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Sunset for Company Blogs? Perhaps, But Blogs Still In Demand for Content

It is difficult to believe that anything worth saying can be said in 140 characters or less. A USA Today story observes that a number of U.S. companies, Bank of America included, are abandoning the company blog, in favor of the “nimbler tools requiring less time and resources, such as Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter.” An interesting turn of events: As of 2008, blogging was seen as the  [...]

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Guest Bloggers: Another Tactic to Revive the Corporate Blog Model

Boehringer Ingelheim is another company that hasn't heard that corporate blogging is peaking.   The pharmaceutical company plans to launch a corporate blog soon, according to PMLiVE to be c  [...]

Corporate Blogs Have Supposedly Peaked

Earlier this month JDA Software Group launched a new corporate blog called Supply Chain Nation.  The software company positions it a forum for real-time conversations about industry trends, best practices and market insights around supply chain, merchandising and pricing innovation. It will feature lead expert bloggers, according to Apparel. "We want it to   [...]

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Court Cases Separates Blogger from Journalist Category

Crystal Cox, a woman sued by investment firm Obsidian Finance Group for defamation, lost her bid in court to use the media shield laws as a defense. Cox, who writes several blogs, including industrywhistleblower.com,  judicialhellhole.com,  and obsidianfinancesucks.com, was sued by the firm for statements she made that appeared to be more fact  [...]

Saks' Online Makeover

Saks Fifth Avenue has revamped its online presence, via collaboration with Acquity Group. The new online offering, Saks Direct, comes with several improvements to the online retail experience, including: The deployment of an interactive merchandising tool, a proprietary application licensed and customized for Saks Direct, which has led to a 30% reduction in product setu  [...]

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Closing Bell: W3C privacy draft | Google Music sneak peak | Disney acquires mommy blog platform

Privacy: W3C announces first draft of standard for online privacy. Mobile Computing: iOS number 1 on developer interest list while iPhone 4 best selling mobile phone in Q3 2011. Customer Support:   [...]

Macy's Adds Blog to Online Presence

Macy's has launched a new blog, mBLOG, that will feature tips from Macy's staff as well as from experts from such sites as Fashionista.com and FoodRepublic.com. Social Savvy It is not surprising that Macy’s is launching the blog - the department store is a social media leader for its i  [...]

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Finance: Groupon discounts IPO. Coupon craze continues with CouponCabin raising $54 million. Online Ad Industry: Federated Media   [...]

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Mobile Computing: New iPhone risks same old same old. Gizmodo Exclusive: Looks like there will be a cheaper iPhone 4, made in Brazil. iOS's Internet market share hits a record 54.65%.  [...]

Ragu Dads Fight Back Against Stereotype

Generally speaking women, particularly mothers, are seen as controllers of the purse strings and therefore the ideal target by marketers. Not that this is inaccurate - there are any number of studies to support this point. But marketers are making a mistake when, as they focus on women, they pander to outdated stereotypes lampooning men. Ragu is learning this lesson right now, according to a post in Relevant  [...]

Sponsorships' Rapid Growth Prompts New Look at Category

Internet ad revenues are still posting strong growth, according to the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau, rising 23.2% to $14.9 billion in the first half of the year. Leading the charge is display-related advertising — a category that includes banner ads, rich media, digital video and sponsorships.  It is the latter two, digital video and sponsorships, tha  [...]

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The Merits and Drawbacks of Recruiting Bloggers to Your Brand

Marks & Spencer has developed a Facebook campaign with digital agency Profero with the goal of targeting fashion bloggers. The campaign asks a select group of influential bloggers to make their own Limited Collection, writes Marketing Magazine. The point is to highlight the retailer push to develop more distinctive personali  [...]

Mommy Bloggers Part of Procter & Gamble's Ad Push

Procter & Gamble is redoubling its attention on Mommy bloggers as it steps up its ad budget. The company has announced that it was raising global ad spending 8%, or more than $700 million, to $9.3 billion, for the fiscal year. That is an all-time record both in absolute terms and as a share of sales for the company, Ad Age reports. One of the initiatives under way,   [...]

The Many Variations of Bloggers' Relationships to Brands

US fashion brand Forever 21 has signed on fashion blogger Bip Ling to represent it as it prepares to open its second store in the UK - a flagship establishment on Oxford Street. There is little doubt about Ling’s relationship with Forever 21: she stars in the chain's latest ad campaign for its high summer and autumn collections. As Forever 21 senior marketing manager Linda Chiang   [...]

How to: Work with a guest blogger | Ramp up newsletter content

How to Work with a Guest Blogger Inviting someone - an expert or influencer in your space - to post a guest blog is one of several ways to bring new traffic to a fledging site, writes SocialMediaExplorer. Just make sure that you have an understanding of certain issues before the post runs, says marketing pro  [...]

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Compete Offers Pre-configured Traffic Insight Reports Compete PRO Advanced has organized a number of pre-configured Traffic Insights that identify sources of traffic growth and decline by performance and domain categorization from within its Referral Analytics tool. These include, according to its blog: 1. Top Growin  [...]