The 'Content Matters' conference, which will take place on October 7 at the London Hilton, Park Lane, will explore the challenges facing publishers of original, branded, quality content, technology and trends that companies must be aware of to engage their audience.
The AOP Online Publishing Awards will be presented at a dinner that evening, where some 600 key industry figures will be gathered.
Alexandra White, director of the AOP, said: "The AOP Online Publishing Conference & Awards is committed to promoting excellence in digital publishing and to show the consumer and business worlds what high-quality content, products and services they can find online."
Entry forms for the awards are now available , with the closing date of July 29. This year's awards sees the introduction of three new categories: commercial partnership; use of digital platform; and cross-media project.
AOP is to benefit from advertising on Brand Republic's Digital and Events channels in addition to ads on its Digital and Media email bulletins.
Alastair Brigg, associate publisher at Brand Republic, said: "Brand Republic is a prime example of quality, branded, online content and we are thrilled to support the flagship event at AOP, the industry body championing the interests of publishers such as ourselves."
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