Why Brand and Startup Videos Have To Be More Creative

In the new age of: “I wish I could be as cool as my teenage son” and: “Why does my grandma have a Facebook?” social media has become an influential, passive aggressive, self-comparison interaction tool. Social media not only represents self-identity, but an engagement of others in community, lifestyle, business, and entertainment. It is a…

Should You Hype Your Startup Pre-launch by Marketing Now?

New movies, video games, apps and even new flavors of existing products all pre-market before they’re available, so why shouldn’t your startup or crowdfunding campaign do the same? Unless there’s a specific reason for flying under the radar, get out there early and often on social media channels, create compelling content like videos and blogs…

5 Ways To Sell your New Product Via Video And Social Media

Everyone who launches a new product, from Proctor & Gamble to a couple of college grads who thought it up at a bar, are convinced they’ll be rich. If they didn’t think it would sell, they wouldn’t try. Look at some of the morons on Shark Tank. They all believed and in all fairness, some…

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 Ways to Tell if Your New Product Will Sell or Suck

Everybody who launches a new product, from Proctor & Gamble to a couple of college grads who thought it up at a bar, is convinced they’ll be rich. If they didn’t think it would sell, they wouldn’t try. Look at some of the morons on Shark Tank. They all believed in themselves and their products…

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,…