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Is it Shortsighted Not to Host Your Own Blog?

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Why do people ask whether or not you should host your own blog? So when you have a bunch of “hosts” out there, all ushering you into the window seat, why bother with the hassle of creating your own? First, despite all protestations to the contrary, there is no “must” about anything when it comes to marketing.

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Libya’s Media and Marketing Industries Inching Forward

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Yes, we’re even starting to talk about marketing. The Tripoli trade fair grounds are hosting an event practically every week, offering businesses from telecoms to fashion, and garden furniture to construction, the opportunity to show off their wares to industry and consumers alike. Turn on the radio in Tripoli today.

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#SocialPowWow: A meeting ground for Communicators & Marketers

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Last year, I started a Twitter chat called #SocialPowWow in order to have a meeting ground on Twitter for PR pros, marketers and startups from India and across the world. It was last year in October that I decided to start a chat to build a community of PR pros, marketers, and entrepreneurs in India to discuss topics of mutual interests.

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Influence your PR campaign with Influencer Marketing

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This is where influencer marketing comes to the rescue. Loosely defined as a marketing strategy involving influencers to impact buyer decisions and boost a brand’s visibility by using their online personality and popularity, influencer marketing has many takers. ” Often, marketers equate influencers with celebrities.

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Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits

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Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff. She lives in Takoma Park, Md.,

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Words and Pictures – the Batman and Robin of Content Marketing

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But it struck me that the Batman franchise offers some great takeaways for content marketing. What can other comic franchises teach us about content marketing? Words and Pictures – the Batman and Robin of Content Marketing is a post from: Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. Or that I’ve never really outgrown comics and cartoons.

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How To Translate Your Company Purpose Into Slick Visual Branding

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These guidelines should be shared with everyone in your company, as well as any business you partner with for PR or content marketing. Optimal customization comes with a custom self-hosted website, but creating (or commissioning) and maintaining a custom website is typically something for enterprise businesses with unique requirements.

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