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Archive for the ‘Marketing’ Category

May 15th, 2008

How To Get Your Reader’s Attention . . .

When I wrote Tuesday’s post on the crowded blogosphere, I had no idea of the can of worms that I was opening.
While most commentators seem to agree that there is still room on the Internet for good content, after I wrote that post I ran across two additional posts that really emphasized the nature of […]

By Laura Spencer -- 1 comment

May 12th, 2008

Business Blogging Strategy: Give Them Something to Blog About

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As Laura and I’ve mentioned previously, it is not necessary to have a blog in order to engage with bloggers.
 
One way to promote your business is to create pictures, videos or articles that are worth blogging about and then make them available to the blogosphere. If the item is good enough, it can spread […]

By Liz Fuller -- 0 comments

May 9th, 2008

Does Your Mom Blog? Mom Blogs Becoming Big Business

Does your Mom blog?
If she’s one of a growing number of women who use the Internet to reach out to others, then she probably does.
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Mom blogs are in the news again. I found this link (via An Island Life) to a Today Show interview with the popular blogger, Dooce.
Not […]

By Laura Spencer -- 5 comments

May 5th, 2008

Did Students Go Too Far With Fake Blog?

It was with amazement that I read The True Story of a Bogus Blog by Andrew Adam Newman in Adweektoday.
Has the corporate world learned nothing about the public’s reaction to fake blogging?
In this latest fake blog fiasco, students at a college (working on a Public Relations class project that was financed by Coach) created a […]

By Laura Spencer -- 0 comments

April 30th, 2008

Blogging to Bring the Love Back?

The following is an innovative ad for Microsoft Digital Advertising but it could just as easily be an ad for the use of blogging as a marketing tool. Take a look, enjoy a chuckle and then ponder how blogging can help you establish a more meaningful relationship with your customers.
And if you want to learn […]

By Liz Fuller -- 2 comments

April 23rd, 2008

How Well Do You Know Your Customers?

One of the questions that I’m frequently asked is: “how can we make sure that customers and potential customers are reading my company blog?”
The answer to the question is simple: blog about topics that interest your readers.
The trouble with that answer is that it really is too simple. The sad fact is that many businesses […]

By Laura Spencer -- 5 comments

March 26th, 2008

What’s For Dinner?– Are Blog Reviews The New Key To Success For Your Industry?

(businessandblogging.com) As I was browsing through my morning reading, I came upon this article from Candice Choi at the San Francisco Chronicle. The article describes how blogging is starting to have a major impact on the food manufacturing industry.
Apparently blogs are springing up that are dedicated to reviewing specific food products. A review on one […]

By Laura Spencer -- 4 comments

March 1st, 2008

Free E-books for Small Business Owners!!

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Hewlett-Packard has recently published free e-books on the topics of:

Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Innovation & Management
Productivity

Each e-book is comprised of three articles from small business blogs. My personal favorite is the Marketing book which has good things to say about blogging among other marketing techniques:

Top Ten Things You Can Do to Get Blogged (TechCrunch)
Five Reasons for Small Business Owners to […]

By Liz Fuller -- 9 comments

February 5th, 2008

Did You Miss The Marketing Boat? (Why Blogging Should Be Part of Your Web 2.0 Marketing Strategy)

(www.businessandblogging.com) If you’re not using blogging as part of your Web 2.0 marketing strategy, then there is a good chance that the marketing boat has left port and you’re not on board.
Yesterday, Liz pointed out what can happen if your company fails to understand the importance of bloggers as a market demographic.
Today, I’d like to […]

By Laura Spencer -- 3 comments

January 29th, 2008

How to Build Good Relationships with Bloggers

(www.businessandblogging.com) After reading the recent articles about Zappos and the Red Cross benefiting from good relationships with bloggers, you might be considering how your business could benefit from good blogging press too.
Four ways to get good press from bloggers:

Give good customer service, sell good products, and implement good business practrices, and hope that bloggers notice, as happened […]

By Liz Fuller -- 5 comments

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