Inc., a monthly publication targeting the entrepreneurial community, is currently accepting pitches for all sections. ”We are a magazine about people who are incredibly passionate and have the will to start a business from scratch,” managing editor Alexandra Brez told Mediabistro.

And, before you fire off a pitch with a generic business angle, keep in mind that the pub goes to great lengths to set itself apart from competitors such as Fast Company or Forbes. ”We are different because of our sophistication, as well as our connection to and interest in our community of entrepreneurs,” Brez said. “We are a very likable brand. People are proud to be featured by us.”

Get more details on pitching guidelines, plus contact info for all editors in  How to Pitch: Inc. [Mediabistro AvantGuild subscription required]

– Nicholas Braun

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Forbes has promoted Tom Davis from vice president, sales and marketing, to CMO.  Davis has been with Forbes since 2008. Prior to that he worked at the tech media company, International Data Group.

“Tom is a transformational leader who has shepherded key teams at Forbes to great success through industry and product disruption,” said Forbes Media’s chief revenue officer, Meredith Kopit Levien, in a statement. “Elevating him to do so at the enterprise level and across our various business units enables even more growth and opportunity for Forbes.”

Davis succeeds Jack Laschever, who has been promoted to president of Forbes Conferences.

According to Forbes’ latest billionaire list, Michael Bloomberg — mayor, media maven, soda hater — is worth $27 billion. That’s an increase from 2012, when he was worth a pathetic $22 billion.

Despite all that money, Bloomberg only ranks as the 13th wealthiest person in the world. The number one spot is held down by Carlos Slim and family, with $73 billion. He is followed by Bill Gates ($67 billion), Amancio Ortega ($57), and Warren Buffett ($53.5).

For the full list of people with way more money than all of us combined, click through. Ladies, we suggest you don’t even bother. Out of the 1,426 total people on the list, only 138 of them are women.

Those annual lists are upon us once again! Forbes has announced its influential second edition of the 30 Under 30 list, highlighting the biggest stars of tomorrow.

The publication chooses 30 standout people in 15 diverse categories, totaling 450 under 30.

Among the groupings are Art & Style, Hollywood, Media, Sports, and Technology.

The list included some names that already jump off the page, like gold medal gymnast Gabrielle Douglas (17), singers Adele (24) and Bruno Mars (27), and Justin Bieber (18).

Some of today’s titans of industry are recognized, such as Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (28),  Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp (26), and Mashable founder and CEO Pete Cashmore (27).

New York Times television writer Brian Stelter (27) is among the “honorees.” Stelter created our sister site TVNewser.

Having numerous categories, the list, which will be featured in the January 21st issue of Forbes magazine, offers a broad selection of future movers and shakers.

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Mia Carbonell has been named senior vice president, corporate communications, for Forbes Media. Carbonell comes to Forbes from HSN, where she served as vice president of corporate communications since late 2009. Prior to that she worked as senior vice president of corporate communications for Rodale, from 2005 to 2008.

At Forbes Carbonell will direct public relations efforts and develop communication strategies that bolster the brand.

“We look forward to having her join our very talented management team as we continue to lead the industry by putting authoritative journalism at the center of a social media experience,” said Mike Perlis, President and CEO of Forbes Media.

Carbonell’s appointment at Forbes is effective immediately.

Forbes’ “Most Powerful Celebrity” list is jam packed with women. In fact, women take seven out of the top 10 spots in the magazine’s report, which ranks people according to earnings and fame. Jennifer Lopez takes the number one spot and Oprah — the highest ranking media mogul on the list — is runner-up. Other women rounding out the top 10 include Rihanna (4), Lady Gaga (5), Britney Spears (6), Kim Kardashian (7) and Katy Perry (8).

We’ve seen this “female focused” trend already, when Time’s annual Time 100 list featured 38 women, more than ever before. Does this mean that 2012 is the year of the woman? Are we even allowed to write that considering Forbes counts Kardashian as “powerful?”

Probably not.

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Pardon us for tooting our own horn, but we wanted to point out that FishbowlNY’s very own Diane Clehane has a new column at Forbes. Titled “The Parent $$$ Trap,” each article will explore the good and the bad of the parenting business.

Her debut column is a piece on a question that you should never ask adoptive parents. The issue is near to Clehane’s heart because she is raising an adopted child.

Be sure to check it out and support her!

If you follow the burgeoning startup scene in New York, Inc. may have some assignments for you. While Inc. occupies the same shelf space of other business publications like Entrepreneur, Fast Company and Forbes, the magazine has a distinction that separates itself from its competitors.

“We are a magazine about people who are incredibly passionate and have the will to start a business from scratch,” said Alexandra Brez, managing editor. ”We are different because of our sophistication, as well as our connection to and interest in community events. And we are a very likable brand. People are proud to be featured by us.”

For pitching guidelines and information on open sections, read How To Pitch: Inc.

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Forbes today announced the promotions of Meredith Kopit Levien to chief revenue officer, and Mark Howard to the new position of Senior Vice President of Digital Advertising Strategy.

Levien joined Forbes four years ago and was most recently SVP/group publisher.  In her new role, she will be responsible for the entire U.S. and European digital and print sales organization.  As for Howard,  he will head up digital ad strategy, focusing on leading the introduction of the highly innovative advertising products to the marketplace.  Previously he was SVP of Digital Ad Sales.

“Meredith is well-known and well-respected in the marketplace, and her sales and business management skills will propel us to new heights in 2012 and beyond,” said Mike Perlis, Forbes Media president and CEO.  “Mark’s deep experience makes him supremely qualified for his new role.”

Forbes Media encompasses Forbes and Forbes.com, the leading business site on the Web that reaches on average 27 million people monthly.

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Politico is reporting that Brett Nelson, the Executive Editor of Forbes magazine, is stepping down tomorrow. Nelson has been with Forbes for 14 years.

Tom Post, another veteran of the magazine, will succeed Nelson. Post has been Managing Editor of Forbes since 2008.