Rule Your Media

Posted by on Aug 24, 2007 in Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Technology, Video | No Comments

For my upcoming presentation on the social media release, I’ll be discussing affordable tools for creating your own multimedia elements. Recently, I asked a video professional if they knew of a web-based video editing app. He didn’t think anything existed. Well, lo and behold, I get an email pitch tonight pointing me to Flektor, a ...

101 Essential Blogging Resources

Posted by on Aug 22, 2007 in Educational, Technology | No Comments

If you haven’t already bookmarked this, it’s great stuff. From concept to creation to monetization, this is the one-stop shop for blogging. Everything from domain registrars, hosting, content management, communication, research, customization, stats, ranking, feed readers, social media, advertising and more. Share This

Mid-Week Links

Posted by on Aug 21, 2007 in Video | No Comments

Blogging Convention Open Only to Traditional Press (InformationWeek) Craigslist and YouTube Make Great Roommates (Wired) “The Analog Version of Facebook” (Nod: Marketingfacts.nl) Share This

The Great Ad Share Shift

Posted by on Aug 21, 2007 in Advertising, Media | No Comments

US advertising revenue at 4 big online media companies-Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO), AOL (TWX), and MSN (MSFT)-grew by $1.3 billion in Q2, or 42%. US advertising revenue at 15 big television, newspaper, magazine, radio, and outdoor companies (Time Warner, Viacom, CBS, etc.) shrank by $280 million in Q2, or 3%. Source: Silicon Alley Insider Share ...

iTodd

Posted by on Aug 20, 2007 in Advertising | No Comments

This isn’t me. It’s my iPod advertisement stunt double. Share This

Educating Communicators About The Social Media News Release

In late September (26-28), I’ll be presenting at the Ragan Communications Social Media Summit in Chicago titled “Corporate Communications and the Social Media Revolution.” I’ll be in great company as other presenters include Shel Holtz, Katie Paine and communications executives from JetBlue, Southwest Airlines and UPS. My topic is the Social Media News Release – ...

Are you a marketing rockstar?

Posted by on Aug 18, 2007 in Marketing | No Comments

I wish I had the time to create my own version of the Nickelback Rockstar music video with marketing professionals/bloggers from the Power 150. It shouldn’t be that hard… just get folks to submit video clips of themselves and get a volunteer to edit it together. Right? Share This

Kids Breaking It Down… Priceless

Posted by on Aug 18, 2007 in Advertising | No Comments

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Scandalous Rewriting of History on Wikipedia

How will we remember history? It depends on who writes it. Or rewrites it. On Wikipedia. Sure, we may be more familiar with traditional media bias and inaccuracies but in the era of citizen journalism all citizen journalists and their employers are equally vulnerable to being “outed” by their peers. Note that 43 of the ...

Sony Bravia’s Next Big Thing

Posted by on Aug 15, 2007 in Advertising | No Comments

Remember Paint and Balls? Well, Sony Bravia is working on its next big “color like no other” spot – this time it’s bunnies. Here is a cool Sony Bravia print ad I found on AdverBox: Share This