For the last few weeks, I’ve noticed an increase in the number of blog posts being written about the importance of blogging as a means of improving influence, among other things. I’m not saying this is an entirely revolutionary insight, but I’ve noticed this is the kind of content that seems to be making a more frequent appearance in my RSS feeds as of late.
While my interest in blogging is related to becoming a better writer, it also stems from a conversation I had on Twitter yesterday evening with Zach Bussey and Tyler Orchard. The gist of our conversation was the danger of cheering on mediocrity, the fear of providing honest feedback, and how to change the systemic problem of how we label those who offer feedback that may not be of the warm and fuzzy variety.
What does all of this have to do with blogging and becoming a better writer? Quite a bit, actually.
I feel that there are so many great stories out there that deserve more attention than they currently get. Unfortunately, these stories are often drowned out by the larger voices in the room, leaving lesser-known entrepreneurs struggling to find a shred of publicity that will hopefully land them an investor, a few (thousand) new users, or even a paying customer or two.
You may have noticed recently that our blog has been quiet as of late. Obviously, we’d like to change that. To help turn the tide in our favour, we’re looking for stories and interviews for the Pixel to Product blog, and we’d like to feature you, your company or your event on our site.
Among some of the types of stories we’re actively searching for right now are:
Startup launches or big announcements. Stories about new product releases, rounds of funding raised, or acquisitions are the types of stories we’re interested in writing.
Agency news. Articles about a client’s advertising campaign, openings within your agency or new business your company has acquired would be a few examples of the kinds of articles that are of interest to us.
Event profiles. If you’re on the organizing committee of a Canadian marketing/technology event you’d like to promote to a targeted and influential audience, tell us about it. We’re always on the lookout for industry events to promote to our readers.
Industry professional interviews. As our blog is heavily focused on the digital media sector, we’re interested in interviewing industry professionals in the digital marketing space. If digital marketing, advertising or social media are you areas of expertise, we’d like to talk to you.
If you have a story to tell, let’s talk about it. Send me an email with your story, and let’s start spreading the word about what you’re working on.
