Marketing-Related Blogs

Like the official blog of WebMarketCentral, these blogs provide marketing advice and commentary. Got a marketing-related blog you'd like to see listed here? Send me an email.

7 Pillars of Internet Marketing
Arman Rousta, and Dali Sing
Provides information about the latest news and trends in the internet marketing industry including social media tactics, ecommerce design, search engine optimization and brand strategy. Posts made by Arman Rousta and Dali Singh, Co-Founders of Blueliner NY.

Ageless Marketing
David Wolfe
David shares his considerable marketing experience, expounding on topics such as building trust, taking care of customers and marketing to boomers.

The B2B Lead
Amy Hawthorne, Pam O'Neal Mickelson, Suaad Sait and Leigh Anne Wallace
Real world, practical B2B sales and marketing tips to help readers capture more qualified buyers and convert them into profitable customer relationships. Each week, The B2B Lead delivers snack-size how-to’s and thought-provoking commentary through posts written by the professionals at B2B lead generation software provider ReachForce as well as their clients and other guest writers.

B2B Lead Generation Blog
Brian Carroll
A blog focused on marketing and leads for complex b2b sales from the CEO of lead-generation firm InTouch. Brian offers his insights on topics such as lead generation, nurturing and conversion; marketing ROI; CRM; and effective PR.

B2B Web Strategy
Bill Gadless, Tim Croteau, Matt Roche, and Bob Meese
The blog of Boston web design firm eMagine, covering all aspects of web strategy and web marketing, including web traffic generation, visitor engagement, web design, visitor conversion, measurement and metrics, web analytics, and Internet marketing (email, PPC, search engine marketing and SEO).

Better for Business
Terra Andersen
With blog posts, articles, e-books and resource links, this site is a...blog plus? Hyperblog? Whatever one calls it, Terra has designed a place to, as she puts it, "explore concepts that people have been successful (and unsuceccessful) at, such as online marketing, PPC, branding/identity, e-commerce, trends, lively rants and commentary on the latest happenings of the blog and marketing world."

BeTuitive
Sarah Eaton
Sharp, keenly observant, and incidentally, just a really nice person, Sarah addresses a wide range of topics from newsletter design to (very thorough) book reviews.

The Betty Factor
David Politis
If you can explain your technology or value proposition in a way that Betty (David's octogenarian mother-in-law) can understand, then you've achieved clarity, according to the brilliant yet sensible author of this blog. If not—keep working on it. Unquestionably one of the smartest marcom blogs around.

Bootstrap Design
Shawn Hessinger
Provides design concepts for the beginner centering around entrepreneurs, with links to numerous free or low-cost resources. Topics include photo banks, search engine optimization (SEO), and webiste design.

BootStrapMe
Shawn Hessinger
Helpful advice and amusing observations for cash-strapped small businesses (which is to say, pretty much all small businesses). Shawn is also the founder of the Bootstrapper's Club, a "free online community for start-up entrepreneurs creating businesses with little or no outside investment."

Brand Autopsy
John Moore
John brilliantly skewers bad branding, while praising the good stuff that he finds. Oh, and he manages to use the word "remarkabalizing."

Build a Better Blog
Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman
Patsi and Denise offer pragmatic, no-nonsense, how-to guidance to help readers attract, sell and profit by integrating blogs with other online marketing tools such as newsletters and ecommerce systems.

Buzz Marketing for Technology
Paul Dunay
Paul brings a perspective based on an extensive background with F1000 companies to his observations about buzz and viral marketing topics for both b2b and b2c companies.

Conversational Marketing Blog - Sorting Tactics Covering Search, Social Media & Blogging
BJ Cook
Conversational Marketing Blog offers insight into all media defined as digital, interactive, integrated, internet and online. Featuring insights on organic search, paid search, web strategy, startup strategies, blog marketing, media buying, social networking and more.

Email Marketing Best Practices
Chris Baggott
This blog's title pretty much says it all, and awards from Forbes and the readers of Marketing Sherpa back this up. Chris is the CMO and co-founder of hosted email marketing service provider ExactTarget. He covers email marketing-related topics from list-building and conversion rates to rich media and deliverability.

eMarketing Strategist
Elge Premeau
Inspired by her "travels on the net," Elge writes about topics such as podcasting, ecommerce, SEO, email marketing, blogging, social media, and other emarketing strategy-related subjects.

Entrepreneur Success Blog
Jared Reitzin
Content targeted at startup businesses and covering such topics as the latest laws surrounding digital marketing, as well as multi-channel marketing and new marketing technologies.

Integrated Marcom Minute Blog
Joan Damico
A blog focused on how tools including conventional PR, direct mail and advertising used in conjunction with newer media such as podcasts, RSS, webinars and more can boost your campaign results.

Inside Small Business
Monte Resnick, Tirza Wibel and others
Articles from a wide variety of authors on marketing, advertising, sales, PR, technology, human resources, and other topics all geared toward small business owners and managers.

Lip-Sticking
Yvonne DiVita
If you market to women, or are curious about marketing to women, check out Yvonne's witty and informative blog.

LocalMN Blog
Paul Jahn
A blog "covering local search marketing trends, news, Minnesota business, and random thoughts" in Paul's words, as well as SEO, social media, and people and organizations active in Minnesota's online marketing community.

Loyalty Marketing Blog
Jonathan Treiber
Jonathan is CEO of OnCard Marketing and brains behind iBakeSale.com—an online buying club that lets shoppers do well while doing good, by saving money with popular merchants and donating savings to the cause of their choice. He blogs about loyalty and reward programs.

Maneuver Marketing Communiqué
Michael Smock
Direct and hard-hitting, Michael doesn't pull any punches when addressing competitive strategy. He uses battle analogies to attack questionable ideas and promote strategies for competitive differentiation.

Marcom Share
John Barton and team
An eclectic mix of content covering marketing strategy, tactics, and web development tools and technologies from the team at St. Paul-based marketing agency Sight Creative.

Marketing Blog
Shawn Henry
Internet marketing blog that discusses the latest in internet marketing and social media.

Marketing Edge
Albert Maruggi
The outstanding marketing information and advice blog from the principal of Provident Partners, a St. Paul (MN)-based marketing agency. Includes case studies in addition to posts on topics such as getting value out of trade shows and market research.

Marketing Expert
Michael Fleischner
Practical advice on topics from direct and email marketing to business blogging and helpful blogging tools.

Marketing eYe
Ankesh Kothari
Sharp writing, clever tactics, interesting graphics, and a bit of reflection on life -- this blog has it all.

Marketing Genius
Skip Lineberg
Skip at Maple Creative points out real-world examples of brilliant and not-so-brilliant marketing approaches based on his experience and observations. This blog won an Honorable Mention in Marketing Sherpa's 10 Best Blogs of 2005 competition.

Marketing Headhunter
Harry Joiner
An excellent blog devoted to marketing tactics, people and opportunities.

Marketing Interactions
Ardath Albee
Ardath, president of sales software developer Einsof, writes lucidly about a wide variety of marketing and sales topics ranging from marketing measurement and customer relationship development to accelerating sales cycles and increasing sales effectiveness through training and technology.

Marketing World News
Bob Cefail
Official blog of online agency Data Resource Consulting, MWN provides marketing tips along with online marketing commentary.

Minneapolis Online Marketing Blog
Mike Rynchek, Brad Wellman and Glenn Seaberg
The talented guys at Spyder Trap Online Marketing write insightful posts about interactive media, PR, SEO, video marketing, social media and anything else that inspires them.

Modern B2B Marketing
Jon Miller and Kelly Abner
This blog is where Jon and Kelly, respectively VP of Marketing and Marketing Director at marketing automation software provider Marketo, offer their latest thinking and observations on B2B marketing, from best practices in search engine marketing to lead nurturing to marketing accountability.

Online Marketing Blog
Lee Odden
Up to date insights, resources and information on search marketing as well as tactics ranging from search engine optimization to blog marketing and online public relations.

Origin of Brands Blog
Laura Ries
Author (The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is a favorite of mine) and guru Laura Ries writes about branding, praising the good and hammering the bad. She's clear, compelling, and apparently no fan of Wal-Mart.

PR Meets Marketing
Cece Lee
A blog about the changing landscape of marketing and PR tactics, measurement and impact, from the PR guru-ess at webcast and rich media marketer ON24.

Professional Service Marketing
Grant Aldrich and Brett Aldrich
As the name implies, a blog focused on marketing professional services. The authors cover topics ranging from email marketing and online lead generation to search engine optimization and, intriguingly, "marketing ideology."

Red Clay Media
Brian Rice and Sev Paso
A stylishly designed blog that also provides great content related to direct marketing. The authors address topics such as ROI and direct marketing results measurement, direct mail best practices, database marketing, Internet and email marketing, and lead generation.

Services Insider Blog
Mike Schultz
An exceptionally thoughtful and articulate blog covering all aspects of marketing professional services, including strategy, lead generation, brand building, business development, sales and competitive differentiation.

Sales Lead Insights
Mac McIntosh
Sales Lead Insights is about ways to boost your business with B2B
marketing and B2B sales lead generation tips, tactics, and tools for
marketers to succeed. From Mac McIntosh, the "Business-to-Business
Sales Lead Expert."

Search Engine Marketer
Rob Garner
One of the best bloggers on SEO, search engine marketing, research, website design and other search-related topics.

Selling to Big Companies
Jill Konrath
Observations, advice, and book reviews on how to sell more effectively and what sales people really need from marketing, from the author of Selling to Big Companies. Jill's blog, like any expert sales pitch, is light on fluff, heavy on substance, and presented in a straightforward but easy to digest style.

Seth Godin's Blog
Seth Godin
Seth Godin has achieved guru status in an industry filled with very smart people. Known for his numerous best-selling marketing books including "The Big Red Fez," Seth displays his wisdom, style and sense of humor on his award-winning blog.

Small Business Blogging
Andy Wibbels
Andy is the author of Blogwild!: A Guide for Small Business Blogging, as well as an outstanding blog full of short and quick-hitting but useful posts on topics ranging from the latest online news to useful "how-to" articles for business blogging.

Small Business Trends
Anita Campbell
Covers topics of interest to small business owners and managers (such as legislation, local search and funding) as well as reviews of other business and marketing blogs.

Smart Marketing
Jay Lipe
Observations and marketing advice on topics such as direct mail, the proper use of Flash in Web development, and avoiding common marketing mistakes.

Spotlight Ideas
Eamon Mahony
A nicely designed blog covering advertising, creative, branding, media and social networking.

Stephan Spencer's Scatterings
Stephan Spencer
Insightful and actionable posts on blogging, search engine optimization, email marketing and other related topics from the founder and president of interactive agency Netconcepts.

Tech~Surf~Blog
Graeme Thickens
Thoughts and observations on marketing events, blogging, Web 2.0, entrepreneurship and venture capital, innovation, technology, and surfing (the real kind, in California) from a veteran marketing consultant.

THINKing
Harry Hoover
A thoughtful blog designed to discuss the advertising, branding, communications, creativity, PR and marketing communications issues of the day.

Web Services and Tools
Eric Buckley
A blog aimed at discovering and explaining, in easy to understand terms, web services and web tools to assist online entrepreneurs with their websites, and addressing the technical issues that surround them.

WonderBranding
Michele Miller
An excellent blog on how to market to women -- and often just plain market -- more effectively. Named one of the best blogs on niche marketing by Marketing Sherpa.

Emarketing Blog Directory
John S. Barbour
Listing of blogs about making money online, internet marketing, and working from home. Find a blog, or submit yours.