What are the best marketing blogs out there?
I'm constantly looking for ways to stay up to date on trends/news and so I would love to see everyone's favorite marketing blogs!
I'd be willing to hear about books as well, but am hesitant as marketing trends seem to change too quickly to be published and eternally relevant.
Hi Kimberly,
Here are a list of sites I often find great tips and news on marketing:
https://www.stickymarketing.com/
http://www.toprankblog.com/
http://searchengineland.com/
http://searchenginewatch.com/
http://www.mediapost.com/
http://www.clickz.com/
Hope that helps!
Charlotte
There are lot many and believe me more your resources on marketing, more you get confused.
In marketing, so be in digital or by any other mode, you need be specific on what you want to achieve or what you are pitching and how shall I generate more sales (valuable) from my marketing campaign.
Of course, you can take help of market expert in your company and discuss for planning it in advance.
I generally read HubSpot these days, but as said, even a simple Google search can help.
Thank you.
My personal favorites are Moz.com/blog, Search Engine Land, SEO Roundtable, ClickZ and SEO Book.
While many of these are geared specifically toward Internet Marketing, it's pretty important to note that this field has basically become a necessary component of traditional marketing, anyway.
This blog you have the opportunity to understand the digital market in Brazil .
http://gersonrolim.blogspot.com.br/
Hi Kimberly,
I would like to share one of the best marketing blogs that has inspired me because of the value they provide. I had no clue on blogging.
When I saw 'Done For Me' I said let me give it a short and subscribed to their with access to the viral blogging platform that provides me with a blog that's so easy to use.
And also increases online exposure to your business!
You also have the opportunity to have access to the Inner Circle of Network & Internet marketers.
You will learn how to market your business from some of the very top people in the industry! Check my blog articles below:
http://blogging.instantsuccessbiz.us
I hope this helps!
Charles
"What’s in the name? – The biggest part of the new venture" - my latest blog post. http://lnkd.in/6Q7Tg4 My blog is designed for new small business owners. I cover areas from my book and subjects I encounter in my business life. Hope you will enjoy it.
AdAge has a list of the most read blogs but 90% of them are bsers.
adage.com/power150/
All depends on the area of expertise you are looking for. I have a list of some I read
Gini Dietrich – Spin Sucks
Danny Brown
Shonali Burke – Waxing Unlyrical
Vinny Warren – Escapology
Bob Hoffman – Ad Contrarian
Gunther Sonnenfeld – A Literacy of The Imagination
Ben Kunz – Thought Gadgets
Åsk Wäppling – Adland.Tv
Edward Boches – Creativity Unbound
Alan Wolk – Toad Stool Blog
Adverve Blog
Fred Wilson – A VC
Helen Klein Ross – Ad Broad
Humongo – Brandflakes for Breakfast
I have 3 suggestions:
1. http://www.mediapost.com/
2. http://MarketingSherpa.com
3. http://IMNewsWatch.com (which I publish)
Phil Cullum
You may want to keep abreast of our digital brand marketing/advertising rss feed, as we cover many leading edge relevant topics.
Jay Baer is brilliant www.convinceandconvert.com
...also...you know about Seths Blog right? www.sethsblog.com
Here's mine: http://giselleaguiar.com/socialmedia/blog/social-media-marketing-tips/
These are the ones that I follow:
eMarketer.com (newsletter)
socialmediatoday.com
socialmediaexaminer.com
Giselle
AZSocialMediaWiz.com
This is above and beyond "big data".
Smart original thinking from one of the best marketers in Canada:
http://beloved-brands.com/
Great advertising history and commentary from UK Hall of Famer Dave Trott:
http://davetrott.campaignlive.co.uk/
Dave Trott is great for advertising. Also Vinny Warren and Bob Hoffman(Ad Contrarian)
My regular reads are MarketingProfs, Hubspot, ClickZ...they regularly produce top articles!
www.marketingprofs.com
www.clickz.com
blog.hubspot.com
Hope you find them as useful as I do!
Honestly www.mashable.com, www.venturebeat.com and other tech/consumer blogs cover both business strategy as well as how consumers relate to marketing. Also www.clickz.com is great for digital marketing.
My favourites are as follows:
MarketingProfs, Copyblogger, Social Media Examiner, Social Media Today, Hubspot, Social Media Revolver, Social Fresh, Lighthouse Insights, Razor Social, 60 Second Marketer, Digital Marketing Blog and Small Biz Trends.
However I'll also suggest you check out my marketing blog: http://tips.tradablebits.com I'm always open to suggestions for post topics and am taking applications for guest posts if you're interested.
Best of luck!
This is a great, great book. http://www.amazon.com/Contagious-Why-Things-Catch-On/dp/1451686579
I also really enjoy these facebook groups:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/344855062239313/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3553055120/
I've been meaning to read Contagious, it's definitely on my list! What stood out about it that made you love it so much? Any key takeaways?
I think the parts about Gameification, social currency, and just the simple idea that people don't talk about what's "promoted" they talk about what matters to them and to their friends lives. There's also references to some great Gladwell books you should check out as well, if you haven't.
Hi Kimberly,
There are literally dozens of blogs and websites, and separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult - you can spend hours reading all the stuff out there, listening to podcasts, etc to find that one nugget that you need.
That being said, there are 3 that I seem to return to regularly: John Jantz's Duct Tape Marketing (http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/), HubSpot (http://blog.hubspot.com), and Social Media Examiner (www.socialmediaexaminer.com).
For my business, in it's current stage of development, I find the info on these sites relevant, insightful and current.
YMMV, and all the usual caveats...
Jeff
Hi Kimberly,
There are so many good ones out there, but for general marketing news, I'll add two more URL's to the list:
Search Engine Watch (great, long-time established, reliable resource): http://searchenginewatch.com/
and
The American Marketing Association: http://www.marketingpower2.com/mpblog/
Hope this helps!
Kindly,
Alisa
Hi Kimberly,
Check out the search engine journal and the search engine land!
They are both great!
I contribute for the search engine journal and if you like adwords you will definitively like my articles: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/rocco-baldassarre/
All the best,
Rocco
I didn't know about Seths Blog, but thank you so much for the introduction! Also, I completely agree- Jay Baer is brilliant. Both great suggestions, thanks!