This blog features news round ups and summary of the top stories in digital publishing, media and marketing, with a focus on digital content, advertising and emerging platforms. It offers commentary and analysis from the top experts and leading minds in the digital content business. The outlet offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication).

Background and Format: The Drum is a fortnightly marketing business magazine and news-led website covering the advertising/design/digital media sectors. The magazine is specifically aimed at the media, marketing and design community outside of London where they are served by the London-based media and marketing titles. The English and Scottish editions of The Drum merged into one publication on August 2008. The magazine is aimed at top level management and key decision makers. When sending press to the publication, the deadline falls on the last Wednesday of the month prior to publication, the title is then published a week later. The website that accompanies the publication has a monthly unique user figure of 1 million (source: publisher). The circulation is currently not disclosed as 9 months ago they took the company global and are waiting on their most recent figures. The magazine is available through subscription across the globe. Advertising information can be found at www.thedrum.com/advertise Awards: 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand B2B (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Editorial / Content Development Team of the Year, B2B (nominated) 2017 - British Media Awards, Commercial Content Team of the Year: The Drum Studios (bronze) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher of the Year (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): Do It Day (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Publishing Innovator of the Year (nominated) 2016 - British Media Awards, Print Product of the Year (bronze) 2016 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: Do It Day (winner) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher - Business to Business (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Commercial Partnership: The Drum & SapientNitro (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Editorial Team - Business to Business (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Gamechanger of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): The Drum Live (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Digital Innovation of the Year (business media) (nominated) 2015 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: The Drum Live (bronze) 2015 - British Media Awards, Content Team of the Year (bronze) 2014 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year - Business Media: The Drum Live! (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2013 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (Business Media): Dadi Awards (nominated) 2013 - PPA Aw

Devoted to exploring the Internet as both an advertising medium and a revolutionary tool for planning and buying all media. Helps busy media buyers, planners and sellers in taking full advantage of the Internet. Provides insider knowledge of new sites and tools for buying offline media, offers advertising insight, gives focused searching on industry trade news and offers one-click access to the best ad/media resources on the Web. MediaPost DOES accept bylined articles/submissions. Columns must be original submissions that have not appeared in other print/online publications. Op Eds reflect thought leadership, and should not be focused on the business model of the author’s company. Copy must be non-promotional, with no direct references to the author’s company or its products, services, or campaigns. References to clients should be made in third-party terms. Provide attribution for any content drawn from another source (for example, studies cited should be linked to the source). Style: Insight, analysis, report, perspective, advice, etc. Avoid personal narratives. Target wordcount is 500-700 words, with rare flexibility. Send completed copy in a Microsoft Word document (no docx, please), in 12 pt. Times New Roman font.

Background and Format:Contagious is published by Contagious Communications quarterly and is aimed at marketers, advertising strategists and brand experts who work with emerging technologies and non-traditional media. Covers news, case studies of campaigns, special reports like gender equality in the workplace, new apps and artificial intelligence. For more information about advertising rates, the team can be reached on +44 (0) 203 206 9260Circulation:Source: PublisherAlerts:Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 29 October 2013E-mails for the team at Contagious Magazine have now changed to firstname@contagious.com

Offers information about search engine marketing and how search engines work, from a searcher's perspective. Also provides content covering developments in the search space. The fundamentals of working with bloggers are the same as with traditional journalists at traditional media outlets: respect their schedules; take time to read their material to learn their interests; and only contact them if/when they want to be contacted. You will also find that if a blogger is a journalist for another outlet(s), Cision tracks their contact preferences there as well. The outlet offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication). PR opportunities include relevant news items, profile opportunities such as interviews and guest blogging, events news and other placement opportunities. The team can be reached best via the online contact form, where you can email each Contributor directly.