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Does your brand take bloggers seriously?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Brands are flocking to Facebook but are overlooking the significant opportunities and value that bloggers bring to digital marketing initiatives, according to the T echnorati 2013 Digital Influence Report. However brands are spending 57% of their social budgets on Facebook and only six per cent on blogs. Related articles.

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Top tips for bloggers and brands

Sherrilynne Starkie

This could be said of the blogging trend, because pronouncements of the death of blogging have been floating around for a few years now. However, blogging is growing more popular than ever before. This is the key to building credibility with readers and that, in turn, gives a blogger the influence that brands are looking for.

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Bloggers important in PR

Sherrilynne Starkie

Bloggers are increasingly important in public relations, according to a white paper published today by DWPub. Eighty-two per cent of PR professionals work with bloggers to provide coverage for clients, while 98% find bloggers useful or invaluable. Bloggers are here to stay and the PR industry is beginning to embrace them.

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7 Tips for Busy Bloggers on Finding Time to Blog

ProBlogger

The post 7 Tips for Busy Bloggers on Finding Time to Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Whenever I ask ProBlogger readers “what’s the biggest challenge that they face as a blogger?”, ”, the answer I hear most is “ Time” Finding time to blog is something that all bloggers struggle with.

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Annual Social Media Budget Planning For Companies And Bloggers

SocMed Sean

I decided to update it this, year to add additional focus for us “one-person shops” who supplement our income or drive our primary income from blogging. 6) Allocated Budget for Paid Media Advertising like Google AdWords and Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube ads. It’s that time again! Click To Tweet.

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The wine blogger kerfuffle

Sherrilynne Starkie

The issue of blogging ethics came to the fore recently when prominent Canadian wine blogger, Natalie MacLean was accused of copyright infringement by the US wine magazine, Palate Press. Trusting bloggers as journalists. Can we realistically expect bloggers to live up the same standards? Bloggers important in PR.

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Blogging Tip: Increase Your Traffic By Solving Problems

SocMed Sean

When it comes to blogging, the phrase “birds of a feather, flock together” rings very true. Those that visit your blog and read your articles consistently likely care about many of the same things you care about. To this date, “twitter desktop” continues to be in the top five inbound organic searches to my blog.

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