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Are you passionate about publishing?

If you’re a woman in magazine publishing or media, joining WIPP is a great way to learn, connect, and boost your career to the next level!

Join other members—both women and men—who span every corner of the industry and range from early career to seasoned veterans. As a member of WIPP, you’ll be able to:

> stay on top of the latest industry happenings, including trends, technologies, and information about the periodical publishing and the industry at large,

> share experiences with other smart, dynamic women, and

> have some fun!

Women’s Leadership Conference Membership will also get you a 30% discount on admittance to WIPP’s Women's Leadership Conference. In January, you can join the most dynamic women in print and online media, who share their own stories to educate and inspire.

The conference kicks off with an empowering breakfast keynote, and the rest of the day is filled with panel discussions and interactive workshops that cover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in media and leadership. At lunchtime, we honor a trailblazing woman with the Exceptional Woman in Publishing Award.

The Women's Leadership Conference is January 29, 2010

Five Generations

In San Francisco at the Westin Market Street.

 

The Perks

Your WIPP membership entitles you to a range of great benefits, including:

> WIPP’s Women’s Leadership Conference—Discounted admittance to this extraordinary annual conference, where some of the top thinkers in the industry share their insights and advice.

> Event discounts—Discounts to WIPP events, FOLIO: SHOW, Stanford Publishing Course, partner webinars and other exciting industry events. WIPP members also get occasional free day passes to these same events.

> WIPP Wired—Our e-newsletter, covering the latest news, industry events, and happenings.

> Mentor Program—Access to WIPP’s mentor program, which connects women who are embarking on a publishing career with savvy, experienced mentors.

> New member feature—A personal feature on the WIPP website.

> HARE kit—A “how-to” guide, offering tips for hosting your own WIPP regional event.

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More Member Discounts

Next Steps Marketing’s™ 360 Marketing Services. Located steps away from Twitter, Google, and Facebook, the team at Next Steps Marketing gets that the world has changed. They’re available to help you make that change work for you.

Next Steps Marketing solves audience-building challenges for media companies using creative, customized “call-to-action” marketing techniques, where the return is clearly measurable by clicks, online subscription sign-ups, responses to direct mail, or newsstand sales.

They work with you to develop the right strategy, whether your staff needs support with a specific project or a full-service circulation solution. To find out more about our 15 percent discount for WIPP members only, please call Mike Popalardo at (415) 773-1840 or mike@nextstepsmarketing.com. To learn more about our services, visit www.nextstepsmarketing.com.

Publishers Single Copy Sales Services (PSCS). Maximize your newsstand sales and profit with the nation's foremost consultants. Please visit http://www.singlecopysales.com for more information, or contact Linda Ruth at lruth@singlecopysales.com and ask about special discounts for WIPP members.

Sabatier Consulting Group. Full-service publishing consultants,
 Sabatier Consulting Group offer a versatility and breadth of experience that enables them to respond efficiently to your most urgent or complex publishing problems, providing a team approach to deliver optimum results. SCG has served companies representing a diverse range of publishing operations—large and small, profit and non-profit, consumer, trade and corporate. For more information, contact info@sabatierconsulting.com. 

Stanford Publishing Program Your WIPP membership more than pays for itself when you enroll in the Stanford Publishing Course. The 10% discount WIPP members receive represents more than $300 off of the tuition fee. An intensive program for mid-career professionals taught by luminaries in the U.S. publishing industry, the Stanford Professional Publishing Course is designed to immerse you in industry learning and techniques. It offers cutting-edge information about today's most advanced publishing processes—from editorial development through layout, design, production, marketing, finance, and brand extension. To inquire about a discount, contact Holly Brady at hbrady@stanford.edu. For more information about the course, visit publishingcourses.stanford.edu.

American Business Media Kellogg/ Mini MBA Program. This seminar—a partnership between Northwestern University's Media Management Center and American Business Media—offers four-and-a-half days of intensive and participatory executive sessions. Renowned business, traditional, and new media scholars; leading consultants; and top-level American Business Media members share macro-solutions and concrete tactics for B2B success. In less than a single workweek, attendees will gain perspective on how to weather the current economic storm and gain strategic strength for a changed media environment. WIPP members get a generous $800 discount. Contact Renee Santana at (212) 661-6360 ext. 3320.

If you would like to extend a special discount to WIPP members and have your company listed on our website, please contact thea@nextstepsmarketing.com.

 

Annual Membership Fee


Individual membership—$75


Student membership—$35

Corporate/Affiliate membership*: $1,500

* Unlimited individual memberships for all company employees.
Your logo on WIPP’s website homepage and opportunities to participate in WIPP offers, such as niche market industry research. 

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If you have questions about the benefits of membership contact Kim Olson at membership@wipp.net.