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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.

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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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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. Bloggers may be talented writers and enthusiastic about their subjects, but they are not professional journalists.

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What do Gmail’s new Rules Mean for Bloggers?

ProBlogger

The post What do Gmail’s new Rules Mean for Bloggers? So to make sure bloggers keep on the right side of these new email rule changes, let’s dive into some details… WHAT is happening? appeared first on ProBlogger. This Guest Post is from email marketing expert Krystin Ruschman, owner of Email2Inbox. com, @googlemail. com @yahoo.

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LinkedIn for Bloggers – Branding, Authority and Traffic

Kikolani

When it comes to connecting with bloggers, I usually have no problem finding their Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, and even YouTube channels. What I do run into is a lot of bloggers who do not have a LinkedIn account, which is a shame because there are a lot of untapped opportunities for bloggers on this social network.

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Facebook news today

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook Foxes. Facebook is cracking down on violent, sexist content in response to an open letter issued last week by Women, Action & the Media (WAM). The group demanded that Facebook add gender-based hate speech to its list of forbidden content. ” Remember Facebook Notes? ” Remember Facebook Notes? .

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The social media customer service statistics brands need to know in 2022

Sprout Social

So brands—now’s the time to build a social customer care strategy (if you don’t already have one). Brands have several options for delivering customer support, but the one that appeals most to consumers is social media. So how are customers using social channels to receive support from brands? Good job RC Culver’s!