What's your favourite blog? Blogging for Business.

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For businesses, blogs engage customers, share information, feedback and most importantly, build relationships. The following provide more information:

The Beautiful Business Benefits of Blogging and The Best Damn Marketing Tool

Blogs are also a great source of information to your business.

I recently asked several esteemed colleagues to name their favourite blogs. Their responses with my own favourites are listed below.

Valeria Maltoni, Brand Strategist – Conversation Agent

Valeria Maltoni built one of the first online communities associated with Fast Company magazine. A brand strategist with 20 years of real world corporate experience, 10 of which online, she’s worked with Fortune 500 and small start up companies in 5 industries. She specializes in taking companies to what’s next in their business cycle through marketing communciations, customer dialogue and brand advocacy.

Valeria’s blog Conversation Agent is ranked among the top 25 marketing blogs in the world on AdAgePower 150 (and is one of our favourites!). Read more about Valeria Maltoni here.

Valeria Maltoni’s favourite blogs (for SME’s):

Techipedia Valeria says: “Tamar Weinberg is really smart about social marketing and tools (lots of case studies here)”.

Very Official Blog “Shannon Paul gets strategy and I rather think that’s really important”

Tim Kastelle “Tim Kastelle is smart about innovation”

Duct Tape Marketing - John Jantsch

Jennifer Frahm, Jennifer Frahm Collaborations

Change. Coach. Create. Communicate. This is the focus of Jennifer Frahm Collaborations Change Management and Communication Services.

In addition to providing consultancy services to businesses and other consulting firms, Jennifer provides an e-Change Agent Coaching service, and is the founder of Conversations of Change, an offsite retreat for those wanting to create workplace and career change. Read more here about Jennifer and the services of Jennifer Frahm Collaborations

Jennifer Frahm’s Favourite Blogs

Keyboard Karma by Helen Crozier “Helen transforms technology into productivity: She makes sure you know what’s the latest and how you can use it without the hype. The blog posts are relevant and very useful.” says Jen.

LPT Jen says: “Laura is a Dell evangelist and IABC membe (US based). This is her personal blog, but covers technology, social media, small business, and marketing. She is currently responsible for global strategy in social media, online advertising and landing pages as part of Dell’s Small Business Creative Experience team. She knows her stuff.”

Online Marketing Banter “Seriously smart analysis and commentary on Digital Marketing from James Duthie, a Melbourne based Digital Marketer / Strategist for Next Digital”.

PR Warrior “Real thought leadership on PR & Marketing from Trevor Young. A treasure trove of archives.”

Trevor Young, PR Warrior

Trevor Young is the PR Warrior, a battle-hardened marketing communications specialist with 20 years’ experience working on the consulting front line with some of Australia’s best-known brands as well as fast-growth companies, sports properties, entrepreneurial start-ups and not-for-profit organisations. Trevor is founding principal of the strategy and communications advisory firm parkyoung. Read more about Trevor here, and the PR Warrior blog here

Trevor Young’s Favourite Blogs

WebInkNow – David Meerman Scott
Conversation Agent – Valeria Maltoni
Andy Sernovitz’s Damn, I Wish I’d Thought of That!

Bernie Ritchie, Management Sushi

Management Sushi is a UK headquartered, brand, marketing communications and business consultancy set up by long-time marketeer, brand expert and SME business strategist Bernie Ritchie. Management Sushi has just recently launched Brand Manga, a dedicated brand communications service providing personal and leadership brand development services.

Read more about Management Sushi and Brand Manga