Jay Baer
Musings on data and statistics and marketing and business from Tom Webster of Edison Research. Sadly, Tom doesn't write as often as I'd like. The good news is that he guest posts at Convince & Convert sometimes (here's his killer archive)
This blog has gotten hugely popular in a short period of time because the content is fascinating, topical and useful. Proud investor in this company, am I.
I'm really impressed with these guys. Solid info every day for the advanced content marketer.
The powerhouse of the content marketing industry. Strong information and insights, delivered daily. Great job by Michelle Linn and their editorial team keeping the quality consistently high on this multi-author blog. Looking forward to seeing some of you at Content Marketing World soon (I'm speaking Wednesday, September 10).
Hey that's us! I only write a couple of our ten weekly posts, so I definitely read Convince & Convert every day. Subscribe via email here: http://convinceandconvert.com/newsletter
One of the originals, and still one of the best. A must-read, in my estimation. I owe these guys a huge debt, too, because they've helped me a lot with my own blog.
Good and getting better all the time. Thought-provoking insights from a pan-digital perspective. Heavy agency flavor.
From John Jantsch and occasional guest contributors, everything that gets published here is worth examining. We work mostly with medium and large businesses at Convince & Convert, but I still learn a lot from Duct Tape and their scrappy, small biz sensibilities. John's new book: Duct Tape Selling is killer, too.
Solid, broad-based digital marketing coverage with a research bent. Very strong in European perspectives too. I'm working on a cool new project with these guys. Stay tuned for more on that!
From my friend the author, speaker, and college professor Mark Schaefer and a good crew of guest writers. {Grow} is a place to find conversations about topics that aren't covered in the more news-oriented blogs. Also a great example of a multi-author blog that somehow maintains a consistent editorial voice.
Remarkable volume of useful content. Essentially defined what a B2B blog could (and should be). These guys live and breathe Youtility (which is why they are mentioned in my book)
I don't read that many blogs written by a single agency, but Jim Tobin and the crew at Ignite seem to consistently come up with interesting approaches that I don't see everywhere else. Bravo! Jim's book "Earn It, Don't Buy It" is full of TRUTH, too. (I got to write the foreword).
The email I get each day from LinkedIn Pulse consistently has links to blog posts written (on the LinkedIn platform, typically) that I want to read, but people I don't read enough. Also great for discovering new talent and fresh voices.
About 50% of our consulting business at Convince & Convert is on behalf of agencies. Paul Roetzer and his team at PR20/20 write this massively useful blog about all things digital agencies. Terrific advice from the trenches. Paul has a great new book as well (lot of those these days!) called "the Marketing Performance Blueprint"
Hundreds of articles across dozens of categories. Breadth of topics and authors can make this a little bit hit or miss, but the weekly #SocialSkim roundup post from Angela Natividad is required reading. Overseen by Ann Handley, whose new book "Everybody Writes" is the best book on the subject since Stephen King's "On Writing"
Must-read for media observers. A delicious, curated mix of tech and pop culture. Great trend watching.
Recently bought by LinkedIn, I'm a huge fan of Newsle. Daily email that sends me updates and news about people to whom I'm connected on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn. If you haven't used this, check it out.
From Ragan, a nice aggregation of posts of interest to public relations folks. Curated from other sources, and some original content.
Maybe my favorite email to receive each day (other than Quartz, which didn't make this list because it's not about digital marketing). PSFK is like Willy Wonka marketing. Amazing case studies and super interesting experiments from around the world. I find a TON of my Youtility examples for keynote speeches from PSFK.
My preferred tech news, geek, gadget site. Not strictly digital marketing per se, but terrific at keeping me up on broader tech and social media issues.
From MediaPost, a blog and daily email about RTM and real-time, programmatic media buying. Most of this one isn't super relevant to me, but every once in a while there's a great nugget that I've never seen anywhere else.
I'll never be as smart as Mitch Joel, or as prolific. Thoughtful brilliance flows on this blog like water from a tap. The wide topical array makes it such that not every post is for every reader, but stick with Mitch and you're guaranteed to receive something worth your attention on regular intervals.
The name fits. Fresh content for social media and digital marketing professionals. I consistently learn stuff from this great blog. Heavy contributions from Nick Cicero (my co-host on the Social Pros podcast) are a differentiator.
Outstanding tactical coverage of all things social media, from Mike Stelzner and his excellent team. Great virtual events too, including Social Media Success Summit (I'm the closing keynote)
