Blog Mission Statement - Blog Master…Not
If you are an avid reader of The B2B Lead, you know that we are all about targeted marketing, specifically targeted lead generation. And I have said before that having a targeted blog can support lead generation better because it is focused on a specific audience so targeted messaging will resonate better. I recently created a mission statement for The B2B Lead to help focus our blogs to topics most relevant to our customers and prospects as well as in line with our in house expertise. Our mission is to share B2B Marketing best practice ideas and tips with our customers and prospects - enabling them to drive the most ROI possible from their lead generation initiatives.
There are lots of good examples of good mission statements out there that have driven a company to success. Southwest began as the low cost airline; every decision they made came back to that mission. Herb Kelleher would not have implemented any new program unless it helped Southwest to be THE low cost airline. It seems to have worked. Southwest does have a new mission statement these days and is the driving factor that helps keep them successful even when most other airlines are failing.
Once I created the mission statement I was able to sit down and create a list of more focused topics. This helps keep our whole team of bloggers on task and hopefully will help us to create more relevant content to help our fellow B2B Marketers drive increased results from their lead generation initiatives.






May 9th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Hi Leigh Anne! You are spot-on with “a targeted blog can support lead generation.” Unfortunately, too many marketers read “support” as “all you need is blog.”
At the recent International Direct Marketing Fair in London, I participated in a vigorous debate about whether lead gen via traditional media has become passe. Of course it has not. And despite such proclamations by new media “evangelists,” successful business people know that the wise integration of blogs into the overall customer acquisition strategy yields the best results.
Michael A. Brown
www.michaelabrown.net