Box Scores, Dec. 14-20 – “Loyalty, Magic & More Time”

Well folks, the holidays are in full swing and that makes for some exciting news. We’re giving you the gift of our weekly Box Score updates to provide some insight and knowledge from the blogosphere’s best. That’s right, last week led to some great content and we figured we’d stick with the holiday giving spirit by passing these posts along. So read up, learn a little bit, and enjoy the rest of your holidays.

-“Frequency Does Not Necessarily Equal Loyalty”

Coming to you first is Spike Jones on the Brains on Fire blog with a short and to-the-point post that is as beneficial to businesses and corporations as it is to the marketing/advertising/PR community. As Spike puts it, “…This is just a simple reminder that if your customers are frequent purchasers of your product or service, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you have their undying loyalty.” His post gives a crystal clear demonstration of why that’s the case. We suggest you read it.

-“Twitter Reveals Most Discussed Topics of 2009”

For those folks who thoroughly enjoy stats and information, Mashable has pulled together Twitter’s most discussed topics of 2009. Conveniently placed in categories like “movies,” “tech,” and “TV shows” (Harry Potter, Google Wave, and American Idol, respectively), the results are definitely interesting and are worth reading through. Any topics you were surprised to see make the cut? Any that you expected to see but didn’t? Let us know in the comments section below.

-“Accentuate Your Differentiation Point”

Adam Singer gives some great advice on how to stand out and distinguishing yourself with your blogging. From “Don’t write about Twitter” to “Don’t sound like a white paper,” Adam gives some solid advice that’s worth reading if you’re blogging or thinking about starting a blog. And really, the point of the post is pretty much applicable to life in general, not only blogging. Just so you know.

-“The magic of keeping in touch”

Jim Connolly’s blog efforts are full of intelligent and actionable content, and this recent post certainly follows that pattern. Jim gives advice not only on WHY it’s important to keep in touch with customers and clients, but also HOW you can do it (and do it well). So listen to his advice – including tidbits like “it’s called a newsletter and not a salesletter” – and make sure you do some work to keep in touch with your clients heading into the new year.

-“How to Be A More Productive Blogger [And Add 37 Minutes to Every Hour!]

There’s a reason Darren Rowse is known as the Problogger. He’s good. Courtesy of Darren, here’s a simple way to increase your blogging (or work) productivity by cutting just a few minutes’ worth of bad habits from your day. The result? Adding 37 minutes to an hour. That’s a lot of minutes. Definitely, definitely worth the read. Trust us.

So there we have it. Some great posts from some great bloggers as we head into this great holiday week. Hopefully you get as much from these posts as we got, and we hope that you get a chance to enjoy at least one or two relaxing days (or in the case of some of our Deep Bench crew, one or two chaotic days) with friends and family. Either way, we’ll be back next week with more Box Scores for you, as always. Happy holidays!

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