When people discuss all this “social stuff” it sounds like a different language to a lot of other people. The virtual world has a language all of its own. Learning a new language takes time, practice and understanding. Business leaders don’t typically have a lot of extra time to practice and understand a new language. [...]
Although many people are now turning to blogs for information and opinions, blogging has been around for about ten years. If you blog, you know that one of the benefits of blogging is the RSS feed that alerts your readers to a new post. Depending upon your niche, you and your readers may benefit from [...]
Blogging has been around for a decade or more and businesses are beginning to see the value of blogging as a marketing technique. In the Internet age, businesses are now beginning to see the value in blogging and working with bloggers to promote products. Many consumers turn to blogs when seeking out information and product [...]
You may have just started a business or you may have been in business for a long time. Either way, in today’s economy, you’re looking for effective strategies for growing your business. It’s no secret that growth will help your business thrive, but that’s much easier said than done in a lagging economy – especially [...]
Business blogging shouldn’t ever be confused with advertising. They’re two different animals with two different goals. The goal of advertising is to raise awareness. The goal of business blogging is to develop a long-term relationship with a consumer based upon an area of mutual interest.
If you’re using your blog like an advertisement, chances are good [...]
A lot of businesses wonder why they should even get involved in business blogging in the first place. Whenever I talk to people about this concept I get a question like this, “Aren’t blogs just written by people that have nothing better to do?” As you can see, blogs and blogging in general [...]
Marketers maintaining a company’s online promotion through weblogging, RSS, website management, podcasting, vidcasting, and publications have to remind themselves that while it is important that the content be informative, topic-conscious, and user-friendly, the primary point of these strategies is search engine optimization. This is especially true for a consistent weblog.
Blogging can satisfy the marketing [...]
A BBC story offers some surprising statistics. According to their article, 3/4 of survey respondants claimed to have checked a blog for information before shopping.
"Consumers are tired of marketing gloss and so the interest in blogs is not surprising," said Paul Halfpenny, product manager at survey sponsor Hostway.
"We all want impartial advice and information, [...]