1. Chris Brogan (http://www.chrisbrogan.com/)
I enjoy reading Chris’ blog because his posts focus on simplicity in the social media world by covering a majority of aspects of public relations and social media. His blogs daily and even relates his blog posts to his real life experiences or uses videos to engage his audience. Chris’s blog is good at pointing out pros and cons on significant topics that may be overlooked by a newbie to social media.
2. Wayne Sutton (http://socialwayne.com/)
Waynes’ blog is esthetically pleasing as well as intriguing and insightful. His use of gripping diagrams leads me to stray from the main message of the blog and I find myself learning new and exciting ways to promote businesses and personal growth. Maybe that is the main message.
3. Scott Monty (http://www.scottmonty.com/)
What started as social media research for my work related account to Ford Motors has turned into a daily obsession of reinventing my companies social media outlets much like Scott Monty has done with Ford. He continuously has shown new and exciting was to present company information to the public which is clear through Ford's success during the recession in one of the most affected industries.
4. Kevin Dugan http://badpitch.blogspot.com/
This blog is a look at what NOT to do in the field of public relations and personally helps to remind me what to stay away from in order to create a successful campaign. It’s not very common to encounter a blog that focuses on the mistakes that professionals make and provides a detailed description on what mistakes were made and what the consequences of these mistakes have lead to. Kevin also goes into depth on how these mistakes can be corrected and avoided.
5. Elena Verlee (http://prinyourpajamas.com/)
Social media campaigns consist of many parts and this blog looks at how to make sure all parts of a campaign are successful. It gives advice on “how to” and “ways to” make effective campaigns. Elena also goes into details on the advantages and disadvantages of social media outlets and explains how this allows you personalize your campaign to your needs.
6. Brian Solis (http://www.briansolis.com/)
Brain Solis’ blog is a current up-to-date outlet that looks at important and relevant issues that relate directly to public relations and social media strategies of today’s larger corporations. The blog focuses on today’s issues and tomorrow’s advances.
7. Arik Hanson (http://www.arikhanson.com/)
Arik provides an unorthodox look at public relations and social media. The blog offers tips, must haves and no nos for creating a successful campaign. He uses his real world experiences and relates them to current issues which allows to learn valuable lessons.
After searching a wide variety of blogs mashable.com is a unique blog offering an array of information, from entertainment and business as well as social media and public relations. Information on this site is very convenient and easy to find and posts are accompanied by commentary which is very insightful and helpful.
The name speaks for itself, this blog is essentially a "real time" working website relating to social media. It focuses on trending topics that are presented by a wide array of featured bloggers that focus on their own specific areas of expertise. These bloggers are very creative when presenting information and use unique articles to back up their opinions.
Creative and gripping are two words that effectively describe this blog site. Its use of hopeful topics and inspirational stories relating to social media platforms helps to re kindle and inspire a persons passion in public relations and its many aspects.
