Blogging: How-to articles covering the latest marketing tactics, tips, and strategies.

• Seven Online Marketing Activities You Can Start TodaySonja Jobson
  Want to market your small business online? Doing so isn't difficult. Just make sure to produce quality content and authentic messages. Here are seven ways to get started with your ...
  Blogging, Blogging Strategy, Content, Content Marketing, Corporate Blogging, LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter, Video Blogs, Web Content
• Five Compelling Insights From HubSpot's 2013 State of Inbound Marketing SurveyDaniele Hagen
  The inbound marketing industry, though still emerging, is playing a vital role in how marketers are doing their jobs, although challenges remain, according to the just-released fifth annual State of ...
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Digital Theory, Email, Email Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Management
• Google Authorship and Author Rank: Big for SEO in 2013 and BeyondHaris Bacic
  This article will help writers gain a better understanding of Google Authorship and Author/Agent rank, learn to set up their own Google Author accounts, and help protect their online work ...
  Blogging, Content, Google+, SEO, Web Content, Writing
• B2B vs. B2C Marketing: Top Objectives, Tactics, and MetricsLenna Garibian
  B2B and B2C marketers tend to have different marketing objectives for their businesses; not surprisingly, they also have different views on which marketing tactics are the most effective, according to ...
  B2B Marketing, B2C, Blogging, Content Marketing, Email, Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Research Summaries, Sales, SEO
• Top 10 Content Marketing Strategy Mistakes, and How to Correct Them (Part 3 of 3)Tommy Walker
  In the final installment of this series, we cover three mistakes: Your content doesn't tell a story; your content never leaves home; and your content never grows up.
  Blogging, Blogging Strategy, Community, Content, Customer Behavior, Customer Relationships, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Web Content, Writing
• Digital Influence: Blogs Beat Social Networks for Driving PurchasesLenna Garibian
  Blogs are more influential than social networks in shaping consumers’ opinions and purchase decisions, according to Technorati’s 2013 Digital Influence Report. Even so, brands seem to be investing more on ...
  Advertising, Blogging, Blogging Strategy, Community, Content, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationships, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn
• A Market Research Survey on a Shoestring Budget: How I Did ItAsh Moosa
  I'm a solo-preneur and a guy, and I run a women's jewelry and accessories store. I needed data to understand women's jewelry-buying habits. So I designed a survey, ran a ...
  B2C, Blogging, Customer Acquisition, Customer Insight, E-Commerce, Market Research, Promotions, Research, Retail Marketing, Surveys
• Small Business Marketing: Top Tools for Finding and Keeping CustomersLenna Garibian
  Small businesses say tools such as online surveys and loyalty tracking systems are most effective at engaging existing customers, whereas daily deals and Internet ads seem more effective at attracting ...
  Advertising, Blogging, Customer Retention, Email, Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Research, Research Summaries, Small Business
• Top 10 Content Marketing Strategy Mistakes, and How to Correct Them (Part 1 of 3)Tommy Walker
  "Content marketing strategy" is a phrase that gets thrown around quite a bit, but how well do we really understand it? Not well at all, which is why content marketers ...
  Blog Comments, Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Direct Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Sales, SEO
• Inc. 500: LinkedIn Replaces Facebook as Top Social ToolLenna Garibian
  LinkedIn is now the most popular social media tool among the nation's fastest-growing private companies, surpassing Facebook: More than 8 in 10 companies listed on the 2012 Inc. 500 use ...
  Blogging, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Strategy, Metrics, Pinterest, Research Summaries, Twitter

Blogging: Podcasts containing in-depth interviews with smart marketers from all walks of life.

• Kill Your Content: Mitch Joel on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]by Matthew Grant
  Digital marketing expert and author Mitch Joel shares insights from his new book "Control Alt Delete" and discusses such topics as social media and content strategy, and how marketers can prepare for upcoming technological changes.
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Digital Theory, Facebook, Marketing Smarts, Second Life, Social Media, Writing
• Surrender to the Chaos of the Internet: The Atlantic's Bob Cohn on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]by Matthew Grant
  The Atlantic magazine has made a highly successful transition to the digital world. To understand what has led to its digital success and uncover what content marketers might learn from its example, I invited Bob Cohn, the magazine's digital editor, ...
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Smarts, Social Media, Writing
• Put the Audience First: Sonia Simone of Copyblogger on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]by Matthew Grant
  "Search engine robots—the last time I checked—do not have credit cards to buy your product," says Sonia Simone of Copyblogger Media. Which is why, she adds, "It makes more sense for us to look at SEO as a function of ...
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Corporate Blogging, Google, Marketing Smarts, SEO, Writing
• Educate, Entertain, and Inform: Kipp Bodnar Talks Social Media Strategy on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]by Matthew Grant
  HubSpot's Kipp Bodnar discusses why so few B2B companies blog, how to develop a social media strategy, and what roadblocks companies encounter when trying to implement their strategy (if they actually have one!).
  B2B Marketing, Blogging, Blogging Strategy, Content Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Smarts, Marketing Strategy, Social Media

Blogging: Online seminar broadcasts from the best minds in marketing

• MarketingProfs University: From Content to Conversation—The Changing World of Online Marketing WritingBroadcast on 5/10/2012 with Ginny Redish
  This PRO seminar and first class of MarketingProfs University's Marketing Writing Bootcamp will demonstrate how customers consume online content, share examples of effective online content, and provide practical guidelines for writing great online content.
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Copywriting, Marketing Strategy, Writing
• MarketingProfs University: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Content EcosystemBroadcast on 11/3/2011 with Ann Handley, Matthew T. Grant
  Ann Handley and Matthew T. Grant walk you through creating, implementing, and sustaining a content marketing program by remaining what you already have.
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Web Content, Writing
• Street Stories: Social Media and the Sales CycleBroadcast on 8/6/2009 with Chris Brogan
  How does "joining the conversation" help your marketing team convert some actual sales?
  Blogging, Case Studies, Marketing Strategy, Sales, Social Media, TV
• The Art Of Social Media: It's All About The RelationshipsBroadcast on 7/16/2009 with Charlene Li
  Kicking off our summer series on Social Media, Groundswell co-author Charlene Li explains the art and science of using Social Media to support your marketing goals.
  Blogging, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationships, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
• Next Steps with Your Blog: Building Excitement, Readership and CommunityBroadcast on 3/27/2009 with Mack Collier
  Starting a blog is step one. Now, how do you get readers engaged?
  Blog Comments, Blog Monitoring, Blogging, Corporate Blogging, Creativity, Social Media, Word of Mouth
• Not Blogging Yet? What Marketers Need to Know to Get StartedBroadcast on 3/26/2009 with Mack Collier
  Blogging isn't new, but if you're new to blogging, this seminar is your best starting point.
  Blog Comments, Blogging, Creativity, Customer Engagement, New Media, Social Media
• Bam! A Recipe to Add Social Media to your Marketing MixBroadcast on 2/5/2009 with Sandy Carter
  How does social media fit in with your overall marketing strategy and business goals? What results are you looking to achieve? Get an IBM insider's take on how to fuse the right Web 2.0 tools with traditional marketing practices.
  Blogging, Facebook, Marketing Strategy, Second Life, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, YouTube
• Link Building for Online Publicity, Buzz and SEO: What's New and What's Tried and TrueBroadcast on 12/18/2008 with Stephan Spencer, Eric Ward
  Tune in to this seminar and get the insider's guide on building great inbound links to climb higher in search engine results.
  Blogging, Press Releases, Public Relations, RSS, SEO, Website Design, Websites
• How to Motivate Online Action: Compelling Incentives for B2B Lead GenerationBroadcast on 11/6/2008 with Ruth Stevens
  How do you turn a B2B website visitor into a legitimate lead? With an offer they can't refuse. Learn more ...
  B2B Marketing, Blogging, Copywriting, Customer Relationships, Lead Generation, Lead Quality, Marketing Tips, Online Marketing, Sales, Social Networking
• Advanced Tactics in SEO: Part Art, Part ScienceBroadcast on 3/27/2008 with Stephan Spencer, Rand Fishkin
  Ever wonder what the SEO pros know that you don't? What search engine optimization tools they use every day that you don't even know exist? Take your SEO skill set to the next level, even if you're already a savvy search marketer.
  Blogging, Google, Marketing Tips, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engines, SEO, Social Networking, Website Design

Blogging: Marketing downloads for the busy professional

• Social Media ROI Success Stories
  Learn how social media is changing the way we market to consumers and businesses, and how 11 companies are measuring and monitoring the success of their social media campaigns.
  Blogging, Branding, Facebook, Marketing Budgets, Measurement, ROI, Social Media, Twitter
• Blog Marketing Guide
  From establishing your company as an expert to providing a forum for testing new products, and much more, blogs can be useful, cheap and effective. Want to give it a go? This 65-page Bible of Blogging will get you started.
  Blog Comments, Blog Monitoring, Blogging, Blogging Policy, Blogging Strategy, Social Media, Writing