All Entries Tagged With: "Blogging"
Social Media in Vancouver: Who Will Take the Gold in Tweeting?
Expect social media to have its biggest presence in the Olympics yet, and expect to get what may be an altogether new dimension of experience that Olympic fans have been craving. The connectedness is sure to add a new buzz to the world’s favorite games.
Top 5 Tips to Increase Social Capital in the Blogosphere
Blogs like Boing Boing and TechCrunch are a testament to the significant momentum blogs have experiences in the past several years. These highly influential blogs, with millions of followers, have built their social capital through many strategies that we’d like…
Optimizing Blog Post Headlines in WordPress
If you were to develop a site seven or eight years ago, you would likely need at least a basic understanding of programming codes like HTML or Javascript. Such coding was a significant barrier to entry for many non-digitally savvy users. The game changed when WordPress was developed in 2003. Since its release, Wordpress has grown to an incredible 62.8 million websites in the…
New Influencer: A Social Media and Blogging Classic
Thinking about writing a blog for your small business or are you a marketer looking to dial-up your clients presence on the web? Paul Gillin’s book, The New Influencer: A Marketer’s Guide to Social Media, offers practical advice for anyone, whether you’re a seasoned marketer or digital novice, to increase brand presence and capture new audiences in the online space. Nearly four years after its publication, it remains relevant and useful to industry professionals and greenhorns…
Ralph Lauren and Blog Firestorm
Recently, Ad Rant published a rave, satirical review of a Ralph Lauren ad. The ad features a model that is impossibly skinny. At first, you might think this is a Dove PSA ad–commenting on the unrealistic expectations fashion brands place on impressionistic female teens–but no, Ralph Lauren is seriously trying to pawn the image as…
Does Your CEO Blog?
“Helping Dolphins Fly” is the title of blogpost from CEO of Microsystems, Jonathan Schwartz. Sun Microsystems is not helping dolphins fly of course, it’s a metaphor for their acquisition of My SQL (their logo is a dolphin). Johnathan is one of the leaders in the CEO blogging community and has set an example of the what a CEO blog can be. We will weigh the benefits and downsides of CEO blogging to help determine whether or not you, as a CEO, or your boss should take…
FTC Cracks Down on Blogging Endorsements
The blogging community was shocked this week when the Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday an update of its guidelines for advertisers, which now extends into the realm of social media. In an effort to maintain full disclosure, honesty and transparency among brands and consumers, bloggers and other social network users must disclose their affiliation with a company for any product review, advertisement, or endorsement, whether it be a paid review…
Top 5: Up-and-Coming Blogs for Social Entrepreneurs
Along with sustainability and green living, social entrepreneurship is quite a hot topic. One way people can recognize their own potential for social entrepreneurship is by reading and following the works of those who are at the forefront of the movement. Social entrepreneurship is a grassroots effort that has picked up steam with the help of blogs and bloggers all over the world. By using their resources – the Internet and various social media platforms – they’re spreading the word in a way that stays true to their convictions, and still getting the message across to millions. These leaders are smart, successful, and have a great deal of insight into the constantly changing world around them. In this week’s top five, we’re exploring…
Top 5 Reasons to Blog
You’ve probably heard the word “blog” thrown around many times, and for good reason. Today more than ever, it is important to have a company blog. No matter what size business it is—from a small firm to a large corporation, blogging is one of the best ways of communicating with customers and clients, and finding a larger audience as well. Many companies want to blog, but they don’t know where to start or what to write about.
Top 25 Blogs
53.7 million. That’s how many results a Google search for “marketing blog” will get you. If this number might seem a bit dizzying and difficult to navigate through, you’re not alone.
