Whilst I have a lot more to share I’m acutely aware that the business arena is vast and constantly evolving so I’m opening up the floor to other guest bloggers and community writers that can share relevant business, sales and marketing ideas with readers of this site. Tell Your Story As A Guest Blogger I’ve seen highs and low, the best and worst and have many stories yet to tell, which may just surprise one or two of you, and of course many more to come. Business Help guest blogger guest writerThe nicwindley.co.uk Its people, never the things. MORE >>

Unlike a few years ago, today everyone at least pays lip service to reaching out to bloggers the same we PR people have always reached out to mainstream media. But I am still surprised that many companies don’t do blogger outreach, even today. Simply put, blogger outreach is scary. It is true that bloggers are unpredictable and we all know, thanks to posts by the Consumerist and the  Bad Pitch Blog , that one false move and you’re public mincemeat.  It is a case of the abuser blaming the victim, the blogger. Image via Wikipedia. MORE >>

As I’ve observed bloggers from all walks of life, writing about every subject imaginable, and as I’ve taken the journey myself, I’ve found that there is an evolution that takes place.  blogging Blogging best practices personal branding blog community building blog community management blogging best practicesBy  Srinivas  Rao, Contributing {grow} Columnist. In each phase of the evolution we develop essential skills, but without the courage to stay the course and go through all the phases of the evolution,  we’re unlikely to unleash the creative genius within all of us.  MORE >>

Someone who has completely rebuilt itself to over-serve its communities. don’t understand all these experts who actually believe that companies even have an interest — or the passion (or even the time) — to take social media in-house, especially if they only hire one community manager or director of social media. Blogger Outreach Blogging Community Manager Crisis Management Crisis Response Public Relations Social Media Marketing Business expert Facebook Marketing and Advertising social media twitter United States zappoPhoto credit: edrabbit. MORE >>

In this article, Barbra and the team here at Genius, asked that I share my thoughts on building a following, really a community on Twitter. The five Do’s and the associated Don’ts of building a B2B community on Twitter are a perfect primer if you are just getting started with Twitter. Only tweet about things that the community of people whom you are working to attract will find interesting or valuable. To stay top of mind with your community, you need to strike the delicate balance of being helpful vs. annoying. balance is critical. can cause unfollowing. MORE >>