[Ipg-smz] Marketing as a Journalist and Vice Versa

[Dana Blankenhorn]

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On Sun, Dec 9, 2018, 3:23 PM Kishore Jethanandani <
kishorejethanandani at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe, not write about the vendors you serve in your work as a journalist.
>
> Also, companies are looking more and more for narratives with a soft
> pitch. Depends on the company--not work for companies which do prefer to
> hard sell.
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 11:04 AM <ljkelly1888 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Was thinking about this too. Why not just join a company as
>> their “marketing person?”
>>
>> Can I come back to writing or am I forever tainted in the digital eyes of
>> the Internet?
>>
>> Sent from Windows Mail
>>
>> *From:* Swapnil “Swap” Bhartiya
>> *Sent:* ‎Sunday‎, ‎December‎ ‎9‎, ‎2018 ‎7‎:‎56‎ ‎PM
>> *To:* ipg-smz at netpress.org
>>
>> I don’t think we can survive as journalist. I am doing more of vendor
>> work these days.
>>
>> > On Dec 9, 2018, at 1:50 PM, Mac McCarthy <mac.mccarthy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Just don't work in areas where you write.
>> >
>> > Easier if you have two areas of expertise...
>> >
>> > mac
>> >
>> > On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 10:45 AM <ljkelly1888 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Quick question,
>> >
>> > I get approached by a ton of different firms asking if I can help them
>> with content, copy editing, technical writing, and general writing needs.
>> >
>> > The thing is, I consider myself a journalist and not a marketer.
>> >
>> > Perhaps, I’m being a bit too naive, but can I morally take on work for
>> private firms to write marketing material for them and continue to present
>> myself as an unbiased journalist? I’ve yet to try this out, but as I’m a
>> bit of a minnow, maybe there’s another way to think about this dilemma?
>> >
>> > Would love a bit of advice on this one.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Liam
>> >
>> > Sent from Windows Mail
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