Daniel Burstein

Blog Awards: Nominate your favorite marketing blogs

April 20th, 2012

At MarketingSherpa, our job is to help you do your job better. But we’re not the only place you turn to for helpful information.

So to help your peers find quality marketing information, we’re launching the MarketingSherpa Reader’s Choice Awards. What marketing blogs do you find most valuable? Simply make a comment on this blog post with the name of the blog and the category you would like to nominate it for.

Here are the categories:

  • Best B2B Marketing Blog
  • Best Email Marketing Blog
  • Best E-commerce Blog
  • Best Inbound Marketing Blog
  • Best Copywriting Blog
  • Best PPC Blog
  • Best SEO Blog
  • Best Marketing Strategy Blog
  • Best Social Media Blog
  • Best Viral Marketing Blog
  • Best Marketing Operations Blog
  • Best Design Blog
  • Best Optimization/Testing Blog

In a few weeks, we’ll put the most nominated blogs in each category in a survey and have the MarketingSherpa audience vote on the overall favorite in each category. So think of this as the primaries, and the most popular blogs will make it to the general election.

The Reader’s Choice winners will receive a badge to display on their own blogs citing their bravery, er, helpfulness in the line of duty, and they’ll be featured in a MarketingSherpa blog post announcing the winners.

Plus, they will be invited to write a guest post (original, helpful content only, no selling or sales links) on the MarketingSherpa blog. This is an honor we rarely bestow. MarketingSherpa blog posts are written by a team of reporters and researchers to ensure you receive the most valuable, least biased information possible. But, if you, the reader, tell us that a blogger has something helpful to say … we’ll make an exception just this once to share it with the MarketingSherpa audience.

A few more details … Yes, you can nominate your own blog or the blog of the company you work for. Since there is likely overlap and some blogs cover more than one of these categories, yes, you can nominate the same blog in more than one category. Or, for that matter, more than one blog in each category (but no naming your own blog in the same category over and over to move up the ranks).

For more info, here are the official rules. So get nominating. Simply comment below with the name of the blog and the category you’re nominating it in. Deadline is Sunday, May 13.

 

UPDATE: The nominations were tabulated, the vote was set, and we now have our winners of the MarketingSherpa Reader’s Choice Awards.

Please feel free to continue to comment, though, and let the world know about the marketing blogs you find most valuable.

 

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MarketingSherpa’s Email Marketing Awards 2012

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Daniel Burstein

About Daniel Burstein

Daniel Burstein, Senior Director of Editorial Content, MECLABS. Daniel oversees all content and marketing coming from the MarketingExperiments and MarketingSherpa brands while helping to shape the editorial direction for MECLABS – digging for actionable information while serving as an advocate for the audience. Daniel is also a speaker and moderator at live events and on webinars. Previously, he was the main writer powering MarketingExperiments publishing engine – from Web clinics to Research Journals to the blog. Prior to joining the team, Daniel was Vice President of MindPulse Communications – a boutique communications consultancy specializing in IT clients such as IBM, VMware, and BEA Systems. Daniel has 18 years of experience in copywriting, editing, internal communications, sales enablement and field marketing communications.

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  1. Kim Stiglitz
    May 10th, 2012 at 12:48 | #1

    I’d like to nominate blog.verticalresponse.com for best B2B blog

  2. Benjamin
    May 10th, 2012 at 12:54 | #2

    I nominate http://www.coxblue.com for Best B2B Blog

  3. John McNulty
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:27 | #3

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

    Thanks!

  4. Desiree Hanlon
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:34 | #4

    I would like to nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for best email marketing blog, best B2B marketing blog and best social media blog!! They are awesome!

    Thanks!

  5. Jeff
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:35 | #5

    http://blog.verticalresponse.com for best email marketing blog.

  6. Adeline Segaux
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:36 | #6

    VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com

    Nominated for the following 3 categories:
    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  7. Jill Bastian
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:36 | #7

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  8. Jessup
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:36 | #8

    I nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for Best Social Media blog, Best Email Marketing Blog, and Best B2B blog.

  9. Carson
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:38 | #9

    I would like to nominate the Verticalresponse Blog, blog.verticalresponse.com

    Best B2B blog, Best Email Marketing blog, Best Social Media blog

    They Rock my socks right off!

  10. David E.
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:44 | #10

    I would like to nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  11. Rob Zazueta
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:44 | #11

    I also nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for these categories:

    Best B2B Marketing Blog
    Best Email Marketing Blog
    Best Marketing Strategy Blog
    Best Social Media Blog

    It’s filled with incredibly valuable online marketing information that goes well beyond just email. Small businesses can rapidly get up to speed on how to use the latest technologies to market their business by following these guys, and marketers for larger companies can use it to stay on the cutting edge without getting lost in the lingo.

  12. Eric Yang
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:46 | #12

    I’d like to nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the categories below:

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

    Thank you

  13. Savannah
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:49 | #13

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog
    Best Marketing Strategy Blog

  14. Adam Collins
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:50 | #14

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  15. Janine Popick
    May 10th, 2012 at 13:59 | #15

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  16. Colleen C.
    May 10th, 2012 at 14:01 | #16

    I’d also like to nominate the VerticalResponse Marketing blog (‘cus it’s the best!) for: B2B, Social Media, Copywriting & Email Marketing

    Blog: http://blog.verticalresponse.com

    Thank you!

  17. Natalie
    May 10th, 2012 at 14:19 | #17

    blog.verticalresponse.com has great content!

    I nominate them for:

    Best Social Media blog
    Best Email Marketing blog

  18. Chris Huff
    May 10th, 2012 at 14:40 | #18

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  19. Laura
    May 10th, 2012 at 14:42 | #19

    I’d like to nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for best email marketing blog, best B2B marketing blog and best social media blog. Thanks!

  20. Afton
    May 10th, 2012 at 15:53 | #20

    I would like to nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  21. Phi
    May 10th, 2012 at 17:07 | #21

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for Best B2B blog, Best Email Marketing blog, and Best Social Media blog

  22. Jocelyn James
    May 10th, 2012 at 17:21 | #22

    I’d like to nominate http://www.mark3ting.com for Best Marketing Strategy Blog and Best Marketing Operations Blog.

  23. Kate Aughenbaugh
    May 10th, 2012 at 17:35 | #23

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  24. Maria Boman
    May 10th, 2012 at 17:55 | #24

    I’d like to nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for best email marketing blog, best B2B marketing blog and best social media blog. They rock!

  25. Christina
    May 10th, 2012 at 18:27 | #25

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog!!!!!!
    http://blog.verticalresponse.com

    I’m nominating them for these three categories:

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  26. Britney Denise
    May 10th, 2012 at 18:36 | #26

    I nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories:
    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

    Best Blog on the face of the universe & beyond

  27. Sridhar Devulkar
    May 10th, 2012 at 18:36 | #27

    I nominate VerticalResponse blog (http://blog.verticalresponse.com) for the below killer categories

    Best B2B Marketing Blog
    Best Email Marketing Blog
    Best Social Media Blog

  28. Liz Cies
    May 11th, 2012 at 09:33 | #28

    I nominate the AWeber blog (www.aweber.com/blog) for the Best Email Marketing Blog!

  29. Crystal Gouldey
    May 11th, 2012 at 09:42 | #29

    AWeber’s blog http://www.aweber.com/blog/ for Best Email Marketing Blog!

  30. Linda
    May 11th, 2012 at 10:00 | #30

    For best email marketing blog, I nominate http://www.aweber.com/blog/

  31. Shabbir
    May 11th, 2012 at 10:07 | #31

    I would like to nominate AWeber’s blog http://www.aweber.com/blog/ The best email marketing blog.

  32. christine barrett
    May 11th, 2012 at 10:40 | #32

    I’d like to nominate:

    AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/blog/) – Best Email Marketing Blog
    HubSpot (http://blog.hubspot.com/) – Best Inbound Marketing Blog

    Thanks!!

  33. Hunter Boyle
    May 11th, 2012 at 11:06 | #33

    A quick fistful of nominees …

    Best B2B Marketing Blog – Content Marketing Institute / Junta42
    Best Email Marketing Blog – AWeber
    Best E-commerce Blog – Get Elastic
    Best Inbound Marketing Blog – Hubspot
    Best Copywriting Blog – Copyblogger
    Best SEO Blog – SEER Interactive
    Best Social Media Blog – Social Media Examiner
    Best Optimization/Testing Blog – MarketingExperiments

  34. Jim Neville
    May 11th, 2012 at 11:10 | #34

    I nominate http://www.themarketingword.com for the best marketing strategy blog. Barbara Grassey just knocks it out of the park each and every time! Also check out her Marketing in 4 Hours a Week course.

  35. MC Wright
    May 11th, 2012 at 11:40 | #35

    I nominate http://www.coxblue.com for Best B2B Blog

  36. fatfriaruk
    May 11th, 2012 at 12:16 | #36

    I nominate http://www.coxblue.com for Best B2B Blog

  37. J.R. Wirshing
    May 11th, 2012 at 12:21 | #37

    I nominate http://www.coxblue.com for Best B2B Blog

  38. Desmond Perrotto
    May 11th, 2012 at 14:09 | #38

    I would like to nominate http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following 3 categories.

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

  39. Justin Premick
    May 11th, 2012 at 14:32 | #39

    I nominate the AWeber blog http://www.aweber.com/blog/ for Best Email Marketing Blog

  40. Andrew Ullmann
    May 11th, 2012 at 15:53 | #40

    I would like to nominate http://thehiredpens.com/blog/

    Best copywriting blog

  41. Bita R.
    May 11th, 2012 at 16:12 | #41
  42. Cathy
    May 11th, 2012 at 17:15 | #42

    I nominate for the best copywriting blog: http://thehiredpens.com/blog/

  43. Dean
    May 11th, 2012 at 20:30 | #43

    I nominate The Hired Pens for best copywriting blog
    http://thehiredpens.com/blog

  44. David Bastille
    May 12th, 2012 at 08:00 | #44

    Best copywriting blog: http://thehiredpens.com/blog/

  45. Marilyn Root
    May 12th, 2012 at 08:30 | #45

    I nominate The Hired Pens for best copywriting blog: htt[://thehiredpens.com/blog/

  46. Kathy
    May 12th, 2012 at 13:19 | #46

    Best copywriting blog: thehiredpens.com/blog

  47. Barbara O’Sullivan
    May 12th, 2012 at 16:36 | #47

    this organization is the best copywriter in New England.

  48. Dan
    May 13th, 2012 at 15:38 | #48

    thehiredpens.com/blog for best copywriting blog (full disclosure: I’m the co-author)

  49. Matt Donlan
    May 13th, 2012 at 18:45 | #49

    For Best Copywriting Blog: http://thehiredpens.com/blog/

  50. Bonnie
    May 14th, 2012 at 04:43 | #50

    I nominate the VerticalResponse blog at http://blog.verticalresponse.com for the following categories…

    Best B2B blog
    Best Email Marketing blog
    Best Social Media blog

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