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    The War for Attention - Sponsored by Axios

    May 17, 2022
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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    Virtual Airmeet Meeting - Link to be provided after registration on the morning of the event


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    Join Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei for a sharp discussion on the emerging trends and reader behaviors impacting modern communication.

    Axios will share the tools and strategies to win the war for attention — externally in news and internally with employees — and explain the Smart Brevity® communication methodology that helps them get it done.

     

    About Jim VandeHei

    Jim VandeHei is the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Axios, a media company focused on breaking news and invaluable insights across business, politics, technology and the world. Axios helps readers and viewers get smarter, faster across the consequential topics reshaping our country and lives. As CEO, VandeHei has steered Axios into becoming one of the most celebrated digital media success stories of the past decade. VandeHei is also an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning docu-news series, “Axios on HBO.” 

    Before Axios, VandeHei co-founded and was CEO of Politico, the media company that upended and revolutionized political and policy journalism in Washington, New York, and Europe. Overseeing both the editorial and business teams, VandeHei was the leading strategist behind its highly scalable and successful business model. Prior to this, VandeHei spent more than a decade as a reporter, covering the Presidency and Congress for The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He was named National Editor of the Year in 2016. 

    VandeHei is from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. 

     

    Deadline to register: midnight on Monday, May 16, 2022 

    Location: Virtual Airmeet link from Axios will be sent to registered participants the morning of the event

    Event date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST

    Costs: FREE for IABC members and non-members - thanks to our sponsor, Axios!

    MEMBERS: If you're not sure if you are a current member, you can check with IABC.com by emailing [email protected].

     

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