The Illinois Press Foundation is partnering with Online Media Campus to provide IPA members with live training webinars. IPA members can register for a webinar for FREE, bypassing the regular fee of $35. If you are a member and need the code, email cbedolli@illinoispress.org or login to illinoispress.org, and go services on the main tool bar, and then go to member resources to find the code.
Upcoming webinars:
Online Media Campus Webinar: Localizing National News: Helping Communities Navigate Issues
Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 1:00 - 2:00 Central time
REGISTER HERE
Online Media Campus Webinar: Realigning Social — Growing Trust, Reach & Revenue
Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 1:00 - 2:00 Central time
Network Advertising Lunch and Learn
This Lunch and Learn was held on April 16, 2026.
Recording: NetworkAdvertising Lunch and Learn.mp4
Webinar: How to get your Local News Tax Credit in 2026
This webinar was held on Dec. 15th. The application process for local journalism tax credits in 2026 will begin on Feb. 1, 2026, rather than at the beginning of January as it was this year.
Recording: https://vimeo.com/1146717753/ec407e79ef?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci#t=30
Informational Webinar on State Local Journalism Tax Credit Applications
Below is a link where you can access the complete webinar. When you click on the link you will be prompted to register to view the recording.
https://northwestern.zoom.us/rec/share/_7xOncrtSVqm7hybGuadAVOIWS-rlpLgBnV550RNXikFoX_dzJp2CC3gd5nGO317.UQ1GToHkjFInlRZT
We now have the details on the state local journalism tax credit applications, and we’ve scheduled an informational webinar for 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. The webinar is free, thanks to a grant from the Joyce Foundation, but advance registration is required to participate.
We’ll be joined by legal and tax experts who will walk you through the state’s application process and answer your questions. The experts are Brendan Healey, an attorney with the Baron Harris Healey law firm in Chicago, and Larry Johnson, a tax expert with Sikich Certified Public Accountants. We’ll also be joined by Don Craven, the president and CEO of the Illinois Press Association. The webinar is being hosted by Tim Franklin and the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University.
It might be helpful for participants to review the materials on the DCEO website before the webinar.
KICK A$$ Ads Webinar
Brought to you by the IPF Edcuational Series
Presented by Metro Creative Graphics
Recording: https://mcg.metrocreativeconnection.com/publish/newmcc/tutorials-detail.php?video=216
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN NEWS AND LOCAL MEDIA PUBLISHING
Brought to you by the IPF Educational Series
Whether you've been to Vendasta's thought leadership webinars or yet to join one of them - we'd love to invite you to continue the conversation on digital transformation.
In this webinar you'll get a chance to learn how Vendasta can support your organization & accelerate its digital revenue growth. From Bott Radio Network to Salem Media Group, hundreds of local media companies partner with Vendasta to build a repeatable digital sales flywheel.
You’ll get an overview of how we can:
Webinar Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8OxW_5I1v4sVrskiUWke06qlnK_o3Ik/view?usp=sharing
How Digital and Print Work Together
Presented by AdCellerant
In this webinar, AdCellerant explains how print and digital advertising work together in the sales cycle. We're going to learn about why programmatic display is the foundation to any digital campaign, easy upselling strategies for your legacy sales reps, and reviewing case studies of other publisher's success by adding digital capabilities to their product set. AdCellerant is a technology and digital marketing services company focused on making quality digital marketing accessible to every business. AdCellereant accomplishes this by partnering with media companies and supporting every advertiser with a digital strategy to complement their print strategies.
Webinar Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ziqh04-LdEeuajV8MMN6KhewRCi-WMP/view?usp=sharing
“Shop Local” Strategies for Ad Revenue & Reader Engagement
Hosted by Metro Creative Graphics
Learn about the valuable tools Metro provides to help you target and promote local advertisers, events and community investment. Our live webinar will show you how to energize sales and help local merchants compete with big-box businesses using your MCC content libraries, as well as a ready-to-run print and online special section program. Reader engagement tools like contests, social media and unique community programs will also be covered. Register now to benefit from the full spectrum of spec ads, images, editorial features, digital products and ideas available to support and grow your “shop local” efforts!
Webinar Recording: https://mcg.metrocreativeconnection.com/publish/newmcc/category.php?Live-Training-Webinars&category=131
No Such Thing as Too Much Digital
Presented by Charity Huff, CEO of January Spring
Join veteran sales and marketing professional, Charity Huff, to talk digital in 2022. Digital morphs every couple of years, to meet the insatiable consumer appetite for information, media and entertainment. What’s hot in 2022? Custom, curated programmatic display audiences, OTT/CTV streaming ads, stream audio, geo-fencing in paid social. Let Charity show you how to integrate digital into your own product offering, so you can scoop up new digital budget while retaining your print advertising too.
Webinar Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fjRvPLLleC6PqgHWTyVSGlOm0qlc2PMz/view?usp=sharing
CRM (Customer Relationship Management): What should It Do For You?
Presented by Robin E. Smith, president & CEO for ASK-CRM
During this webinar we will dive into the process of Customer Relationship Management (both formal and informal processes) and talk about the cost to your organization. Additionally, we will focus on just what your CRM process should do for you and the rest of your sales team. The webinar will be led by Robin Smith from ASK-CRM. Robin is an experienced media industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the CRM space. He has worked with weekly publications with circulations less than 1000, daily publications with circulations greater than 100,000 and everything in between. Please join us for this valuable session to learn how to get the most of your CRM efforts.
Webinar Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AQmZn04XwEoDCoUiMNn72OUlJQYiK6HC/view?usp=sharing