Originally published on ReelSEO, written by Supercool Creative Director David Murdico Over the last couple of years I’ve become a bit of a political junkie. And like any good junkie, I spend half my time dosing up on Fox, MSNBC, Politico and Huffpo and half my time looking for my next fix. With ever-increasing frequency,…
Originally published on MediaPost, written by Supercool Creative Director David Murdico I recently spoke at a social media marketing conference at my alma mater, The University of Southern California, on the topic of how social media and other marketing professionals can best get their C-level executives involved in, invested in, and taking leadership roles in…
Originally published on MediaPost, written by Supercool Creative Director David Murdico Supercool Creative gets calls all the time from people looking for a wide variety of things, including viral marketing, online video content, social media, and even bulk quantities of sodium bisulfate — since, we’ve been told, we are also listed in the Yellow Pages…
I was going to give my view of online video from 10,000 feet up — but decided that was still too close. So let’s back it up even further and take a look from Mars. Every day, I read stories declaring that online video is either the wave of the future, is already dominating the online…
The terms online video advertising and online video marketing, like the broader terms advertising and marketing themselves, are often used interchangeably. According to online dictionary MerriamWebster.com, advertising and marketing are defined as follows: Advertising: The action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements. Marketing: An aggregate of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer. Online video…
The great thing about video, viral and social media marketing is that the brand message doesn’t always have to hit the end consumer directly, from the start. Each and every view doesn’t have to come from likely buyers or the end consumers, as long as the creative, message and viral marketing strategy of the campaign…
Each year, we’re seeing more and more video campaigns launching for viral and social media distribution on Facebook, YouTube and elsewhere by larger brands and businesses intent on tapping into the power of video as a marketing tool. Likewise, we’re seeing an increase in video marketing content centered around holidays. This trend is by no…
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…
Audiences are becoming increasingly fragmented in the ways they find and experience entertainment content and related marketing messages, which can be frustrating for the brands, businesses marketers and advertisers that are trying to reach them. There is indecision and hesitancy about where to best spend tightening marketing budgets and nowhere is this more true than…
If you’re considering an online video marketing initiative for your brand, product or service, the last thing you want to be bothered with is the aftermath of a successful online video marketing campaign. So here are five things you can do to make sure you’ll see little or no return on your online video marketing…