A list of resources I find valuable:
Calgary / Alberta Digital Marketers with Blogs:
Doug Lacombe of communicatto – Social Media Agency
Ernest Barbaric – Digital & Social Media Marketing Trainer and Consultant
Alexander Zagoumenov – Online Marketing and Communications Consultant
Anduro Marketing – Calgary Search Engine Optimization
Kevin Hayes – Digital Communications and Social Media Consultant
Kim Gluckie and MPowered Marketing
Mike McCready – Social Media and Marketing
Marc Binkley – Marketing Blog
Calgary Social Media and Marketing Groups:
Calgary Bloggers Meetup – Free, 80+ members, meets monthly
Calgary MarCom Synergy Group – new in June 2012
Calgary Marketing Meetup Group
Calgary SEO and Online Marketing Meetup Group - Free, 230+ members, meets monthly, at Ross Alastair Technology Center, Organizer: Jimmy Wong, follow group on Twitter: @CalgarySEOMeet
Calgary WordPress Meetup Group – Free, 50+ members, meets monthly
NextStepYYC Social Media Forum – Free, 35+ members (by invite only), meets monthly
Third Tuesday Calgary – Free, 700+ members, meets monthly, speaker series, Twitter hashtag: #TTyyc
YYC Social Media Breakfast, Free, Twitter hashtag: #smbyyc
Global Digital Marketing Blogs
Mitch Joel and Twist Image – All things marketing and Digital Marketing Blog
Avinash Kaushik and Occam’s Razor – Web Analytics Blog
Mashable – Social Media News and Web Tips
ReadWriteWeb – Web Apps, Web Technology Trends, Social Networking and Social Media
Podcasts
Duct Tape Marketing by John Janstch
Books
- Google + for Business – Chris Brogan
- Six Pixels of Seperation – Mitch Joel
- Trust Agents – Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
- Content Rules – Ann Hadley and C.C. Chapman
- Crush It – Gary Vaynerchuk
- The New Rules of Marketing and PR – David Meerman Scott
TV Shows