Business 2 Community
| Business 2 Community | |
|---|---|
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| Web address | http://www.business2community.com/ |
Type of site | Business Blog |
| Users | 15,000 contributors, 3,000,000 monthly visitors (as of 2014) |
| Created by | Brian Rice,[1] and Dan Criel,[2] |
Alexa rank |
 3,559 (January 2015)[3] |
Business 2 Community is a business community website which originated as the personal blog of Brian Rice in 2010 and is now co-owned by Rice and Dan Criel. The site provides balanced views of the current business landscape[4] and articles posted on Business2Community are shared regularly through social media.[5] It has a high quality standard for contributors[6] and as of May 2014 has 15,000 contributors and more than 3 million visitors.[7]
History
Business 2 Community was founded in 2010 by Brian Rice. It began as his personal blog and grew into 2,000 contributors and posts of up to 50 blogs per day by March 2012.[2][8]
Notable contributors
- Mark W. Schaefer, American author, professor, and marketing consultant.[9]
- Scott Monty, Social Media Chief for Ford Motor Company.[10][11]
- Simon Mainwaring, Founder& CEO of We First, Inc. and award-winning branding consultant.[12]
Commendations
Business 2 Community is ranked in the top 50 of the AdAge Magazine Power 150 rankings.[13] It was also listed as one of the Top 50 Marketing Blogs To Watch in 2012[14] as well as currently being ranked in the Top 100 Business and Top 100 Small Business blogs by Technorati.[15]
References
- ↑ Wilms, Todd (8 June 2012). "The Democratization of Social Influence". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burgess, Cheryl (13 March 2012). "Do The Math To Calculate the ROI of Business Blogs". Blue Focus Marketing. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Alexa.com Data for Business2Community". Alexa.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ Charest, Dave. "15 Marketing Resources a Small Business Can Be Thankful For". Constant Contact. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ Kelsey (24 October 2012). "Three Places To Syndicate your Internet Marketing Or Social Media Content". Performancing.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ Wong, Danny (7 May 2014). "Smart Distribution Strategies: 11 Authoritative Sites That Want Your Content". Shareaholic. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Rice, Brian (1 May 2014). "Happy 4th Blog Anniversary!". Business 2 Community. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Stewart, Ian (2 July 2012). "Case Study in User-Gen Content Marketing: Brian Rice’s Business 2 Community". The Original 9. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Mark Schaefer Profile". Business2Community. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ Edwards, Jim (15 October 2012). "Ford Social Media Chief Scott Monty Tells Us Whether Advertising On Facebook Actually Works". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Scott Monty Profile". Business2Community. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Simon Mainwaring Profile". Business2Community. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Power 150". Advertising Age Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ Carmichael, Evan (29 November 2011). "The Top 50 Marketing Blogs to Watch in 2012". The Entrepreneur Blog. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Business2Community". Technorati. Retrieved 25 January 2013.