Practical strategies for advancing your media or creative career. Climb the Ladder delivers tips on getting promoted, negotiating raises, building your professional network, and making smart moves that take you to the next level.
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The talent drain isn't about dedication. It's about structure, pay, and treating communications like an afterthought.
She runs the newsletter, the social channels, the press list, the annual report, the website copy, and the emergency messaging when something goes sideways. Maybe the staff lunch requests, too. She does this alone. She…
Miles Jennings
Published March 2026 Colleen Paulson was a P&G engineer, pregnant with her second kid, and out of ideas. A five-minute email to a Yahoo Finance columnist changed everything. In this article: The Cold Email That…
Miles Jennings
From the newsroom to the design studio, Mediabistro has always been the home for journalists, editors, and creatives. As the industry evolves, those core storytelling skills are finding a new home. If you’ve got the…
Miles Jennings
Here's a popular journo question: "I've read threads about 'on' vs. 'off' the record, but, for etiquette purposes, how is this determined?" You'd be surprised how often we hear this question. And not even just…
Celeste Mitchell
Warren Buffett's famous quote on reputation goes like this: "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." Reputation is breakable…
Fred Godlash
Everyone loves a good Top 10 list. We see them in magazines, scroll through them on blogs and usually chuckle when Clickhole or McSweeney's serve up a satirical top ten. Listicles provide a punchy way…
Kristen Fischer
As most of us know, job hunting can be a very stressful—not to mention time-consuming—process. While searching for a new job can seem like a never-ending footpath through a forest of CVs and interviews, there…
Sean Revell
Whether you're a recent college grad looking for your first job or a seasoned professional looking for a new opportunity, social media is incredibly useful for job hunters. Using social media to land a new job…
Elizabeth Grey
Tikeisha Harris isn't exactly what you would call an extrovert. She's friendly (once you get to know her) and personable (once you get to know her). The challenge is—you guessed it—getting to know her. In…
Janelle Harris Dixon
As print newspapers and magazines continue to shutter or lay off staff, one thing remains evident as we move further into the 21st century: Digital has officially taken over. And while scoring a gig with…
Andrea Williams