Social media marketing activity exploded in 2009, and so did coverage of these practices. So in case you missed any of these, here are almost 100 of the best blog posts and articles covering social media strategy and tactics, measurement, monitoring, research, pitfalls to avoid, policies, tools and more from 2009. 2009 in Review: The Rise of Social Media by The Milwaukee SEO. Digg this! Every social media consultant , corporate marketer and PR professional was challenged to keep up with the latest writing on the topic. Social Media Measurement. and ROI. Ryan Walker. MORE >>

2009 was the year Social hit its tipping point and from here on out we will never be able to go backward. Digg this! CMO’s have one of the most unique opportunities in front of them that they have ever had and I wonder if they will be able to capitalize on it. Naturally some will and some won’t but those that do have a shot a re-writing the charter for ALL CMO’s going forward. Let me explain …. So my prediction is that next year you will see Social Media start infecting all areas of the company in making them more social not just the Marketing and Communications departments. MORE >>

Digg this! Looking for a more powerful way to share presentations online? Consolidate your online profiles and social networking presence? Create a cool Twiiter background even if you’re not the artistic type? Generate word-of-word referrals? Use social media more effectively for research? You’ll find tools for all of those tasks and others in this collection of more of the best cool online tools. SlideSix. SlideSix is a multimedia presentation sharing site, designed to be SlideShare on steroids. PeoplePond. DandyID. My Tweet Space. Tell A Friend. Mixxr. with Bing. Flock. MORE >>

Digg this! It’s no surprise that Direct Marketing response rates have dropped to a historic low with success rates in the low single digits. And further – that marketing organizations are becoming increasingly focused on Inbound Marketing (credit HubSpot for creating this term) which are a source of much higher response rates. Given the pervasive nature of the Internet I think the balance of power has shifted toward the customer or prospect indefinitely – which means we will be in a period of Inbound Marketing for a very long time. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. MORE >>

Digg this! Interactive PR, sometimes called social PR, is a combination of search-optimizing press releases, creating social media releases through tools like PitchEngine , blogger outreach and the use of social media to promote company news and announcements. Though the ability to distribute press releases online has been around for more than a decade, it’s only in the last few years that tools and techniques for combining PR with social media have really emerged, and they continue to evolve. Blogger Outreach. Blogger Relations by Sourcing Innovation. Interactive PR Resources. MORE >>