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Top tips for bloggers and brands

Sherrilynne Starkie

Bloggers too, are being taken seriously as true influencers by marketers and are being courted by brands and the PR agencies that represent them. Here are some tips for new bloggers to help get the best out of brand relationships: Seattle-area Blogger Meetup Group Photo (2) (Photo credit: Chris Pirillo).

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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. This tactic is flawed because it measures authority based on the size of a community, a metric that is unrelated to influence.

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Airbnb Social Media Strategy: Sharing Stories, Building Community

Keyhole.co

By blending collaborative consumption with experiential tourism and replacing impersonal hotel stays with a sense of community. million listings and a community of reliable hosts around the world ready to welcome guests with open arms. Founded in 2008, Airbnb struggled to build trust in its unique business model initially.

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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

Whether you work for a Fortune 100 company or a blogger who relies on revenue from your content to supplement your income, it’s important to think about what goes into your social media headcount. Social Media Community Managers need listening, publishing, and analysis tools. Click To Tweet. Do you need to hire a content writer?

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The Importance of Building Community on Your Blog

ProBlogger

The post The Importance of Building Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Today’s principle in our series on successful blogging is all about building community on your blog. 3 hours later my view of how community could be developed online was completely changed. Was it true community?

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Tips on Measuring Community [April #measurePR Recap]

Waxing UnLyrical

At the heart of social PR lies community. So that’s what we focused on for the April #measurePR Twitter chat; how to measure community, how to tell when community-building initiatives are working (and when they’re not), and how community-focused metrics might change over time. Experts in measuring community.