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2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo

Rachel King — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:50:04 -0400

The 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo will take place September 20-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the exclusive "Executive & Entrepreneur" conference beginning November 19th. The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media.

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Pitching To Bloggers Done Wrong

DJ Francis — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:14:54 -0400

Last week, I gave an example of the correct way to pitch to bloggers. In this post, I will show the wrong way to pitch to bloggers - learn from this person's mistakes and do not repeat them.

The First Tweet-Up

DJ Francis — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:30:30 -0400

I went to my first tweet-up on Thursday and had a blast. The Colonel
from the Chicago Tribune hosted the event and it had a surprisingly
large turn-out. I’d like to tell you about my experience and give yet
another reason you social media types and marketers need to be poking a
toe into the twitter water.

A What?

Blogs = Box Office or Nielsen Ratings Gold!

Kevin Ohannessian — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:12:37 -0400

The television series Secret Diary of a Call Girl debuts on Showtime tonight. The show's subject is readily apparent. The background of the show needs explanation: It's a British series that first aired there in September. It is based upon a real blog named Belle de Jour: diary of a London call girl. The author turned her blog into a series of books and those have been adapted into a television show.

Pitching To Bloggers Done Right

DJ Francis — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:47:11 -0400

There’s been a lot of hubbub around pitching to bloggers. The Chris Andersons and Gina Trapanis
of the world don’t want to be solicited to by PR companies. They have
some good points - including explicit warnings not to email them - and

The Importance of Blogging When Advertising Medical Practices

Jeffrey Olchovy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:42:54 -0400

Recently, in their June 5, 2008 blog entry entitled "Advertising Medical Practices on a Daily Basis", cosmeticSEO.com discussed the importance of blogging when advertising medical practices on the Internet.

Writing Content In A Web 2.0 World

DJ Francis — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:01:28 -0400

I released a free white paper today which answers the following questions:

You Might Be A Marketing Blogger If…

DJ Francis — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:03:52 -0400

I find that marketers and bloggers are usually funny people and I
was thinking about all of the ways we’re just a tad different than
other folks.

So, without any delay, and in a Jeff Foxworthy-esque voice, I present: “You might be a marketing blogger if…”

How To Be An A-List Blogger - Study, Study, Study (Part 4)

DJ Francis — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:14:56 -0400

In this installment of the series, I will cover all of the books,
magazine, websites, and podcasts that you need to become an A-List
Blogger. These resources will give you the ammo to be the very best in
your field. (And if you think this amount of reading, watching,
researching, and learning is impossible, visit tomorrow when I will share the secrets of how to carve out at least 10 hours per week to study.)

How To Be an A-List Blogger - Curiosity (Part 3)

DJ Francis — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:45:20 -0400

In this continuing series, I am covering how you can become not only
the best blogger you can be, but also how to become recognized in your
field and thus adequately compensated. The first two installments