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Having A Blog With Personality |
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Steve Hall Founder, Adrants |
January 4th, 2009 |
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In this interview taped at Blogworld Expo 2008, Steve Hall talks about building one of the most popular blogs on marketing and advertising in the world. Adrants is an irreverent look at the world of marketing that has built a distinctive voice and a unique place among industry publications such as AdAge as a must-read resource for people working in marketing and advertising today. Listen as Steve shares some of his tips on how he’s built his blog with personality and created a huge and loyal following.
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7 Comments Having A Blog With Personality
Steve Hall
January 4th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
1Oh wow. I completely forgot about that interview. Thanks, Rohit.
By the way, I hate my laugh. Hate it.
Steve Hall is My Name › Don’t Laugh at My Laugh
January 4th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
2[...] forgot about this interview I did for Rohit Bhagarva at Blogworld Expo in September 2008. I suppose it’s not bad. I [...]
food service
January 20th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
3Thanks for the interview.Very interesting. I never thought blogging could be a business.
Payday Loans
February 12th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
4These are some good tips.
Targeted Email Marketing
March 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
5Seriously Steve…your laugh isnt that bad!!!!
This interview was great…in all of my Internet efforts I try to let my personality come through. But its tough at times since the Internet is pretty impersonal!!
I think the key is liking or even loving what you do can be heard by everyone, even if they are just reading
Thanks for sharing the video.
Jim - Laughter Land
April 26th, 2009 at 9:03 am
6Nice tips!
Kinexus Internet Ltd
April 28th, 2009 at 4:24 am
7Whatever you have told in the is marvelous! I will try to do something like this. Thanks for sharing. I comply your blog for quite a long time and should tell you that your articles are always valuable to readers.
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