Advertising Class - Blog Marketing

With our studies in internet marketing and advertising techniques, we are asked to make a sample blog entry about a product. Professional bloggers are becoming an important part of the social network marketing concept, so here's my sample blog post for the urbanspoon.com service/site.

With all the top ten lists that Madison makes, it sometimes escapes many of us that Madison is the number one city for the amount of restaurants per capita. We have an international cuisine that many might find unexpected and might hold the best meal that many haven't tried yet. But how do you know what might be a culinary adventure, and what might just be a new dish to refuse due to a "bad experience"?

Consider trying Urbanspoon.com next time you have the question "Where can we go that's not the same old place?" While there are plenty of food review sites out there, Urbanspoon works to base it's ratings and opinions on people in your community and not just a select group of reviewers. Registration is easy and private, and not even required if all you wish to do is read what others think. Add in the ability to filter listings by food choices, special features (such as Free Wi-Fi or Late Night Dining), price ranges, and popularity, and you have an amazing tool to find that new favorite restaurant.