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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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The Top #Nifty50 Men Writers on Twitter for 2013

Webbiquity SMM

This year, we wanted to target a specific group once again, and so we agreed to honor the top bloggers, authors, PR specialists, and journalists on Twitter. Now that Tom and I have compiled our lists, the word that keeps popping into my head is “community.” So without further ado, here are the 2013 #Nifty50 Men!

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15 Bloggers to Watch in 2013

ProBlogger

Welcome to the 2013 edition of Bloggers To Watch. My work has changed a lot over the past year – I’ve been focused a lot on the Australian blogger community, and on curators – so this post is very centered on those communities. I believe her archives have a lot to offer beginner bloggers.

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2013 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals for Internet Marketers

Kikolani

The following are the best sales for products I highly recommend for Internet marketers and bloggers! This gets you into two days worth of sessions for bloggers, podcasters, and video makers plus keynote sessions, the exhibit hall, all parties and mixers, speed networking, and the Podcast Awards. Not just the material, mind you.

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How Will Ford Go Further with the Launch of the 2013 Fusion?

Social Media Marketing

Well, we're about to do it again for the launch of the 2013 Ford Fusion , which we revealed at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, where we debuted it to 2,500 media, including 150 bloggers we hosted from around the world who produced some amazing content. Why Transmedia for the 2013 Ford Fusion?

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29 Things That Every SEO Should be Thankful For This Thanksgiving 2013

Bill Hartzer

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, November 27, 2013, and that’s got me thinking: as an SEO in 2013, what should we be thankful for? They’re just things that I really think we, as SEOs in 2013, should be thankful for. Blogger outreach. Certainly, these aren’t in any order of importance.

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The 5 Stages of Building a Culture of Community on a Blog

ProBlogger

The post The 5 Stages of Building a Culture of Community on a Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Build a CULTURE of Community – Not Just Engagement. Let me start by repeating the advice I gave last week that building community and reader interaction on a blog takes time. The Stages of Building Community on a Blog.