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Keanan Kintzel At Opal Sands, Clearwater Beach

Here we are again; it must be a birthday thing - at the Opal Clearwater Beach. This latest jewel of a hotel: spectacular pools. Oh, look there's my wife bringing me a beautiful refreshing water. Now you can see all the way down Clearwater Beach and I think we can get...

Keanan Kintzel Of Buzzazz Watches Clearwater Knights Cheerleaders

Sports events are full of spectacle, and one thing that is a regular sight at any football game is the acrobatics of the cheerleaders, and the Clearwater Knights are no exception. Cheer-leading is an athletic discipline itself, one that adds in an aesthetic level and...

Turning Green With Marketing

So, somehow I’d managed to completely forget that there’s a Whole Foods at Countryside Mall until recently when I ended up there for some reason or another. And after walking around the, honestly, rather aesthetically pleasing store, it got me thinking: is the reason...

You Should Have An App! We Build Apps!

Apps Are Essential Apps are where it is at. Considering that a growing number of people who are interacting with your website are doing so through their phone, or that more and more people are using apps instead of websites to access the data and services that they...

Je Suis Paris – Showing Solidarity Is More Than Good PR

Social Responsibility Is More Than A PR Move It Is Pro-Survival For Your Company So, on Friday, my phone, which is set up with news feeds from various media outlets started erupting with alerts about the situation in Paris, and for me it recalled some of the feeling...

Avenues Of Advertising Online (Part 2)

A Moving Advertisement Is The Best Kind Of Advertisement Did you work images into your advertising yet? Well, I hope you did, because now we are moving on to the next step of how to rise above the sea of voices: video. Ah yes, videos. Words, and I still bemoan this,...

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...

From Pokemon To Harry Potter Wizards Unite!

Harry Potter Wizards Unite May Be Bringing A Smackdown for Pikachu! So Ingress was super popular - and you'd see people all over the place playing it; the real world skinned with the environs of a virtual game. Then Pokemon planted its flag, and raised Pokestops all...

Re-shooting Movies Is Suicide

Suicide Squad Reshoots May Kill It Dead It's funny how decisions get made on some of these big blockbuster movies - and the way they get treated really does make them seem more like product than pieces of art, which must be a really disconcerting experience for the...

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...

Keanan Kintzel At Clearwater Family Dental With Toola The Toothfairy Dolphin

Hey, good morning Here I am with the dolphin -- check this thing out: it's a tooth fairy dolphin; isn't that the best! Clearwater Family Dental get my teeth fixed. What an awesome place - these guys know their stuff; if you need a dentist come on by! Keanan Kintzel,...

The Starbucks Cup Advertising Continues

Starbucks' Advertising Is Still Piping Hot In 2016 I’m late to this party, but can we please talk about this for a second? This advertising from Starbucks is...well...brave. Watch this video posted around a month ago, from Starbucks’ official YouTube channel:...

VR’s Making Waves in Marketing

Marketing the Emergence of Virtual Reality Virtual reality was once a colloquial term solely for gamers, whether young or old. But now it rolls off the tongue of advertising and marketing professionals from some of the most prestigious companies in the world as they...

How Do You Market To A Need?

Do You Need To Market Something? Well, You've Come To The Right Place. To quote from the movie Wolf of Wall Street: “Sell me this pen.” How do you sell it? You make someone need it. And when coming up with products to market, it’s best to work with what we already...

Under Fire For Imaginary Grenades – Brian Williams & Iraq

What a PR disaster for a news anchor - to be found to have "misremembered" as he termed it, an event where he claimed to have been in a helicopter that was hit by a grenade in Iraq. Brian Williams, who is one of the faces of NBC's Nightly News program has become the...

Pokemon Go Conquers Halloween

Halloween marketing probably isn't going to be right for everyone - at least the thematic type of marketing that some people plug into their usual mix of adverts, tv slots, etc. But if you have anything vaguely creepy that you are trying to sell, this time of year is...

What Does Science Fiction Promote: Freedom or Fear?

One Genre. Many Arguments Derived. What Does Science Fiction REALLY Promote? When traffic cameras became a thing around America, I heard people talk about 1984 by George Orwell. When people talk about the newest technological gizmo, I hear things brought up like Star...

Customer Service & PR

Good customer service is good PR, and conversely bad customer service is bad PR. Companies spend a lot of money advertising their products and services, but a customer having a bad experience is just as able to reach a wide audience with no cost to them at all, but a...

Drug Free World

Accurate, Easy To Understand Drug Education Is Important Drug education is an important part of bringing up your kids so that they don't end up making the kinds of mistakes that a lot of adults have already made, and wish they hadn't. By giving them the data that they...

Step In The Ring – The Circle Arrives

Social Media Is Already Exploiting Some Of What We See In The Circle The Circle, the movie starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson, showed a feature called Soul Search, where the network used its extensive resources, in terms of the people that were part of the community,...

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...

WHAT MAKES YOU WANT TO READ THIS AND WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT (SEO is real…)

Marketing and SEO And before you run away or sigh or shake your head, if you are reading this, it proves it works. SEO does work, but only if you really know some about and have an understanding of the basics of search engine optimization. Why? Why does it matter? You...

Let’s Talk About Lex, Baby – Advertising The New Superman / Batman Movie

Batman Vs Superman Might Be DC's Heavy-hitter To Take On Marvel Batman movies have generally been a little hit and miss. The TV animated show always seemed to hit the right note, but there are so many elements to juggle in a proposition like Batman that even...

Twitter Expanding To 280

Will 280 Words Allow For More Nuanced Tweets? 280 words instead of 140. Does it mean anything? I have read that it may be intended to increase the signal to noise ratio - upping the complexity of what can be communicated, bringing more nuance to the table, but I can't...

A Public Relations Nightmare for Ryan Lochte

A Public Relations Nightmare for Ryan Lochte Twelve-time Olympic medalist, Ryan Steven Lochte, was living the dream; but after an unfortunate incident in Rio de Janeiro, he’s now living a nightmare. Being second in U.S. history behind Michael Phelps, the most highly...

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...

AI And The Future

It has been a staple of science fiction for a long time - from Robbie The Robot, through Hal, and the Terminator, Bishop in the Alien series, to the machines in The Matrix, to Ex-Machina, even Bender from Farscape. It's always pretty bleak - as soon as something like...

The Future and Kickstarter

Forgive me for the pun, but Kickstarter kick-started something new. It changed things, and there’s no going back now. More and more projects burst into existence from crowdfunding alone, and sites like Patreon and Indiegogo make it possible for people to turn their...

Paint A Vulgar Picture – On Their Hands A Dead Star

"At the record company meeting On their hands - at last! - A dead star !" It's an age old problem - how do you continue milking the cow when the cow has shuffled off the mortal coil? How do you market it? How do you capitalize on the investment you have made, and how...

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....

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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

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

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...

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,...