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Advertising And Atemporality – From Buddy Bolden To William Gibson

Swimming In The Cultural Soup - How An Advertiser Navigates Is it a symptom of the way in which things that used to take a while to unpack and develop now seem to happen and cease to happen in such a compacted amount of time? Fashions trend and break and fracture and...

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,...

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...

Advertising Police Brutality And A Failed Justice System

Advertising Police Brutality Towards African-Americans I know this is a tetchy subject for many people, on both sides of the fence. Families and friends of police officers and law enforcement personnel, and the individuals they work with will argue that they are...

Societal Mediation

A Social Media Evolution May Be Underway Social media is just a set of tools that are bolted together and left to grow in the laboratory that is the world. A platform from which something is launched. A filter that mediates communication between people, with some...

Sold On The American Football Field

By no stretch of the imagination could you call me a sports fan, and the amount I know about American Football could fit on a pinhead. I had a San Francisco 49ers t-shirt when I was a kid; I knew about The Refrigerator; I had watched Mean Machine with Burt Reynolds;...

Why I Promote This Technological Social Evolution (Part 1)

Promote The Future Or Don't, It's Coming All The Same. Was life ever simple? I don’t think so. With wars and cultural shifts and ideological upheavals and blurring relationship standards, I don’t think—even as some people may bemoan right along with certain...

Donald Trump Wins–And His Marketing Does Too

Donald's Marketing On Point: 45.7% Of The Votes And 99 Delegates! Well, Clearwater and the rest of Florida spoke with their votes and the answer was unsurprising. Because, of course, Donald Trump won the Republican primary in our fine Sunshine State. And I’d like to...

Keanan Kintzel Of Buzzazz Talks To Alessio of Cleveland Street Cafe

Buzzazz Business Solutions and Wabamm are both designed to help local businesses to flourish and prosper, and the desire to help in this way is fundamental to the way that Buzzazz operates. This goal comes from Keanan Kintzel, who has helped businesses in this way...

The Power of Google

Why Use Google+ & Youtube Google is important. So is YouTube. Every website should have videos. Not joking. What you may not know, or have seen but not really understood, is that Google has purchased Youtube and has determined that videos are more valuable as...

Black Panther, Technology, And the Real Tech Start Ups In Africa

Black Panther Is A Very Important Addition To The Marvel Cinematic Universe T'Challa, better known as The Black Panther, in a solo venture, is a thing that has felt like it has been coming for a while, slowly building a head of steam. First introduced in Captain...

Advertisements For The Overwhelming Media

Like Advertisements, Media Sells You On Something, But Is There Too Much For Sale? There’s more media being produced than you could ever consume, even if you spent every waking hour listening or viewing it. You could walk to Nature’s Food Patch, and around the Pierce...

Anthony Bourdain, I’m Sorry I Missed Out

Each Episode Showed Human Resilience And Humanity I am going to make a confession that is going to have anyone who was already in the fan club thinking I am a little bit of an idiot. Until this week I hadn't actually watched any of Anthony Bourdain's television shows,...

Midterm Elections 2014

Political Advertising In Midterm Elections 2014 Left A Bad Taste I am unhappy, and the entire nation should be unhappy. The midterm elections are over, and the political advertising that has been so negative, false and disgusting is going to cease until January, 2015,...

A New Definition Of Healthy – The Shifting Language Of The FDA

What's in a name? The meaning of words change over time, and though the acceptance of said change can be something that takes a while, it does happen. It's often the case that slang claims it, champions it for a while, let's it drop, and then the old usage comes back...

Amazon Making Good On It’s Healthcare Idea

Whether It Is Ultimately A Success Or Not It Promises A Change What do people want? You have to imagine that Jeff Bezos is asking that a lot. Why? Because he seems to provide a lot of things that people need and want. Easier access to medication is definitely one of...

Disruption: The New Lingua Franca Of Media

Shaking Up The Establishment Is Key For A Disruptor Disruption is the idea is that there are certain ways things are used, or certain ways things are done, and you are swimming against the flow, often in a way that is game changing. Is it a good thing? Depends what...

Advertising International Relations

Israel and USA - Advertising for a Failed Relationship Recently, there has been a huge media storm over the effect that Israeli politics have on the United States of America's international appearance. It started with an invitation and a speech to congress from...

Deadpool: Advertising Through The Fourth Wall

This is An Article. It Contains Deadpool and Advertising Advice. What More Do You Need? Hey you. Yes, you! The one with the colorful shirt and the beautiful eyes? If you’re reading this then you probably chose to because I mentioned Deadpool in the title, right? Well,...

Welcome…To Night Vale’s Advertising

All Hail The Glow Cloud...And Good Advertising A little podcast that became one of the most popular. A series of strange stories about a small town. An exploration of dark comedy and Lovecraftian horror. A place where the dog park is dangerous, and the Sheriff’s...

Advertising Celebrities’ Intelligence

Advertising Celebrities' Intelligence, from Football Players to Actors The concept of intelligence is often confined to the realms of academia and science. It is rare, perceptually, to think of entertainers being "smart" and yet there is a preponderance of...

von Mises Economics and Politics

Ludwig von Mises Economics and Politics The modern father of the Libertarian movement is Mssr. Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises, and it can largely be accredited to his genius that the Libertarians have any power. Ludwig von Mises was a student in spirit of Thomas...

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...

Radiohead: Blank Screen Advertising

Learn The Game And The Broke The Rules Having an internet presence is one way to publicize yourself and generate interest. Erasing said web presence is an interesting twist on how to use that power. If you are big enough doing something like that would generate a huge...

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...

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...

Marketing Resolutions For The New Year

Many People Have New Year's Resolutions, So Why Not Make Some About Marketing? The year will end. And that’s where this article begins. Open that champagne, and pop those party poppers, because despite everything, every possible hardship and joy and fear of living,...

Marketing To The Right People: Cat Or Dog Person?

Marketing Requires You To Know What Sort of Person You're Marketing Toward Are you a cat or a dog person? Which do you prefer, and how did we get to the point where people apparently fall into one of those two camps? And well I may not have a ready answer on why those...

The PR Religious Bias as an Artform

The PR of Prejudice in Religion Lets chat about the PR of religious bias, shall we? Everyone has it, and it is different for everyone. I am going to pick on one major institution of new media now. In previous posts I have commended them and defended them and have...

Google Project Fi – Doing Good Things For People

Google - Changing The Ecosystem Certain companies, when they announce something, people want to be part of it. Why? Because the whole ethos of the company seems to be centered around something ethical, and something that at its base level wants to help people. You can...

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Clearwater Coachman Park & Country Thunder & Social Media’s Impact

Troy Vollhoffer’s rise with Country Thunder has become a case study in modern live entertainment entrepreneurship. Through his company, Premier Global Productions, he has expanded Country Thunder Music Festival into one of the most recognizable touring festival brands...

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

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...