Blog Research & Marketing

What needs to be done: We need to find as many blogs as possible (at least 100) that cover the topics of Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), XML, Enterprise Architecture (EA), integration, and EAI. We would like you to compile this list in Excel format and for each blog, we would like the URL of that blog as well as the name and email address of the person who writes the blog, if that can be determined. Examples of such blogs include: [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] Once we get the complete list, we would like you to email each blogger with a custom note encouraging them to post about our company’s upcoming events. In addition to that, we would like you to post a comment that is relevant to the blog post being commented on that refers to the upcoming events our company is running. We would like to approve any email or blog comments before they are sent. Please provide links to all blog comments made and event submissions. We will provide a special discount code for the blogger to include in their posting, or for you to include in your comments so that we can identify the source of the referral. We would also like you to find all online event databases and calendars or other web resources online that promote in-person events. (minimum: 20 such sites) After we receive such a list, you will post our events to as many such online databases as possible. Examples of such online event resource websites include: [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] Please note: I am looking for something customized to my needs, not offers to post a link on social networks or for posting onto directories or MySpace pages. I have already contracted out SEO and Social Networking postings. I am interested in someone doing direct Blog Marketing as described above. Specific expertise that I am seeking: We are looking for resources that have experience with event promotion and marketing and attracting and encouraging candidates to register, and who also know how to work with and promote events through third-party blogs using proper methods and etiquette. Timeframe for delivery: We are looking for the listing of blogs and databases to be presented to us no later than 3 days after start of this project. We would like postings to the blogs and databases to happen no later than 3 days after approval of the lists.