Top 100 PR Blogs: October 2008

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Matthew Watson

– 27 October, 2008Posted in: Top PR Blogs

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I’ve produced a list of the world’s top PR blogs according to the AdAge Power 150. It’s by no means perfect since it only features blogs on AdAge with PR, Public Relations or Publicity in the title, and a few that were suggested to me last month. It’s just a bit of fun but I think it’s a decent indicator of the top PR blogs nonetheless.

If your PR blog is missing please comment and let me know. If you haven’t added your blog to the AdAge Power 150 yet you can do so by clicking here.

PR Rank….AA Rank………… Blog Name……………………Country …………AA Score

1. ………….28…………………PR 2.0……………………………..US…………………….91
2. ………….31………………..PR Squared……………………..US…………………….90
3. ………….47…………………A shel of my former self.…….US……………………..80
4. ………….76…………………Communication Overtones…..US…………………….71
5. ………….84…………………POP! PR Jots…………………….US…………………….70
6. …………117………………..Strategic PR……………………..US…………………….64
7. …………118……………….Pro PR……………………………..CANADA…………….64
8. …………128……………….PR Blogger………………………..UK…………………….63
9. …………139……………….Young PR…………………………AUSTRALIA…………….62
10. ………..166………………..PRNewser…………………………US……………………..59
11. ………..184………………..KDPaine’s PR……………………..US……………………..56
12. ………..216……………….Flack Life……………………………….CANADA………..53
13. ………..232…………………PR Communications…………US……………………..52
14. ………..234………………..PR meets the WWW…………..US…………………….52
15. ………..249………………Dave Fleet……………………………….CANADA……….51
16. ………..255………………..Corporate PR……………………US…………………….50
17. ………..268………………..A PR Guy’s Musings…………….UK…………………….49
18. ………..271………………..PR Works…………………………..CANADA…………..49
19. ………..279………………..Hispanic Marketing & PR……..US…………………….49
20. ………..301………………Simonsays…………………………..UK………………….47
21. ………..305……………….Wadds’ tech pr blog……………UK……………………47
22. ………..336……………….Drew B’s take on tech PR……..UK…………………..45
23. ………..340……………….Online PR Thoughts…………………US……………….45
24. ………..358……………….Wired PR Works…………………..US……………………44
25. ………..380……………….Corporate Engagement………AUSTRALIA……….43
26. ………..382……………….PRoactive………………………….US………………….43
27. ………..393……………….Observations of PR…………….US……………………42
28. ………..398……………….Beyond PR………………………….UK………………….42
29. ………..403……………….PR Disasters………………………….AUSTRALIA………42
30. ………..413……………….Brendan Cooper…………………UK…………………..41
31. ………..434……………….Media Relations Blog…………….US………………….40
32. ………..438……………….A view on PR…………………………US………………….40
33. ………..452……………….Publicity Hound’s…………………….US………………..39
34. ………..460……………….Valley PR Blog……………………..US………………….38
35. ………..461……………….The New PR……………………………CANADA…………38
36. ………..471……………….Scatterbox……………………………..US…………………..37
37. ………..494……………….Client Service Insights…………….US………………..36
38. ………..496………………..Common Sense PR…………….CANADA………….36
39. ………..515……………….Into PR……………………………….US…………………….35
40. ………..531……………….Pierce Mattie PR…………………….US…………………35
41. ………..538……………….Alan Weinkrantz PR………………..US………………….34
42. ………..539……………….This is herd…………………………………UK………………34
43. ………..562……………….Shiny Red…………………………………UK………………….33
44. ………..563……………….Student PR Blog……………………CANADA…………..33
45. ………..574……………….Tech PR Gems……………………..US………………….33
46. ………..579……………….New Millennium PR………………….US………………..33
47. ………..582……………….From PR to Eternity………………….UK………………….33
48. ………..583……………….Pudding Relations………………….UK………………….33
49. ………..584……………….PR Talk………………………………….US………………….33
50. ………..586……………….Engage in PR……………………….US……………………33
51. ………..587……………….Profitable Business Edge 2……..US……………………33
52. ………..605……………….Mutually Inclusive PR………………CANADA………..32
53. ………..606……………….PR Voice………………………………..UK………………….32
54. ………..608……………….Eyecube………………………………….US………………..32
55. ………..610……………….PR Meets Marketing………………US…………………..32
56. ………..611……………….Denver PR Blog………………………US…………………32
57. ………..622……………….PRos in Training……………………….US………………….31
58. ………..646……………….10 Yetis PR Blog……………………..UK…………………..30
59. ………..649……………….Norton’s Notes………………………..UK…………………..30
60. ………..657……………….All Things PR………………………….UK…………………..30
61. ………..665……………….IndiaPRBlog!…………………………INDIA………………30
62. ………..677……………….Strive Notes……………………………..UK………………..29
63. ………..681……………….PR Thoughts From Ronn Torrossian…..US………………29
64. ………..684……………….PR. Differently…………………………US………………….29
65. ………..713……………….Morgan McLintic on PR……………US………………….28
66. ………..742……………….Mosnar Communications…………….US………………….27
67. ………..745………………..Social Media for PR Class…………US………………27
68. ………..762……………….Public Relations Matters……………US………………..26
69. ………..780……………….Launch PR……………………………….US………………..25
70. ………..788………………..Tech for PR……………………………US…………………25
71. ………..800……………….Youngblood PR & Marketing………CANADA………..25
72. ………..801……………….Minnesota PR blog…………………….US………………..25
73. ………..811……………….Blinn PR Report………………………US…………………..24
74. ………..812………………..My PR Palette…………………………CANADA……….24
75. ………..840……………….EducationPR……………………………US………………….23
76. ………..855……………….Online Publicity Journal………………US………………..22
77. ………..868……………….First Person PR……………………….US……………………21
78. ………..899……………….HighVizPR………………………………US…………………19
79. ………..917……………….PowerUp………………………………..US………………..16

The top blogs by country:
Australia: Young PR
Canada: Pro PR
India: IndiaPRBlog!
UK: PR Blogger
US: PR 2.0

The top UK blogs:
1. PR Blogger
2. A PR Guy’s Musings
3. Simonsays
4. Wadds’ tech pr blog
5. Drew B’s take on tech PR
6. Beyond PR
7. Brendan Cooper, Your friendly PR Social Media Planner
8. This is herd
9. Shiny Red
10. From PR to Eternity
11. Pudding Relations
12. PR Voice
13. 10 Yetis PR Blog
14. Norton’s Notes
15. All Things PR
16. Strive Notes

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About Matthew Watson

Matthew Watson works as a senior account executive in the technology practice of Speed Communications. You can follow him on Twitter here: @mpwatson.

16 Comments

1. Reply

   Shannon Nelson-Pierce Mattie PR

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 2:30 AM

   Happy to see we made your list again! Thanks!

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   Jeremy

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 2:37 AM

   Top 10? Cool – and thanks for having me there.

   Now I can continue to quote rap lyrics on Twitter with more confidence.

3. Reply

   10Yetis

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 7:43 AM

   Top 15? Eek!
   Great post, thanks very muchly.

4. Reply

   Sherrilynne Starkie

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 8:54 AM

   Thanks for including us in the UK list!

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   Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 9:00 AM

   Great list! I’m linking to this from my own blog because my Publicity Hounds will be eager to see what other great content is out there.

   P.S. I’m pleased ot be on the list.

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   Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 9:14 AM

   I don’t see BL Ochman’s “What’s Next” blog at http://www.whatsnextblog.com/ on this list, probably because the words PR, publicity and public relaitons are not in the title.

   It belongs in the Top 10.

7. Reply

   eyecube

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 3:42 PM

   Matthew,

   I haven’t gone through your previous editions of this list, but have you noticed an increase in the number of “PR” blogs on the AdAge 150 over the last couple of months?

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   Joseph Ratliff

   Posted October 28, 2008 at 4:13 PM

   Thanks for the inclusion again Matthew!

   Joseph Ratliff
   Author of The Profitable Business Edge 2 – Internet Marketing Strategies and Tough Advice

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   J S Sai

   Posted October 29, 2008 at 7:02 AM

   This is an excellent initiative Mathew.

   I have a blog on the Indian PR industry: http://public-relations-india.blogspot.com/

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    Kami Huyse

    Posted October 29, 2008 at 8:41 PM

    Thanks for adding me to your list, there are some great reads here. Oh, and BL Ochman might not take a shine to being called a PR blog, she adamantly refuses to be called PR anything.

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    Steve Lubetkin

    Posted October 29, 2008 at 9:11 PM

    What are we, chopped liver? Seriously, Lubetkin’s Other Blog lives on the AdWeek list around #568, and we have a podcast. That should count for something?

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    Barbara Rozgonyi

    Posted October 31, 2008 at 1:39 PM

    Matthew – appreciate your work in ranking as well as promoting the value of PR blogs! Will share this link with my readers.
    @wiredprworks on twitter.com

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    Csalomonlee

    Posted November 2, 2008 at 5:43 PM

    Hi Matthew, Thanks for putting the list together! I’m honored to have made it =)

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    Jonathan Hopkins

    Posted November 11, 2008 at 11:53 AM

    Does the blog have to have PR in the title? Where would mine be I wonder? middledigit usually features in these sorts of lists but I guess you wouldn’t know it was to some degree PR focused unless I told you

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    Ben Matthews

    Posted November 11, 2008 at 11:58 AM

    Ooh, Matty boy we’re neck and neck!

    I reckon producing these tables just about edges it for you though

    You’re top 10 position is thoroughly well deserved!

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    Melanie Seasons

    Posted November 12, 2008 at 1:51 PM

    I second Jonathan. Fake Plastic Noodles’ subtitle is ‘London, Avant-garde PR and the Pastafication of tofu’ but it doesn’t show up in any searches!