Most people have a pretty firm grasp on why we need to blog, but knowing how to blog effectively is a completely different story all together. “Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging” creates a comprehensive approach to the development of a corporate blog program. This particular book is an excellent reference that touches on absolutely every aspect of corporate blogging from A to Z. There is also a section for blog auditing that will help you size up the market and determine how successful your blog may be in your target market. If you take John Cass’ strategies to heart and follow them to the best of your ability, then there is no reason why you cannot create a corporate blog that resonates well with your customers and reaches out to new target audiences in the process. If you are thinking about creating your own corporate blog and you just need the right information to kick start the process, then this reference can be truly indispensable as an effective tool for getting your corporate blog going.

In this book, John Cass provides us with an excellent wake up call, highlighting not only how blogging can improve our relationships with customers, and he also tells us the exact recipe that is needed for success. This includes the mechanics behind corporate blogging, how to make it a part of our marketing scheme, and how to develop guidelines for our employees who will be charged with keeping the blog populated with relevant content. Cass takes the time to describe real examples of what successful companies have managed to do in the past, and what new corporate blogs can do to get on the blogging bandwagon and move forward. If you are thinking about implementing a corporate blog for your company, then this reference book is an absolute must have.

John Cass will deliver absolutely everything that you need to know when it comes to effectively harnessing the amazing power that comes with corporate blogging. By properly utilizing blogger relations, you can directly connect with your buyers and customers more effectively than ever before. If you are already aware of the fact that your company needs a blog, then the next most logical step in the process is to arm yourself with the right information on creating a blog that is successful and effective, and this book provides the information and resources that you need to make that happen. If you are ready to create the most efficient and effective corporate blog that you can, then this book by John Cass will provide an excellent jumping off point for you to begin with.

Originally posted 2009-01-06 05:34:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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In part one of this series we discussed a post made by Matt Cutts on corporate blogging. We went over the first point he made in his post, regarding leaving yourself wiggle room on deadlines. Now, let’s go over the second point, about how to handle yourself when dealing with or talking about a competitor. As Matt put it, never trash talk a competitor – but what does that really mean?

Most corporate bloggers are savvy enough to understand that trash talk has no place in a blog. Even if you are riding high on success and you have the world at your feet, there is no need to even mention your competitors. Trash talking them will actually end up hurting you more than them and once you leave a bad taste in your audience’s mouth, getting rid of it is nearly impossible. Let’s illustrate this point with a scenario.

Let’s say that Business Owner A has a corporate blog that gets a good deal of traffic and covers company news, as well as a few other topics. On Monday, Business Owner B decides to start an ad campaign that will directly effect the revenue of Business Owner A. The first reaction for many is to lash out and belittle the efforts of Business Owner B.

So, that’s exactly what Business Owner A does. They devote several posts of their blog to trashing B, and their product or service. Instead of getting the attention away from B’s ad campaign, all that A has managed to accomplish is giving them more traffic from readers that want to see what all of the fuss is about.

The second effect is that Business Owner A now seems a bit whiny and definitely unprofessional. Competing ad campaigns are common and their readers are savvy enough to figure out that the posts are being fueled largely by sour grapes. The overall image of Business Owner A has now been tarnished, and readers leave the blog as a result.

Now, instead of circumventing the ad campaign launched by Business Owner B, all that A has managed to do was to hand them new visitors on a platter. They managed to hurt their own business and will forever be remembered as poor sports. All of this could have been avoided by simply never mentioning Business Owner B in the first place.

No matter if a competitor is trashing you, dragging your company through the mud, or competing aggressively against you – never trash them in the public eye. The only one that will end up wearing egg on their faces is you. Remember to take the High Road, no matter what – and you’ll end up reaping the benefits. Readers are not stupid, and they do understand more about your business than you think they do.

Don’t give your readers the chance to see you in a bad light. Remember that professionalism is key if you want to establish yourself as an authority. Whining, complaining and trash talk have no place on your corporate blog.

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Originally posted 2008-11-17 05:24:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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