CyberAlert's favorite online resourcesAt one time not long ago, public relations and marketing professionals read printed industry periodicals such as O’Dwyer’s and PR Week along with mainstream publications like The Wall Street Journal or New York Times.

With the rise of the Internet and user-friendly blogging platforms like WordPress, PR and marketing professionals have access to a wider spectrum of publications and can easily spread their views in their own publications or blogs.

Indeed, some of the most thought-provoking commentary comes from independent bloggers who are experts in their fields. In addition, blogging has proven to be a valuable strategy for many PR pros and marketers and an important way to attract website visitors and build reputations as authorities.

Most PR and marketing professionals have their personal list of favorite industry blogs and online publications.

The following is our list of favorite PR and marketing publications and blogs, developed from years of researching content for CyberAlert’s weekly newsletter, Media Monitoring & Measurement News. Many of the publications and blogs are well-known and highly influential. Others may be less well-known but offer provocative content.

Feel free to keep this list as a resource and to add your own favorite blogs.

(We humbly request that you consider including the CyberAlert Blog in your list of favorites. It publishes two new blog posts each business day on hot topics in PR, marketing and social media. You might also want to sign up to receive Media Monitoring & Measurement News, a weekly email newsletter that includes all the previous week’s blog posts. It also includes links to other articles of interest to PR and marketing professionals and a weekly list of jobs in PR and marketing.)

PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLICATIONS

Holmes Report

O’Dwyer PR

PR Daily

PR News

PR Week

PRSA Newsroom

PUBLIC RELATIONS BLOGS

Beyond the Hype

The Flack

ImPRessions

Ishmael’s Corner

Mr. Media Training

PR Conversations

Shift Communications

Spin Sucks

Waxing Unlyrical

The Measurement Advisor

PRSA Tactics

This Week in Digital

Commpro

Solo PR Pro

Communications Conversions

MARKETING PUBLICATIONS

AdAge

ClickZ

CMO.com

Marketing Profs

MARKETING BLOGS

Business 2 Community

Top Rank Blog

Chris Brogan

Fuel Lines

iMedia Connection

Jeff Bullas

Marketing Sherpa

Occam’s Razor

Search Engine Land

Search Engine Watch

Seth Godin

Heidi Cohen

Content Marketing Institute

Econsultancy

Convince & Convert

Social Media Examiner

Social Media Today

Quicksprout

Hubspot

copyblogger

What are your favorite PR, marketing and social media blogs?  Please let us know in the comments section.

Bottom Line: These are the best PR and marketing blogs. If you haven’t already, peruse these blogs for the latest industry news and trends, commentary and research. Keep the list in your browser’s “Favorites.”