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Blogging Etiquette in the Face of a PR Pitch: What Miss Blogging.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Their goal is to send press pitches, not to buy ads on your site. If it doesn’t say “media buyer&# or if they haven’t explicitly asked for your media kit, chances are they can’t follow through with an ad buy. Most PR people aren’t in a position to buy ads. I don’t think so.

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How to Get an Influencer's Attention

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I typically tell those kinds of people that they can go to hell or that they can buy an advertisement or an hour of consulting. Other ways to get attention are to buy ads in some well read spots, participate in the target market in a meaningful way for a while before you launch, and/or to develop an affiliate program. Be a purple cow.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Thanks Jay, many good points [link] SodaPop Media, LLC The best SXSW events weren't part of SXSW – [link] [link] digitaljoy RT @davefleet: Check out @jaybaer's SXSW recap post [link] (i didnt go, but this jives with what ppl were tweeting) [link] digitaljoy RT @davefleet: Check out @jaybaer's SXSW recap post [link] (i didnt go, but (..)