Comments on: How Blogging Saved a Cookie Business http://www.centernetworks.com/blogging-saves-cookie-business Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Adam Benayoun http://www.centernetworks.com/blogging-saves-cookie-business/comment-page-#comment-18882 Adam Benayoun Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18882 This is right, blog are used to engage your users directly but lately I start to think that blog aren't enough. I am not sure how to really say that but I think that a blog is only a partial way to engage your users and that something can be done on that level. It feels like you're able to interact only on a very low level with your customers and you cannot take that interaction on a higher level. Blog aren't creating stickiness or loyalty anymore, there are too many of them on the web to really care about them, even feeds aren't good since you probably added zillions of them and you're not reading them all. Great and unique style, interesting content isn't good enough as well, since we (internet users) wants more than just a simple story. I wouldn't say that blogs are dead, but please someone shrink that Internet by 80% and call me, I am tired to cut my way through so much noise. Thanks, This is right, blog are used to engage your users directly but lately I start to think that blog aren’t enough.
I am not sure how to really say that but I think that a blog is only a partial way to engage your users and that something can be done on that level.
It feels like you’re able to interact only on a very low level with your customers and you cannot take that interaction on a higher level.
Blog aren’t creating stickiness or loyalty anymore, there are too many of them on the web to really care about them, even feeds aren’t good since you probably added zillions of them and you’re not reading them all.
Great and unique style, interesting content isn’t good enough as well, since we (internet users) wants more than just a simple story.
I wouldn’t say that blogs are dead, but please someone shrink that Internet by 80% and call me, I am tired to cut my way through so much noise.

Thanks,

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.centernetworks.com/blogging-saves-cookie-business/comment-page-#comment-18906 Tamar Weinberg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18906 It's so true, Allen, and it's something people totally overlook. The power of the blog is simply enormous and so few people understand or appreciate that. For those of us that do, we're just lucky. :) It’s so true, Allen, and it’s something people totally overlook. The power of the blog is simply enormous and so few people understand or appreciate that. For those of us that do, we’re just lucky. :)

]]> By: Katie Novotny http://www.centernetworks.com/blogging-saves-cookie-business/comment-page-#comment-21883 Katie Novotny Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21883 I had no idea what kind of response I would get when I post that blog, the generous support of the community was amazing. Thanks to Lisa Cotter Metwaly at the Q Kindness Cafe, Michael Belean of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, Linda LaBarre and Ashley Olds of Organize Life, and the St. Paul community, we are still here today, a year later. Not only have we been able to connect with new customers, we have also been able to connect with other local and independent businesses as well. Networking and social media are just the kind of tools that are hard to quantify, but they are necessary for business survival. If your blog is going to stay relevant, I believe you have to understand what your readers and customers are looking for in your blog, but also keep it fresh and updated so people keep coming back. Because of what happens after I posted that blog post, I have continued to use our blog to communicate with our customers, but have gone on to include using Facebook and Twitter as well. What is interesting is that all three seem to accentuate each other and serve their own purpose and I believe they are all useful to use, rather than choosing one over the other. If there were ever a time networking and social media were needed, it would be now. During this kind of economic climate, we need each other now more than ever. I had no idea what kind of response I would get when I post that blog, the generous support of the community was amazing.

Thanks to Lisa Cotter Metwaly at the Q Kindness Cafe, Michael Belean of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, Linda LaBarre and Ashley Olds of Organize Life, and the St. Paul community, we are still here today, a year later.

Not only have we been able to connect with new customers, we have also been able to connect with other local and independent businesses as well.
Networking and social media are just the kind of tools that are hard to quantify, but they are necessary for business survival.

If your blog is going to stay relevant, I believe you have to understand what your readers and customers are looking for in your blog, but also keep it fresh and updated so people keep coming back.

Because of what happens after I posted that blog post, I have continued to use our blog to communicate with our customers, but have gone on to include using Facebook and Twitter as well. What is interesting is that all three seem to accentuate each other and serve their own purpose and I believe they are all useful to use, rather than choosing one over the other.

If there were ever a time networking and social media were needed, it would be now. During this kind of economic climate, we need each other now more than ever.

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