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forBusinessBLOGGING
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations
What is a BLOG?
Employing Social Media
Blog-BasedWOMM
(Word-of-Mouth-
Marketing)Campaigns
blog [blawg] noun, 1. a Web site containing the writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc. and often have images and links to other Web sites. {Short term for Web log.}
blogging [blawging] verb, 2. to maintain or add new entries to a blog.
Popular platforms
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Brand Consistency: Brings the Disney magic to its blog
Content appropriate to audience
Audience engagement
Showcase their blog authors: fr iendly & transparent
Monitor content
Photos, videos and guest bloggers by special ists to humanize the company
Easy to navigate & organized archives
Brand consistency: coffee culture
High community engagement & new product development via idea collection: a global brainstorming platform
Gain insights on customers; members can vote & comment
Saves t ime & money on marketing research
Simple & organized
GOOD EXAMPLES OF BLOGGINGFOR BUSINESS
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations
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Too much going on; lack of planning
Posts don’t add value Not archived well Lacking human element;
feels more like a Web site A lot of writing; very few
low-quality pictures Bad social media
optimization No reader engagement!
No transparency: no insight into company; anyone could write the same content
No tone No human element or
audience engagement Difficult to comment How do I view comments
made by other users? Not enough tags
BAD EXAMPLES OF BLOGGINGFOR BUSINESS
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations
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Comment?
• Too much going on
• Corporate Web site feel
• Poor Headlines
• Tags?
That’s a lot of scrolling down! Does it get better?
Hmmm…
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations
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Ineffective use of space
It just goes on like this…
• Lack of transparency; no human element
• Pictures?
• Boring!
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations
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1. Set a tone & both with your content
& your brand. Have a focus.
2. Encourage engagement & use your community for
<<feedback<<. But ensure to monitor content!
3. Emphasize on nonBRANDED key word content for SEO:
more likely to show up in search engines.
4. Blog frequently& have authentic content.
5. Make it easy to ♥share♥ on other social media platforms.
GUIDELINES TO BLOGGINGFOR BUSINESS
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations
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Blogging for Business
FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS & BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS
Why Blog?
• Fast and inexpensive way to publish & communicate
• Increase traffic and gain higher SEO rankings
• Humanize your corporation
• Increase your reach & gain customer insight
In Conclusion:
1. Build Trust, Friendship, & Alliances
2. Content, Accessibility, Reach, Engagement
3. Write and promote content that resonates with your readers
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ADDITIONAL SLIDES
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Blogging for Business using WOM as never before…
GUIDELINES TO INTEGRATING WOMM IN YOUR BLOG
• Accessibility
• Reach
• Transparency
1. EvaluationHonesty & HumilityEx: “mommy blog”
• Concealment• Product Focus• Communal
Acknowledgement• Leadership
2. ExplanationSeeking Social Connection &
Offering ExplanationEx: personal-technology blog
• Disclosure• Awareness of Cultural
Tension• Communal
Acknowledgement• Leadership
3. EmbracingMocking, Exhibitionism, & Embracing CommercialismEx: “coming-of-age diary”
• Acceptance• Justification• Professionalization
4. EndorsementHonest Survival & Honest Living
Ex: personal life crisis story
• Disclosure• Awareness of Cultural
Tension• Justification• Professionalization
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations
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Understand universal search
The more tags you have, the more times your content will
show up in searches
People search industry key words; not brand-specific key
words
Higher search engine optimization (SEO) rankings
Dominate the 1st page of Google
Is it important
to understand
SEO in Blogging?
WHY
What is a blog? Good Examples Bad Examples Guidelines Recommendations