Cartoon by Geek and Poke Most marketers are still in the early or experimental phases of adopting and measuring social media says the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG). According to the survey conducted by MENG last month 67% of respondents consider themselves beginners at using social media for marketing purposes. Additionally, more than 87% of respondents are not … [Read more...]
Find The Story in Your Business
Back in August when I was at Search Engine Strategies in San Jose, I spoke on a panel titled StoryTeller Marketing. After the session I was interviewed by Dr. Ralph Wilson of WilsonWeb. Watch the video on YouTube … [Read more...]
Blogs are Better Business Drivers Than Social Sites
Image by FoxTongue A recent study “Harnessing the Power of Blogs,” (sponsored research by BuzzLogic and conducted by JupiterResearch, a Forrester Research company) found that blogs can have more impact on purchase decisions than social networks. Social networks help people connect, but blogs create a conversation and become a trusted resource that influences … [Read more...]
Stop the Presses! Christian Science Monitor Abandons Daily Print Edition
Image from Poynter.org A sign of the times: After 100 years of news in print, the Christian Science Monitor has decided to scrap the daily print issue of its newspaper. They’ll focus on making their site a rolling news service and printing a weekend magazine. The change is expected to cut annual costs by millions of dollars for the money-losing newspaper. They are … [Read more...]
To Blog or not to Blog? That is the Question
Image by Roland According to the 2008 State of the Blogosphere from Technorati, a little more than half the companies in North America do not have a blog. So that means that just under half do. Why are they spending their time blogging? Lynette at the MIndless Babble Blog says that based on the Technorati numbers, blogging should be a part of every business’s marketing or PR … [Read more...]
