We are now living in the age of information overload. No matter where you look, world events, political headlines, and trending hashtags are trying to grab our attention and sweep us away from whatever it is we might have been working on.
For businesses and brands in the information and news delivery space, this is a dream come true. However, for entrepreneurs and marketers that are trying to get work done, it’s just another distraction. But, at the same time, as marketers, we love to keep an eye on industry news, business rumors, and what’s going on in our specific niche industry.
With more than a billion active websites and blogs pushing out new content on the internet daily, it’s easy to get lost and give up before you even started. The same holds true for trying to find the most reliable and accurate news sources and blogs online.
A perfect example of this can be seen in the affiliate marketing space, where bloggers and news sites seem to come and go like weather flows around the world. You never know where that next valuable case study or news story is going to come from, and if it’s one that might affect your business.
This is why it’s so important to stay focused on your niche market and not getting lost in “world news” that just keeps getting rehashed over and over again. For times like these, it’s important to know where to focus your efforts to find the latest digital marketing news and trends making their way across the industry.
With all of this in mind, let’s take a look at some of my favorite sources for information, focused solely on the business markets on online marketing, the affiliate industry, and digital marketing as a whole.
Let’s get started!
1. Stacked Marketer
If you are doing any type of business or advertising in the digital marketing space and looking for the best option to stay up to date on the latest headlines, news, rumors, and gossip spreading throughout the industry, look no further than Stacked Marketer.
This site and newsletter are ideal for many reasons, even beyond the fact that they are compiling all of the best news and gossip in a daily mailing, sent right into your inbox.
However, what makes Stacked Marketer stand out from the crowd and other industry news sites is the way they rewrite the content to not only make it more engaging and interesting but to also save time in the process.
As it says on their site, “Carefully curated digital marketing news, tech, and actionable advice consumed in 5 minutes or less“.
In summary, if you like to get the latest industry news and headlines delivered right into your inbox and don’t want to spend a lot of time reading through fluff content, Stacked Marketer is definitely a great source to subscribe to.
2. Marketing Land
As the industry continues to change and move in different directions, many news sites and marketing blogs have come and gone. However, one that continues to deliver time and time again is Marketing Land.
What makes ML different from many other new sites and a leader in our space is that the content is written by the actual Marketing Land team and staff. This means they aren’t just curating stories that are all over the place and calling it their own. Instead, they are putting in the time, research, and effort where other news outlets aren’t.
Head over to their site and you will quickly find the latest news stories and headlines that are of the utmost importance to online marketers focused on everything from SEO, SEM, analytic data, social media, and much more.
In reference to how Marketing Land can save you time and keep you informed with the latest headlines throughout the day, be sure to join their mailing list and also follow them across all of your preferred social media platforms for their latest article releases.
3. Alltop Ecommerce and SEO
When it comes to absorbing news and information in the world today, everyone has a preference in terms of what method is best. Some people like television or radio, while others like emails, social media, or visiting sites directly.
If you are the type of person that likes to get their news right from the source, then Alltop is probably a great page to set as your browser welcome screen. For marketers, we specifically recommend Alltop Ecommerce and Alltop SEO.
What makes Alltop great is that they not only have their own hand-selected lists of the top active sites within each industry, but they also have the “Most Popular” stories trending at the top of these pages as well.
For anyone who is already an active blog reader in the affiliate marketing or digital advertising space, you will likely recognize many of the names already featured on their site.
4. AffPosts Newspaper
So far, we have covered a few resources and news sites that have covered most of the digital marketing space as a whole, but what if you want to niche down even further? If this is the case, and you are specifically looking for affiliate marketing news and updates, then AffPosts is likely a great outlet for you to consider.
Much like Alltop, in the way they compile sites and some of the most recent posts, AffPosts makes it extremely fast and easy to see what the latest articles and most active affiliate blogs are making headlines in the industry on any given day.
Some well-recognized affiliate marketing blogs featured on AffPosts are John Chow, Charles Ngo, PPC Hero, Blogging Tips, and Ricky Ahuja to name a few.
5. MarketingTech News
To find off the list, we are going to mix things up by moving away from mailing lists, news alerts, and blog syndication. In this final spot, we are highlighting the News section of MarketingTech.
The site is loaded with original content that covers all of the latest news inside and outside of the digital marketing industry. With this insight and authentic coverage, they not only have their own voice and opinion on each topic, but they also know how to create and cater content to their demographic audience.
Other categories for news and content on their site include Advertising, Branding, Content Marketing, and several other facets that focus on the needs and day-to-day operations of entrepreneurs and digital marketers.
What Is Your Preferred Digital Marketing News Outlet?
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, there are hundreds of news websites and blogs focused just on the digital marketing industry. As we also pointed out, there are many different ways to research and receive updates from each of these platforms as well, whether it be through email, social media, newsletters, or direct reading from the parent site.
We listed some of our favorites. Now it’s your turn! Let us know what top digital marketing news sites and platforms we missed.
source: influencive
