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When Actors Do Their Own Awareness Marketing

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Awareness Marketing for Movies - What could possibly be better? In an effort to bring comedy to our lives, and showcase their brilliance, Ryan Reynold and Hugh Jackman have teamed up to bring a wonderful interview to a Youtube near you....

Twitter and the 2016 Presidential Debate

...and the 2016 Presidential Debate Everything was all a “twitter” last Monday night both during the first Presidential debate and throughout the night. According to Mic.com, Twitter analysts stated that the debate was the most tweeted political event in history,...

Celebrity And Politics

If Bono goes anywhere near a political debate people kind of groan - his brand of millionaire earnestness is quickly parodied and poked with a pin. He's not the only one who falls foul of some people's desire for the entertainers just to entertain and not get all...

The Right to be Forgotten, or not?

Here’s a fun fact: We live in a world of public information. Don’t believe me? Just type in “who is the world’s worst politician?” on Google and see the results pop up. Funnily enough, my third result is Francois Hollande of France. See? It’s a fun exercise and...

Giving Thanks To Businesses, And Their Marketing Practices

Good Marketing And Good Business Practices: Something To Be Thankful For Beneath the food and the parties and it’s somewhat complex historical roots, Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks. And while on that day I will be giving mine to my family and friends, and all...

Clearwater Internet Marketing

If we turned you into the Clearwater Internet marketing equivalent of a Silver-back gorilla, would you want your silver back? No because we would have turned you into the dominant force in your market, able to drum up attention by effectively beating your chest, and...

Advertising Awareness of Etc…

Jenna Elfman's Advertising Awareness Of.... I read this fascinating advertising awareness article that is mildly depressing, but hits home for me. I have heard people talk about human trafficking and read different articles about business models that treat employees...

Juneteenth

America Has Many Great Holidays, Juneteenth Is Amongst Them Today is the celebration of a big day in the annals of American History, but it is unfortunate that not everyone knows about it. It is celebrated by African Americans especially, because it commemorates the...

2018 Brings Healthier Donuts For Dunkin Donuts

Who wouldn't want a job title like Manager of Doughnut Excellence? That's what Ron Golden gets to call himself. In an age when people are becoming more and more health conscious, and fast food has suffered repeatedly for the perception that it contributes to bad...

Is An Online Store Really The Best Option?

Globally, eCommerce is pulling in $2.3 trillion a year. It could be a lucrative option for your business if you get it right. Online shopping can help you grow your market share and offer a convenient solution for the clients. Top American brands have known about the...

Political Correctness And P.R. (Part 3: The Present)

Maintaining P.R. In Modern Day Is A Balancing Act, But Worthwhile I am a millennial. And as a person born to modern times, I have little issue with the ideas of “safe spaces” or “trigger words.” And if an individual finds he does not identify as the gender his body is...

Marvel Vs. DC: Avenger’s Infinity War And Justice League

Marvel Have Built A Cohesive Cinematic Universe That Allows Individual Characters To Thrive The difference in construction is evident, as is the execution. Marvel's successful model of single hero movies and then Avengers movies is most likely the thing that allowed...

Searching For A Search Engine Solution

Everyone has their favorite brands - this holds true across most things people buy; there will be one make of item that hits the sweet spot for them. Search engines are the same, so are social networks. The way the information is organized has a big impact on which...

President Obama’s Funeral Fails

President Obama Chooses SXSW Over Regan Funeral President Obama is making some interesting choices of late in not going to the funerals of some very prominent people, where there is an expectation that he should attend. He chose not to attend Supreme Court Justice...

Marketing New Movies

Here's the thing: we all know that when a new movie is coming out, especially those with blockbuster actors in it, like Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Emma Stone, Gwynneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, etc. that these are going to be...

John Kerry – A PR Case Study

We live in a 24/7 media news world, where everything is broadcast moments after it is made known. This is the problem that Secretary of State John Kerry has. Some background information - he was in a closed room conversation with other governmental and international...

Marketing the Idea of Free Speech

In this hyper partisan world we live in there is an endless stream of conflict and misinformation. And many are marketing the theory that banning speech from some online platforms is an encroachment on the First Amendment Rights of individuals. Take Alex...

Only Connect

When you look at all of the social media out there, what is its original intent? What was it designed to facilitate, and what is the thing that it has ended up distorting? Connection - between humans, in an analogue environment meant to replicate the way in which we...

Bladerunner 2049: Alternate Film Futures Or Why Sci Fi Isn’t A Predictive Medium

Science Fiction Is More Of A Gauge Of What Is Going On In The Current Day Bladerunner 2049 is great - an unexpectedly great sequel to a cult classic. William Gibson isn't particularly fond of being expected to predict the future. Warren Ellis often writes about how...

Happy Memorial Day

Every Year This Day Celebrates Those Who Died In Service Of Their Country In England we observed Remembrance Sunday every year as part of our duties in the Cubs and then the Scouts, so it was something that I was aware of from an early age. Every year we would place a...

Comic Books Don’t Need To Be Turned Into Films

Comic Books Aren't Just Storyboards For Movies They do different things, and they bring very different things to the machinery of storytelling, and those who only ever interact with comic book stories through their movie versions are missing out on a very unique...

Taking A Ride With Uber

Uber Changing The World Of Taxi Cabs Uber has been getting some bad press of late - and it has generally seemed to stem from people sympathetic to the loss of trade that established taxi firms have suffered. Perhaps some journalists, whose own industry was turned on...

No One Does That Anymore – Marketing A Supposed Decline

Things Don't Die They Just Get Repurposed Cassandras have always been around, but it wasn't always so easy for these Chicken Littles to tell everyone about the sky-falling. When they start crying wolf now there's always two choruses that pipe up - the naysayers and...

Why I Voted For Donald J Trump

Donald J Trump Marketing Genius It is 2016, and for America that means a new presidential election. This has been obvious to most people in America because the presidential nominees have been all over the news, and media outlets. Our country was founded upon the idea...

Promote Who We Can Trust: But Who Would That Be?

Who Do We Promote As A Credible Source? Who do we promote as trustworthy? What groups do we promote for such status? Who, in this world, can we trust? These are the questions now, aren’t they? Recent events, recent observations, recent verbal spouting on the internet...

Alice’s Adventures In Marketing

Oh, You Can't Help That, We're All Marketing Around Here I’m a big Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland fan. I bought the nice, hardcover copy at Barnes and Noble on Sunset Point, and I quote it whenever I can. So, as you might expect, I saw the 2010 CGI movie by Tim...

Star Wars Advertising: “May The 4th Be With You”

Never Underestimate The Advertising Power Of A Good Pun This article is going to come out a few days after the odd phenomenon that is Star Wars Day. A holiday that seems to exist partially because the “May the 4th be with you” pun is funny. I bet historians never saw...

Hurricane Irma – What Most People Overlook

Massive Category 5 Hurricane Irma 2017 If you were alive in 2017 then you heard of the notorious Hurricane Irma. It was one of the biggest, well-formed, feared & nastiest hurricanes that anyone has seen. It's devastation was massive and is still affecting a large...

Thinking About Futures

Do People Still Ask What Will The Future Look Like? From what direction will the future come, and in what shape will it arrive? There are a lot of different areas that one might look for some early indications of emergent trends - such as those who work in the...

The Conners – Handling PR Problems

Roseanne Blundered, ABC Acted Correctly Sometimes you can be riding the crest of a wave and it seems like you have picked up so much momentum that you are something of an unstoppable force, and then someone drops something on the tracks and the whole damned locomotive...

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Healthy Lighting Has Arrived – Just Ask LIGHTBOB

Local Tampa Bay Resident, Robert Lantaigne, AKA "LIGHTBOB" has been in lighting and engineering for his entire career. Bob has the resume most would dream of, from helping design multimillion commercial custom projects to 100 million dollar mansion home lighting...

Tampa Bay Lightning – 2026 Playoff Revenue Flows

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - WHAT OCCURS BUSINESS WISE IF THEY WIN OR LOSE Let’s translate this into what it actually means for Tampa’s economy and local businesses—not just hockey odds. Current situation (business lens) The Tampa Bay Lightning are down 3–2 to the Montreal...

Old Fashion Business Networking in Tampa – Hard to Beat!

There’s just something about meeting folks face-to-face that still carries real weight, especially here in Florida. A handshake, a smile, a quick chat before getting down to business—it builds a kind of trust you just can’t replicate through a screen. Around here,...

Top 5 Items For Expanding a Web Presence

Growing your business online doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. You don’t need to be everywhere—you just need to show up in the right places, consistently, and with a clear message. Here are five strategies I always recommend to small business owners who want real...

Tampa Bay Entrepreneurs AI Think Tank

Hi, I’m Keanan Kintzel, founder of Buzzazz Business Services (buzzazz.com). As a seasoned entrepreneur with years of experience building and growing businesses in the Tampa Bay area, I’m excited to launch the **Tampa Bay Entrepreneurs AI Think Tank**. This is a...

Tampa Bay Real Estate

The current upside of the Tampa Bay real estate market is rooted in its shift toward a more balanced and stable environment. After years of rapid price growth, the market has cooled into a phase where inventory has increased and prices have normalized, giving buyers...

Clearwater Memorial Day Parade & Festival

Memorial Day in Clearwater - May 2024 WOW oh WOW! We are sooooo very blessed to have one of the most magnificent venues - Clearwater Coachman Park - in the world for celebrations. And celebrate the remembrance of fallen military heroes, the...

Keanan Kintzel Talks Cleveland Street Studios and Community Good News Warehouse

Video Transcription: "I am Keanan Kintzel and I own Buzzazz right next door. We're in Clearwater Florida a long way from my home up in northern Indiana near Chicago. This is the brand new Cleveland Street Studios in downtown Clearwater right across from the old post...

Keanan Kintzel from Buzzazz – The Importance of the “Contact” step in building relationships

Keanan Kintzel from Buzzazz Video Transcription below: Hi how y'all doing today this is keenan from buzzazz live at the hive down in clearwater florida. This is a short short short video so don't delete i got a surprise at the end. I wanted to say hello and...

Give Me Liberty with Leads or Give Me Death!

Every business is searching for the all-important lead that will bring them their next sale or client. A successful way of doing this is by using digital advertising. Some examples of this are posting Facebook and Google ads, email marketing, or driving traffic to...

The Best Mobile Marketing Tips to Boost your App Downloads

So, your business has reached a new milestone in the form of a mobile app. It has got everything in it; from great visuals to graphics, design, and interesting bits of information. Despite ensuring that your mobile app stands out from the rest, nobody seems to be...

What are the main Big Data challenges in the financial industry?

With applications in all industries, Big Data is changing our society to its core. Maybe one of the greatest beneficiaries of Big Data applications is the financial industry. Today, players in the banking and financial sector can offer more flexible and personalized...

B.E. Kluttz Lumber Co Inc.

For 85 Years And 4 Generations, Kluttz Lumber Have Serviced Their Community Kluttz Lumber are a retail building supplier, and a supplier of building materials, that Buzzazz has worked with for over 5 years. They operate out of Concord, North Carolina, and have been...

A Sad Farewell To Filmstruck

Filmstruck Was An Unappreciated Gem I have heard people who say things like I won't watch it if it's in black and white. I move away from them while silently judging them. I know people who won't watch a science fiction movie because they have an amputated...

American Genius – Comics – Stan Lee

Stan Lee Gave Us So Much With His Characters I remember at one point thinking Stan Lee was a little hokey, and kind of resented the damned preamble to every story Marvel put out, because it was reminscent of a dog marking its territory. What did I know? Spotting Stan...

Cryptocurrency: Top 8 Women In Cryptocurrency

Before you start buying cryptocurrencies, there are a lot of thing that you should keep in mind. Over the past few years the process of buying and selling cryptocurrencies has become more lucid. Let’s illustrate how in some easy steps you can buy cryptocurrencies....

Community Service Foundation – The 23rd Annual Charity Golf Classic

If you love golf and you want to combine that love with helping the community, this event is the perfect one for you. Held every year, the focus of the Charity Golf Classic this year is raising money to support the "Going Home" Homeless Reduction Program. This is part...

Stars, Stripes And Swooshes

England is pretty secular in my memory - Blair's attempt to marry Labour values with religious ones never scanned that great. My mum was Catholic and my dad was Protestant, and they married in a Registry Office, which in some senses doesn't necessarily sit well with...

A Beginner’s Guide To Bitcoin & Blockchain Technology

A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that exists in the virtual domain and is secured by cryptography. It is because of this security feature, cryptocurrencies are difficult to counterfeit. Moreover it is a decentralized system, where there is no presence of any...

Find Out More About Mold Zero

Do You Have Mold In Your Building? It Needs To Be Handled All of our clients that we work with have one thing in common - they are providing a service or a product that is designed to help people, and Mold Zero are no exception. Using a patented dry fog technology...

An Interview With Deborah Traviss From Leapin’ Lizard RV Ranch

Looking For A Great Place To Stay? Check Out Leapin' Lizard Deborah has been our client for nearly 5 years, and has been running the Leapin' Lizard RV Ranch for over 20 years with her husband. Deborah is always great to speak to, and we wanted find out some more about...

Marketing the Idea of Free Speech

Look For The Problem Solvers

Look For Those Who Offer Solutions It is pretty common for people to talk about the problems that exist out there in the world, and not so common for them to offer up a solution for the situation they have highlighted. When you consider the volume of information that...

An Interview With David Janer From Bay Furnishings

Bay Furnishings Is A Veteran Owned Furniture Business That Can Service Anywhere In The Country! David is very enthusiastic in what he does, and he handles a number of different things in his company, doing each job that needs to be done with the same enthusiasm. We...

Interview With Tamara J. Archer

Photo Credit: Errol K. Archer T. Archer Design, Changing Lives With Interior Design When we transformed our office into an art gallery for an evening last month, as part of the Clearwater Art Walk, we created something really special, and got to meet some wonderful...

R.E.S.P.E.C.T – Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin's Voice And The Way She Conducted Herself Truly Made Her The Queen Of Soul Well, we got a little warning, and with that another great has left the building. When great artists pass, especially ones who have had such a lasting and profound impact on the...

The Marketing Of Books

People Read - So How Do You Sell To Them? When was the last time you read a book? I don’t mean any judgment with that question: it’s simply to illustrate a point about marketing. While a television show, or a movie, can take only an hour or two to get through, books...

An Interview With Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott Has A Compelling New Book Out! Brandon Scott has been writing for a long time, and as part of The Buzzazz Editorial Team he wrote a lot of really great articles. He has recently published his first book, and has taken his writing to a whole other level....

What Does The Collapse Of Dialogue Mean For People?

That Old Blue And Red Divide That Has Been With Us Since Rome The first thing to ask is whether there is a collapse of dialogue. Survey the evidence of the number of bipartisan conversations that don't descend into name calling and actually prove to be fruitful and...

Everyone is a Designer

I think it happens to be a bit ironic. Relevant, but ironic. When a client hires and Internet Marketer, they are asking them for their help to achieve certain goal, and I think that is indisputable. There is generally a contract in place to indicate what is expected...

The SEO Stats That Could Make Or Break Your Business

SEO is something of a nebulous subject at times. It can be difficult to pin down exactly what is working for you and what is not. The main reason why you can’t always successfully determine your progress with optimizing your website is that there is too much...

From Arya Stark To Daisie – A Collaborative App For Artists

Collaboration Over Competition Is Daisie's Philosophy It is always a great thing when someone takes their own success and parlays it into helping others. Who better than another artist to understand what it takes to go from obscurity to fame, and who better to...

Where Are You At?

What's Your Job Title? What Is The Date? What's The Time? Do you know where you are? Do you conflate this job that you are doing with the last one you were at, or maybe some long ago job that this one reminds you of? That can't be much fun. Carrying all that baggage,...