2009 has been a long year but as I reflect back on my many conversations, I've created a top 5 list of items to avoid in 2010: 1. Not taking advantage of your online community As a marketer, there are thousands of online resources out there that you can take advantage of to improve your marketing skills. You need to engage other marketers to really learn and get the most out of the resources that are available and there are online communities that are waiting to be taken advantage of. Ask and answer questions on LinkedIn. Most likely, you are being mentioned. MORE >>

Other resources that will give you more insights into doing effective email marketing are MarketingSherpa and Marketing Experiments. This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 pm and is filed under Marketing Strategy , Marketing Training , Online Marketing , Webinars. One Response to Because You Can’t Beat Free Marketing Training Linda says: July 27, 2009 at 2:33 am Good thing found at your blog about email marketing! You have placed a good information on your blog. Blog at WordPress.com.Here I talk about the final 5 classes. MORE >>

Online Marketing Blog TopRank’s internet marketing blog on the intersection of digital PR, social and search engine marketing. Home About Resources Archives Subscribe Consulting Contact How NOT to pitch a blog 29 Comments | Posted by Lee Odden on Aug 29th, 2007 in Blog Marketing , Blogging , Online Marketing , Online PR In the past I’ve written about blogger relations offering tips on how marketers or PR professionals ought to present their story ideas to bloggers. There is no editorial calendar or story board in place with 99% of blogs. MORE >>

100 percent of colleges and universities studied are using some form of social media, up from 95 % last year, 85% in 2009 and 61% in 2008. Eighty-four percent have a school Twitter account (up from 59%) and 66% have a blog (up from 51%). College admissions professionals are flocking to LinkedIn with 47% on the professional networking site, up from 16% last year. The use of message boards and video blogging have remained at approximately the same level as last year (37% and 47% respectively). The rise of the blog. Some highlights: Social media usage soars. MORE >>

This is also a good resource for ensuring your staff is being compensated according to the market and for negotiating salary with someone you are hiring. Other sources for salary comparison can be found at: AQUENT | AMA 2009 Survey of Marketing Professionals PayScale.com Website Salary.com Website SimplyHired Website MarketingHire.com has some interesting links Glassdoor.com has salaries and reviews of companies And I would be negligent not to mention the always thought-provoking posts from Seth Godin, this time about the myth of big salaries. Blog at WordPress.com. MORE >>