’s my post about building a portfolio from scratch ! Businesses often seek writers formally trained in media writing and wickedly good storytellers.

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Before You Hire a Developmental Editor: What You Need to Know

Jane Friedman

Today’s guest post is a Q&A by Sangeeta Mehta ( @sangeeta_editor ), a former acquiring editor of children’s books at Little, Brown and Simon & Schuster, who runs her own editorial services company. Where do editorial letters—better known in our field as “edit letters”—fit in?

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The Copywriter’s Journey: Charting a Successful Copywriting Career Path

Copywriter Collective

Editing and proofreading work to meet editorial standards. Also, it allows you to start building your portfolio. That means you can easily diversify your portfolio. Content creation is wider and incorporates problem-solving, education, storytelling, and more. Researching and crafting content that audiences resonate with.

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5 Steps to Strategically Reboot Your Brand’s Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Next, you need to create naming logic across your portfolio to drive understanding and clarity. Portfolio thread. Storytelling is often done in silos at the business unit or market level. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Road Map to Success: Turn Your Strategy Into a Stellar Editorial Content Plan. Conclusion.