Will You Be At The Disrupt LA Tech Summit?

We will! Who wouldn’t want to attend this rockstar  summit filled with YouTube celebs, Google, IBM, Disney, Sony, and Activision Executives? Supercool will be covering the event and we look forward to seeing you there! Silicon Beach Young Professionals presents the DISRUPT LA Tech Summit – a two day conference, comprised of presentations, panels, workshops and…

5 Social Media Advertising Trends in 2014: Forget That, Remember This

This is a guest post written by Kimberly Barnes. Ah, 2013. The year that “selfie” joined “bootylicious” in the Oxford Online Dictionary. The year that some genius created a poop version of the Harlem Shake — and 700,000 of us watched it. And, of course, the year that EVERY SINGLE THING on the Internet was…

Vine Is Awesome Marketing For Brands And Here’s Why

A lot of people are still unsure what to make of Twitter’s Vine app that was launched earlier this year but it’s alright to be confused. The fact of the matter is, Vine’s going places whether or not you find yourself creating and posting 6-second videos of your own and advertisers, brands and startups should…

Creative vs Media Strategy – Which Comes First?

I recently talked with Jason DeLuca, Managing Director at Allscope Media, an independent mid-size ad agency that delivers fully integrated communication strategies, about the important relationship between creative and media buying. How do creative choices affect media buying decisions and conversely, how do media buying decision influence the creative process? We sat down for a quick…

Chasing Dragons: The Case for Creating Original Video, Social, Interactive and Integrated Media Campaigns

As a creative director at a creative agency, I am routinely faced with blank sheets of paper and empty whiteboards just begging for big ideas. This, I can handle. A harder proposition is being faced with a brand, business or organization that is looking for “something like this video” or “a little different version of…