As more businesses continue to enter the blogosphere, they run the risk of publishing clichéd, outdated articles in the hopes of attracting a wider audience. As I’ve worked to grow my own company blog, I’ve seen plenty of other business blogs that continue to publish material that is either uninteresting or unprofessional and, to stem the flow of poorly written postings, here are five topics I earnestly believe business blogs should avoid.

There is a continuing shift towards mobile usage among US consumers. Now could well be the time for local businesses to re-assess how they allocate their spending on entries in online directories. A recently-published report* drawn up by comScore on behalf of the Local Search Association reveals that traffic to online directories and other local resources from non-PC devices in the United States ...

Native advertising - what is it? Marketing professionals have been left scratching their heads, so what on earth do consumers make of the concept of native advertising?

US advertisers are taking full advantage of social media as a free channel through which to reach customers. Research shows that more advertisers use social platforms to create branded pages than to purchase ads. Those who do buy targeted ads are most interested in narrowing their message according to demographics.

My Local Leads, a Maine marketing firm, brings forth important lessons based on recent news stories regarding online interactions between businesses and consumers. (PRWeb May 22, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10762945.htm

Bangalore-based mobile advertising company AdIQuity Technologies Pvt Ltd, which owns and operates the mobile advertising platform AdIQuity, has come up with a new feature called Geo Sense, which enables mobile advertisers to select and target

I get pitches every day from entrepreneurs, PR agencies and book authors who hope to get an article about them written on my blog, OnStartups (300,000 readers) — or on HubSpot's marketing blog(over 1.5 million visits a month). It's sad that most of those pitches fall flat and are likely to be completely ignored. A waste of time and money for everyone. For example, here’s a pitch from a PR professional. I’ve changed it slightly to avoid embarrassing anyone: “I’m working with a wonderful new business… The owners grew up together and decided to go into business… it’s a story I’m sure your readers will care a lot about!” Uh, no. I don’t really care about their story. No one else probably will either — except maybe their moms. Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure the entrepreneurs are great people, but many entrepreneurs can tell a tale of struggle and euphoria and heartbreak and someday, against all odds, turning their dreams into reality and making their business a success. While occasionally we might be inspired or motivated, for the most part we’re just not that interested in other ...

While a bank loan was once a sure-fire means to start-up success, post-recession Britain has left many entrepreneurs looking for alternative methods to fund their new ventures. With crowd funding and family gifts lacking vital mentorship - could the age-old

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FutureGen Capital Announces New Vice President of Investor RelationsVirtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)FutureGen Capital, a small private investment firm with $9 million under management, specializing in tax liens and other distressed assets, recently added the position of Vice President of Investor Relations to enhance the high level of quality our investors ...and more »

CXOToday.comIn 2013 social CRM to be governed by social media analyticsCXOToday.comAnd a million times, you have asked your social media agency how many of those fans are your customers and how many sign-ups you received through the medium,” said Khanal. The bad news – your agency does not have the answer. But Khanal said that ...