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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...

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,...

PR Marketing – Marvel Heroes For Hire

There is more to marketing at Marvel - than the mighty hulk There is no doubting that Marvel Comics has a great PR department, and even before their current incarnation they had Stan Lee out front talking it up like no one's business, and it always seemed a little...

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...

Apple Watch Ads Are Seductive

Apple Make Technology Sexy OK, so I have said that smart watches don't really float my boat. Back when digital watches started to become a big thing (yes, I am old enough to remember that) I was a kid, and that kind of thing really got me whining at my parents for a...

The $4.4 Billion Deal with Verizon and AOL Finalized

Verizon & AOL - Happily Ever After - The $4.4 Billion Close It is done! It was finalized today that Verizon has bought AOL for $4.4 billion. A deal that some thought would be repealed by FCC but has not yet... Watch An Interview with CEO of AOL Tim Armstrong &...

Where Does The Future Of Journalism Lie?

Journalism Has To Have A Future, But Something Needs To Change As credible as Baron Munchausen, while thinking of itself as still as Woodward and Bernstein, journalism has been on the the ropes since the internet came along and started to change the environment all...

Advertising the Naturalization Exam for Office

Advertising Education & Naturalization Here's an interesting conundrum to ponder: Who should taken a naturalization/citizenship test for residency in the United States? Sen. Harry Reid believes that Mr. Trump would fail such a test. Mr. Kzir Khan has challenged...

What Discipline Can Mean For You And Your Marketing

Let's Define A Word Core To Effective Marketing Discipline. I don’t think many know what the word means. I think it’s ill-defined or misunderstood. If the number of people who swear they will lose weight, write that novel, run a marathon, etc., is any indication, then...

Promote Against The Goat: Superstitions And Sports

Superstitions Promote Something Regardless Of Facts As a player of various nerdy games of luck and skill more commonly engaged with within the confines of a basement, I understand—easily—how a superstition can affect a player of a game. And what I’m going at today is...

We Don’t Need Roads Or Robots Where We’re Going

PR For A Human Not Robot Future There have been a lot of breakthroughs in artificial intelligence of late: a machine passing the Turing Test designed to demonstrate a machine's ability to think like a human being in a way that is indistinguishable from said human; a...

Streetnet – Information Wants To Be Shared

SNet or streetnet is one of those jury-rigged miracles that you occasionally find in places where mainstream technologies have failed to penetrate. Now spanning a network that includes 9000 computers, stretching across Cuba, in five years SNet has grown and has a...

Let’s Talk About Religion And Race

Why is it that some religions are loved more than others? Why is it okay for societies to hate and attack other religions? What is it about skin pigmentation that bothers people? Why do non-Euro-American people suffer more than the latter? These are questions that I...

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...

Advertising A Healthy World Without Judgment

Advertising Spreads Words--Let's Make Them Positive Let me say, up front, I do support efforts towards body positivity. It is a real and observable fact that the way you are in the weight department has an effect on the humans around you. People really are biased on...

Keanan Kintzel Watching Someone Boarding

Keanan Kintzel, while out walking his dog in the morning, sees some interesting things. People like having fun and they are often pretty ingenious in how they go about it. This setting is not necessarily the first place you would expect to see someone boarding, but...

PR And Animals, They Have It As Well

Everything Affects PR, Even Being Cute Or Furry--Or Both Let me get one thing straight before I start talking about the PR of animals: I like dogs, and cats, and rabbits, and animals in general. So, however odd this topic might go, I am not advocating anything...

Amazon, Hachette, Harper Collins, And The Battle For The Book Market

Jeff Bezos And Amazon Are Changing Publishing I like Amazon. I may be biased - I have a Prime membership, and I buy a lot from them. So maybe you should take everything I say here with a pinch of salt. I also publish independently, and I have a project coming out...

Clearwater Web Design Companies And Authors

Even Authors Can Benefit From Clearwater Web Design Companies So, you wrote a book: congratulations! In the modern world, there are plenty of places to publish your book, and plenty of avenues, both free and requiring payment, which can help you sell that book. But,...

Media’s Marketing Is A Maelstrom

Media Floods Everywhere, And Good Marketing Demands They Make More Not the first time I’ve addressed this. Not the first time I’ve looked at the overabundance of media—or how marketing keeps it going along. But this is the first time (I think) I’ve addressed this...

Advertising Made Nerds Rule (Part 1)

By Sheer Advertising, The Stigma Slowly Disappears Nerds rule the world in 2017. And that’s because, with the right advertising and marketing, the label lost its stigma in almost all aspects. Everyone, yes, everyone, is practically a nerd now. Shows like the Walking...

Super Tuesday’s PR

PR-ing Super Tuesday's Results - It doesn't have to be negative If one considers the impact of PR and spin as a causal factor in determining what is understood in any given story, then for those who read the Huffington Post, there is a decidedly negative lesson to be...

Pool Company – Success!

Success Story We have been with Buzzazz for over 4 years and continue to be impressed with the results. They recently redesigned our website and blew away our expectations. With so many internet companies to choose from, it’s difficult to know who you can trust....

GMOs – PR For A Problem Product

GMOs and the people who make them are not a good thing according to a lot of people, and Monsanto, in particular, are not objects of affection. Is it just mismanagement of their Public Relations at fault, or are they doomed because the products they are attached to...

Political Advertising Is Not The Reason For Anger

Well It May Play A Part, Political Advertising Is Not Why Public Discourse Is So Angry Mudslinging is a part of the way politicians go about advertising. It just is. I am not a fan of the practice, but it is how America works right now. But, the election is over, and...

Marketing Politicians–And Why I’m Less Sure

Their Marketing Is Improper, And Thus I Have No Idea What They Are Really Selling I’ve made comments on politicians. I’ve held my ground in arguments. I’ve been wrong and I’ve been right—and I’m not sure which was which. And at the end of it, I am less sure of what...

Marketing Success Is In The Crate

A Box Bursting With Good Marketing Ideas Sometimes marketing is simple and requires knowledge of only a few basic ideas—backed up by some smart economic decisions. Case and point, who doesn’t like to get a present? Who doesn’t like opening their door and finding a...

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...

Keanan Kintzel Of Buzzazz Skating in Valparaiso, Indiana

It can be interesting being in Florida and gearing up for Christmas with no snow - not a problem in Valparaiso, Indiana. Keanan is an Indiana native, and still has a lot of family in the area, and regularly visits the state, especially during Holiday Season, and for...

Trump – “The King of Branding”

Trump – “The King of Branding” The 2016 political season will be known for many things: some good and some not so good. However, one thing stands out more than others to me, and that is the subject of branding. Trump’s Make America Great Again will go down in history...

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

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

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

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?

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...