Today’s interview with David Mullings of RealVibez.tv came from my request for sources on how video is being used to enable PR & media placements. Actually however, David has become more of the “poster child” for why this topic of New Marketing - encompassing Social Media, PR and Content Marketing - can be the most powerful solution to hit the business world since the fax machine.

Read this comprehensive use of all things New Marketing and you’ll begin to understand the power of these approaches.

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Tags: Content Marketing, media placements, Reggae festival, Social Media Marketing, social networking site, Video & PR, video mini-site, YOuTube

A friend of mine is part of a family-owned small group of restaurants. These places are an institution here, the original having been around since the early 1990’s. The newest is in a mid-to-high end suburbs and appeals to well educated, high-tech-oriented 30’s - 50’s something demographic.

He’s trying to grow and make this successful restaurant into an ultra-successful restaurant. Now, he’s also a traditional-marketing-thinking kind of guy. But, he’s realizing, like so many other companies, that his traditional advertising and marketing are no longer having the impact he wants. This target audience does not subscribe to the local paper - they get their news online. They are heavily impacted by social-review sites like Yelp.com. They are Internet-centric people and he has been doing non-Internet-centric marketing.

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Tags: Content Marketing, content synergy method, Social Media Marketing, Transparency

I have some pretty strong beliefs when it comes to online marketing today. These are based on years of research and implementation. I thought it would be interesting to share them and get some feedback from you.

• I believe Content Marketing tied with Social Media can be the most powerful marketing force in existence - for Fortune 1000 corporations to solo experts.
• Whether it is called Online Community, Social Media/Networking or any number of other buzzwords, the whole goal is about truly engaging with your core audience and fostering them to engage with you and each other. (more…)

  Tags: Content Marketing, New Marketing, Online Community, online marketing, Social Media Marketing

The credit markets are in the tank, consumer confidence is at an all time low and to say the economic outlook is on shaky ground would be an understatement. Circle the wagons, batten down the hatches, tow the corporate line and pretend like everything is sunshine and roses. Right?

This is certainly how companies have reacted in the past anyway. In my humble opinion however, a fundamental shift has a taken place that requires – demands – that companies take a wholesale different approach than has happened in previously turbulent economic times. (more…)

Tags: Economy, Social Media Marketing

As a company providing content marketing programs for business clients, a big part of our efforts with clients include the use of Social Media & Social Networking approaches. Now, let me couch this statement by saying that, in many cases, many Social Networks are overkill for many businesses. There are 5-10 new sites popping up each day, so it can be a challenge to manage a budget and true involvement necessary to support such wide-ranging efforts.

We keep a narrow Social Media /Social Networking focus for clients just getting involved - Internet Video, Internet Audio & Podcasts, Blogging, Linked In and perhaps a FaceBook or MySpace, depending on the client. Social Media sites serve as the the medium for Educational and Conversational Content Marketing programs that companies must be including in their mix today if they want to remain relevant in the eyes of their buyers. (more…)

Tags: ROI, Social Media Marketing, Transparency