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These days everyone is talking about blogs going "mainstream" with marketers using them, authors creating them, and even celebrities using blogs to share their thoughts about anything and everything. Yet a quiet revolution that has been slowly taking shape online is the rise of mom bloggers. The growing influence of moms is not a new concept. The "soccer mom" demographic was marketed to relentlessly in previous political campaigns because it was seen as having a critical mass of influential socially active citizens. There are many news reports talking about how moms are the real "head of household" when it comes to making purchasing decisions of all types. The rise of BuzzAgent, to some degree, has been fueled by actively engaged moms. And now these moms have started blogs, are connecting more easily and vocally with other moms, and starting communities online that mirror those they have offline. Prominent bloggers are paying attention to this trend, as Guy Kawasaki shows with his rapidly expanding "Ultimate Mom Blogger" list. Large corporations, like Johnson & Johnson (an Ogilvy client) are also getting in the mix – announcing today at Blogher that they will soon be launching a mom blogger directory.
The increase of moms blogging represents an influential audience for many of our client’s products or services. When it comes to understanding the personal media landscape, they cannot be ignored. Our commitment to understanding and connecting with mom bloggers comes through client work as well as on a personal level. From our co-sponsorship with SixApart of the Vox (a family blogging platform) event this week at the Hotel Monaco to our current work with mom bloggers at Blogher, mom bloggers are an emerging audience that we firmly believe in. We have conducted significant research to understand this audience, and have developed personal relationships with many mom bloggers. Several of my teammates are at Blogher right now, sharing their insights and observations about the event. Mom bloggers, as you can imagine, will be big there – and a hot topic for many marketers is going to be finding authentic ways to connect with them. This is a group that will continue to grow in volume, influence and prominence. It won’t be long before you see more blogger joining the "A-list" right beside Dooce.
oh dear- mom blogs – how about Dad blogs and even worse I found myself blogging about my teenage son’s myspace last week. It’s all going round in circles. I have to say the mypace stuff is making blogging seem very smallscale and old hat!
Hey, I’m not “old” hat. “Middle Aged” hat, maybe…
Don’t forget about families with stay at home dads and working moms! My husband and I share our somewhat unique (although becoming much more acceptable) parenting story at https://role-reversal.com.
blogs have changed the way advertisers communicate with audiences.
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It is just nice to blog about experiences or just to vent about the day!
Love this read! I also write about child costs and parenting, but I’m not sure why. maybe it’s just fun??
Love to find new mom blogs. This was great.
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Not only are mom blogs a rising influential group of people but many of them are conducting themselves as professionals with business in mind. Partnering with us correctly can be beneficial – you are right to explore authentic partnering techniques. Anything else is just an annoyance worth blogging about 😉
Not only are mom blogs a rising influential group of people but many of them are conducting themselves as professionals with business in mind. Partnering with us correctly can be beneficial – you are right to explore authentic partnering techniques. Anything else is just an annoyance worth blogging about 😉