As a marketing director it is my job to stay on top of all of the latest trends, tips and ideas out there. That used to mean reading the newspaper daily, checking out color copies of a few key magazines each month and attending the local chapter of the marketing professional organization. Today, that means spending quality time in front of my computer each day skimming the latest blogs and social networks for information that changes faster than Paris Hilton’s boyfriends. After hours of staring at my computer terminal, I have been able to develop a hot list of blogs that are must-sees each day. Take a look yourself today, I promise you will be surprised by what you see.
1.Seth Godin's Bloghttp://sethgodin.typepad.com/
Seth Godin’s personal blog remains one of the most popular on the Internet. Here, he riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread.
2.Duct Tape Marketing Bloghttp://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/
The ever-popular Duct Tape Marketing Blog continues to provide practical marketing ideas and strategies for small business. It’s like the force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together.
3.Marketing Sherpahttp://www.marketingsherpa.com/sherpablog.html
Using case studies, surveys, and other techniques, Marketing Sherpa researches what works – and what doesn’t – in all things marketing. No Himalayan natives were harmed in the making of this blog.
4.ProBlogger http://www.problogger.net/
Editor Darren Rowse helps bloggers earn money through ProBlogger. He offers blog tips and news for both the professional and hobby blogger.
5.Dosh Doshhttp://www.doshdosh.com
Dosh Dosh is a blog about making money online, about what works and what doesn't. Exposing fraudulent scams, Dosh Dosh aims to be the largest online repository of legitimate profit initiatives. Nigerian bank scammers need not apply!
6.CopyBloggerhttp://www.pronetadvertising.com/
Brian Clark’s CopyBlogger blog continues to provide popular copywriting tips for effective blogging and online marketing.
7.Web Strategy http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/
The focus of this career blog is to discuss on how web tools enable companies to connect with customers. It comes from Jeremiah Owyang, a Senior Analyst on Social Computing.
8.Pronet Advertisinghttp://www.pronetadvertising.com/
Pronet Advertising is Neil Patel’s personal blog about his own experience with online marketing, giving you the inside scoop to help you find your way.
9.How to Change the World http://blog.guykawasaki.com/
Guy Kawasaki writes one of the Internet’s most popular blogs on entrepreneurship, marketing, venture capital and evangelism… not the right-wing “send money” televangelist kind; this guy helps YOU make the money.
10.Drew's Marketing Minute http://www.drewsmarketingminute.com/
In Drew’s Marketing Minute, Drew McLellan offers you his marketing tips to help you business generate customer loyalty and sales.