The Executive Forum
A paid byline under your own name, in a section separate from our editorial coverage.
What it is
The Executive Forum is where senior business and technology leaders publish under their own name. It sits apart from our editorial coverage, and every article is labeled a paid guest contribution. We edit each one to the same standard as everything else on the site.
What it costs
$499 to join for the year, then $249 for an article you write, or $499 if we write it from your outline.
The full rate cardWhat you get
- A byline under your own name and title
- Editing to the same standard as the rest of the site
- Unlimited pitches, at no cost. You pay for an article only when we accept the pitch
- A label on every article saying what it is
What it does not buy
- A place in a Buyer Guide, or any change to a Directory record
- A followed link. Outbound links in Forum articles are marked as advertising
- Any influence on what our editors write about your company or your market
How to do it
- 1Check that you qualify
Most declines happen on eligibility rather than on the writing. Two minutes on the Forum page will tell you.
- 2Apply
Your role, your organization, and what you would write about. You do not need a draft. Applying is free.
- 3We hold the fee while we read it
We authorize the membership fee on your card and collect it only if an editor accepts you. If we decline, the hold comes off and nothing reaches your statement.
- 4Pitch, then write
Send a thesis and a few bullets rather than a finished piece. We charge the article fee when we accept a pitch.
The program's own page: the twelve subjects we cover, the editorial guidelines, the label reproduced, and articles members have published.
Questions
What is the Executive Forum?
A section of CIOPages where senior business and technology leaders write under their own byline. Members pay to take part, so every article carries a Paid Guest Contribution label. Our editors review and edit each one, and it sits apart from our own editorial coverage.
The program in fullWhat does it cost?
$499 a year to join, which covers the review and your membership for twelve months. Then $249 for each article you write, or $499 if we research and write it from your outline. Up to 6 published articles in a membership year.
The rate cardWhen are we charged?
Applying is free. We authorize the membership fee on your card and collect it only if an editor accepts you. If we decline, the hold is released and nothing reaches your statement. After that, pitching is free and unlimited, and we charge the article fee when we accept a pitch.
Who do you accept?
Sitting or recent CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, chief architects and equivalent senior operators, writing about work they were responsible for. We confirm the company, the title and the tenure. Most declines happen on that check rather than on the writing.
Can we apply for a client?
Yes. Tell us when you apply. We confirm the role with the person whose name goes on the article, because the byline is theirs and they need to be able to stand behind every claim in it.
Can you write it for us?
Yes, for $499 an article instead of $249. You complete an outline and a short call, we research and write it to the same standard, and you approve it before it publishes. It is still your byline and still labeled.
How is this different from an invited byline?
An invited byline costs nothing, carries no label, and is commissioned by us. We publish few of them. The Forum is paid, labeled, and open to anyone who meets the eligibility bar. We edit both to the same standard.
The invited routeWhat does membership not buy?
A place in a Buyer Guide, a change to a Directory record, a dofollow link, or any influence on what our editors write about your company or your market. Outbound links in Forum pieces carry rel="sponsored". None of that is negotiable.
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