Can corporation use blogs for marketing? My experiences.

nstead of getting academic about the use of blogs in marketing, I figure it would be good to just dive into it with the stuff I’m doing, as an example.

I am responsible for marketing and sales of a consumer multimedia product, Nokia Lifeblog. We just didn’t have the budget to do traditional advertising or a big splash. Also, since our product was a blogging tool, it was imperative that we use blogs as part of our marketing mix.

A Blogger’s Tiff.

There might just be one or two of you wondering what’s changed round here.
Have we all had a haircut? New dress? Liposuction?
No, Mr. Streight has packed his bags and taken all his content with him. Some of you may think it’s canny, some may think childish and some good riddance.
Personally, I think all […]

Rob - “Business Pundit” :: My View On Business Blogging - UPDATE

My View On Business Blogging - UPDATE
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Not So Fast, What Lane?

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GONZOthenticity

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Kill Fair by Doc Searls

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Derrida: Blogging vs. Talking

Derrida: Blogging vs. Talking

Interplanetary Internet

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Reciprocal Commenting

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where in the present do we blog?

where in the present do we blog?

Oh Where, Oh Where Has The Captain’s Blog Gone?

…..oh where, oh where can it be?
Well blow me down, me hearties.
I tried yesterday to follow all the links to the Captain Morgan blog and simply came across a load of error pages.
I follow the same links today and it seems you’re taken to the homepage.
The thing is. I don’t seem to be able […]

Be part of the voice, please

In hospitality, like any front line, customer contact business, the people our customers see and hear are very much a part of our product. They are certainly a key ingredient to the overall “experience” we’re trying to promote. I want these people to be a part of our blog.

Yet another kind of exclusive…..

Whilst we’re on the subject of upcoming events and contributions, I’d just like to add one more….
….An interview with the head honcho of the UK’s #1 political blog Harry Hatchett of Harry’s Place, which, Harry reliably informs me, is actually read by certain members of No. 10 Downing Street.
Also, if you’re forever wondering why nobody […]

Just Trying to Keep Customers Satisfied?

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How many consultants does it take to change a light bulb?

42
One to change it, and another 41 to get excited that they’re at the forefront of that change.

Bloggers Will Eat Themselves

It’s like feeding time at the zoo…….

Try this at Home

During the summer of 2004, my good buddy Randy Brown of Web-Magic created a freebie website for my dad, Hoffman & Associates. Dad needed to increase his private investigations and polygraph business and establish a web presence. So we decided to help him out. We came up with a very simple design with the […]

Reconvert the converted

Long before (in internet years) we had real business blogs, we had e-newsletters. As primative as this now sounds, we carefully collected e-mail addresses, one by one, from our present and future customers. We filed these precious address in our data bases. We created valuable content and positioned ourselves as experts. Then, very cautiously […]