Since its development, social media has changed the way humans interact with one another. From a business perspective, it’s also changed the way businesses launch new products or services, share information, and build their brand. Costing fractions what traditional television, radio and print did, social media allows organizations and entrepreneurs the ability to reach a large audience in a cost-efficient manner (with many platforms integrating tools to help businesses extend their reach).
Whether it’s gaining more followers or increasing customer engagement, businesses around the world are discovering new ways how social media is contributing to their success and growth. The real value of social media centers around cultivating trust on a personal level. Regardless of technology, the ability for interaction contributes to building a strong online reputation and consumers often side with a name they trust.
Here are some resources to help to stay informed with industry changes and opportunities to learn more:
Social Media Marketing
- Boom Social
- Jeff Bullas
- Danny Brown
- Heidi Cohen
- HubSpot
- Jon Loomer
- Lighthouse Insights
- Razor Social
- Pushing Social
- 60 Second Marketer
- Growth Hackers
Analytics & Tracking
- Analytics Talk
- Crazy Egg – Analytics section
- KISSmetrics – Analytics
- Occam’s Razor
- Online Behavior
- Search Engine Watch – Analytics section
- Web Analytics World
- Kissmetrics Blog
Search / Marketing
- Search Engine Land
- Moz Blog
- SEO Book
- Portent Blog
- Matt Cutts
- Search Engine Watch
- Search Engine Roundtable
- Search Engine Journal
- Online Marketing Blog
- Neil Patel – Blog
- SEO Chat
- Search Engine Guide
- Stuntdubl
- Graywolf’s SEO
- SEO by the SEA
- Link Building Blog
- Internet Marketing Ninjas – Blog
- Bruce Clay
- SEO Refugee
- Small Business SEM
- QuickSprout Blog
- Backlinko Blog
- Nyagoslav Zhekov
- Branded3
- Dave Naylor
- SEO Alltop
- Distilled
- YOUmoz
- Chris Brogan
- Google Webmaster Central
- Eric Enge
- Gil Reich
- eMarketer
- Marketingland
Pay-Per-Click Advertising
- PPC Hero
- Google Adwords Blog
- SearchEngineWatch – PPC Section
- Aquisio Blog
- WordStream Blog
- Clix Marketing
- PPC Chat
- Bing Ads Blog
- PPC on Quora
- Brad Geddes
- TenScores Blog
- Perry Marshall
Social Buzz
Tech / Entrepreneur
- A VC
- Seth Godin
- Read Write Start
- Mashable
- Chris Dixon on Medium
- Mark Suster
- Sean Ellis
- On Startups
- A Smart Bear
- Andrew Chen
- Steve Blank