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 of these food blogs can really boost sales for a new food product.
The phrase that really caught my eye in the article was this quote from Tanya Taylor (the owner of food review site, IateApie):
“The only thing that’s worse than a bad review is no review.”
I think that comment expresses the situation in a nutshell.
At Business and Blogging we have been explaining how blogs can affect your business for quite a while now. This article is just another example of how large a role that blogs really do play in today’s marketplace.
Liz recently explained how a blog can highlight the blogger’s expertise. It’s important to remember that the principle of using a blog to exhibit authority applies not only to business bloggers, but also to business customers.
If blogs aren’t impacting sales in your particular industry right now, exactly how long will it be before they do?
My guess is: not very long.
No matter what size your business, I’d urge you to develop a business strategy that includes the blogosphere.
Tags: Food Reviews, reviews on blogs, blog reviews, blogs and sales
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4 opinions for What’s For Dinner?– Are Blog Reviews The New Key To Success For Your Industry?
Jennifer Heigl
Mar 27, 2008 at 9:48 am
Reviews are absolutely essential in the food industry - just like Tanya said, the only thing worse than a bad review is no review. From food products to restaurants to particular dishes, online reviews are often the key to a sales jump or slump.
Great article! Thanks Laura!
Laura Spencer
Mar 27, 2008 at 11:21 am
Thanks Jennifer!
I actually think that blogs can help business in any industry where competition is fierce.
Vivienne Quek
Mar 27, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Especially when blogs are about conversation and interaction. Food business cannot survive without people eating and people talking about what they had just consumed.
Liz Fuller
Mar 28, 2008 at 1:14 am
Good Point Vivienne - blogging about food gives new meaning to “word of mouth” advertising, eh??
:)
Liz
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