Today's Diva Marketing Talks with Susan Getgood , Roadmaps (blog) and Getgood Strategic Marketing and Liz Gumbinner , Cool Mom Picks and Moms 101 about how to build successful and respectful blogger relationships programs. Blogger Relations, as other social media strategies, have grown in complexity. Topic for May 19, 2009: Talking Through Bloggers Diva Marketing Talks is a live, internet radio (BlogTalkRadio) show.  30-minutes.

Blogger outreach isn't a bad idea. In fact, it may make a lot of sense for you to incorporate it into your PR strategy. And blogs are more personal than MSM (mainstream media) so unless you're pitching the Huffington Post you must approach blogger outreach in a personal way. It's official. I'm a publisher and here's how I know.

The purpose may range from engaging youth in raising awareness of an issue to helping them enhance skills such as writing, self-expression, leadership, and community building. Or it may be something else entirely. The projects could be based on blogging platforms such as Typepad , Blogger , Wordpress , and ExpressionEngine or social networks like MySpace and Facebook . For a friend who works for a wonderful, youth-engaging nonprofit, I am seeking examples of organizations that have sponsored a youth or teen blogging project. And they can fall anywhere along the

As December 2005 drew to a close, I asked a few bloggers what their wish list was for the new year .. Twitter found its way into the 2009 blogger wishes as did more ways to collaborate. What makes this list interesting is that all of the bloggers have been around in the social media space from at least 2005 which provides some additional perspective. 2006. I

Jen Blackledge, COWPU Web Mistress, said it best... Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up! The first blogger meetup was a big success! This event is primarily intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. Wednesday, April 30, 5:30ish at the Summit (in the O'Kane Building on Oregon), Downtown Bend Please RSVP. To RSVP on the Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup 's site (yes, the acronym is COWPU) and click "I'm Going!",

A University of Massachusetts marketing professor has published an interesting report based on a survey of bloggers. " quot; Behind the Scenes in the Blogosphere: Advice from Established Bloggers " contains useful information, and I recommend it if your nonprofit has a blog or is considering one. However, in terms of using the report to drive decisions about business or nonprofit blogging, keep the second half of the study's title in mind: The study did not measure the opinions of the blogs' readers, readers' use of the blogs, or the effect of business blogs on customer or stakeholder behavior.

You should also show proper consideration for others’ privacy and for topics that may be considered objectionable or inflammatory—such as politics and religion. GOC’s brand is best represented by its people and what you publish may reflect on GOC’s brand. Another excellent related source for you is this GoC blog proposal template developed by Douglas Bastien who is an avid public Due to the Treasury Board’s current focus on internal social media initiatives, I have recently received an influx of requests to help public servants develop external social media engagement guidelines, particularly ones to do with blogging.

Sure there may be a social element like YouTube's comments .. Blogger Relations/Sponsored Conversations - It's using the relationships/influence of others who are active in social media (bloggers, tweets, vloggers, podcasters, etc.) Pulse of the Industry Blogger Relations Series explores the expectations from the point of view of bloggers, brand managers and agency folks. The more I read about social media campaigns without conversations ..  The more I watch companies expand marketing departments to include social media positions that put a premium on tech

For instance, advocacy groups may want to use social media to build networks and social movements. Foundations may want to use them to spread ideas and create issue awareness, or share research findings. Other nonprofits may want to use them to learn more about the needs and preferences (or complaints) of the clients they serve. flickr/luc legay Many nonprofits have already dipped their toes into social media.

If a blog seems like the right fit for your audiences and your staff (emphasis on the "if"), be sure to brush up on some blog and blogger basics in the Learning Center (including " Should I Force My ED to Blog? " That friend of a friend who's searching for your organization online may turn to his trusted search engine of choice to locate you (whether it be Google, Yahoo!, Social networks are shiny and exciting. Millions of people are connecting on them every minute of the day.