For Brand Boost Podcast listeners, check out the #30/30 content guide with this link:  https://www.sueyoungmedia.com/pl/68527

Here's my favorite: the “How to Get Your Press Pass” video training mini-class, please use this link: http://bit.ly/2Dzm5QT

"Communication Nation" on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/communicationnation/

Morning Brew is a daily email newsletter delivering the latest news from Wall St. to Silicon Valley. As opposed to traditional business news that is dense and dry, Morning Brew makes staying up-to-date fun and simple, giving you everything you need to know in an enjoyable 5 minute read.

Subscribe to Morning Brew using my link: http://vincenzolandino.com/morningbrew

With social media today, it’s so easy to get lost in the noise. Many people ask me how to build a personal brand. It’s a lot of work, it takes dedication and it requires providing value.

However, here are 7 tips for you to get yourself started down the path of a personal brand.

1. GET TO KNOW YOURSELF!

This takes reflection and understand of WHO you are and accepting that person fully.

2. KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO PRESENT YOURSELF

Decide where you’re going to ‘play’ and how you are going to do it.

3. ADD YOUR OWN FLAIR

What are your passions or hobbies? Favorite sports team? Be sure to show that off. Don’t be afraid to show that flair!

4. BE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR MESSAGING

Your words and actions, everywhere, must match. Consistency = Integrity.

5. TAKE ACTION

Take action! Go out there and get it done. It starts with YOU and ends with ACTION.

6. BE YOUR BRAND!

You are your biggest advocate.

7. Surround yourself with a good team 

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, and live streaming strategist. He has worked with brands such as Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Homes.com, SAP, Tinder and more!

However, did the media tell the entire story? And more to the point, are brands allowed to have an opinion, or must they be responsible to their shareholders in a way that creates no waves?

Joining hosts Robert Hix and Vincenzo Landino are Savannah Peterson with Savvy Millennial and Antigone Peyton at Cloudigy Law.

About Savannah Peterson

Savannah Peterson is the Founder and Chief Unicorn of Savvy Millennial where she helps the people, products and brands she loves grow. Savannah was named to the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Consumer Technology, and is a respected voice in innovation and community engagement.

Savannah works with authors, startups and companies, developing go-to-market strategies and building communities. She thrives on product development and launch journey and is a super-connector of people, resources and audiences. Prior to Savvy Millennial, Savannah was the Director of Innovation Strategy at Massive Labs & Speck Design where she helped create new consumer electronics. In her New York City life, Savannah was the Director of Global Community at Shapeways, the world's largest 3D Printing community, where she empowered and enabled over 25,000 3D Printing businesses.

A true hardware nerd, Savannah has helped friends, clients, and fellow creatives raise over $4.5M through crowdfunding. Before diving head first into design, Savannah worked at Fox Sports Northwest, the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement at the University of Washington, and founded her own Social Media Marketing Agency, Savvy Marketing Seattle. She travels the world as a public speaker, most recently featured at the Air New Zealand Inspiring Voices series, Kiwi Landing Pad Sales and Marketing Jam, South by Southwest, the Silicon Beached Festival, the Ford Research and Innovation Lab, Gasparilla Interactive, Social Fresh and more. An avid mentor for women and men in tech, she mentors and teaches at Stanford, NYU, and PACE University.

She has been featured in/on Forbes, the BBC, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CNET, The Verge, and others. When not geeking out, she’s tasting wine and romping through the wild blue yonder with her rescue mutt, Martini. Savannah thrives on empowering innovative minds. This takes shape in many forms; keynote speaking, panel moderating, teaching, mentoring, livestreaming, vlogging, podcasting, hosting and any other excuse to have fun in front of a creative audience.

About Antigone Peyton

Antigone focuses on intellectual property litigation and IP portfolio management and growth strategies involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. Her litigation and counseling experiences also include unfair competition, DMCA violations, computer fraud, and social media issues. Antigone has acted as lead trial counsel and appellate counsel in federal civil lawsuits across the United States and has a significant litigation practice in the Eastern District of Virginia (the “Rocket Docket”). Additionally, Antigone has represented clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).

Antigone has been recognized among Virginia Super Lawyers and Virginia Legal Elite for her work involving intellectual property law. She has also been honored with an Influential Women of Virginia award for ou

With both brands dropping him, many have asked: "how can brands be safe from influencers?" 

In this riveting discussion Rob Hix and Vincenzo Landino are joined by Roberto Blake and Chris Brogan as they discuss this with a live audience.

Articles of reference:

Washington Post

Forbes

Chris Brogan

About Chris Brogan

Chris Brogan is CEO of Owner Media Group , providing strategy and skills for the modern business. He is also a highly sought after professional speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of nine books and counting. His latest is called Find Your Writing Voice.

Chris has spoken for or consulted with the biggest brands you know, including Disney, Coke, Google, GM, Microsoft, Coldwell Banker, Titleist, Scotts, Humana Health, Cisco, Sony USA, and many more. He’s appeared on the Dr. Phil Show, interviewed Richard Branson for a cover story for Success magazine, and once even presented to a Princess. People like Paulo Coelho, Harvey Mackay, and Steven Pressfield enjoy sharing their projects and best ideas with Chris, because they know he’ll share them with you. Tony Robbins had Chris on his Internet Money Masters series. Forbes listed Chris as one of the Must Follow Marketing Minds of 2014, plus listed his website as one of the 100 best websites for entrepreneurs. Statsocial rated Chris the #3 power influencer online.

Most importantly, Chris provides education and tools to help you make your life and your business thrive, by teaching you which actions will get you what you want. Through books, speeches, courses, and workshops, Chris is dedicated to helping you grow your capabilities and connections and to getting you to that next level of success, no matter where you are in the process right now.

About Roberto Blake

Roberto Blake is the CEO and Creative Director of Create Awesome Media, LLC., where he develops and produces digital content and online media properties. Currently he is the host of a popular Creative Education Channel on YouTube, "Always Be Creating". Roberto also host and co-produces the "Create Something Awesome Today Podcast", in partnership with Liebsmedia.

As a practictioner in video marketing, Roberto has a background in advertising, marketing and brand development based in a long career in the creative services industry. Leveraging skills in Graphic Design, Photogaphy and Video Editing, Roberto uses his versatility as and advantage in social media platforms and content that rely on these advanced skills.

As a Public Speaker he covers a variety of topics

About Brian Fanzo Brian is a leading voice of the millennial generation in digital media. He has 10+ years experience managing, deploying and training enterprises and small businesses on cyber security, community management, collaboration, digital marketing, video conferencing and social business. As a technology and social media strategist, Brian’s presented at numerous technology conferences, as well as quarterly presentations for the Federal Government Joint Chiefs of Staff and on-site in Iraq and Afghanistan for the United States Army.   His passion for change and people is evident as he delivers keynotes on topics ranging from employee advocacy and social selling to personal branding. He was recently awarded the Top 25 Social Business Leaders of 2014 by IBM & The Economist Intelligence Unit.   Currently he’s the Chief Change Officer at iSocialFanz while also hosting two weekly twitter hangouts #SbizHour & #Cloudtalk and also is the cohost of the SMACtalk podcast. (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud)  

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

 

Of course, you must try everything at least once in life, so I decided to roll with this. Besides, how painful could it be? Kathy is a rockstar, hilarious and super smart. Plus, she just wrote a book, so I knew she could help with the whole writing thing. Oh yea, go get her book here.

The Setup

Kathy Klotz-Guest and I chatted a few weeks back on the Brand Boost Podcast. In fact, that episode is so good, here it is for you to listen to:

We chatted about improv and marketing, Happy Days, how “human” – yes, still an important word – has also ironically jumped the marketing shark in many ways, and why all marketers should think like improvisers whose central tenet is “yes and.” That is how improvisers build scenes together. This means you accept a statement made to you and add onto that idea so you are co-creating in a purposeful way.

I’m a great improviser. Kathy is the improv queen. This was a match made in content heaven.

Of course, we also talked about all of this in the context of Kathy’s new book: “Stop Boring Me! How to Create Kick-Ass Marketing Content, Products and Ideas Through the Power of Improv.”

Kathy believes this, and I couldn’t agree more: every marketer and businessperson, for that matter, should take an improv class.

So, we chatted, it was a great conversation and when we were almost done chatting, we talked excitedly about how improv is fundamentally about being collaborative. The recording stopped, and there we were, talking for another 30 minutes about this stuff. Naturally, we were both uber-excited about this new-found friendship and realized that this is how content creation can be better.

What’s ironic is that this flies in the face of a very specific barrier to being more open and more collaborative with other parts of the organization and with customers for creating great content – control. In short, companies that think they control the brand are not only misguided (there is no such thing); they are getting in their own way when it comes to creating better content with others.

Here we were, Kathy and I, ‘yes-and-ing’ each other on an idea that needed to be written. And that conversation inspired the list below. And, in true “improv” fashion, we wanted this article to be a collaborative effort as well. Kathy started some of the ideas, I added and we polished it up for our audiences.

Without further adieu…

The Ten Brand and Content Commandments 

The customer always has the final word on the brand. It doesn’t matter what you say about your brand or products, if your customers aren’t happy or advocating for you, you h

• YouTube
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Snapchat

Even though we may know them, do we realize how much the influence our buying decisions? More so, which platforms are driving the most buying decisions?

Join Rob Hix and Vincenzo Landino as they discuss this with a live audience.

About Rob Hix

Lifetime small business owner with a passion for live video production, commercial audiovisual systems, and broadcasting. I’m an employer, employee, executive and janitor all wrapped into one amazing career. Innovation and outside-of-the-box solutions are my “sweet spot”. I live my life in my own self-interest, to the benefit of my employees and clients. I work best with those who place a premium on their lives and exchange value-for-value to achieve their goals.

Enlightened Audiovisual is a comprehensive A/V design, installation and live video production firm serving the commercial and federal markets. We are a partner-based company that provides embedded expertise in the field of video conferencing, collaboration and livestreaming systems. We specialize in enterprise-level deployments throughout North America that are centrally-managed and maintained, with expertise in Cisco TelePresence, Polycom, Crestron, Skype for Business and many online livestreaming platforms.

About Vincenzo Landino

About Rob Hix

Lifetime small business owner with a passion for live video production, commercial audiovisual systems, and broadcasting. I’m an employer, employee, executive and janitor all wrapped into one amazing career. Innovation and outside-of-the-box solutions are my “sweet spot”. I live my life in my own self-interest, to the benefit of my employees and clients. I work best with those who place a premium on their lives and exchange value-for-value to achieve their goals.

Enlightened Audiovisual is a comprehensive A/V design, installation and live video production firm serving the commercial and federal markets. We are a partner-based company that provides embedded expertise in the field of video conferencing, collaboration and livestreaming systems. We specialize in enterprise-level deployments throughout North America that are centrally-managed and maintained, with expertise in Cisco TelePresence, Polycom, Crestron, Skype for Business and many online livestreaming platforms.

About Vincenzo Landino

Mark W. Schaefer doesn’t agree. What’s the reason a company would NOT do live video?

1. Legal constraints
2. Cultural constraints
3. Talent constraints

Those obstacles don’t go away in a year, or even two years. Will there be an increase in live video? Of course. That seems like a pretty safe prediction. Will there be a transformation in 2017? No. It’s a couple of years away.

Here is Mark's original article: https://www.businessesgrow.com/2016/12/19/facebook-live/

Who is Mark W. Schaefer?

Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized speaker, educator, business consultant, and author who blogs at {grow} — one of the top marketing blogs of the world. Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for 30 years and now provides consulting services as Executive Director of U.S.-based Schaefer Marketing Solutions.  He specializes in marketing strategy and social media workshops and clients include both start-ups and global brands such as Adidas, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Pfizer, The U.S. Air Force, and the UK government.

Mark has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development and holds seven patents. He is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University and is the author of five best-selling marketing books: Social Media Explained, Return On Influence, Born to Blog, The Content Code, and The Tao of Twitter, the best-selling book on Twitter in the world. Return On Influence was named to the elite “Top Academic Titles” of the year by the American Library Association, which declared it an “essential” and “pathfinding” book. Content Code was named one of the top five marketing books of 2015 by INC magazine. His books are used as textbooks at more than 50 universities, have been translated into 12 languages, and can be found in more than 750 libraries worldwide.

He is the co-host of The Marketing Companion, one of the top 10 marketing podcasts on iTunes.

Mark is the seventh-most mentioned person by CMO’s on Twitter and is among the Top 10 most re-tweete

Get a free 30-day trial of the Spera platform and the free Freedom Economy report by heading over to brandboostcast.com/freedom 

There is a vibrant and growing movement of self-reliant, creative and ambitious women and men of all ages - freelancers, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, artists, and contract workers - who've declared independence from the traditional corporate world. They have chosen to pursue their passion, take control of their work lives, and enjoy the freedom that comes with this lifestyle.

This is the Freedom Economy revolution.

Who is April Smith?

April has been working in the marketing space for 6 years and before creating Social Ape she was employed at ESPNU as the Social Media Manager, where she created content and interacted with avid sports fans via social media on a daily basis.

Originally from Richmond, VA, April graduated from Radford University and has lived in Charlotte since 2007. April has also actively been involved in giving back to the community, as well as serving as a connector to those around her. She has served on the Social Media Charlotte board and is extremely passionate about marketing, public relations and Charlotte. When April isn't glued to her computer or phone, she's most likely doing hot yoga, hanging with her dog Frank, traveling or checking out the newest restaurants in Charlotte.

What is Spera.io?

Spera is developing a full-service digital office platform that will significantly improve the freelance work style.

Get a free 30-day trial of the Spera platform and the free Freedom Economy report by heading over to brandboostcast.com/freedom 

• Manage Projects
  • The lifeblood of the Independent. View your open projects, track your progress, manage users, and keep up on your goals with the Spera Project Management tools.
• Get Paid Fast
  • More money, no problem. Offer clients the ability to pay you via the Spera Platform Payments offering. Collect Checks, Credit Cards, and ACH via text, email, and through the Spera Platform.
• Tasks to Invoices
  • Show me the money. Migrate your project tasks directly to customizable invoices with the Spera Platform Invoices tool.
• Robust Mobile App
  • Independents on-the-go. Access your Spera account from your mobile phone and remotely send off and collect payment on your latest invoice.
• Manage Clients
  • It's all about your people skills. Keep track of projects for former, current, and potential clients with the Spera Platform.
• Access to Capital
  • Build your business. Help your business grow by receiving exclusive access to growth capital with Spera's special lending partners.

Who is Vincenzo Landino?

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo's portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee's as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Who is Amy Schmittauer?

Amy Schmittauer is producer of

About Brian Fanzo Brian is a leading voice of the millennial generation in digital media. He has 10+ years experience managing, deploying and training enterprises and small businesses on cyber security, community management, collaboration, digital marketing, video conferencing and social business. As a technology and social media strategist, Brian’s presented at numerous technology conferences, as well as quarterly presentations for the Federal Government Joint Chiefs of Staff and on-site in Iraq and Afghanistan for the United States Army.   His passion for change and people is evident as he delivers keynotes on topics ranging from employee advocacy and social selling to personal branding. He was recently awarded the Top 25 Social Business Leaders of 2014 by IBM & The Economist Intelligence Unit.   Currently he's the Chief Change Officer at iSocialFanz while also hosting two weekly twitter hangouts #SbizHour & #Cloudtalk and also is the cohost of the SMACtalk podcast. (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud)

About IBM International Business M

Get a free 30-day trial of the Spera platform and the free Freedom Economy report by heading over to brandboostcast.com/freedom 

There is a vibrant and growing movement of self-reliant, creative and ambitious women and men of all ages - freelancers, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, artists, and contract workers - who’ve declared independence from the traditional corporate world. They have chosen to pursue their passion, take control of their work lives, and enjoy the freedom that comes with this lifestyle.

This is the Freedom Economy revolution.

What is Spera.io?

Spera is developing a full-service digital office platform that will significantly improve the freelance work style.

Get a free 30-day trial of the Spera platform and the free Freedom Economy report by heading over to brandboostcast.com/freedom 

• Manage Projects
  • The lifeblood of the Independent. View your open projects, track your progress, manage users, and keep up on your goals with the Spera Project Management tools.
• Get Paid Fast
  • More money, no problem. Offer clients the ability to pay you via the Spera Platform Payments offering. Collect Checks, Credit Cards, and ACH via text, email, and through the Spera Platform.
• Tasks to Invoices
  • Show me the money. Migrate your project tasks directly to customizable invoices with the Spera Platform Invoices tool.
• Robust Mobile App
  • Independents on-the-go. Access your Spera account from your mobile phone and remotely send off and collect payment on your latest invoice.
• Manage Clients
  • It’s all about your people skills. Keep track of projects for former, current, and potential clients with the Spera Platform.
• Access to Capital
  • Build your business. Help your business grow by receiving exclusive access to growth capital with Spera’s special lending partners.

Who is Vincenzo Landino?

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Who is Amy Schmittauer?

Amy Schmittauer is producer of Savvy Sexy Social, a YouTube series dedicated to helping you lift your day so you can love your life. This proactive lifestyle channel has amassed a community from over 179 countries whose viewers have contributed more than 3 million views. A co-founder and video marketing consultant at Aftermarq, Amy has helped clients discover brand awareness through video blog content and is writing her first book on the topic.

An internationally-acclaimed public speaker and edutainer, Amy has walked on stages from her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, all the way to the other side of the world in the Philippines, while achieving high marks at t

Key Takeaways

1. Don't skimp on paid media. In order to ensure you are reaching your target audience, understand you must spend some money on ads. 
2. Utilize influencers that have their own built in network of followers.

About JR Watkins

Take a look at all 6 Chapters from the Unfinished Business Campaign (#GhostMyPost), along with repurposed user-generated content.

Instagram: @jr_watkins

From humble beginnings in Plainview, Minn., to a multi-national company, one thing has stayed the same: Our commitment to making hard-working products from high-quality natural ingredients.

YouTube: The JR Watkins Story

Write-up in AdWeek Found Here

Follow JR Watkins on Social for your daily dose of recipes, products and more:

Instagram

Facebook

Pinterest

Twitter

YouTube

Watkins Incorporated is a manufacturer of health remedies, baking products, and other household items. The entire catalog includes 400 products. It is based in Winona, Minnesota, United States, and largely relies on an independent sales force of 25,000 people to distribute its products. This sales force sells the products using various methods, including the Internet, person to person, trade shows, party planning, and fund-raising. In order to increase overall awareness for the brand, the company has begun offering a select number of products in national retail outlets.

The company was founded by J. R. Watkins in Plainview, Minnesota, who began selling liniment in 1868 door-to-door the southeastern part of the state. The company moved to Winona in 1885 and added a number of products to its lineup. Baking materials including pepper and vanilla extract were added in 1895. J. R. Watkins died in

We are at the front-end of a revolution in work and the pursuit of freedom is its driving force.

There is a vibrant and growing movement of self-reliant, creative and ambitious women and men of all ages - freelancers, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, artists, and contract workers - who’ve declared independence from the traditional corporate world. They have chosen to pursue their passion, take control of their work lives, and enjoy the freedom that comes with this lifestyle.

This is the Freedom Economy revolution.

The Brand Boost Podcast has partnered with Spera.io to bring to you a deeper look inside the revolution known as the Freedom Economy. Over the course of the next few months, we’ll dive deeper into the minds and stories of folks that have chosen freedom over “cushy” 9-5 jobs.

Who is Koka Sexton?

A recognized expert in social marketing and lead generation that has produced revenue for B2B companies, Koka has continued to make generating new business the focus of social media. 

Finding creative ways to plan, develop and execute communications, social media and content marketing campaigns that break through the noise and provide value to buyers in excess of what they expect.

Koka is the expert in social selling. Some would say he is the reason social selling exists, he would say that social selling existed once the internet was created. 

What is Social Selling Labs?

Social Selling Labs works with companies to align sales and marketing actions to increase revenue. A process of analysis, content creation and social media distribution followed up with metrics that have a business impact.

Social Selling Labs. Using data and technology to increase revenue. Build your sales pipeline. Forever.  

What is Spera.io?

Spera is developing a full-service digital office platform that will significantly improve the freelance work style. Get a free 30-day trial of the Spera platform by heading over to brandboostcast.com/freedom 

• Manage Projects

  • The lifeblood of the Independent. View your open projects, track your progress, manage users, and keep up on your goals with the Spera Project Management tools.

• Get Paid Fast

  • More money, no problem. Offer clients the ability to pay you via the Spera Platform Payments offering. Collect Checks, Credit Cards, and ACH via text, email, and through the Spera Platform.

There is a vibrant and growing movement of self-reliant, creative and ambitious women and men of all ages - freelancers, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, artists, and contract workers - who’ve declared independence from the traditional corporate world. They have chosen to pursue their passion, take control of their work lives, and enjoy the freedom that comes with this lifestyle.

This is the Freedom Economy revolution.

The Brand Boost Podcast has partnered with Spera.io to bring to you a deeper look inside the revolution known as the Freedom Economy. Over the course of the next few months, we’ll dive deeper into the minds and stories of folks that have chosen freedom over “cushy” 9-5 jobs.

Expect to hear from folks, like Koka Sexton, Savannah Peterson, April Smith and more!

What is Spera.io?

Spera is developing a full-service digital office platform that will significantly improve the freelance work style. Get a free 30-day trial of the Spera platform by heading over to brandboostcast.com/freedom 

• Manage Projects
  • The lifeblood of the Independent. View your open projects, track your progress, manage users, and keep up on your goals with the Spera Project Management tools.
• Get Paid Fast
  • More money, no problem. Offer clients the ability to pay you via the Spera Platform Payments offering. Collect Checks, Credit Cards, and ACH via text, email, and through the Spera Platform.
• Tasks to Invoices
  • Show me the money. Migrate your project tasks directly to customizable invoices with the Spera Platform Invoices tool.
• Robust Mobile App
  • Independents on-the-go. Access your Spera account from your mobile phone and remotely send off and collect payment on your latest invoice.
• Manage Clients
  • It’s all about your people skills. Keep track of projects for former, current, and potential clients with the Spera Platform.
• Access to Capital
  • Build your business. Help your business grow by receiving exclusive access to growth capital with Spera’s special lending partners.

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at 

In 2006 she started, developed and grew an online information marketing publishing company from ground zero to over $1 million in sales in less than 12 months. Starting without a list, a product, a name or an offer, Heather Ann molded her client into a successful guru now known as an expert in his field.

Heather Ann has been named by a few as an ‘Icon Creator’ or the ‘Wizard Behind the Curtain’. She has instructed, coached and promoted hundreds of entrepreneurs leading them down the path to success. She has produced and managed over 350 seminars and events and hosted tele-seminars with many top online thought leaders such as Richard Flint, John Alanis, Susan Bratton, Alicia Lyttle, Tom Antion, Alex Mandossian, Legend Joe Sugarman, Anthony Blake, David Lakhani, Robert Shemin and many others.

Heather Ann currently is the Author of…Sexy Boss: How the empowerment of women is changing the Rule Book for sex, money and success (available on Amazon click HERE!)  and The Game of Dating and How to Play it: A rule book for divorced men stepping back into the game.

Heather Ann Havenwood is smart, sexy, savvy and now stepping out from behind the curtain to educate, enlighten and empower women entrepreneurs to grow or start an online business and live a fearless and fulfilled life.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo's portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee's as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

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Janet Murray loves to teach how to do this – without writing endless press releases or hiring a PR firm.

Janet Murray knows what she's talking about 

Janet has spent the last fifteen years writing and editing for UK newspapers, magazines including the Guardian, Telegraph, Independent, Times, Sun and Daily Mail.

Janet has pitched (and successfully placed) countless stories in the national media and also commissioned hundreds of stories (and turned down many more).

You could say, Janet knows a thing or two about what journalists are looking for in a story (and, crucially, what they’re not).

In fact, she recently wrote a book about it: Your Press Release Is Breaking My Heart: A Totally Unconventional Guide To Selling Your Story In The Media. 

5 ways Janet can help you for free (or next-to-nothing)

1. Get her FREE online training program: how to write awesome press releases. 

2. Join her FREE Facebook community 

3. Read her blog

4. Listen to her podcast 

5. Buy her awesome book (it’s even got a free course with it)

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

What is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you’ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I’ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words ‘savvy’, ‘sexy’, and ‘social’ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY — Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY — Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL — Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that e

Fast forward nearly over 25 years to 2016.

Pokèmon Go is the new rage with an added twist. Rather than move your thumbs to guide a digital character across the map, you now have to physically move around to catch ’em all. Your world is your map.

Mark Fidelman and I take a look at Pokemon Go, the craze, the opportunities and the future of Augmented Reality.

Here are the articles mentioned in the podcast:

Wall Street Journal: In ‘Pokémon Go’ Craze, How Much Profit Does Nintendo Capture?

New York Times: Pokemon Go, Millennials First Nostalgia Blast

Wired: Pokemon Go Might Just Be the Perfect Dating App

The Guardian: Is Pokemon Go the Solution to Americas Obesity Problem

Telegraph: More People Search for Pokemon Go than Porn

Financial Times: Advertisers' Set for Piece of Pokemon Go Action

Gizmodo: It Looks Like Pokemon Go is Seeking McDonalds Partnership

Andiamo!

Find Mark here:

YouTube: www.youtube.com/fanaticsmedia

Twitter @markfidelman

Instagram @markfidelman

Mark's Book: SOCIALIZED! Adapt, Evolve, Influence

Mark's Forbes Column: Socialized and Mobilized

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. Vincenzo is the the co-founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video strategy consultancy that specializes in brand amplification storytelling through video and live streaming. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Aftermarq<

Your new post fails to attract social shares, traffic or email subscribers.

It’s the ultimate reason most bloggers quit after 3 months.

So what should you do?

Spend years honing your writing skills?

Make a deal with the devil, go to sleep a nobody and wake up an Influencer?

But what if there was a way…

To drive more traffic and subscribers to every post you publish, to know with utmost certainty that every post you publish will crush it before you write it?

Well, there is:

Content promotion.

About Cody Lister:

When Cody Lister graduated, he stayed in New York to start his career in corporate finance. When Cody was 24, he caught an intense case of the startup bug and changed careers to work at two startups, one in financial research and news and another in social media reputation management. Before Cody worked at the social media reputation management company, he started managing pay per click ads for small and medium-sized businesses.

Along the way, Cody found out that he had a knack for optimizing online ads! Once he left the social media company, Cody ramped up his pay per click advertising clients to turn it into a full-time business. Along the way, he learned how to write “epic” content and guest posts by following what the other top blogs were doing. (That means he jumped from “Financial Analyst” to “Marketing Director” to “CEO” as my job title)

The issue then became scaling up. He's always had fire in my belly for helping small businesses and he love the impact paid search, content marketing and guest blogging can have on a business’ bottom line. But he knew if he wanted to grow his business and make more money, he would need to find larger corporate clients that could pay him bigger fees.

That’s when Cody decided to start the MarketDoc blog and create online courses, to help small business owners, solopreneurs and bloggers grow their businesses by combining the power of effective blogging and content promotion strategies that work. There’s too much misinformation out there and he wants to serve as your go to resource for what’s working right now.

Cody has been featured by some of the top blogs out there, like Lifehack, SEMrush, Kikolani and soon Kissmetrics, Nathalie Lussier’s AmbitionAlly blog and more! Cody writes at least 1,000 words per day because he enjoys it and enjoys teaching small businesses as much as possible. 

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video content consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? 

Jason is a top business and executive coach. He's a leading expert on human behavior, influence, sales, networking and leadership. At the heart of his strategy is the understanding that people and your relationships are your true "wealth." Everything we accomplish in life is with or through other people.

He works with experts, entrepreneurs and executives to help them get known and stand out by building key skill sets and right relationships, creating their brand platform and purpose (including helping them get to the next stage in their business/career), and improving their business strategies/processes. You can reach him at www.BeExtraordinary.tv and to get free networking, personal branding and other free guides.

His bestselling book, Social Wealth, the how-to-guide on building personal and professional relationships, has sold more than 32,000 copies, has been #1 in four business and self-help categories, and has more than 125+ five star reviews.

He is a frequent contributor to publications such as Brazen Careerist, The Good Men Project, Under30 CEO, KillerStartups, YourTango, Inspirationfeed, and many others. He's been a guest on more than 60+ podcasts.

Jason speaks to groups and organizations on:
*Networking and building influential and meaningful relationships with customers, prospects, donors and other critical business relationships
*Building social, communication, and emotional skill sets
*Developing authentic influence, charisma and persuasion
*Leadership

Has his J.D. and Masters in Communications from Syracuse University, and his B.A. from Indiana University in Bloomington. He has built a network of 30,000 people locally, and double that across the world.

He enjoys traveling, great food, philanthropy, the arts, meeting new people, Dallas Mavericks and Cowboys, and spending time with his friends and Jack Russell Terrier, Napoleon.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Aftermarq, a video content consultancy specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Rescue, or Tabitha Coffey’s Salon Takeover. Despite the fact that none of them do it, these TV

shows are fueling interest in a new trend. Move over Real Estate Flippers, Ace Chapman is

building a nationwide group of business flippers.

Ace bought his first business at 19 with some savings from a summer job and caught the

business buying bug. He leveraged $3,000 he saved working the summer before college into

buying a business for $70,000. Over the last 16 years he has bought 40 businesses.

Everything ranging from a Mortgage Company to a Clothing Retailer.

And right now he is seeing an explosion in the market for businesses under $2,000,000. “There are millions of Baby Boomer business owners who will bring their business to market in the next decade so they can retire. During the recession, many baby boomers wanted to sell their company but decided to hold off until better economic times.”

At the same time many entrepreneurs are realizing the risks associated with starting from scratch are too high and are deciding to buy an existing profitable business instead.

Business sales saw a spike in 2013. While we saw a 68% increase in 2013 according to BizBuySell.com, business brokers expect 2014 to be even bigger. And while private equity firms are well positioned to take advantage of this increase in inventory, very few are paying attention to what Ace calls the Micro Private Equity Market.

Ace began working with first time business buyers of business buyers and helping them find, do due diligence, and finance small business acquisitions. “I have had a lot of people who find me and ask to invest in my deals. I’d rather show you what I am doing than take your money and have to split my returns.”

Since starting his network of business buyers he has helped members close deals all over the country. From 2 Sylvan Learning Centers in Seattle, to a Software Company in Pittsburgh and from a Fitness Gym in Huntsville to a Catholic Retailer in South Dakota were deals done in recent months by the network.

Business buyers are attracted to buying a business instead of starting one for obvious reasons.

● It’s easier to get financing to buy an existing business than to start the new

one. Bankers and investors are more comfortable in dealing with

businesses which already have a proven work results.

● Starting a new business requires investments in a period of 3 to 6 months,

and many entrepreneurs never get to the period of earning. When buying

an assisting business you have an idea of what your salary is going to be

day one.

● Business buyers do not have to go through hiring and training new

employees, developing operation systems, and marketing plans. They

start day one improving the business instead of building each department

from scratch.

Still, Mr. Chapman says buying a business is risky, especially if you do not know

what you are doing. “Whenever you are buying a business you are looking at the

past, there is no guarantee that those numbers reflect the future”, says Chapman.

“You should find a business broker or advisor who has your best interest at heart.

The more experience you and your advisors have the easier it is to find the hidden

landmines in any business.”

Check out more of Ace:

Along with her enthusiasm for everything food-related, she designed an outlet to promote restaurants, hotels, as well as other businesses through QtheBrand. This company offers social media marketing, search engine optimization, website design and development, as well as graphic design, branding, and public relations. Q’s background in Culinary Arts, from Le Cordon Bleu and Nutrition Communication degree from Arizona State University, combined with her hospitality experience, have provided her with a solid foundation for marketing the greatest industry to the masses.

She is also the host of Marketing Therapy, a show that inspires real and effective communication.

Website: www.qthebrand.com

Twitter: @qthebrand

Blab: @qthebrand

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

There is a battle taking place online every day. It’s not a fight for the fate of the world… just the future of your business. A battle fought with content. A battle far too many businesses are losing. This is Content Warfare. We’re here to win the battle for attention.

Buy the Content Warfare Book

Listen to the Content Warfare Podcast

Work with Ryan

About Ryan Hanley 

Ryan Hanley is the Digital Marketing Lead for TrustedChoice.com and Managing Editor of Agency Nation, the insurance industry's leading resource for sales, marketing and automation education and training. Previously Ryan founded Hanley Media Lab, a content strategy firm helping brands grow their audience, to grow their business. Ryan is also the producer of the Content Warfare Podcast, where every week the internet's more prolific content creators share their secrets for winning the battle for attention online. He is also a professional speaker, teaching trade organizations across the US harness the power of content marketing.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

However, it also requires focus and consistency, not only in training, but also in marketing.

Melanie Ash, of Melanie Ash Fitness, discusses how she focuses on her email marketing campaign to grow her business and how the Social Authority Membership Group has helped turn her business into a fitness powerhouse helping not only those close by in Columbus, Ohio (Amy’s hometown as well) but across the country.

 Free Program to Jump Start Fat Loss by Melanie Ash:

Sign up now to get Melanie’s Fat Loss Program

Find Melanie:

Melanie on Twitter

Melanie’s Website

Melanie on Instagram

Interview Notes:

“You have to make the best experience for the customer, while valuing your own time.”

“We started the email list early one, but didn’t understand what it was supposed to look like.”

“For 2015, I laid out the email list focus.”

“If you train for fat loss, you need to train for fat loss.”

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

It's an exciting time to be in marketing: The Internet, social media, and content marketing are powerful equalizers, resetting the playing field for businesses large and small. Yet, it's also a challenging time, with much work to do and an ever-changing array of platforms, features, and networks to master--all on a tighter budget than before. Don't get discouraged, get scrappy! Shattering the myth that only big brands can do big things, "Get Scrappy "will help you: Demystify digital marketing in a way that makes sense for your business - Do more with less - Build a strong brand with something to say - Find inspiration in unexpected places - Create relevant and engaging content and promote it via Twitter, Facebook, and other channels - Integrate strategy and message across touchpoints for a unified brand experience--both online and off - Spark dialogue with your community of customers - Measure what matters The result is a reliable, repeatable system for reinventing your marketing as marketing reinvents itself. Featuring frameworks, hacks, tips, idea starters, and more, "Get Scrappy "is the map you need to take your marketing from good to great.

Buy Get Scrappy here: http://amzn.to/20wdn8B

Listen to Nick's Podcast "On Brand" here

Check out Nick's Event "Summer Brand Forum" Get TICKETS today!

About Nick Westergaard:

Nick Westergaard is a strategist, speaker, author, and educator. He is Chief Brand Strategist at Brand Driven Digital, where he helps organizations of all shapes and sizes build better brands online. He also teaches at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business, is a regular columnist for The Gazette, and is the host of the popular On Brand podcast.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been provid

What are Shorty Awards?

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media by recognizing the influencers, brands and organizations on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Snapchat, Vine and more. Past winners include Taylor Swift, Tyler Oakley, Hannibal Buress, Malala Yousafzai, Jenna Marbles, Susan Orlean, PewDiePie, Alton Brown, Smosh and NASA.

What happens on social media can change the world, create new stars and ignite global movements. The Shorty Awards were the first awards to honor social media, and by constantly evolving along with the medium it honors The Shortys remains the most prominent award show of its kind, engaging an online audience of millions and culminating in a blockbuster ceremony in New York City.

Winners are chosen through a combination of votes from the public and scores given by the Real Time Academy.

Who is Megan Frantz? 

Megan has spent her career bridging the worlds between entertainment and the internet. Beginning her career in television, she has been a producer for Animal Planet, FOX, Nat Geo, and NYCLife. Currently, she is the Senior Producer for the Shorty Awards, which honors the best content creators and brands on social media. She has also freelanced in social media and community management for brands such as Dylan's Candy Bar, Elizabeth Arden, and Veet. Driven by creative projects and building community, Megan co-founded Women Who Brunch in 2013, a monthly brunch event series for women in the New York City Area. She also produces events for Community Manager Meetup and Trivia AD, a pop culture trivia company.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? 

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

• How dragons turn emerging market trends into transformative business opportunities.
• How experiences have become as important to consumers as goods and services.
• What key technologies every business must adopt to remain competitive.
• What digital transformation is, and what it really means to your business.
• The role that leadership plays in driving culture change and digital transformation.
• How to teach your organization to adapt to change and evolve faster than it ever has.
• How to not only adapt to disruption but turn it into a profitable business model.

With bonus insights from SAP, HP, IBM and more, this book will help you get to a sustainable, scalable level of digital excellence.

Buy Daniel's Book Here: http://amzn.to/1TROamN

About Daniel Newman:

Daniel Newman is the Co-CEO of V3B, a leading B2B Digital Marketing Agency, CEO of Broadsuite Media Group and a four-time Amazon Best Selling Author. A leading speaker on Technology, Marketing and Social Business, Daniel is a frequent contributor to Forbes, Entrepreneur and The Huffington Post.

Olivier Blanchard is a French-born, American-based Brand Management and Digital Marketing consultant, author of three best-selling books, and an acclaimed keynote speaker. He develops digital strategies, deploys social business capabilities, and aligns corporate programs to business goals.

Newman and Blanchard are frequent collaborators in the change management, technology and social media business space. Their first book together, The Ultimate Field Guide to Digital Program Management, helps managers streamline digital programs, achieve greater ROI from initiatives, and teaches employees how to present cases for enterprise-wide adoption, to enhance the customer experience and ultimately sell more.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Robbie’s Book:

The Membership Economy (Amazon Affiliate)

Interview Notes:

“Membership is a mindset.”

“Acquisition is way more expensive than retention.”

“Annual is better in almost every case.”

“You don’t want to get confused about where your real business is coming from.”

“Retention becomes the more important action for the marketer than acquisition.”

“People who have already had the best experience are the best people to sell what you’re doing.”

Free Download: Amy’s Top 5 Takeaways of this membership model chat with Robbie Kellman Baxter

Free Resources:

Free YouTube Course: How to Setup a Professional YouTube Channel

Free Email Marketing Course: How to Get Your First 500 Email Subscribers

Who is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you'€™ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I'€™ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words savvy, €˜sexy€™, and ˜social€™ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee'€™s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded

Focus, focus, focus.

How to fail fast and focus on the goals at hand is something Evan Duby has faced since his hockey days at the University of Connecticut. Now a successful real estate agent, as well as a musician and record label owner, Evan has developed the thick skin it takes to do business in the concrete jungle that is New York City.

Interview Notes:

“You have to fail fast. It doesn’t matter how old you are.”

“Should you quit, or should you go forth?”

“There is a difference between failing and failure.”

“Just because you may land a big project, you still must keep the pipeline full.”

“Too much success can be dangerous.”

“If you don’t do it, it ain’t gonna get done.”

“We always try to rationalize by telling ourselves a story as opposed to actually moving on.”

Free Resources:

Free YouTube Course: How to Setup a Professional YouTube Channel

Free Email Marketing Course: How to Get Your First 500 Email Subscribers

Who is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you'€™ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I'€™ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words savvy, €˜sexy€™, and ˜social€™ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee'€™s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

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Danny Johnson is a serial entrepreneur who has created multiple successful brands and online businesses with one underlying principle: “Make People More Awesome(r).”

As a Social Authority member, she owned a very successful personal training and online-training business, No Excuses Fitness, and has helped thousands of people lose tens to hundreds of pounds. She has also coached fitness competitors to the stage and has even graced the stage as a National Level Athlete and Fitness Magazine Cover Model herself.

Enjoy a very colorful, insightful episode!

Click to get –> Danny-J’s 5 Best Strategies to Make $500 EXTRA This Week and Get Out of Debt Fast!

Interview Notes:

• “If you’re faithful with the little things, you’ll be ruler over much”
  • If you complain about only having 50 or 100 followers on your Facebook page, why do you deserve to have millions?
• Lose the clutter, lose the pounds, find the money.
• Cut the fat from your budget.
• You reap what you sew.
  • Are people not liking your FB page? Commenting on your blog?
  • Are YOU commenting on their blog? Liking their page?

Who is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you’ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I’ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words ‘savvy’, ‘sexy’, and ‘social’ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY — Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY — Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL — Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

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Jenny Q interviews people who demonstrate excellence in their fields. Jenny is especially interested in the concept of excellence and what makes some people drive towards it.  She's also not afraid to ask the hard questions because of her curiosity of what makes people tick. She truly loves getting to know people and what drives them to do what they do.

Her show covers everything with topics that are geared towards entrepreneurs, small business owners, and solopreneurs. Some of her most recent guests have been Judge Alex from the Judge Alex TV Show, and don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., author of “The Five Levels of Attachment.”

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Who is Gary Vaynerchuk?

Gary Vaynerchuk builds businesses. Fresh out of college he took his family wine business and grew it from a $3M to a $60M business in just five years. Now he runs VaynerMedia, one of the world’s hottest digital agencies. Along the way he became a prolific angel investor and venture capitalist, investing in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Uber, and Birchbox before eventually co-founding VaynerRSE, a $25M investment fund.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Jenny Q interviews people who demonstrate excellence in their fields. Jenny is especially interested in the concept of excellence and what makes some people drive towards it.  She's also not afraid to ask the hard questions because of her curiosity of what makes people tick. She truly loves getting to know people and what drives them to do what they do.

Her show covers everything with topics that are geared towards entrepreneurs, small business owners, and solopreneurs. Some of her most recent guests have been Judge Alex from the Judge Alex TV Show, and don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., author of “The Five Levels of Attachment.”

Who is Gary Vaynerchuk?

Gary Vaynerchuk builds businesses. Fresh out of college he took his family wine business and grew it from a $3M to a $60M business in just five years. Now he runs VaynerMedia, one of the world’s hottest digital agencies. Along the way he became a prolific angel investor and venture capitalist, investing in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Uber, and Birchbox before eventually co-founding VaynerRSE, a $25M investment fund.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Jenny Q interviews people who demonstrate excellence in their fields. Jenny is especially interested in the concept of excellence and what makes some people drive towards it.  She's also not afraid to ask the hard questions because of her curiosity of what makes people tick. She truly loves getting to know people and what drives them to do what they do.

Her show covers everything with topics that are geared towards entrepreneurs, small business owners, and solopreneurs. Some of her most recent guests have been Judge Alex from the Judge Alex TV Show, and don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., author of “The Five Levels of Attachment.”

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

As a way to kick off the day, I asked James Royer, Director of Digital Media and Strategy for the Kansas City Chiefs to join me on the podcast! 

We talk about:

• NFL & Twitter deal
• The Chiefs on Snapchat
• Nationwide/Eric Berry Campaign
• Cairo Santos and the US Navy Blue Angels
• more!

Andiamo!

About James:

James is entering his second season as the Director of Digital Media and Strategy for the Kansas City Chiefs. In this role, he oversees all digital platforms, from content, social media and mobile app initiatives.

Previously, James served as the Director or Digital and Social Media for the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he spent four seasons. A 16-year digital veteran, James also spent seven years on the digital agency side and most notably served major clients like Jeep.com and the redesign of the Hilton Hotels digital properties. He started his career with the Detroit Lions as the New Media Producer from 2000 to 2004.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Read my thoughts on the Gary Vaynerchuk interview here: https://medium.com/@vincenzolandino/30-minutes-with-gary-vaynerchuk-my-thoughts-36367104321c#.bxc28wm4y

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

2. It redefines everyday communication

3. Influencer marketing is made easy on Snapchat 

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

2. Snapchat overtakes Instagram as go-to app for teens

3. Instagrammers are most mobile

4. Spending on Social Ads will grow 18% in 2016

5. Chatbots sell vinyl records
Check out how it all works here.

6. 78 percent of the skippable YouTube ads indicated an increase in offline sales. 

7. 72% of Spotify's users are millennials

8. 108 deals made in Q1 in digital and ad tech space

Bonus: Digital chatter is predicting political outcomes

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Today, I'm joined by CEO of Evolve Inc and Forbes columnist, Mark Fidelman, and we have a chat about agency life and why he says Snapchat is a marketing loser, for now.

We reference this article in Forbes: Why Snapchat is a Marketing Loser

Andiamo!

Find Mark here:

Mark's Forbes Column: Socialized and Mobilized

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Bot Engine is developed from Wit.ai, which Facebook acquired last year. Wit.ai is the framework for Facebook Messenger.

Facebook's new strategy with Bot Engine is to get developers to embrace the framework and give Facebook Messenger users some specialized bots.

“Send receive API is more than enough,” Facebook VP of Messaging Products David Marcus said. “But if you want to build more complex bots, you can use our Bot Engine.”

The Bot Engine relies on machine learning. It means that you can feed it sample conversations so that it can handle many different variations of the same questions.

I caught up with Dennis Yu, CTO of Blitzmetrics, to get some of his inside insights on what’s going on.

Dennis is so far ahead of the curve when it comes to what is going on, I thought it would be too much to handle for some of you, but he insisted the people need to know this stuff.

On bots economic impact:

People are fundamentally cognitively lazy-- so why have to figure out what you want and hunt it down when the AI can guess intelligently and do it for you?

Bots will be so smart that most humans in process-driven jobs will be unnecessary. The bot wars begun long ago and Facebook has the scale and strategy to win. Facebook has solved the infrastructure, programming, and even AI issues-- making it easier, ironically, for anyone to start a large-scale business.

Minority Report is almost here.

While the masses will be out of jobs (see World Economic Forum research), the botwars will create entrepreneurship like the world has never seen before.

The financial ramification is that Facebook is the ultimate utility-- providing nearly everything "free" to use. You need only agree to connect yourself to the metaverse and if you're a business, use their advertising platform.

On what the Messenger platform means for business marketers:

Marketers and marketing tool providers face a Faustian bargain, that is, adopt the platform to have it all "solved for you" or perish.

Facebook Messenger is a platform for not just communication but all commerce, with the power of all of Facebook's federated properties behind it, all reinforcing one another.

From a marketing standpoint, Facebook is automating away the friction of having to "construct" complex funnels, allocate budget, and whatever else that isn't directly delighting customers.

From a business standpoint, Facebook has the world's most powerful marketing platform. Now all they need is GCT (goals, content, and targeting) to be able to maximize your bus

1. Be ready to answer questions at key moments

AirBnB

2. Build trust and the transactions will follow

Refinery29

3. Question assumptions about your customers

Adidas 

4. Don't try to engineer your brand's humanity

Nordstrom

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Who is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you’ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I’ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words ‘savvy’, ‘sexy’, and ‘social’ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY — Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY — Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL — Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Ignoring them is.

Buy Jay's book here: http://amzn.to/1qyZ9Ib 

Eighty percent of companies say they deliver out­standing customer service, but only 8 percent of their customers agree. This book will help you close that gap by reconfiguring your customer service to deliver knockout experiences.

The near-universal adoption of smartphones and social media has fundamentally altered the science of complaints. Critics (“haters”) can now express their displeasure faster and more pub­licly than ever. These trends have resulted in an overall increase in complaints and a belief by many businesses that they have to “pick their spots” when choosing to answer criticisms.

Bestselling author Jay Baer shows why that approach is a major mistake. Based on an exten­sive proprietary study of how, where, and why we complain, Hug Your Haters proves that there are two types of complainers, each with very differ­ent motivations:  

·Offstage haters. These people simply want solutions to their problems. They complain via legacy channels where the likelihood of a response is highest—phone, e-mail, and com­pany websites. Offstage haters don’t care if any­one else finds out, as long as they get answers.

·Onstage haters. These people are often disap­pointed by a substandard interaction via tradi­tional channels, so they turn to indirect venues, such as social media, online review sites, and discussion boards. Onstage haters want more than solutions—they want an audience to share their righteous indignation.

Hug Your Haters shows exactly how to deal with both groups, drawing on meticulously researched case studies from businesses of all types and sizes from around the world. It includes specific play­books and formulas as well as a fold-out poster of “the Hatrix,” which summarizes the best strate­gies for different situations. The book is also filled with poignant and hilarious examples of haters gone wild, and companies gone crazy, as well as inspirational stories of companies responding with speed, compassion, and humanity.

Whether you work for a mom-and-pop store or a global brand, you will have haters—and you can’t afford to ignore them. Baer’s insights and tactics will teach you how to embrace complaints, put haters to work for you, and turn bad news into good outcomes.

Who is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you’ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I’ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words ‘savvy’, ‘sexy’, and ‘social’ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY — Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY — Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL — Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with peop

With Facebook Live you can use your phone to share a moment instantly with the people you care about. This means your friends, family or fans can be there with you, and you can respond to their comments and see their reactions.

Since launching Facebook Live last summer to public figures via our Mentions app and more recently to everyone in the US using our iOS and Android apps we’ve been surprised and delighted with how people are using live video to connect and interact with each other all over the world. People are letting their friends discover their hobbies. Parents are using it to share moments in their kids’ lives with their extended families. Athletes are giving people a window into their training. Chefs are bringing their fans into their kitchen. Journalists are hosting global conversations on topics they care about. Aspiring musicians can now put on a live concert for their friends. Many people all over the world are using Facebook Live in many different ways to talk to and interact with the people that matter most to them.

That’s why today we’re excited to announce new features for Facebook Live to give you more ways to discover, share, and interact with live video, and more ways to personalize your live broadcasts.

Live for Groups and Events

“Going live” on Facebook feels special because you are going live with the people you care about. Today we’re rolling out the ability to go live in Facebook Groups and Facebook Events. Live in Groups allows you to broadcast to just the people in the Facebook Group – so you can go live in your family group, or share a workout plan in a fitness group. Live in Events means you can go live from a birthday party to allow those that can’t make it to join the fun, and a performer can go live backstage to the people who’ve RSVP-ed to the event to give them a sneak peak. You can even use Events to schedule a live Q&A session. We hope this new ability to both broadcast and watch live video within Groups and Events enables people to connect more deeply with their closest friends, family and the communities of people who share their interests.

Interactive Features: Live Reactions, Replay Comments, Live Filters

Facebook Live is interactive and fun: Live reactions, replaying comments made while live and Live filters will make it even more so. Live Reactions makes it easy for your viewers to express their feelings in real time during a live broadcast. Using the same reactions we launched in News Feed, viewers can select Love, Haha, Wow, Sad or Angry, and the reactions animate right on top of the video. Live Reactions appear in real time and disappear quickly so broadcasters and other viewers can get a sense of how people are feeling at different points during the live video – it’s like hearing the crowd applaud and cheer. When your friend reacts to your video or to a video you are both watching together you’ll see their profile pic and a little starburst before their reaction appears.

Live video on Facebook is truly interactive as broadcasters engage with their commenters and respond to their suggestions and questions. In fact, from initial data, we’ve seen that people comment more than 10 times more on Facebook Live videos than on regular videos. We want

Would you hire on a hookup app?

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Vincenzo shares his own personal story of how he creates consistent content and why. He also gives some tips on how not to fall into the rut.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

With these rights, the NFL is looking to reach the cord-cutters without cable and Twitter is looking for the content it so desperately needs to realize user growth.

What do you think?

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Who is Jed Record?

Jed Record is the CEO and founder of Likeforce, a digital content and training agency which has the unique distinction of hiring college students and training them to manage social media for businesses in their communities. In addition to being a speaker for college audiences around the country about Likeforce and social media, Jed also speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics to corporations, associations as well as clubs & groups.

Jed has earned an MBA in Finance & Strategy from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. As a successful three time entrepreneur, Jed was recognized in 2015 by UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School as an inaugural Adams Apprenticeship Advisor, part of a game-changing mentorship and advisory program designed to pair high performing business school students with innovative, trailblazing entrepreneurs.

Jed’s entrepreneurship experience also includes formal training and real-world execution of the principles of Lean Startup. As a consultant for Moves The Needle, Jed is often called in to facilitate Lean Startup workshops for Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Jed is in the top 0.1% of people speaking about social media, marketing & business as measured by Klout. He has a Klout influence score of 80 and an audience of more than 100,000 followers across his social network profiles. Other influencer measurement organizations also identify Jed as a top influencer including: Klear, Kred and Tap Influence.

Fun fact: At one time Jed was world class wrestler. Wrestling for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and competing in Freestyle and Greco Roman events in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. He can certainly take command of the room when it’s time to get the attention of a distracted conference audience.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well th

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mi

What is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you’ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I’ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words ‘savvy’, ‘sexy’, and ‘social’ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY — Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY — Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL — Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

1. Mamma mia, Instagram!

Last week, we found out women love social media. This week, Instagram revealed that 93 percent of moms access its network at least once per week, with 68 percent doing so daily. What's more, more than half of mothers on Instagram follow businesses.

2. Facebook is still about likes

Unmetric, per The Social Times, looked at 10 of the top brand Facebook posts (based on the data vendor's proprietary engagement score) from Feb. 25 to March 5. The mission: to see how the social platform's new reaction buttons—such as Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry—are performing for marketers.

Its research entailed posts from Nissan, Mini Babybel, Bertolli, Windex, LG Mobile, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Arby's, Rebel's Market, LittleThings.com and US Cellular.

The stats show that 93 percent of all interactions are still Likes, while Love is used 4.6 percent of the time.

3. Livestreaming comes of age

Periscope celebrated its 1-year birthday by revealing that it broadcasted 200 million livestreams, and that 100 million of those real-time videos were made in the last three months. 

4. Bedside buttons 

On Thursday, Amazon said orders via its Dash buttons have increased 75 percent in the last three months. By pressing the Wi-Fi-enabled buttons, Amazon Prime members can quickly order household goods for home delivery. 

The Seattle-based e-retail giant released buttons for 78 brands Thursday, including Red Bull, Energizer, Illy Coffee, L'Oréal Paris Revitalift, Slim Jim, Clorox and Trojan, the condom company.

So now folks don't have to stand in line at the grocery store to buy rubbers—they can do it without getting out of bed.  

5. Official global hashtags

Trademarks specialty company Thomson CompuMark says that in the last five years 2,898 applications have been filed globally to trademark hashtags. And last year alone, 1,398 applications were filed worldwide to trademark hashtags.

6. The real social happens @work

The influencer marketing player Experticity, buzz-focused company Keller Fay and University of Pennsylvania Wharton School professor Jonah Berger teamed up to run a survey to suss out the volume and impact of recommendations from the average consumer versus an influencer. The study, which polled more than 6,000 people in the U.S., unearthed this interesting tidbit: 53 percent of influencers' recommendations happen while th

We talk geofilters, messaging, video, brand marketing, storytelling and more!

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About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

• KLM Uses Facebook Messenger As Social Portal for Passenger Boarding, Flight Info and more
• New Jersey wants to throw people in jail for walking and using their phone
• Pinterest launches interactive how-to pins

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Learn how segmentation can help you gain success and why spray and pray tactics are a thing of the past.

What are the results of well-structured segments?

• 39 percent of marketers who segment see higher open rates, while 34 percent experience lower unsubscribe rates, eMarketer reported several years ago — and the impact is likely to be even higher in today’s cluttered environment.
• Tim Swindle of Pointdrive shares that companies generate higher conversion rates and deeper sales conversations when they segment their audiences appropriately.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

• Instagram Opens Up 60-second Video for All Accounts
• Twitter Adds Alt-Text Ability
• Snapchat Releases New Messaging Features
• Facebook Buzz Predicts Bernie Sanders Rise in Primaries

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

93% of 12-24 year olds own a smartphone and that is capturing their attention. What does this mean for apps like Snapchat and brands that are getting on board?

Brand Boost is conducting its own research on mobile use and podcast listeners. Take the survey here: brandboostcast.com/research

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Take the survey here: brandboostcast.com/research

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Social Media Inflation is Real

Like economic inflation, social media inflation is happening. As more and more people flood the social media platforms, are your followers really valuable? How do you get value from your followers?

Now is a great time to strategize, if you haven't, or hire an agency to help you increase the value of the followers you do have.

First of all, it’s worth noting sluggish performance by the more established platforms. On Facebook in particular once brands realised people were only following them to get free stuff, they stopped giving it away.

Now there are fairly few reasons to follow big brands on the platform, barring the occasional event opportunity. You can also see a big dip back in March when Facebook cleaned up as many inactive and bot profiles as it could.

According to the report this period saw large brands lose the most, with Pepsi dropping a massive 1.8m fans.

Twitter is following the same path, and while we’ve talked about Twitter’s numerous difficulties which may be contributing to this, I’d assume that users are more likely to follow individuals on the platform, with brands getting a look-in for customer service.

Likewise, Pinterest appears steady but unspectacular – the Opera web browser of social media networks, suggesting it has developed a loyal audience but has passed its early high-growth stage.

LinkedIn is of interest here, because user numbers appear to have surged on the platform recently, with brands seeing roughly 3% average monthly growth rate.

However, LinkedIn’s attempts to re-position itself via its publishing functions have resulted in a storm of content which may have resulted in brand messages being buried.

Finally Instagram. At 6-to-8% average growth month-on-month, it’s ruling the roost. In many ways this is unsurprising. Users in general have taken to image-sharing platforms with gusto, and Instagram has been working hard to attract brand partners over the last two years, with strong results.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is an entrepreneur, speaker and host of the Brand Boost Podcast. He is the the founder and Creative Director of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital ad agency specializing in brand amplification and digital storytelling. With experience as a brand correspondent, Vincenzo’s portfolio includes a 1 billion impression campaign launch for Applebee’s as well as work for Mazda, Kia Motors, Paul Mitchell Schools, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder, and Zoomph.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Who is Jed Record?

Jed Record is the CEO and founder of Likeforce, a digital content and training agency which has the unique distinction of hiring college students and training them to manage social media for businesses in their communities. In addition to being a speaker for college audiences around the country about Likeforce and social media, Jed also speaks on a

Can you measure marketing ROI?

The gauntlet has been thrown and Jack Kosakowski and other sales and marketing professionals have been called out. 

The sales versus marketing conversation still runs wild and while social media platforms get hotter and hotter, the question continues to arise: can you measure marketing ROI?

Jed gives for some interesting debate material.

Make sure to weigh in with your thoughts.

Andiamo!

Who is Jed Record?

Jed Record is the CEO and founder of Likeforce, a digital content and training agency which has the unique distinction of hiring college students and training them to manage social media for businesses in their communities. In addition to being a speaker for college audiences around the country about Likeforce and social media, Jed also speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics to corporations, associations as well as clubs & groups.

Jed has earned an MBA in Finance & Strategy from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. As a successful three time entrepreneur, Jed was recognized in 2015 by UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School as an inaugural Adams Apprenticeship Advisor, part of a game-changing mentorship and advisory program designed to pair high performing business school students with innovative, trailblazing entrepreneurs.

Jed’s entrepreneurship experience also includes formal training and real-world execution of the principles of Lean Startup. As a consultant for Moves The Needle, Jed is often called in to facilitate Lean Startup workshops for Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Jed is in the top 0.1% of people speaking about social media, marketing & business as measured by Klout. He has a Klout influence score of 80 and an audience of more than 100,000 followers across his social network profiles. Other influencer measurement organizations also identify Jed as a top influencer including: Klear, Kred and Tap Influence.

Fun fact: At one time Jed was world class wrestler. Wrestling for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and competing in Freestyle and Greco Roman events in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. He can certainly take command of the room when it’s time to get the attention of a distracted conference audience.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing id

1. L'Oreal crushes Cinematic Pins

2. Women reign on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook

3. Even in Vegas, this is a lot of action

4. Millennials love email?

5. Measurement coming of age

6. Mobile radio rising 

7. Streaming beats downloads

8. "BOPIS" is a thing

9. Social follower growth   

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

My dad always taught me, show me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are:

Amy Schmittauer

Artie Beavis

Brian Fanzo

Ben Phillips (follow him on Snapchat too: figoamericano)

Christin Kardos

Chris Barrows

Eric Clark

Jason Yarborough (another amazing follow on Snapchat: jasonyarby)

Jed Record

Rachel Crevling

Rachel Miller

There are so many more that I surely missed, please know you are greatly appreciated for everything you've done to power this podcast along for 100 episodes and hopefully the next 100!

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

During the Millennial years, the demographic is in constant flux, given that adults in that 18-34 demo are in "rapid transition." That's according to Nielsen's Q4 2015 Total Audience Report, released this morning, which delved into the media consumption habits of advertising's most elusive, and often mystifying, demographic.

The report found millennials who have started a family spend significantly more time watching TV—an average of an hour per day more than those who don't have children or still live with their parents.

"It's not about age, it's about life stage," wrote Glenn Enoch, evp, audience insights for Nielsen, in the report. "18-34 year olds are not a monolithic group with a common set of technologies or behaviors. Their lives are in rapid transition as they join the workforce, move into their own homes and start families."

The Total Audience Report, which is not to be confused with the Total Audience Measurement ratings that Nielsen is rolling, broke millennials into three separate life stage groups: Dependent Adults (those who are living in someone else's home, usually a parent or parents), On Their Own (those who are living in their own home, with no children) and Starting a Family (those living in their own home, with children).

Read the entire Nielsen Total Audience Report, Here

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

NO!

Enter YouTube Connect, Google's response to Live Social Video.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Sure.

It's time to market marketing better and make it a career path rather than something many stumble upon.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

What is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you’ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I’ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words ‘savvy’, ‘sexy’, and ‘social’ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY — Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY — Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL — Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

This weeks' guest host is Amy Schmittauer, aka Savvy Sexy Social and we'll talk about how Snapchat is killing the YouTube star!

What is Savvy Sexy Social?

The mission of Savvy Sexy Social is to empower brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. By sharing desired content of your target market and becoming the go-to resource for customer, you’ll discover how to build brand advocacy and engaging relationships introduced and nurtured by social media in turn building your business.

I’ve always loved the process of finding the perfect name for my creations (and pets). But I just got plain lucky with this one. When I wanted to create a resource that helps brands design a plan to effectively and relatably reach an activated and loyal audience, the words ‘savvy’, ‘sexy’, and ‘social’ truly described everything I knew I wanted to share.

SAVVY — Understanding the purpose, context and optimal techniques of building brand awareness no matter if the tools are online or off.

SEXY — Learning how to appeal to your audience online in a way that connects you to real people and makes happen or fits into relatable conversations.

SOCIAL — Discovering amazing opportunities at your disposal that you have to connect with people by finding where they’re hanging out and how to best work your brand name into the conversation.

All in all, this is a place where you can learn executable steps to discover your brand’s personality and market it across platforms in a fashion that works with the current trends of inviting conversations and telling stories.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, live streaming strategist and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to the Brand Boost Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Topics Discussed by Jed and Vincenzo:

• Green Beer
• March Madness
  • Jed picks North Carolina
  • Vincenzo picks Michigan State
• Snapchat
• Instagram Algorithm

Andiamo!

Who is Jed Record?

Jed Record is the CEO and founder of Likeforce, a digital content and training agency which has the unique distinction of hiring college students and training them to manage social media for businesses in their communities. In addition to being a speaker for college audiences around the country about Likeforce and social media, Jed also speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics to corporations, associations as well as clubs & groups.

Jed has earned an MBA in Finance & Strategy from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. As a successful three time entrepreneur, Jed was recognized in 2015 by UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School as an inaugural Adams Apprenticeship Advisor, part of a game-changing mentorship and advisory program designed to pair high performing business school students with innovative, trailblazing entrepreneurs.

Jed’s entrepreneurship experience also includes formal training and real-world execution of the principles of Lean Startup. As a consultant for Moves The Needle, Jed is often called in to facilitate Lean Startup workshops for Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Jed is in the top 0.1% of people speaking about social media, marketing & business as measured by Klout. He has a Klout influence score of 80 and an audience of more than 100,000 followers across his social network profiles. Other influencer measurement organizations also identify Jed as a top influencer including: Klear, Kred and Tap Influence.

Fun fact: At one time Jed was world class wrestler. Wrestling for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and competing in Freestyle and Greco Roman events in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. He can certainly take command of the room when it’s time to get the attention of a distracted conference audience.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Who uses their brain anymore?

Let's discuss.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker and live streaming strategist. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Paul Mitchell Schools, Tinder, DC United, SocialFresh and more!

Voice Over provided by Amy Schmittauer (intro) and Rachel Creveling (outro)

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Facebook Canvas ads, when clicked, expand to full-screen size, giving users an immersive branded experience. They’re effectively mini-websites built within Facebook - with the advantage for Facebook being that people don’t have to leave their platform to view the content. Within a Canvas ad, users can “swipe through a carousel of images, tilt to view panoramic images and zoom in to view images in detail, making the Canvas experience immersive and engaging in a way that mobile sites aren’t”.

HOW DO CREATE YOUR OWN CANVAS ADS?

In Facebook’s official announcement, they note that:

“The tool is available to advertisers in both Power Editor and the Publishing Tools tab on their Page.”

To get access, you can fill in this form. Once the tool becomes available to you, you’ll be able to start building your Canvas through either your Page (under the Publishing Tools menu) or through Power Editor. Facebook has a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to create Canvas ads available in their Help section including details on how to add each Canvas element and build your Canvas experience.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker and live streaming strategist. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Paul Mitchell Schools, Tinder, DC United, SocialFresh and more!

Voice Over provided by Amy Schmittauer (intro) and Rachel Creveling (outro)

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Savannah Peterson, a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Consumer Tech, joins Vincenzo on the podcast to talk about Apple predictions on what is to come during the spring release and what we should expect to see from the Cupertino giant.

Savannah encourages you to say hi on twitter @SavIsSavvy

Check out her YouTube channel here

Or connect with her on Facebook here

It's gonna happen: New 4-inch iPhone

The main product unveiling expected at Apple's March 21 event is a new 4-inch iPhone that will replace the current iPhone 5s. It's believed that the handset will boast many of the same internal components as the iPhone 6s, including a 12-megapixel camera, A9 processor, and support for Apple Pay.

If the iPhone 5s is discontinued, Apple's entire iPhone product lineup would then feature Apple Pay for the first time ever.

Leaked schematics suggest the new iPhone model will feature an aesthetic similar to the current iPhone 6s series, such as curved edges and a slightly protruding camera, but smaller in size. The rumored name of the product is "iPhone SE."

With the iPhone 5s currently priced at $449 off contract, expect that Apple's new 4-inch model will launch in largely the same price range. It's likely to launch just a matter of days after the keynote.

Highly Likely: New 9.7-inch iPad

Whether it's branded as an iPad Air or iPad Pro, Apple is also expected to introduce a new 9.7-inch iPad that will serve as the successor to the iPad Air 2, which first launched in 2014.

The new model is expected to feature many of the same capabilities of the larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro, including the Smart Connector magnetic port for keyboard accessories, as well as a four-speaker array and possibly the beefed-up A9X processor.

About Savannah:

Savannah Peterson is the Founder and Chief Unicorn of Savvy Millennial, a 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology and known voice in the hardware space. Savannah advises and consults with companies and entrepreneurs alike, working to apply new technologies and develop innovative products products with them. She thrives on the go-to-market journey and is a facilitation hub of ideas, resources, and engineering. Prior to Speck Design, Savannah was the Director of Global Community at Shapeways, the world’s largest 3D Printing community, where she empowered and enabled the over 25,000 3D Printing businesses. A true hardware nerd, Savannah has helped friends, clients, and fellow creatives raise over $4.5M through crowdfunding. Before diving head first into design, Savannah worked at Fox Sports Northwest, the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement at the University of Washington, and founded her own Social Media Marketing Agency, Savvy Marketing Seattle. She travels the world as a public speaker, most recently featured at the Silicon Beached Festival, the Ford Research and Innovation Lab, SXSW, a three city tour of New Zealand for #NZSMJ and last year’s inaugural Gasparilla Interactive. An avid mentor for women and men in tech, she mentors and teaches at Stanford, NYU, and PACE University. She has been featured in/onForbes, the BBC, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CNET, The Verge, and many more. When not geeking out, she’s tasting wine and romping through the wild blue yonder with her rescue mutt, Marti

Every year there are new viral campaigns that plaster social media sites and the web and each year we learn new things. If we take a look at these marketing plans, we will see that many times, going viral is an accident!

Going viral is tough. However, some of the elements in these following campaigns can help with your new campaigns of the new year, potentially giving them the boost they need to succeed.

Below shows some of the best viral campaigns we saw in 2015 on several different social media platforms that aren’t Facebook.

Dove: Choose Beautiful 

The Last Selfie: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Snapchat

Always: #LikeAGirl on Twitter

Mercedes-Benz USA: Build a GLA on Instagram

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker, and live streaming strategist. He has worked with brands such as Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, DC United, Tinder and more!

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationshi

The balance between beauty and functionality is something long searched for in product design.

From Fox Sports to 3D Printing, Savannah is hungry for innovation and thrives on bringing new products to the market. She is a passionate need-solver, always looking to raise the bar of form and function and engage new and unique communities.

She not only thrives on the strategy and creativity that goes into designing and executing bleeding edge campaigns but cares about people, passion and great product, in that order.

Andiamo!

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Savannah Peterson

Savannah is the Director of Innovation Strategy at Speck Design, where she helps companies and entrepreneurs alike develop ingenious new products. She thrives on the go-to-market journey and is a facilitation hub of ideas, resources, and engineering.

Prior to joining Speck Design, Savannah was the Director of Global Community at Shapeways, the world's largest 3D Printing community, where she empowered and enabled the over 25,000 3D Printing businesses.

A true hardware nerd, Savannah has helped friends, clients, and fellow creatives raise over $4.5M through crowdfunding. Before diving head first into design, Savannah worked at Fox Sports Northwest, the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement at the University of Washington, and founded her own Social Media Marketing Agency, Savvy Marketing Seattle. She travels the world as a public speaker, most recently featured at SXSW, Silicon Beach Festival, and Gasparilla Interactive.

An avid mentor for women and men in tech, she teaches digital marketing and crowdfunding at Stanford, NYU, PACE, and SUNY Oswego. She has been featured in/on the BBC, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CNET, The Verge, and many more.

When not geeking out, she’s tasting wine and romping through the wild blue yonder with her rescue mutt, Martini.

Vincenzo’s Italian Lesson of the Day:

Vorreì prenotare una tavole per due per le sette = I would like to reserve a table for two for 7pm

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker and live streaming strategist. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Big thanks to my producer, Cody Stevenson.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling.

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Jason Yarborough and Vincenzo talk about marketers making excuses for not using platforms like Snapchat and how to overcome your new platform fears.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Brand Boost Podcast presents "She’s On First”, hot takes on sports culture, sports tech, sports fan culture, sports marketing and more!

Co-hosts Vincenzo Landino and Lauren Creedon provide an in-depth look at topics often bypassed for the more glorious Sportscenter highlights and attention grabbing headlines.

This episode of the Brand Boost Podcast is recorded LIVE on blab.im, Friday’s at 10am and includes audience interaction after the recording.

In this episode, we talk:

Hot Takes

Main Event:

Shoutouts

Other Mentions:

Andiamo!

About Lauren Creedon:

Lauren has worked on the founding team or ground floor of 3 sports startups, studying the intersection of sports, media, and tech. Fun facts: she is a former artist and baseball player, and wrote her college thesis on the baseball card industry.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker and live streaming strategist. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

We're continually evolving in the live moments age, and Facebook, Amazon and the MLB are paving the way forward! 

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

With the Live Video wars heating up, Meerkat proves to be the first casualty. Not being backed by a major social network proved to be the nail in the coffin.

http://vincenzolandino.com/facebook-live/

http://recode.net/2016/03/04/meerkat-is-ditching-the-livestream-and-chasing-a-video-social-network-instead/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Topics discussed by Vincenzo and Jed

Andiamo!

Who is Jed Record?

Jed Record is the CEO and founder of Likeforce, a digital content and training agency which has the unique distinction of hiring college students and training them to manage social media for businesses in their communities. In addition to being a speaker for college audiences around the country about Likeforce and social media, Jed also speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics to corporations, associations as well as clubs & groups.

Jed has earned an MBA in Finance & Strategy from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. As a successful three time entrepreneur, Jed was recognized in 2015 by UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School as an inaugural Adams Apprenticeship Advisor, part of a game-changing mentorship and advisory program designed to pair high performing business school students with innovative, trailblazing entrepreneurs.

Jed’s entrepreneurship experience also includes formal training and real-world execution of the principles of Lean Startup. As a consultant for Moves The Needle, Jed is often called in to facilitate Lean Startup workshops for Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Jed is in the top 0.1% of people speaking about social media, marketing & business as measured by Klout. He has a Klout influence score of 80 and an audience of more than 100,000 followers across his social network profiles. Other influencer measurement organizations also identify Jed as a top influencer including: Klear, Kred and Tap Influence.

Fun fact: At one time Jed was world class wrestler. Wrestling for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and competing in Freestyle and Greco Roman events in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. He can certainly take command of the room when it’s time to get the attention of a distracted conference audience.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the i

How BuzzFeed is Crushing the Millennial Demographic with Killer Content and Social Media

Here are the stats to back it up, from 2014

http://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-reaches-more-millennials-than-us-tv-networks-2014-11

Older report from BuzzFeed itself in 2014

http://insights.buzzfeed.com/industry-trends-2014/

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

What is the difference between marketing, PR, advertising and branding?

Vincenzo brings back the Wednesday rant!

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Why Aren't People Watching the Oscars? 

With its third lowest showing in 20 years, the Oscars has had declining viewership.

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About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

How NOT to Handle An Oscars SNAFU

How one brand botched a tweet, but that isn't the only way they fumbled the Oscars.

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About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Brand Boost Podcast presents "She’s On First”, hot takes on sports culture, sports tech, sports fan culture, sports marketing and more!

Co-hosts Vincenzo Landino and Lauren Creedon provide an in-depth look at topics often bypassed for the more glorious Sportscenter highlights and attention grabbing headlines.

This episode of the Brand Boost Podcast is recorded LIVE on blab.im, Friday’s at 10am and includes audience interaction after the recording.

In this episode, we talk:

Hot Takes

Main Event:

• Puma, adidas and Under Armour put focus on women in sports
• Adam Silver says WNBA is "behind"

Shoutouts

Other Mentions:

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About Lauren Creedon:

Lauren has worked on the founding team or ground floor of 3 sports startups, studying the intersection of sports, media, and tech. Fun facts: she is a former artist and baseball player, and wrote her college thesis on the baseball card industry.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo Landino is a brand correspondent, speaker and live streaming strategist. He has worked with brands such as, Applebee’s, Barilla Pasta, Cinnabon, SocialFresh and more!

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Buzzfeed and AMEX Partner Up and IHOP Jumps Into Snapchat Geofilter Marketing

Buzzfeed, NBC and AMEX invest in a Leap Day stunt

IHOP invests in Snapchat Geofilters

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About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Topics discussed by Vincenzo and Jed:

• Twitter GIF button reaching mobile users
• Facebook Reactions Available Globally
• Snapchat On-Demand Geofilters: A Hip New Way to Spend $5--Plus, a Quick How-To

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Who is Jed Record?

Jed Record is the CEO and founder of Likeforce, a digital content and training agency which has the unique distinction of hiring college students and training them to manage social media for businesses in their communities. In addition to being a speaker for college audiences around the country about Likeforce and social media, Jed also speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics to corporations, associations as well as clubs & groups.

Jed has earned an MBA in Finance & Strategy from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. As a successful three time entrepreneur, Jed was recognized in 2015 by UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School as an inaugural Adams Apprenticeship Advisor, part of a game-changing mentorship and advisory program designed to pair high performing business school students with innovative, trailblazing entrepreneurs.

Jed’s entrepreneurship experience also includes formal training and real-world execution of the principles of Lean Startup. As a consultant for Moves The Needle, Jed is often called in to facilitate Lean Startup workshops for Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Jed is in the top 0.1% of people speaking about social media, marketing & business as measured by Klout. He has a Klout influence score of 80 and an audience of more than 100,000 followers across his social network profiles. Other influencer measurement organizations also identify Jed as a top influencer including: Klear, Kred and Tap Influence.

Fun fact: At one time Jed was world class wrestler. Wrestling for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and competing in Freestyle and Greco Roman events in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. He can certainly take command of the room when it’s time to get the attention of a distracted conference audience.

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Coolest New Way to Spend $5

Snapchat is introducing yet another revenue stream today in the form of on-demand geo-filters.

As it stands now, Snapchat already has two types of geofilters. Community Geofilters can not include logos or marketing and can be submitted for free. For example, where I live in Brooklyn, there are options for Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Brooklyn. The other type of geofilter is a Sponsored Geofilter, where big brands can cover a large area with marketing-based filters.

With on-demand geofilters, anyone with a bit of design savvy can pay Snapchat to create and distribute their own custom geofilters in a specific area for an allotted time.

The minimum size for these geofilters is 5,000 square feet (enough to cover an office building) and the minimum amount of time the geofilter can exist is 30 minutes. On the other side of the spectrum, users can spread their on-demand geofilters as far as 5,000,000 square feet.

The turnaround time for review is about a day, and pricing starts at $5.

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About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Direct excerpt from Facebook News Room: http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/02/reactions-now-available-globally/

Every day, people come to Facebook to discover what’s happening in their world and around the world, and to share all kinds of things, whether that’s updates that are happy, sad, funny or thought-provoking. News Feed is the central way you can get updates about your friends, family and anything else that matters to you, and the central place to have conversations with the people you care about. We’ve been listening to people and know that there should be more ways to easily and quickly express how something you see in News Feed makes you feel. That’s why today we are launching Reactions, an extension of the Like button, to give you more ways to share your reaction to a post in a quick and easy way.

To add a reaction, hold down the Like button on mobile or hover over the Like button on desktop to see the reaction image options, then tap either Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad or Angry.

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About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Lauren Creedon is a partnerships consultant for digital brands. 

She has worked on the founding team or ground floor of 3 sports startups, including most recently Fancred. 

She is a former artist and baseball player, and has always been obsessed with startups, tech & innovation. 

She'll be sharing her insights as a millennial startup founder, a consultant to digital brands, and a woman in the overlapping worlds of sports business & tech.

Links in the show: 

Lauren's Twitter

Hashtag Sports

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Can Foursquare prove digital ad ROI for offline retailers?

Foursquare looks to help retailers by proving ROI of digital ads through use of its new Attribution Program.

Andiamo!

About Vincenzo Landino:

Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media.

Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more.

Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker.

Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling

Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.

The Brand Boost Podcast mission

The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.

About Fifty 2 Creative

Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.

Enjoy the podcast? Give us a rating or a review on iTunes!

Are You Wasting Money on Social Media Marketing?