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“ Smart, witty and accessible. ”

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By Nielsen BuzzMetrics' Pete Blackshaw
“ Like Robert Scoble, [Weil] projects both authenticity and humility. ”

A.J. Vogel

The Conference Board Review - Jan/Feb 2007
“ It's actually hard to think of anything left out of Weil's book. ”

Seth Godin

Author of Small is the New Big
“ The world does not need any more boring corporate blogs. We do, however, need a great one...from you. Open this book to any page and you'll discover ideas you can use to accomplish that goal, starting right now. ”

Chris Anderson

Editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and author of The Long Tail
“ Rock solid advice and examples for anyone considering business blogging. Weil deftly shows how to avoid the pitfalls of open communications while establishing a real conversation with your customers. ”

Daniel H. Pink

Author of A Whole New Mind and Free Agent Nation
“ To blog or not to blog? In business today, that is the question. And nobody is more qualified to provide the answer—and to demystify the blogosphere for Corporate America—than Debbie Weil. With incisive writing, vivid examples, and plenty of takeaways, this is *the* book smart businesspeople should read to understand the ins and outs of blogging. Prepare to take notes! ”

Jackie Huba

Co-author of Creating Customer Evangelists
“ This compact-yet-comprehensive encyclopedia of corporate blogging lucidly explains why blogging should be part of any customer loyalty strategy. Even better, it helps ensure your blogging efforts will you make you—and your boss—look good. ”

Zane Safrit

CEO, Conference Calls Unlimited
“ Future CEO bloggers will thank you, Debbie, for saving their precious time with your book. If I’d read this book before I started blogging I would have saved 5-6 months of trial and sometimes embarrassing error. Maybe more. Great job! ”

Mena Trott

President and a co-founder, Six Apart
“ The plain-English practical advice in The Corporate Blogging Book offers the kinds of insights that took us years of trial and error to figure out...An invaluable reference. ”

HP executive

Caron Kushner
“ She liked the book. ”

Robert Spector

Author of The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service Excellence
“ As an author and speaker on customer service, I am constantly talking to Corporate America about being more responsive to the people who buy their products and services. Establish a dialogue with customers. That's where corporate blogging comes in. Using humor, insight, opinion and fact, Debbie Weil has produced an invaluable handbook for starting—and sustaining—the conversation between buyers and sellers. ”

Rich Marcello

Senior vice president and general manager of Business Critical Servers, Hewlett Packard
“ The first clear-eyed look at the what and how of blogging as a corporate communications strategy. Both entertaining and informative, Debbie Weil's book allays fears surrounding blogging and provides sensible advice on how to write an effective blog, who should write it and how to measure success. This excellent primer will satisfy even the most skeptical of managers. If you fear you'll get it wrong, this book is the best place to start in order to get it right! ”

Dave Hitz

Founder and executive vice president, NetApp
“ Debbie's book is a great introduction to corporate blogging. If you are thinking about a corporate blog, and want to learn the terrain, here is help to get started. Also useful if you are a manager who is scared or concerned about employees blogging. I had already been doing an "executive blog" for six months when I read Debbie's book, but I still found it informative and interesting. ”

Irving Wladawsky-Berger

Vice president Technical Strategy and Innovation, IBM
“ Debbie Weil demystifies blogging in simple practical language. Rather than push you into it, she gently explains, coaxes and leads you by the hand so you can jump right in. ”

Jeremiah Owyang

Global Web marketing strategist
“ An excellent primer for the uninitiated, this book explains convincingly and clearly how to embrace customers in this casual online conversation. ”

Corporate blogging resources

Below are links to a variety of sites & blogs that offer useful and timely information. These are my own picks and the list is by no means complete.

  • 800-CEO-READ
  • BNET
  • Backbone Media’s blog
  • Blog Business Summit
  • BlogPulse
  • Blogger Relations Blog
  • Bloggers Blog
  • Blogging4Business.info
  • Blogs4Biz.info (in Italian)
  • Blogworks
  • Business Blog Consulting
  • Business Week’s Blogspotting.net
  • CEO Bloggers Club
  • CEOGO
  • CorporateBlogging.Info
  • Forrester’s Charlene Li
  • Fortune 500 blogging wiki
  • Fresh Inc.
  • Global Voices Online
  • NEWPRWiki CEO Blog list
  • NEWPRWiki Corporate Blog List
  • ProBlogger’s List of Corporate Blogs
  • Rok Hrastnik’s MarketingStudies.net
  • Technorati
  • WOMMA blog

Useful Links

  • About the book
  • CEO and Senior Exec blogs
  • Fortune 500 blogs
  • Links from the book
  • Other corporate blogging resources
  • Radio & podcast interviews
  • Reviews and news
  • Where to buy the book

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