Do you know about the blogging power that is Tumblr? If you're not too familiar with this social blogging power, this infographic from Mashable is full of stats that show just how fast Tumblr is growing and why you should be incorporating this platform into your content marketing and blogging plans.

Are you wanting to take advantage of the valuable marketing tactic that is content curation, but don't know where to start? Content curation is an essential tactic for marketers and businesses. Below, you will learn what curating content is all about, why you should be doing it and a few awesome curation tools you should be using. This infographic by Uberflip will get you on your way to becoming a curating pro!

In part one of this series I talked about how drastically buyer behaviour has changed in the past few years. If you missed that article you can read it here. We talked about how the world has gone digital and there’s an abundance of information available to anyone who has an Internet connection. What’s changed is that people rely far less on gathering their “research” from sales people and are now searching for questions to their answers online, and seeking recommendations from their family, friends and colleagues.

Business blogging is an essential part of an effective inbound marketing strategy. By providing readers with quality content, you gain their trust and build an audience of people that see value in what you write. They will, in turn, be more receptive to the products and services you're offering and you can turn them from leads into loyal customers. If you're new to the blogging world and need some insight to get you on the right track, don't worry. You've come to the right place!

Have you heard about the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation that's coming into effect on July 1, 2014? Are you wondering what the requirements are in order for you to be compliant and protected? In this article, we're going to cover what businesses need to know in order to be compliant. We'll talk about implied consent and express consent and what the differences are. We'll talk about what opt-ins are and how to know if you have permission to message people. And we'll give you some recommendations for moving forward so you get on the right track.