The Best Ways To Market Mobile Apps and Games

What’s the best way to market your mobile app or game? I reached out to a variety of experts including app developers, game studios, app summit organizers and extreme gaming machine builders to get their thoughts. Here’s the advice that made the most cents, along with my two pennies’ worth, of course. Charlyn Keating @CharlynKeating…

5 Smart Questions to Ask B4 Producing Marketing Videos

I know the inclination is to just dive right in there and make a video, or hire an online video production company to dive right in there and bang out a video that will go viral, be an ad and explain everything your brand, product or service does and stands for, all in one neat…

Why Funny, Edgy Offensive Marketing Videos Work

Our society has become way too concerned with being seen as “offensive” and being “offended.” It’s the passive aggressive buzzword of the 2000s, and propelled by social media, has had an impact on how far brands and startups are willing to go with funny, edgy content. Creating fun, shareable content now involves walking through a…

Can App Trailer Videos Get Your Game On the App Store?

Rebecca Borison wrote a great article on app marketing for Business Insider about the game Blek, and how co-founder Denis Mikan figures he managed to get his app into the #1 spot on the Apple App Store for 20 consecutive days. Mikan says the app got early attention from the press, always a good thing,…

How to Make a Viral Video Go Viral

The best thing about online video is that it gets ATTENTION, builds AWARENESS, INTEREST, and drives ACTION. Action is the part we’re after. That’s where people buy your stuff. Strip away the glitz, glamor and varying definitions of  “going viral,” and the whole point of  it is simply to reach more and more potential buyers…

5 Ways To Promote Your Brand Or Startup Online

The internet is becoming a crowded place and brands and startups face the same problem: How to get new customers! It would be nice if customers would just come knocking, but instead of waiting around, they need to get out there and start promoting online. Here’s how.  SOCIAL MEDIA Social media these days has become…

Online Video Production Advice for PR Agencies

Video is a tool of social media. So, as many social media responsibilities are being taken on by PR departments, we are seeing public relations teams becoming more actively involved in the creation and deployment of social video content. Viral videos, branded entertainment, web series videos and video game trailers top the list along with…

When to Hire a PR and Social Media Consultant vs an Agency?

Not every brand, business or startup has the requirements or budget to jump head first into digital marketing – PR, social media, videos, contests, creative advertising – and bringing in an agency to plan and run everything can be overkill. On the other hand, not every team is set up with the expertise or bandwidth…